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MicroStrategy Recognizes CIO of Ryder with Individual Excellence Award

Jan 16, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategyÂ® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it has selected Kevin Bott, Chief Information Officer of Ryder, as the recipient of the MicroStrategy Individual Excellence in Business Intelligence award. Mr. Bott

Miami, FL (January 16, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it has selected Kevin Bott, Chief Information Officer of Ryder, as the recipient of the MicroStrategy Individual Excellence in Business Intelligence award. Mr. Bott was recognized today at MicroStrategy World 2008 in Miami, Florida.

Ryder System is a Fortune 500 provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics, and supply chain management solutions worldwide. As CIO, Mr. Bott provides the vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives in alignment with Ryder’s business strategy. He has overall responsibility for the planning, delivery, and maintenance of cost-effective technology solutions needed to support Ryder’s various business groups.

More than 20 full-time professionals and contractors are dedicated to building and maintaining Ryder’s Business Intelligence environment, which supports 10,000 users. MicroStrategy supports a Fleet Management Services operational dashboard at Ryder that provides management with key performance indicators and early warning information on changes to processes, standard repair operations, and preventative maintenance. The Dedicated Contract Carriage operational dashboard provides management with at-a-glance trend information on drivers, equipment, trips, customer satisfaction, and other key performance indicators. More than 40,000 reports are run each week, and Ryder employees from multiple business areas, including finance, human resources, maintenance, vendor management, and supply chain, use the data to monitor fleet management and transportation service information daily.

“I am honored to receive the MicroStrategy Individual Excellence award,” said Mr. Bott. “Ryder is committed to information-driven decision making. We have invested heavily in improving our data warehouse and business intelligence programs to provide a true enterprise focus. MicroStrategy applications are used daily by executives and their teams to oversee operations through comprehensive analytical dashboards and reports. MicroStrategy enables the Ryder team to stay focused on the critical key performance indicators that drive our business, resulting in improved operations and customer service.”

“Kevin Bott has exhibited exceptional innovation, vision, and insight in business intelligence software deployment at Ryder,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “Under his guidance and leadership, the data warehouse implementation has redefined the way the company does business. We congratulate Kevin and his team on their outstanding work.”

About Ryder
Ryder provides leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Ryder’s stock (NYSE: R) is a component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Ryder ranks 362nd on the Fortune 500 and 1,458th on the Forbes Global 2000. For more information on Ryder System, Inc., visit www.ryder.com.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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MicroStrategy Recognized as a Leading Software Provider for Retailers by RIS News

Jan 14, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Retailers Worldwide Choose MicroStrategy for Reporting and Analytics

McLean, Va., (January 14, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it was recognized by Retail Info Systems (RIS) News as one of the top software providers for retailers.

MicroStrategy was named by RIS to its 2007 Software LeaderBoard, highlighting the top 45 software vendors for retailers. The RIS Software LeaderBoard compares software companies serving the retail industry in a head-to-head ranking that is based largely on retailer evaluations. MicroStrategy ranked #13 overall.

MicroStrategy also ranked # 8 on the Tier One list, which reflects the preferred software vendors of retailers with revenues greater than $1 billion. In a breakout of the three largest segments of retailers, MicroStrategy ranked in the top 10 in two of the three segments: specialty retailing and apparel/footwear.

MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software is used by retailers worldwide, including Starbucks, METRO Group, Lowe’s Companies, Hallmark Cards, Carrefour, Limited Brands, Hudson’s Bay, and Ross Stores. MicroStrategy’s scalable platform enables retailers to analyze vast amounts of data and provides detailed insights into business areas such as sales trends, inventory management, store operations, and customer loyalty.

“We are delighted that retailers have indicated their preference for MicroStrategy’s software in the RIS LeaderBoard,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “Many of the top global retailers are MicroStrategy customers. The MicroStrategy platform has the scalability and flexibility to analyze large volumes of data at the transactional level to provide users with valuable insights to enhance business performance and customer service.”

