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MicroStrategy Introduces Next-Generation Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards

MicroStrategy First to Tightly Integrate Industrial-Strength BI Platform with Advanced Dashboard Visualization and Animation Capabilities

McLean, Va., (January 22, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced a new caliber of information dashboards for business users, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM). MicroStrategy has combined advanced data visualization and animation with its industrial-strength business intelligence platform to deliver highly intuitive dashboards that yield greater business insight and are usable by more people than ever before. MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards will be introduced tomorrow at MicroStrategy World 2007 in Las Vegas.

Dashboards provide easy-to-use access to enterprise data and help companies track business performance and optimize decision-making. “Dashboards resonate with business users because they provide valuable at-a-glance information to effectively manage and monitor business performance,” said Wayne Eckerson, Director of TDWI Research and author of Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business. “MicroStrategy has elevated the functionality and visualization capabilities of its dashboards to provide users with a tremendous amount of information in an easy-to-use and compelling manner, all within the context of its highly integrated BI platform.”

A Dynamically Integrated View of All Corporate Data
MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards enable business users to intuitively flip through many different perspectives of corporate performance without ever leaving the dashboard, allowing them to quickly and easily identify problems and diagnose root causes. Dashboard designers can combine data from a variety of data sources, providing the user with multi-disciplined, multi-dimensional performance feedback on every dashboard.

“We’re very excited about the next-generation dashboard capabilities in MicroStrategy 8.1,” said Stan Carman, Manager of BI Infrastructure at Lowe’s Companies. “MicroStrategy’s new dashboards will help users across our organization better manage their business areas with greater insight, efficiency, and transparency. These dashboards are significantly more effective in communicating business performance.”

Visually Engaging Dashboards using Adobe® Flash®
By incorporating Adobe Flash, MicroStrategy dashboards offer innovative ways for users of all skill levels to derive insight from their data. The dashboards are highly responsive to users, providing a wide range of information views and increased information exploration options through the unique features of Flash. MicroStrategy 8’s Flexible Rendering Architecture lets each user determine whether a dashboard or report is best presented in thin-client AJAX mode or interactive Flash mode.

“MicroStrategy’s new dashboards are visually appealing and set a new standard for interactivity with business data,” said Jeff Whatcott, vice president of business development and marketing for the Enterprise and Developer Business Unit at Adobe. “Using Adobe’s latest rich Internet application technology, MicroStrategy dashboards deliver an engaging user experience that can improve interpreting and analyzing business data in a graphical format. We’re proud to team with MicroStrategy to bring this exciting innovation to the business intelligence market.”

Portable, Self-contained Dashboards
Flash rendering allows MicroStrategy users to create self-contained dashboards that include full interactivity, visualization functionality, and data content. Users can interact with their dashboards on planes, present their dashboards in meetings, or analyze corporate performance at any location regardless of network connection availability.

Deeper Business Insight via Advanced Visualizations
MicroStrategy 8.1 includes a new library of advanced visualization “widgets” built using the Adobe® Flex(TM) Builder(TM) 2 Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which renders in Flash Player 9. These visualization “widgets” enable dashboards to express data in much more meaningful ways than is possible with traditional graph types. The rich and interactive nature of Flash can express relationships that are not possible with static graphs, such as allowing business users to view time-series data as graphical ‘movies’ that give deeper insight into business trends. Users can rewind and fast forward through the time series and even pause the movie to drill-down to get more detail on areas of interest.

100% Extensible, Allowing Users to Incorporate Any Data Visualization
In this release, MicroStrategy delivers an extension to the Adobe Flex Builder 2 IDE, which allows MicroStrategy customers to extend their MicroStrategy visualization library. Using Adobe Flex Builder 2 and the MicroStrategy SDK, users can create any new Flex-based visualization “widget” and insert it into their MicroStrategy visualization library. Customers can also use the Adobe Flex Builder extension to insert 3rd party Flex-based widgets into their MicroStrategy visualization library.

