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Abacus Selects MicroStrategy for Enhanced Marketing Campaign Reporting and Analysis

Abacus Selects MicroStrategy for Enhanced Marketing Campaign Reporting and Analysis

McLean, Va., (March 01, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Abacus, a leading provider of data-driven marketing services, selected MicroStrategy to provide enhanced database reporting and analysis services for its clients. MicroStrategy anchors the Abacus® ClearEDGE(TM) marketing database solution, designed to improve the way multi-channel merchants plan, coordinate, and manage targeted marketing campaigns.

Using MicroStrategy, Abacus helps its clients collect, manage, and interpret data that gives them greater insights into their customers, enabling them to improve customer acquisition and retention with direct access to transactional data. With MicroStrategy’s intuitive Web interface, Abacus clients can drill down to the granular level of their data to better understand customer buying behavior, including where they shop, what they buy, what marketing promotions they respond to, and which sales channels they use to make purchases.

“We chose MicroStrategy over the other BI products because it was clearly the best fit for our clients,” said Jeff Hassemer, Director of Product Strategy for Abacus. “Our clients represent a broad cross-section of catalogers, specialty retailers, and B-to-B marketers from a wide variety of industries. We continually seek ways to provide them with better information and MicroStrategy provides the reporting flexibility and analytical capabilities that our clients demand.”

“MicroStrategy’s scalable platform enables broad and diverse populations to report on and analyze very large volumes of transactional data,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “We are delighted to provide Abacus’ clients with the ability to easily and accurately understand buyer behavior and uncover vital intelligence about their customers.”

About Abacus
Abacus is the leading provider of cooperative data, data management and analytical services for data-driven marketers. Abacus provides the insight and capabilities that enable marketers to create, build and maintain profitable relationships with their customers, regardless of channel. For more information, please visit www.abacus-us.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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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Family Dollar Turns to Angel.com to Create a New IVR Information and Registration Phone Line for Employees

National Retailer with more than 42,000 Employees Leverages Angel.com Technology to Provide New Hires with Orientation and Ongoing Training Information

McLean, Va. (February 28, 2006) –

Angel.com, a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions and a division of MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), today announced that Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), a national discount retailer, has selected Angel.com to create and manage a new interactive information and registration system for new hires.

The application, which allows Family Dollar employees to provide information using speech recognition, is designed to capture and distribute this information in a more timely and accurate manner than a paper-based system. Family Dollar built the application internally through the use of Angel.com’s Site Builder toolkit, which allows for rapid development of enterprise-quality IVR solutions.

“Feedback from the field regarding our new Angel.com application has been positive,” said Michael Lariosa, HRIS Manager, of Family Dollar. “Many of our employees do not have Internet access. Therefore, an IVR-based phone application will help us provide and collect information more efficiently.”

“Family Dollar has an enormously challenging task of communicating effectively with thousands of new employees across the country, and we are thrilled that the company has selected Angel.com for a new IVR solution,” said Michael Zirngibl, President and CEO of Angel.com. “As a national leader in its industry that truly understands the value of IVR, Family Dollar is an exceptional new customer and we look forward to a great relationship.”

About Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
With approximately 6,000 stores in a 44-state area ranging as far northwest as Idaho, northeast to Maine, southeast to Florida, and southwest to Arizona, Family Dollar is one of the fastest growing discount store chains in the United States. Family Dollar has provided value-conscious consumers with competitive prices at neighborhood stores for more than forty-six years. Offering a consistent selection of name-brand and good quality merchandise in an attractive and convenient shopping environment, the Company is focused on continuing to meet the needs of shoppers looking for excellent value

About Angel.com
Angel.com is a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions, which enable organizations of all sizes to quickly deploy powerful telephony applications. More than 1,500 customers turn to Angel.com’s patented Voice Site technology to power customer service and marketing phone numbers using intelligent speech recognition that can automate most phone-based interactions. With an innovative Internet-based solution that requires no investment in hardware, software, or human resources, Angel.com balances the need for high quality communications with affordable pay-as-you-go pricing.