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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MicroStrategy to Host 11th Annual User Conference, January 14-17, 2008 in Miami

Dec 19, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Expanded Program to Offer More Than 120 Business and Technology Sessions

McLean, Va., (December 19, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will host its 11th annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2008, January 14-17 at the InterContinental Miami Hotel in Miami, Florida. The event will feature customer speakers from industry-leading organizations, more than 120 educational sessions, and an exhibit hall showcasing MicroStrategy business partners.

MicroStrategy World 2008 will feature keynote presentations from MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor and Yahoo! Vice President Amr Awadallah, as well as a CTO Exchange with the Chief Technology Officers from MicroStrategy, Teradata, and Informatica. In addition, the Technology Futures half-day session will outline MicroStrategy’s technology vision and future product enhancements.

Executives from more than 25 companies will present case studies illustrating how they use MicroStrategy software to improve operations, reduce inefficiencies, and enhance business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at MicroStrategy World 2008 include Bluegreen Corporation, Catalina Marketing, Con-way Freight, Corporate Express, Darden Restaurants, Gucci, H&R Block Financial Advisors, Lowe’s Companies, Meredith Corporation, Metcash Australia, MetLife, Nordstrom, Nygard International, The University of Miami, XM Satellite Radio, and Yum! Brands, Inc.

MicroStrategy World 2008 will offer a wide range of business and technical tracks with tutorials, discussions, demonstrations, and case studies geared to every level of BI experience. Several new tracks have been added for 2008, and the technical sessions will cover topics including Reporting, Analysis, and Monitoring; Dashboarding and Advanced Visualizations; Customizing the User Experience; Driving Application Efficiency and Returns; and Integrating MicroStrategy with Enterprise Applications.

Participants will learn about complementary solutions and services from many of MicroStrategy’s technology partners and event sponsors, including Microsoft, Pitney Bowes MapInfo, HP, Research In Motion, Sybase, Teradata, Netezza, SPSS, Ab Initio, GoldenGate, Greenplum, iOLAP, WhereScape, Avnet Technology Solutions, Carpio Solutions, DataFactZ, KXEN, Longview Solutions, QuantiSense, Southport Services Group, Syncsort, and Visual Crossing.

“This is an exciting time in the business intelligence industry,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “The marketplace has dramatically changed since last year’s annual user conference. Our expanded program this year offers attendees more business and technology sessions, with an impressive line-up of customer speakers who will share best practices and successful methodologies used in their MicroStrategy deployments.” Registration information and a preliminary agenda for MicroStrategy World 2008 are available at http://www.microstrategy.com/World08.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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Texas Department of Transportation Deploys MicroStrategy for Enhanced Data and Reporting Capabilities

Dec 18, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategyÂ® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that the Texas Department of Transportation has deployed MicroStrategy to provide enhanced reporting and analytics for its Crash Records Information System.

McLean, Va., (December 18, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that the Texas Department of Transportation has deployed MicroStrategy to provide enhanced reporting and analytics for its Crash Records Information System.

The Texas Department of Transportation selected MicroStrategy for the reporting and analysis of timely and accurate data to help improve the safety of Texas roadways. Using MicroStrategy, the Texas Department of Transportation will analyze accident reports to assist the law enforcement community in placing officers in areas where policing may lead to reduced traffic accidents and deaths. MicroStrategy replaced multiple, disparate manual processes and now enables the Texas Department of Transportation to improve decision making and aid transportation planning efforts.

“MicroStrategy is pleased to support the Texas Department of Transportation and its Crash Records Information System,” said MicroStrategy COO Sanju Bansal. “State and federal government agencies are selecting MicroStrategy’s monitoring, reporting, and analysis platform to gain better visibility into their data and to aid decision making for a wide range of critical initiatives.”