Empowering Business Users to Build Their Own Personal Dashboards
MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards allow business users to create their own “personal dashboards.” Using MicroStrategy’s zero-footprint WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) Web interface, business users can create dashboards using simple drag and drop actions. No longer does the IT department need to create all dashboards for the business; users can now build the dashboards they want, increasing the use and adoption of business intelligence systems.

Extending Dashboards Across the Enterprise and to Suppliers and Customers
MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards inherit the industrial-strength attributes of the MicroStrategy 8 business intelligence platform, including enterprise scalability, robust security, and powerful administration, allowing MicroStrategy dashboards to easily serve thousands of users. With automatic personalization and security, a single dashboard can be deployed throughout an enterprise with each user seeing only their slice of the business and the data that they are allowed to see. MicroStrategy’s dashboards use firewall-friendly DHTML, so that dashboards can safely be shared beyond corporate walls.

An Integral Component of the MicroStrategy 8 Platform
MicroStrategy’s modular and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has allowed MicroStrategy’s new dashboard functionality to be tightly integrated with its reporting, OLAP, ad-hoc, and proactive alerting functionality. “I’m proud of our modular and integrated architecture that allowed us to add new capabilities like dynamic dashboards,” said Sanju Bansal, COO of MicroStrategy. “With the addition of Adobe Flash into our architecture, a single dashboard or report design can be rendered optionally in Adobe Flash, DHTML, Adobe PDF, or Microsoft® Office formats. MicroStrategy is the first company to provide fully interchangeable Adobe Flash and DHTML rendering for dashboards.”

“These new dynamic dashboards are another exciting innovation in the BI industry, allowing more people to get better insight into their corporate performance,” said Bansal. “Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards integrate MicroStrategy’s ROLAP architecture with world-class visualization technology, empowering business users of all levels to interact with their data in compelling new ways.”

Availability of MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards
MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are currently being beta-tested and are expected to be generally available in the first half of 2007, as part of the 8.1 release.

To find out more about MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards, visit http://www.microstrategy.com/dynamicdashboardinfo. In Q1 2007, MicroStrategy will launch a 50+ city road show to showcase and demonstrate its new Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards.

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 8, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform, 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 to Provide Enterprise Business Intelligence to Paramount Pictures

MicroStrategy Chosen to Replace Studioâ??s Current BI Tools

McLean, Va., (January 09, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that MicroStrategy will support Paramount Pictures’ enterprise business intelligence program, which will provide reporting and analytics for multiple areas across the company. Paramount Pictures is a unit of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

Paramount, which currently uses tools from Cognos, plans to use MicroStrategy throughout the organization for reporting and analysis of key business areas, including sales and operations. With MicroStrategy, Paramount users will gain enhanced insights into category management, providing valuable sales information by product, category, and geography, to better understand which products and categories are selling well, and in which locations. Paramount also plans to use MicroStrategy for operational reporting to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and make data-driven business decisions.

“We were impressed with MicroStrategy’s intuitive web interface, scalable 64-bit architecture, and robust analytical capabilities for mission-critical applications,” said Joe Churchill of Paramount Pictures. “Following a thorough analysis of MicroStrategy’s advanced features and functionality, we determined that MicroStrategy was a better fit for our enterprise business intelligence than our current provider.”

“We are delighted that Paramount has selected MicroStrategy to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “MicroStrategy provides an excellent solution for companies seeking to extend the benefits of business intelligence across the enterprise. Leading companies around the globe are choosing MicroStrategy’s industrial-strength platform to gain visibility into their operations and to help make important revenue-generating decisions.”

About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group which includes Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Studios and Worldwide Television Distribution.

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

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 to Host Tenth Annual User Conference, January 22-25, 2007 in Las Vegas

New MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Dashboard and Visualization Capabilities to be Unveiled

McLean, Va. (December 19, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will host its tenth annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2007, January 22-25 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 1,000 conference attendees are expected at the event, which will feature dozens of customer speakers from industry-leading organizations, more than 100 educational sessions, and an exhibit hall showcasing MicroStrategy partners.