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, Angel.com, Site Builder 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.

Mike Sweeney
Angel.com
(703) 770-1352
sweeney@angel.com

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Grange Insurance Expands Deployment of MicroStrategy for Enterprise Reporting and Analysis

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Grange Insurance has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy as its strategic enterprise reporting and analysis standard. Grange Insurance is a property and casualty ins

McLean, Va., (February 22, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Grange Insurance has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy as its strategic enterprise reporting and analysis standard. Grange Insurance is a property and casualty insurer that offers home, auto, and business insurance and a full line of life insurance and financial products through wholly owned subsidiaries, Grange Life and The Grange Bank.

MicroStrategy’s integrated business intelligence platform supports a wide range of applications for Grange Insurance across its multiple insurance and financial products. Hundreds of Grange Insurance associates including territory managers, portfolio managers, and customer management personnel use MicroStrategy to analyze four terabytes of data to identify areas of improvement in product design, customer management, and to recognize cross- and up-sell opportunities. Grange Insurance users also rely on MicroStrategy’s web-based reports to assist them in increasing the profitability of each product, region, and agent.

“MicroStrategy gives us a comprehensive view of our business and enables us to better serve our customers and run our operations more efficiently,” said Tony Simpkins, Data Warehouse Project Manager at Grange Insurance. “Our diverse business generates volumes of data and MicroStrategy provides our associates with analytically-based and actionable insight to make more effective decisions that positively impact our bottom line.”

“We are delighted that Grange Insurance is achieving success with their business intelligence applications and expanding their relationship with MicroStrategy,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy’s sophisticated capabilities, including its user-friendly Web interface, data scalability, and advanced analytics, are well-suited for companies like Grange Insurance that have business intelligence requirements that grow in complexity and size over time.”

About Grange Insurance
Grange Mutual Casualty Group, based in Columbus, Ohio, is a $1 billion insurance and financial services provider. Through its network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home, life, business and farm insurance protection and banking services through Grange Insurance, Trustgard Insurance, Integrity Insurance and The Grange Bank. The company serves policyholders in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.grangeinsurance.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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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South49 Solutions Integrates Angel.com’s Site Builder into NaturalInsight(sm) – A Distributed Workforce Management Application with Dynamic IVR Features

Thousands of NaturalInsight Users Enabled with a Voice Interface to Report Tasks

McLean, Va. (February 15, 2006) –

Angel.com, a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions and a division of MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), today announced that South49 Solutions, LLC, a leading edge provider of business services, has entered into a strategic relationship with Angel.com to provide customized voice solutions as part of its dynamic communications offerings. South49 Solutions has already leveraged Angel.com’s Voice Site technology to provide a voice interface within NaturalInsightsm, an innovative workforce management solution.

For companies that manage distributed employees, NaturalInsight enables dynamic reporting and data collection via a toll-free number or webpage interface. Project managers can configure surveys so that field employees can collect and report not just numerical or basic product data, but also relay audio comments from the field with the ability to distribute real-time management alerts, and provide updated information with complete flexibility.

NaturalInsight has proven to be particularly effective for companies in the business of auditing store inventories on behalf of specific manufacturers. In this instance, the application allows field employees to call a toll-free number and follow voice-activated prompts to report specific details such as product placements and marketing displays. In order to offer this functionality, South49 integrated and customized Angel.com’s Site Builder as part of the solution.

“South49 Solutions views the Angel.com Site Builder tool as a critical component in the overall NaturalInsight service,” said Stefan Midford, President, South49 Solutions. “Companies are now saving weeks of data collection and management time for large projects and the real-time reporting allows proactive project management.”

With NaturalInsight, user dashboards track work opportunities, pending assignments and completed work with immediate updates from the voice interface. Any project update information called in from the field is immediately added to the database, allowing users, supervisors, and clients to review details in real time.