Some of MicroStrategy’s state and federal government customers include: US Postal Service, US Air Force, US Army, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Ohio Department of Education, Texas Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, US Census Bureau, State of Tennessee, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Homeland Security.

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Ross Stores Standardizes on MicroStrategy for Enterprise Reporting

Dec 12, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Selected to Complement SAP Environment

McLean, Va., (December 12, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) selected the MicroStrategy platform to provide labor management reporting capabilities to store managers across the company’s network of nearly 900 stores. Ross Stores offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family.

“MicroStrategy enables us to realize our strategic vision of consolidating disparate reporting applications onto a single platform,” said Gerard Darby, Director of Enterprise Business Intelligence at Ross Stores. “MicroStrategy is an excellent BI platform and provides our users with insightful operational reports and scorecards from the enterprise data warehouse. We selected MicroStrategy for store labor reporting because of its ability to present data from SAP operational systems and other data repositories in our organization.”

“MicroStrategy 8 has tight technical integration with SAP and is SAP-certified,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy complements the SAP operational environment by providing rapid report development and outstanding query performance. MicroStrategy also allows business people to combine SAP and non-SAP data in their reports. We are finding an increasing number of SAP customers are turning to MicroStrategy to enhance their reporting and analytic capabilities.”

About Ross Stores
Ross Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is the nation’s second largest off-price company with fiscal 2006 revenues of $5.6 billion. As of October 6, 2007, the Company operated 817 Ross Dress for Less(R) (“Ross”) stores and 52 dd’s DISCOUNTS(R) locations, compared to 766 Ross and 26 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations at the end of the same period last year. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20 to 60 percent off department and specialty store regular prices. dd’s DISCOUNTS features a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20 to 70 percent off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available on the Company’s website at http://www.rossstores.com.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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MicroStrategy Selected as Exclusive Business Intelligence Provider for METRO Group Future Store Initiative

Dec 06, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategyÂ® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that METRO Group, one of the worldâ??s largest retailing companies, has selected MicroStrategy as the BI provider for its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) initiative

McLean, Va. (December 06, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that METRO Group, one of the world’s largest retailing companies, has selected MicroStrategy as the BI provider for its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) initiatives.

As part of its Future Store Initiative, METRO Group has been testing a wide range of applications to improve customer service and help its retailing and logistics sectors make their supply chains more efficient and transparent. In late October, METRO Group completed a major step in the nationwide operational deployment of the RFID technology in 180 locations in Germany, the largest operational rollout in the European retail sector. METRO Group selected MicroStrategy as the sole BI provider to support its RFID initiatives, producing reports and statistics that result from tracking products from the manufacturer to the warehouse to its stores.

In a pilot program, METRO Group placed an RFID transponder, which stores a product’s Electronic Product Code (EPC), on each of the 30,000 products in the men’s fashion department at Galeria Kaufhof in Essen. RFID readers are installed between storage areas and the sales floor, enabling employees to identify a product’s EPC quickly and conveniently without physical or optical contact. MicroStrategy provides multiple reports that are updated when the products are moved. Customers are also able to quickly access product information, including details on the manufacturer, size, and price.

METRO Group is also piloting Smart Dressing Rooms, which recognize a garment via RFID and, on a display located in the dressing room, provide the customer with useful information such as price, material, care instructions, available sizes, and colors. Another planned feature informs customers of complementary products, so when a shopper tries on a pair of pants, a matching shirt will appear on the screen.

“We are pleased to add MicroStrategy to our impressive group of technology partners for our exciting Future Store Initiative,” said Dr. Gerd Wolfram, Managing Director of MGI METRO Group Information Technology. “With RFID and vital business intelligence data from MicroStrategy, we can run our operations more efficiently and give our customers a completely new kind of shopping experience.”

“MicroStrategy is delighted to play an active role in METRO Group’s Future Store Initiative,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “Our business intelligence platform is well-suited for dynamic retailers, such as METRO Group, with the scalability and flexibility to analyze large volumes of transactional data and provide valuable information that can help retailers improve store operations and enhance customer service.”