A highlight of MicroStrategy World 2007 will be a first look at MicroStrategy’s exciting product and service releases planned for 2007. MicroStrategy’s new dashboard and visualization capabilities will be unveiled. Jeff Bedell, MicroStrategy’s Chief Technology Officer, will present MicroStrategy’s technology vision and address the direction of product enhancements during the Technology Futures half-day session. The event will also feature insightful keynote presentations from MicroStrategy CEO, Michael Saylor, and Lowe’s Companies CIO, Steve Stone.

Executives from more than 25 world-class companies will present case studies illustrating how they have used MicroStrategy to increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and improve business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at MicroStrategy World 2007 include American Express, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Campbell Soup, Caremark Rx, Chevron Brazil, Comcast, Corporate Express, Darden Restaurants, Estee Lauder, Hallmark Cards, Hudson’s Bay Company, Lowe’s Companies, Nordstrom, Pacific Life Insurance, PetSmart, Rite-Hite Corporation, Things Remembered, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Wyeth.

MicroStrategy World 2007 offers a wide range of business and technical tracks with tutorials, discussions, demonstrations, and case studies geared to every level of BI experience. Conference tracks will include: Reporting, Analysis, and Monitoring; Advanced Reporting Techniques; Advanced BI Applications Development; Customization and Integration; Driving Application Efficiency and Returns; Deployment, Administration, and Performance Tuning; and Customer Best Practices.

“Our 10th annual user event promises to deliver our best program yet, with content-rich sessions and a preview of our exciting new releases for 2007,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “We have an impressive line-up of customer speakers who will share best practices and successful methodologies used in their MicroStrategy deployments. Attendees can choose from more than 100 different educational sessions and take advantage of networking opportunities and the exchange of new ideas to support the advancement of their BI initiatives.”

At MicroStrategy World 2007, participants can learn about complementary solutions and services from many of MicroStrategy’s partners and event sponsors, including MapInfo, IBM, SPSS, Sybase, Netezza, HP, iOLAP, WhereScape, Teradata, Claraview, Clarabridge, ESRI, Alliance Consulting, and Angel.com.

Registration information and a preliminary agenda for MicroStrategy World 2007 are available at http://www.microstrategy.com/2007UserConference.

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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Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG Selects MicroStrategy for Reporting and Analysis of Enterprise Data

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG has selected MicroStrategy to support multiple business intelligence initiatives across its enterprise

McLean, Va., (December 18, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG has selected MicroStrategy to support multiple business intelligence initiatives across its enterprise. Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is a worldwide group of companies with more than 1,600 employees and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of complete audio solutions.

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG plans to use MicroStrategy for reporting and analysis of products, sales, and financial performance. With MicroStrategy, Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG employees in finance, sales, and other areas of the company will be able to obtain analytically-based insights to support critical decisions. The information provided from its business intelligence applications will be used to help Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG to increase sales, enhance operations, and improve business performance.

“MicroStrategy is proud of deepening its relationship with Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG,” 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.”

MicroStrategy’s technology has been selected by leading companies, like Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, for its user-friendly reporting features, data scalability, and its advanced technical capabilities. Some of MicroStrategy’s customers in Germany include Deutsche Telekom, Kabel Deutschland, dm Drogeriemarkt, Deutsche Börse, and Mc Donalds.

About Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Established in 1945 in Wedemark, Germany, Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG is the acknowledged world leader in microphone technology, RF-wireless and infrared sound transmission, headphone transducer technology, and most recently, in the development of active noise-cancellation.