“South49 Solutions is a key strategic partner for Angel.com because the NaturalInsight solution leverages the flexibility and dynamic nature of Angel.com’s technology to customize a solution for a specific target market,” said Michael Zirngibl, President and CEO of Angel.com. “We are always looking for partners like South49 to build IVR solutions on top of existing Web applications, and to market these solutions to our existing and potential customer base in order to continually expand the impact and potential of Angel.com.”

About South49 Solutions, LLC
Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, South49 Solutions specializes in bringing together telephone, database and Web tools offering advanced interactive business services. The company is focused on listening to customers’ needs and providing innovative, cost-effective solutions. With expertise in voice and Web technology, database design, operations and project management, South49 Solutions is able to deliver comprehensive hosted services. For more information visit South 49 online at www.south49.com or call 1-800-581-2141.

About Angel.com
Angel.com is a leading provider of on-demand call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions, which enable organizations of all sizes to quickly deploy powerful telephony applications. More than 1,500 customers turn to Angel.com’s patented Voice Site technology to power customer service and marketing phone numbers using intelligent speech recognition that can automate most phone-based interactions. With an innovative Internet-based solution that requires no investment in hardware, software, or human resources, Angel.com balances the need for high quality communications with affordable pay-as-you-go pricing.

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, Angel.com, Site Builder, Voice Sites 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.

Mike Sweeney
Angel.com
(703) 770-1352
sweeney@angel.com

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MicroStrategy Announces Certification to Access Open Source Databases

MicroStrategy 8 Offers Access to MySQL and PostgreSQL

McLean, VA., (February 14, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that MicroStrategy 8 now offers access to the most popular open source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL. The new release of MicroStrategy 8 includes certification for these two leading open source databases as well as continued support for all major databases.

The MicroStrategy 8 SQL engine is designed to create optimized SQL for each distinct database system, taking advantage of each system’s strengths. MicroStrategy’s analytic engine compensates for databases that differ in how they support any of the 200+ analytic functions of MicroStrategy 8 by automatically redirecting unsupported calculations to be accomplished within the MicroStrategy server instead of the database server. This allows MicroStrategy customers to more easily migrate to new databases, like these open source databases, without having to rebuild any of the hundreds or thousands of reports already in production.

These most recent advances to MicroStrategy 8 are the latest in a broad strategy that seeks to support open systems and open source standards wherever they impact business intelligence. Other open source/open system capabilities of MicroStrategy 8 include support for the Mozilla Firefox browser, the Apache/Tomcat web servers, the Linux operating system, and the Pluto portal.

“Our customers drive our technology development, and we continue to provide new functionality and flexibility to support our customers’ diverse business intelligence requirements,” said MicroStrategy COO Sanju Bansal. “The new release of MicroStrategy 8 is designed to offer added options for customers that choose open source relational database systems for their enterprise.”

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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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Vestmark Embeds MicroStrategy Technology into Financial Services Solution

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Vestmark, an enterprise software company providing managed accounts solutions to the financial services industry, has entered into an OEM agreement with MicroStrategy

McLean, Va., (February 09, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Vestmark, an enterprise software company providing managed accounts solutions to the financial services industry, has entered into an OEM agreement with MicroStrategy. Vestmark has embedded MicroStrategy technology into its Managed Accounts Analyzer solution, enabling clients to report on and analyze sales of their investment products across disparate distribution channels.

Using MicroStrategy, Vestmark’s clients can collect, analyze, and report on their investment product data. Vestmark’s Managed Accounts Analyzer with MicroStrategy enables investment managers to drill into data and analyze it by product, sponsor firm, date, account activity, geographic region, and other key metrics. Vestmark’s clients use this valuable information to monitor the sales of their investment products and to make more informed decisions related to marketing strategies and profitability.