About METRO Group
METRO Group is one of the most important international retailing companies. In 2006 the group reached sales of about EUR 60 billion. The company has a headcount of some 270,000 employees and operates about 2,400 outlets in 31 countries. The operating business is performed by the sales brands which operate independently in the market: Metro/Makro Cash & Carry – world market leader in cash & carry wholesale, Real hypermarkets and Extra supermarkets, Media Markt and Saturn – market leader in consumer electronics centers in Europe, and Galeria Kaufhof department stores.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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MicroStrategy Announces License Replacement Program for Customers of Cognos and Business Objects

Dec 03, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategyÂ® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced the availability of a license replacement program for customers and OEM partners of Cognos and Business Objects.

McLean, Va., (December 03, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced the availability of a license replacement program for customers and OEM partners of Cognos and Business Objects.

As a result of the recently announced acquisitions of Cognos by IBM and Business Objects by SAP, customers of these two BI vendors may have concerns about ongoing product support, product direction, and migration efforts. The MicroStrategy License Replacement program enables customers of Cognos and Business Objects to trade in their existing BI licenses for MicroStrategy licenses at little or no replacement cost.

“The big three former independent BI players have fallen like dominos this year, aligning themselves with application/database vendors and trading market heft for independence,” said Wayne Eckerson, Director, TDWI Research. “This obviously presents a great opportunity for remaining independent players to capture the sizable segment of customers who prefer best-of-breed tools versus an all-in-one stack pushed by aggressive account teams selling everything from servers and databases to applications and services.”

Customers of other BI vendors often switch to MicroStrategy to benefit from the increased performance, scalability, and data visualization that MicroStrategy offers. Several examples of MicroStrategy customers that have switched from other BI vendors are Corporate Express, La Poste, and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Corporate Express selected MicroStrategy as its enterprise BI standard and replaced its existing installation. By migrating from its previous solution to MicroStrategy, Corporate Express was able to achieve greater efficiencies and faster access to the information they needed. Corporate Express recently expanded its use of MicroStrategy to provide more than 10,000 customers with an online reporting application, enabling them to run reports and analyze data related to their office supply purchases.

La Poste, which operates the postal service of France, replaced its BI provider and chose MicroStrategy to support its sophisticated Human Resource (HR) application. With MicroStrategy, La Poste monitors data for 280,000 employees. Managers and operational staff use the HR application to report on and analyze data to efficiently manage personnel objectives across key indicators.

Dick’s Sporting Goods replaced its existing BI installation with the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM). Dick’s Sporting Goods’ employees, including store managers, merchandising analysts, and senior management, use MicroStrategy software to analyze a 2 terabyte Oracle® data warehouse. End users are able to perform sales, category, and inventory analyses to more effectively track product sales, product mix, and inventory levels.

“Historically, companies have switched from Business Objects and Cognos to MicroStrategy when they ran into scalability roadblocks,” said MicroStrategy COO Sanju Bansal. “MicroStrategy 8 delivers high scalability with high performance. We have talked with companies who have been dissatisfied with their Business Objects or Cognos systems and want to avoid the turmoil of the transition and migration that will result from the acquisitions of these vendors. This replacement program is intended to ease the adoption of MicroStrategy by lowering or eliminating the acquisition cost of MicroStrategy licenses.”

For more information on the MicroStrategy License Replacement program, call 1-888-537-8135.

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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Spansion Selects MicroStrategy for Enterprise Reporting and Analytics

Nov 28, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards Provide Integrated View of Corporate Data for Enhanced Decision Making

McLean, Va. (November 28, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Spansion LLC, a leading Flash memory solutions provider, has selected MicroStrategy software for enterprise reporting and analytics.

Using MicroStrategy, executives at Spansion will be able to obtain timely insights into critical areas of the business with at-a-glance information dashboards. MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM) enable Spansion’s management to monitor and analyze important financial metrics and drill into detailed reports to view underlying data. MicroStrategy was selected for its ease-of-use, Web-based interface, and the extensive visualization capabilities of its dashboards.

