MicroStrategy Summer Symposia to Highlight Real-world Business Intelligence Solutions
Events Offer Collaborative Forum for BI Best Practices
McLean, VA., (June 01, 2006) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will host two Summer Symposium events in July. The European Symposium will be held in London at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, July 10-12, followed by the U.S. Symposium at The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City, July 17-19, 2006. Both events will offer a content-rich agenda with informative technical tracks, customer best practice presentations, and opportunities to exchange ideas with peers and MicroStrategy experts.
The Symposia will feature real-world case studies on how industry-leading companies use MicroStrategy to improve operational efficiencies, increase revenues, and enhance business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at the Summer Symposium in London include Deutsche Bank, Virgin Retail, Lloydspharmacy, and Vodafone Ireland. The New York Symposium will include speakers from Lowe’s Companies, Yahoo!, Grey San Francisco/WPP Group, and Forest Laboratories.
MicroStrategy Symposia attendees can choose from dozens of sessions covering a wide range of business and technology topics. MicroStrategy product managers and engineers will demonstrate advanced BI development techniques as well as share proven strategies for optimizing BI application usage and performance. During the Symposia, participants can schedule a one-hour consultation, at no charge, with a member of the MicroStrategy Technical Advisory Services Team to discuss their most challenging questions.
In conjunction with both events, MicroStrategy is hosting an invitation-only Executive Forum, bringing together top BI executives and industry thought leaders. CIOs and IT executives will hear success strategies from MicroStrategy customers, participate in roundtable discussions on timely topics, and network with their peers.
“The highly collaborative format of these events enables attendees to engage in lively discussions and gain insights from peers and technical experts,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “The Symposia offers an exciting venue for sharing ideas, solving challenges, and learning practical techniques to enhance BI performance.”
To learn more about the MicroStrategy Summer Symposia, visit http://www.microstrategy.com/Events/SymposiumSeries/
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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wcover@microstrategy.com
Source: MicroStrategy