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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dm-drogerie markt Wins ECR Award 2006 for MicroStrategy Extranet Solution

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that dm-drogerie markt is one of three companies that received the ECR Award 2006

McLean, Va., (December 04, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that dm-drogerie markt is one of three companies that received the ECR Award 2006. The Efficient Consumer Response Award is presented annually by GS1 Germany GmbH, part of the global GS1 organization that is dedicated to the development and implementation of global data standards and solutions for the supply chain. dm-drogerie markt, a German drugstore company with more than 850 stores in Germany, was recognized for its exemplary CRM collaboration with one of its suppliers, Kao Brands Europe.

dm-drogerie markt installed a MicroStrategy business intelligence solution to gather data for the marketing and accounting departments. With MicroStrategy, dm-drogerie markt offers its suppliers the ability to analyze their products through a web-based extranet. More than 280 suppliers, which supply products representing 90% of the company’s total revenue, use the extranet to produce more than 23,000 reports per month.

The MicroStrategy-based extranet facilitates the collaboration between category management and supply chain management with its flexible web interface. “With 12,000 articles in stock and 11 category managers, the extranet gives us valuable information to better manage our inventory and relationships with suppliers,” said dm-director Prof. Götz W. Werner.

MicroStrategy’s solution offers the dm-drogerie markt suppliers transparency into their own marketing efforts, supports quality management across the supply chain, and provides consistent data with its central application. The MicroStrategy relational online analytical processing (ROLAP) approach allows suppliers to access information on their specific products at selected stores to uncover important details.

dm-drogerie markt has been a MicroStrategy customer since 1997. The drugstore brings together data from across all departments into the extranet, including sales data, product sales by store and by date, inventory status, and pricing information. Historic data is provided for 25 months and retail prices are covered for 36 months.

“We are proud to have a customer, such as dm-drogerie markt, that takes such an innovative approach to its category and supply chain management using MicroStrategy,” said Clemens Prändl, MicroStrategy’s Vice President of Sales for Europe. “We congratulate them on their business intelligence application, which has increased corporate performance for its suppliers and customers.”

About dm-drogerie markt:
dm-drogerie markt, with a market share of 20%, is the second-biggest drugstore in Germany and has 869 stores, a total revenue of 2.7 billion euro, and employs 16,000 employees in Germany. The double-digit revenue increase experienced by the chain is based on unchallenged price and service leadership and on the highest total revenue of single stores in the industry. dm received the best grade for customer satisfaction in the Customer Monitor Germany 2006 out of all German trade companies.

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 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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World Directories Selects MicroStrategy as its Business Intelligence Platform for Group Level Sales Reporting and Analysis

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that World Directories has selected MicroStrategy as its business intelligence platform for headquarters sales reporting and analysis

McLean, VA., (November 28, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that World Directories has selected MicroStrategy as its business intelligence platform for headquarters sales reporting and analysis. World Directories is a leading international directories business in the classified advertising market, operating in Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, and Puerto Rico.

MicroStrategy will be deployed to provide World Directories’ international sales management with detailed analytical insight into performance of the company. World Directories will use MicroStrategy for reporting and analysis of sales data and other key performance indicators to help management make data-driven business decisions.

“World Directories operates in a complex and dynamic marketplace,” says Damien Wodak, Director of Strategy for World Directories. “Strong business analytics help us accurately monitor and optimize our offerings across our multi-media portfolio. Our print business, which includes the Yellow and White Pages, is a substantial part of our revenue and there are also significant complementary opportunities in new media, such as the Internet, for which we have targeted solutions and are developing new offerings to address the changing market dynamics. With MicroStrategy, we will be able to better understand the performance of our various directory businesses, products, and channels to market. Through the analysis of our sales results, MicroStrategy will help us identify changes in the market and the underlying trends.”

Wodak added, “We chose MicroStrategy after an intensive analysis and comparison with several other BI solutions. MicroStrategy was selected because of its user-friendliness for diverse types of users, integrated platform, technical capabilities, and attractive total cost of ownership model. They also demonstrated that they were committed to addressing our business challenges.”