“Following a thorough evaluation of business intelligence products, we selected MicroStrategy for our executive dashboards,” said Hannelore Stoebbe, vice president of Information Technology and CIO of Spansion. “MicroStrategy’s expressive dashboards enhance the interpretation and analysis of financial data, and will give our management team greater visibility into key performance metrics.”

“Leading technology and manufacturing companies, like Spansion, are choosing MicroStrategy for improved insights and transparency into their operations,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “MicroStrategy’s dashboards present a tremendous amount of information in an easy to use and highly visual manner, which helps companies quickly identify performance trends and drivers.”

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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MicroStrategy Launches New Program to Recruit Top Talent from Business Objects and Cognos

Nov 19, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Open Houses to be Held in 17 Locations Worldwide

McLean, Va. (November 19, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced a new program to aggressively recruit qualified business intelligence professionals from Business Objects and Cognos.

Following the recently announced acquisitions of Cognos by IBM and Business Objects by SAP, MicroStrategy plans to tap into the talent pool of these business intelligence vendors with an expanded recruiting program.

“Our goal is to hire qualified sales, consulting, engineering, legal, marketing, and administrative professionals at Business Objects and Cognos who feel threatened by the uncertainty in this space,” said Vince Gabriele, MicroStrategy’s Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources. “We have a dedicated task force standing by to receive resumes and we intend to follow up on all leads within a 48-hour time frame.” Interested Business Objects and Cognos employees should call the MicroStrategy Recruiting hotline at 1-866-459-2269 or email resumes directly to recruiting@microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy will also hold a worldwide Open House on November 29 and 30, 2007 at their offices in the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, London, Paris, Cologne, Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Sydney, and Melbourne. Visit http://www.microstrategy.com/contactus for office locations.

As a result of the recent industry acquisitions, MicroStrategy will emerge as the leading independent provider of open systems BI software. MicroStrategy now has over 1,500 employees in more than 20 countries, and revenues in excess of $345 million for the 12 months ended September 30, 2007. The company was recently named to the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies in America list. MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software is used by thousands of companies, including industry leaders such as Lowe’s Companies, Porsche Cars North America, Netflix, Hallmark Cards, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Hard Rock International, Corporate Express, and Starbucks.

“The recent consolidations in the business intelligence industry provide an excellent opportunity for us to attract top talent to join our team,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “We believe there are experienced BI professionals at Business Objects and Cognos who are concerned about their job security and the future of working for a large conglomerate. We plan to aggressively recruit these employees to help us expand our global footprint.”

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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MicroStrategy Now the Leading Independent Provider of Open Systems Business Intelligence Software

Nov 13, 2007 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Open Systems BI Software Preferred by Many Organizations

McLean, Va. (November 13, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is now the leading independent provider of open systems BI software, following the recent announcements of the acquisitions of Cognos by IBM and Business Objects by SAP.

MicroStrategy issued the following statement of its views regarding the consolidation in the BI industry:

Business intelligence consumers require financially strong, independent BI software providers. The acquisition of independent BI vendors by conglomerate software vendors will have the effect of creating “closed stacks” of proprietary software that work best only when used together. In contrast, independent vendors work with one another to create an “open systems stack” of software that has several important advantages for BI consumers.

1. CIOs Prefer Open Systems Solutions that Provide Freedom of Choice

Historically, CIOs have enjoyed and exploited their ability to freely choose software platforms that do not lock them into working with other specific hardware or software platforms. For example, operating systems have been chosen independently from hardware; ERP systems have been chosen independently from operating systems; database management systems have been chosen independently from operating systems and ERP systems; and BI platforms have been chosen independently from all of these.

