CSK Auto Corporation Expands Deployment of MicroStrategy to Enhance Business Performance
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO) has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy for enhanced enterprise reporting and analysis. CSK Auto Corporation is the parent comp
McLean, VA, (June 21, 2006) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO) has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy for enhanced enterprise reporting and analysis. CSK Auto Corporation is the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, operating more than 1,280 retail stores.
For more than three years, Phoenix, Arizona-based CSK Auto has been a MicroStrategy customer. Recently, CSK Auto expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities and enable more users to tap into vital business performance data. Corporate management, business analysts, and field personnel use MicroStrategy for a wide range of applications, including analyzing consumer purchasing trends, loss prevention reporting, monitoring vendor performance and compliance, and conducting detailed analyses of the sales, replenishment, and purchasing functions.
“As our BI requirements have expanded over the years, MicroStrategy has grown with us, providing the flexibility, scalability, and user-friendly reporting features that we need to better assess our corporate performance,” said Rosann Eydeler, Sr. IT Application Development Manager at CSK Auto Corporation. “With MicroStrategy, we gain critical insights into our business that help us to analyze sales trends, reduce losses through early fraud detection, and improve our vendor performance.”
“We’re very proud that CSK Auto continues to achieve success with our reporting and analysis platform,” said MicroStrategy’s COO, Sanju Bansal. “MicroStrategy’s ease-of-use, flexibility, and scalability for large databases offers a powerful reporting solution for growing retail companies like CSK Auto.”
About CSK Auto Corporation
CSK Auto Corporation is the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket. As of April 30, 2006, the Company operated 1,288 stores in 22 states under the brand names Checker Auto Parts, Schuck’s Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts and Murray’s Discount Auto 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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Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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Source: MicroStrategy