“We are pleased that World Directories has selected the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform to support its sales and business analysis requirements,” said Sanju Bansal, COO of MicroStrategy. “During the competitive Proof of Concept phase, we demonstrated that we can deliver sophisticated capabilities and actionable business intelligence rapidly, with a low total cost of ownership. By the end of this year, we expect the initial implementation of business applications to be complete, enabling World Directories to begin reaping the benefits and value from their investment. MicroStrategy’s speed of deployment, scalability, and performance are key criteria used by leading companies, such as World Directories, in selecting a BI partner.”

About World Directories
World Directories is a leading international directories business operating across seven countries in the classified advertising market. It creates value by providing an integrated portfolio of cost-effective and simple-to-use advertising that connects buyers quickly and efficiently with sellers. World Directories offers a range of complementary services, in print, on-line, telephone and mobile, to assist the consumer in making informed purchase decisions. Visit the company at www.wdgroup.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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GT Nexus Selects MicroStrategy to Provide Enhanced Reporting and Analytics for its Global Logistics Portal

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that GT Nexus has selected MicroStrategy to power the customer-facing analytics and reporting capabilities on its Global Logistics portal.

McLean, Va., (November 21, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that GT Nexus has selected MicroStrategy to power the customer-facing analytics and reporting capabilities on its Global Logistics portal. The GT Nexus portal is an on-demand technology platform that is used by importers, exporters, transportation carriers, suppliers, banks and other partners to manage goods that are moving around the world.

The GT Nexus system captures and stores hard-to-get data associated with global supply chains, and then fuels a range of Web applications that can be used by constituents to lower supply chain costs and improve control. MicroStrategy will help GT Nexus to deliver a wide range of analytics and reporting capabilities to its customers, which include Home Depot, Kmart, Xerox, Weyerhaeuser, and American Eagle Outfitters.

By embedding MicroStrategy’s business intelligence technology into its portal, GT Nexus enables customers to analyze their global supply chains and the performance of their partners. With this data, GT Nexus customers can identify weak spots in their supply chain and make analytically-based decisions that can reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, and enhance business performance.

“Our customer base is very diverse and a one-size-fits-all approach to reporting and analytics does not work for us,” said Andy Stinnes, VP of Products and Corporate Strategy for GT Nexus. “By embedding MicroStrategy, we give our customers the ability to build their own unique reports and analytics. We conducted a thorough assessment of BI products and it was apparent, early on, that MicroStrategy’s technology was ahead of the game in many key areas. We were particularly impressed with MicroStrategy’s full-featured Web interface with drag-and-drop interactivity to meet the needs of our diverse user population. Scalability to handle volumes of data and an integrated architecture for a seamless user experience were two other important decision criteria for us.”

“MicroStrategy is pleased to support GT Nexus with enhanced reporting and analytics for their global logistics portal,” said Shankar Ganapathy, MicroStrategy’s Vice President of Channels. “Many companies have selected MicroStrategy for its user-friendly reporting features, scalability, and outstanding analytical capabilities. Our platform delivers comprehensive reports and analyses that can be critical tools for companies that are committed to improving operational efficiencies and enhancing productivity.”

About GT Nexus
GT Nexus runs the world’s only industry-backed, on-demand global logistics portal. Today, more than 40,000 registered users, from over 15,000 organizations use a range of capabilities on the portal to control and optimize the flow of goods and information from order to delivery, worldwide. GT Nexus also is backed by several leading ocean carriers who transact over the portal with thousands of their importer, exporter and 3PL customers. For more about GT Nexus, visit www.gtnexus.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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Quixtar Selects MicroStrategy for Enhanced Enterprise Reporting and Analysis

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Quixtar, a subsidiary of Alticor, Inc., has selected MicroStrategy for enhanced enterprise-wide reporting and analysis capabilities. Quixtar is a top retailer in the onli

McLean, Va., (November 15, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Quixtar, a subsidiary of Alticor, Inc., has selected MicroStrategy for enhanced enterprise-wide reporting and analysis capabilities. Quixtar is a top retailer in the online Health and Beauty category.