“We chose MicroStrategy over the other solutions because its Web interface is the most advanced thin client Web solution we have seen,” said John Lunny, COO of Vestmark. “Vestmark’s solutions help our clients attract new assets, reduce operational costs, and increase the overall profitability of their managed accounts business. MicroStrategy’s innovative and flexible technology makes them a great partner and provides our clients with the complex analytical capabilities they require.”

“We are excited to be part of Vestmark’s sophisticated Managed Accounts Analyzer solution for the financial industry,” said Shankar Ganapathy, MicroStrategy’s Vice President of Channels. “MicroStrategy’s analytical richness and intuitive Web interface are well-suited to provide Vestmark’s clients with the detailed analysis of granular-level data they require to make knowledgeable decisions about their investment products.”

About Vestmark
Vestmark, Inc. is an enterprise software company providing managed accounts solutions to the financial services industry. The Vestmark management and engineering teams include the founders and key technologists from several highly successful companies spanning the portfolio management, investment analytics, business intelligence, personalization, and content management industries. Through innovative workflow and integration capabilities, Vestmark delivers efficiency, flexibility, and scalability to the front- and back-offices of investment managers, sponsors, and service providers. Vestmark supports a range of managed account products, including traditional separately managed accounts (SMAs), multi-style portfolios (MSPs, MSAs, DMAs, etc.), and unified managed accounts (UMAs). Vestmark solutions enable its clients to attract new assets, reduce operational costs, and increase the overall profitability of their managed accounts business. Founded in 2001, Vestmark, Inc. is headquartered on Route 128 due north of Boston, Mass. For more information, please visit its Web site at www.vestmark.com or send e-mail to info@vestmark.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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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Hard Rock International to Utilize MicroStrategy Software for Operational Reporting and Analysis

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Hard Rock International, one of the most globally recognized music, entertainment, and dining brands, has chosen the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform� for r

McLean, Va., (February 07, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Hard Rock International, one of the most globally recognized music, entertainment, and dining brands, has chosen the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM) for reporting and analysis of key performance metrics throughout company-owned cafe locations.

MicroStrategy’s software will provide Hard Rock’s management staff with comprehensive, operational information. Hard Rock will use this information in its efforts to increase the profitability of each cafe location and region.

“We selected MicroStrategy because we need a scalable platform with an easy-to-use Web interface that provides a single source for mission-critical reporting and analysis,” said Kelly Maddern, Hard Rock International’s Senior Director of IT. “MicroStrategy allows us to extend valuable insight to users in the cafes and corporate departments through content-rich, user-friendly reports that empower them to make more strategic and proactive decisions. This will allow us to better assess performance and enhance operational efficiencies.”

“With MicroStrategy, Hard Rock can view key performance indicators via the Web,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “Leading companies across the globe are choosing MicroStrategy’s industrial-strength platform to gain visibility into their operations and to help make important revenue-generating decisions.”

About Hard Rock International
With 122 high-energy Hard Rock Cafes and 13 Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos in more than 42 countries, Hard Rock International is one of the world’s most globally-recognized brands. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. Hard Rock International, Inc. is owned by The Rank Group Plc (RNK.L). For more information on Hard Rock, visit www.hardrock.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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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MicroStrategy Announces Fourth Quarter 2005 Financial Results

Full Year 2005 Cash Flow From Operations Up 20% Versus Full Year 2004

MCLEAN, Va., (January 31, 2006) –

MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2005 (the fourth quarter of its 2005 fiscal year).

Fourth quarter 2005 revenue was $77.4 million versus $71.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, an 8% increase. Product licenses revenue for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $31.3 million versus $34.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, an 8% decrease. Product support and other services revenue for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $46.2 million versus $37.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 23% increase. Fourth quarter 2005 income from operations was $29.6 million, or 38% of revenue, versus $27.2 million, or 38% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 9% increase. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $18.9 million, or $1.30 per share on a diluted basis.