This independence of choice gives CIOs the leverage to get the best prices from their vendors and the flexibility to change the software at any layer, as their needs change. Freedom of choice forces software vendors to be highly responsive and innovative, because they know they can be replaced at any time in the stack.

Open systems BI vendors provide BI software that is optimized to work in conjunction with a wide range of potential complementary DBMS, ETL, Operating Systems, Directory Services, ERP, and Web software. Unlike proprietary or closed stack BI software, such as Oracle Discoverer or SAP’s Business Explorer, open systems BI software provides CIOs the flexibility to change hardware, databases, or ERP systems as their needs change.

2. Only Open Systems Solutions Can Be Optimized for Heterogeneous Technology Stacks

Independent open systems vendors have the advantage of being able to optimize their technology for interoperation with other component vendors’ technology, often through the synchronization of development priorities. Conglomerate software vendors are necessarily prevented from working closely with each other because they compete with each other in one or more areas, ultimately resulting in more proprietary closed stacks of technology. It would be unrealistic for a database vendor to share its development plans with another database vendor for the purpose of optimizing their BI tools.

3. Independent Open Systems BI Software Vendors Can Innovate Quickly

As BI vendors are absorbed into conglomerate software companies, they must necessarily participate in many more decision loops with the many new stakeholders in the new parent company, with the result that innovation may slow down while decision-making cycles simultaneously increase.

Some industry observers have suggested that BI technology is now a commodity, making it ripe for acquisition and relaxing the requirements for innovation. MicroStrategy believes that many more years of hard technical innovation are required before the full vision of pervasive enterprise BI is realized, including:

* Delivering sub-second query performance for all common queries
* Instant access by thousands of users
* New visualization techniques that go beyond tables and graphs, helping business decision-makers to understand their data
* New user interface paradigms that allow users to freely explore the entire data warehouse, like surfing the Web
* New user interface paradigms that replace report design with Internet-style search
* Lights out operation providing 24-7 fault-tolerant operation
* Delivering information to all mobile and stationary user interfaces
* Delivering relevant alerts information automatically and proactively
* Embedding intelligence automatically in every operational application
* Making advanced analytics easily accessible by all business users

MicroStrategy believes that innovation comes from nimble independent vendors, whose singular focus and narrow mission drive clarity and purpose to technical and business decisions.

4. Independent Vendors of Open Systems Solutions Provide Superior Service and Predictable Stability to Their Customers

Finally, MicroStrategy believes that the independent vendors of open systems solutions deliver superior service to their customers because they only survive based on superior quality of technology and superiority of their customer service.

MicroStrategy understands that some instability and uncertainty will be created by the consolidation in the industry. In the case of the IBM acquisition of Cognos, Cognos’ customers and prospects should watch for:

* Changes in technical direction: IBM may focus Cognos’ engineers on integration with existing IBM products (WebSphere & DB2) rather than driving an innovation agenda
* Changes in product focus: Adaytum and Applix do not fit well with IBM’s historic focus on the software infrastructure business
* Changes in Cognos’ management and defections as the two companies merge their personnel
* Changes in Cognos’ relationships with other DBMS vendors with whom Cognos had been working as an independent vendor
* Changes in Cognos’ commercial policies, pricing, licensing, and terms and conditions
* Changes in account management and consulting relationships as the Cognos sales and consulting forces are merged with IBM’s
* Changes in industry alliances: Many of Cognos’ systems integration partners will likely alter allegiances as many compete directly with IBM Business Consulting Services (BCS). For example, large systems integrators might be reluctant to bring Cognos into accounts for fear that Cognos will introduce IBM BCS.

“At MicroStrategy, our goal is the relentless pursuit of the perfect BI platform and the realization of pervasive enterprise BI,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “We are fortunate to have many customers who have implemented very demanding and extensive BI solutions. They are teaching us what the perfect BI platform must do. We listen. Our leading BI platform has been developed entirely organically, without acquisition and without compromise, so we have the foundation needed to take our customers and their open systems solutions well into the future.”

About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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