For the year ended December 31, 2005, revenue was $268.7 million versus $231.2 million for the year ended 2004, a 16% increase. Product licenses revenue for the full year 2005 was $99.9 million versus $97.0 million for the full year 2004, a 3% increase. Product support and other services revenue for the full year 2005 was $168.7 million versus $134.2 million for the full year 2004, a 26% increase. Income from operations for the full year 2005 was $93.9 million, or 35% of revenue, versus $68.5 million, or 30% of revenue, for the full year 2004, a 37% increase. Net income for the full year 2005 was $64.7 million, or $4.19 per share on a diluted basis versus net income for the full year 2004 of $168.3 million, or $9.83 per share on a diluted basis. MicroStrategy’s full year 2004 results included a net non-cash tax benefit of $102.1 million, or $5.96 per share on a diluted basis, related to the release of the Company’s US and Canadian deferred tax asset valuation allowances and the utilization of non-cash US deferred tax assets. Cash flow from operations for the full year 2005 increased 20% to $102.6 million versus $85.5 million for the full year 2004.

“We are pleased with our financial and business accomplishments in 2005. We developed and maintained strong and loyal relationships with our new and existing customers, which helped drive the services growth we experienced during the year. MicroStrategy achieved notable financial and operating efficiencies across all lines of business, with operating margins of 38% during the fourth quarter of 2005 and 35% for the full year,” said Arthur S. Locke, III, MicroStrategy’s Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer. “Net cash generated from operations for the full year 2005 increased 20% to $102.6 million, compared to $85.5 million for the full year 2004. We look forward to 2006.”

New Customers and New Deals with Existing Customers in Q4 2005 included:

21st Century Insurance; Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.; Alticor; Biltmore Technologies, Inc.; BMC West Corporation; Borders Group, Inc.; Cancer Care Ontario; Carl Warren & Co.; Charming Shoppes, Inc.; Cingular Wireless; CommonHealth, LP; Darden Restaurants; Focus Technology Group; Grange Insurance; Grey Global Group; ImpactRx; Limited Brands Inc.; Meredith Corporation; Network Solutions; RONA; Spartan Stores; The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Verispan; VHA Inc.; Wilbur-Ellis; Wilton Industries, Inc.; and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Examples of Customer Deals from Q4 2005:

21st Century Insurance

21st Century Insurance is a direct-to-consumer provider of personal auto insurance covering over 1.5 million vehicles and with $1.3 billion of premiums in California, Texas, Illinois and six other states. A MicroStrategy customer since 1999, 21st Century is currently leveraging MicroStrategy for a wide range of business intelligence applications across the company. 21st Century employees are using MicroStrategy to report on and analyze data in key business areas including claims, actuarial analysis, underwriting, policies and premiums, call center, enterprise billing and marketing.

Beyond Interactive

Beyond Interactive, a digital advertising arm of Mediacom, a unit of WPP’s GroupM, has selected MicroStrategy to support the reporting and analysis requirements of its clients. Using MicroStrategy, Beyond Interactive provides its clients with valuable insights into the performance of their online advertising campaigns. MicroStrategy enables the business intelligence group at Beyond Interactive to efficiently provide high quality interactive reporting and analytics. Beyond Interactive selected MicroStrategy because of its flexibility, rich analytical functionality, and scalability to support hundreds of advertising campaigns and volumes of data.

Spartan Stores

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Spartan Stores is the nation’s tenth largest grocery distributor with warehouse facilities in Grand Rapids and Plymouth, Michigan. Spartan Stores uses MicroStrategy for financial reporting for all retail locations as well as the warehouse facilities. Additionally, MicroStrategy is used for sales and inventory performance analysis as well as retail operational process measurement.

Wilbur-Ellis Company

Wilbur-Ellis Company, a leading international marketer and distributor of agricultural and industrial products, is expanding its deployment of MicroStrategy for financial reporting. Wilbur-Ellis has been using MicroStrategy for operational reporting and is now expanding its deployment to include MicroStrategy Report Services(TM) for financial reporting and analysis. With MicroStrategy Report Services, Wilbur-Ellis users will have access to key financial information to provide visibility into their financial operations.

RONA

RONA is the leading Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement, and gardening products, with a network of over 570 franchised, affiliated and corporate stores. RONA selected MicroStrategy for multiple BI applications including sales analysis, supply chain management and product analysis. Using MicroStrategy, RONA business users can drill down into volumes of transactional data to make analytically-based decisions that enhance merchandising, streamline inventory management and reduce costs.

Q1 2006 New Release of MicroStrategy 8:

In the first quarter of 2006, MicroStrategy plans to make generally available the next release of MicroStrategy 8. This upcoming release will include access to multidimensional data sources, including Microsoft Analysis Services and Hyperion Essbase, making it easier for customers to standardize on the MicroStrategy platform for enterprise-wide reporting and analysis. MicroStrategy will also extend its support for 64-bit BI platforms by introducing support for HP(R) Integrity servers based on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors. MicroStrategy 8 is one of the few BI technologies fully compiled in 64-bit mode, providing customers with a highly scalable and efficient architecture for large scale BI deployments.

In the coming weeks, MicroStrategy expects to detail other enhancements in this upcoming release of MicroStrategy 8, including access to the most popular open source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL, extended ad-hoc reporting capabilities with a graphical query builder interface and the availability of new lower-cost reporting packages.

MicroStrategy Annual User Conference and Symposia:

MicroStrategy held its ninth annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2006, in Miami, Florida, January 23-26, 2006. The event featured over 100 business and technical sessions, an exhibit hall showcasing more than 25 MicroStrategy partners, live product demonstrations and customer presentations from companies including The Bank of New York, Comcast, Corporate Express, Discovery Education, Herbalife, Intel, Lowe’s Companies, MetLife, PetSmart, US Postal Service and Victoria’s Secret Direct.

Following the success of the MicroStrategy Summer and Fall Symposia in 2005, MicroStrategy is launching its 2006 Symposia schedule, which will include locations in Europe as well as the US. These popular events offer an interactive venue for participants to share ideas with peers and industry experts, learn practical BI strategies from leading companies and talk with MicroStrategy’s top technology leaders. The MicroStrategy Symposia 2006 series begins with the Winter Symposium, February 6-8, 2006, in Barcelona, Spain and is expected to include events later this year in Los Angeles, Paris, New York, London and Chicago.

MicroStrategy hosted its first invitation-only Executive Forum during the Fall Symposium in Las Vegas in October 2005. The event brought together IT executives to share BI insights via roundtable discussions, analyst keynotes and customer best practice presentations. As a result of the positive response from participants, MicroStrategy is planning to conduct Executive Forums at each Symposium and user conference in 2006.

Results of The OLAP Survey 5:

Once again, MicroStrategy was ranked number one in several key areas of The OLAP Survey 5, a leading independent survey of the BI software market. For the second consecutive year, MicroStrategy received the highest customer loyalty score of all business intelligence software products reviewed. MicroStrategy was also the top performer in Web deployment, with the survey finding that MicroStrategy customers are more successful in deploying BI via the Web than are customers of any other leading BI product. In addition, The OLAP Survey 5 found that MicroStrategy customers accessed the largest data volumes by a substantial margin. MicroStrategy has held the top position in Web deployment and data scalability for the past five years, since the inception of the survey. The OLAP Survey 5, the largest and most comprehensive survey of OLAP products to date, is conducted by Nigel Pendse and Survey.com.

To view a summary of The OLAP Survey 5 results, go to: http://www.microstrategy.com/Company/OLAP_Survey5.asp

About MicroStrategy Incorporated

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 http://www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Report Services, MicroStrategy 8 and 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.

This press release may include statements that may constitute “forward- looking statements,” including estimates of future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of MicroStrategy Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: the ability of the Company to implement and achieve widespread customer acceptance of its MicroStrategy 8 software on a timely basis; the Company’s ability to recognize deferred revenue through delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; continued acceptance of the Company’s products in the marketplace; the timing of significant orders; delays in the Company’s ability to develop or ship new products; market acceptance of new products; competitive factors; general economic conditions; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in the Company’s registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2005 2004 2005 2004
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)(audited)

Revenues
Product licenses $31,252 $34,100 $99,926 $96,995
Product support and other services 46,177 37,492 168,736 134,213
Total revenues 77,429 71,592 268,662 231,208

Cost of Revenues
Product licenses 824 1,110 3,886 3,875
Product support and other services 8,558 7,365 32,565 28,996
Total cost of revenues 9,382 8,475 36,451 32,871
Gross profit 68,047 63,117 232,211 198,337

Operating Expenses
Sales and marketing 20,001 20,753 70,420 69,924
Research and development 8,372 4,322 31,471 24,915
General and administrative 10,078 10,817 36,382 34,977
Amortization of intangible assets 17 18 71 71
Total operating expenses 38,468 35,910 138,344 129,887
Income from operations 29,579 27,207 93,867 68,450

Financing and Other Income (Expense)
Interest income 894 554 2,974 1,221
Interest expense (50) (9) (94) (53)
Gain (loss) on investments – 4 (127) (83)
Other (expense) income, net (113) (620) 1,550 (215)
Total financing and other income
(expense) 731 (71) 4,303 870
Income before income taxes 30,310 27,136 98,170 69,320
Provision (benefit) for income
taxes 11,460 2,619 33,427 (98,993)
Net income $18,850 $24,517 $64,743 $168,313

Basic earnings per share $1.36 $1.52 $4.38 $10.48
Diluted earnings per share $1.30 $1.43 $4.19 $9.83
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding 13,869 16,103 14,768 16,055
Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding 14,512 17,195 15,436 17,119

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)

December 31, December 31,
2005 2004
Assets (unaudited) (audited)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $42,318 $68,314
Restricted cash and investments 5,076 1,210
Short-term investments 53,761 37,816
Accounts receivable, net 43,052 40,917
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 6,209 6,337
Deferred tax assets, net 22,971 20,583
Total current assets 173,387 175,177

Property and equipment, net 12,031 16,096
Capitalized software development
costs, net 3,669 5,479
Long-term investments – 26,365
Deposits and other assets 2,293 3,021
Deferred tax assets, net 86,393 110,818
Total assets $277,773 $336,956

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses $18,524 $18,906
Accrued compensation and employee
benefits 27,258 25,292
Accrued restructuring costs 1,026 1,762
Deferred revenue and advance
payments 45,874 43,674
Total current liabilities 92,682 89,634

Deferred revenue and advance
payments 1,554 1,681
Other long-term liabilities 1,961 3,157
Accrued restructuring costs 854 1,906
Total liabilities 97,051 96,378

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock undesignated;
$0.001 par value; 5,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued or
outstanding – –
Class A common stock; $0.001 par
value; 330,000 shares authorized;
13,270 shares issued and 10,595
shares outstanding, and 12,841 shares
issued and 12,773 shares
outstanding, respectively 13 13
Class B common stock; $0.001 par
value; 165,000 shares authorized;
3,258 and 3,394 shares
issued and outstanding, respectively 3 3
Additional paid-in capital 428,062 417,287
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,675 and
68 shares, respectively (136,817) (2,331)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 2,318 3,206
Accumulated deficit (112,857) (177,600)
Total stockholders’ equity 180,722 240,578
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity $277,773 $336,956

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Twelve months ended
December 31,
2005 2004
(unaudited) (audited)
Operating activities:
Net income $64,743 $168,313
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash provided by operating
activities
Depreciation and amortization 8,496 8,323
Bad debt expense 349 290
Loss on investments 127 83
Deferred taxes 27,358 (101,660)
Discount amortization on
investments (490) –
Other, net 19 171
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable (3,681) (8,798)
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets (358) (2,398)
Deposits and other assets 557 (1,034)
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses, compensation and
employee benefits 3,762 11,793
Accrued restructuring costs (1,888) (2,515)
Deferred revenue and advance
payments 4,754 12,200
Other long-term liabilities (1,196) 714
Net cash provided by
operating activities 102,552 85,482
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales and maturities
of investments 180,335 –
Purchases of investments (169,243) (64,095)
Purchases of property and
equipment, net (1,907) (5,649)
Capitalized software development
costs (926) (4,268)
Increase in restricted cash and
investments (3,937) (379)
Net cash provided by (used
in) investing activities 4,322 (74,391)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from sale of class A
common stock under exercise of
employee stock options and employee
stock purchase plan 5,703 5,759
Purchases of treasury stock (134,487) (2,331)
Net cash (used in) provided
by financing activities (128,784) 3,428
Effect of foreign exchange
rate changes on cash and
cash equivalents (4,086) 1,837
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents from continuing
operations (25,996) 16,356
Net cash received from discontinued
operations – 76
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents (25,996) 16,432
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
of period 68,314 51,882
Cash and cash equivalents, end of
period $42,318 $68,314

* Note that $2.2 million of the $7.2 million reflected as “Proceeds from
sale of class A common stock under exercise of employee stock options
and employee stock purchase plan” during the third quarter of 2005, has
been reclassified to Deferred taxes in “Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by operating activities.”

CONTACT: MicroStrategy Incorporated Investor Relations, +1-703-848-8600, ir@microstrategy.com

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Rivermine Embeds MicroStrategy Technology into Automated Enterprise Telecom Expense Management Solution

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Rivermine, a leading provider of automated enterprise telecom expense management solutions, has entered into an OEM agreement with MicroStrategy

McLean, Va., (January 30, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Rivermine, a leading provider of automated enterprise telecom expense management solutions, has entered into an OEM agreement with MicroStrategy. Rivermine has embedded MicroStrategy technology into its Rivermine® Clarity module, which provides reporting and drill-down analytics of an enterprise’s telecom network expenditures and assets.

Rivermine’s overall solution automates an enterprise’s telecom lifecycle, including procurement, provisioning, inventory management, and invoice processing. By embedding MicroStrategy’s business intelligence technology into the new Rivermine Clarity Reporting and Analytics Module, data gathered through such automation can be leveraged to enable corporations to make better and faster decisions about their voice, data, and wireless networks. Rivermine Clarity enables users to view, track, and analyze telecom spending and related asset information with a wide range of intuitive report styles and formats. The reports and dashboards are fully interactive through simple drag-and-drop features to build and export data.

“We are pleased to work with MicroStrategy and their industry-leading BI technology,” said Mark Logan, CEO for Rivermine. “We have already had customers find hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of additional network cost savings within weeks of implementing the new Rivermine Clarity module.”

“MicroStrategy is delighted to work with Rivermine on this exciting new telecom management solution,” said Shankar Ganapathy, MicroStrategy’s Vice President of Channels. “MicroStrategy’s robust reporting and analysis functionality gives users the ability to drill into their telecom data and make more proactive, analytically-based business decisions.”

About Rivermine
Rivermine is a leading provider of automated enterprise Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions. Rivermine’s solution provides mega-million dollar impact to customers by automating the telecom lifecycle including procurement, provisioning, inventory management, and invoice processing. A privately held company, Rivermine caters to billion dollar enterprises and government organizations.

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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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MicroStrategy to Announce Fourth Quarter 2005 Financial Results

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, announced that it expects to issue a press release on January 31, 2006 to report its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company does not hold conference calls following the

McLean, Va., (January 26, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, announced that it expects to issue a press release on January 31, 2006 to report its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company does not hold conference calls following the release of its quarterly financial results.

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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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