Quixtar developed an easy-to-use business intelligence application to support growing requests for data from business users across the organization. With MicroStrategy’s intuitive reporting features and flexible security models, Quixtar was able to meet the individual reporting and analysis requirements of its diverse user population. Quixtar’s BI application offers a customizable user experience, enabling managers to view executive summary reports, marketing personnel to analyze sales promotions and customer demographics, and financial analysts to analyze product sales and invoices. The flexible BI application has reduced demand for IT support and increased efficiencies in many areas of the company.

“MicroStrategy’s robust architecture and flexible platform enabled us to combine the right data level access with the right functionality to create a positive user experience,” said Mark Wetters, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst of Quixtar. “It was exciting to see the success of our employees as they are now empowered to report on and analyze the data they need to improve decision making and business performance.”

“Our retail customers continue to enjoy success with MicroStrategy-based applications,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “MicroStrategy’s integrated BI platform seamlessly delivers user-friendly reports, scorecards, and dashboards that are valuable tools for identifying key trends and making analytically-based business decisions. We are pleased to support Quixtar and their enterprise-wide business intelligence application.”

About Quixtar Inc.
Quixtar Inc., a subsidiary of Alticor Inc., is a business opportunity company that offers entrepreneurs the ability to have a web-based business of their own. Through Quixtar’s Independent Business Owner Compensation Plan, individuals are rewarded for product sales resulting from their business-building efforts.

Since 1999, Independent Business Owners (IBOs) powered by Quixtar have generated $5.3 billion in sales at www.quixtar.com plus more than $396 million for Partner Stores, earning more than $1.72 billion in bonuses and other incentives. Their efforts have propelled Quixtar to be named the number one online retailer in the Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 20th among all e-commerce sites, according to Internet Retailer’s “Top 500 Guide.”

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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866-OUR-VOTE – Hotline Allows Voters Nationwide to Report Problems and Receive Help; Angel.com Technology in Use to Ensure Fairness on Election Day

The Only National Voter Protection Line Staffed by Live Agents Relies on Angel.com Virtual Call Center to Manage and Track Thousands of Election Related Calls

McLean, Va. (November 06, 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 its technology helps power 866-OUR-VOTE – a toll-free hotline for citizens to report problems and receive help on Election Day. The hotline is an effort by Election Protection, a coalition of non-partisan organizations led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP and the People For the American Way Foundation. The group anticipates tens of thousands of calls leading up to and on Nov. 7th, and will have approximately 500 trained volunteers providing information and support as needed.

The hotline is the only national voter protection line that provides live agents and state and local-specific information to callers. The staff can also mobilize legal efforts to investigate problems or irregularities, and work with local election officials to solve these problems. Angel.com’s Virtual Call Center allowed the organization to dramatically modernize and improve the hotline after the 2004 election, when the organization fielded upwards of 200,000 calls.

“The Angel.com Virtual Call Center platform brings voter protection to the 21st century by providing the flexibility and responsiveness we need to address the real problems experienced by American voters,” said Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee. “Before, we had to make decisions about call routing weeks in advance and had no flexibility on the back-end.”

Angel.com’s Virtual Call Center allows the organization to rapidly respond to voter needs and route calls to available volunteers regardless of location. For example, a call center in an area of the country with light traffic can support those with higher volume as trends emerge on Election Day. The system also allows the organization to analyze data, such as caller location and percentage of requests for Spanish translation.

“Angel.com is very proud to provide a technology platform that allows for individual customization, especially for a critically important issue such as voter protection,” said Angel.com CEO Michael Zirngibl. “We are constantly impressed by the power and effectiveness of elegant applications built on the phone.”

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 1,600 customers turn to Angel.com’s proprietary 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. To learn more about Angel.com, visit http://www.angel.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 http://www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, Angel.com 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 Technology Day to Spotlight Business Intelligence Solutions and Best Practices

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will launch a new one-day program, MicroStrategy Technology Day.

McLean, Va., (November 02, 2006) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that it will launch a new one-day program, MicroStrategy Technology Day. The inaugural event will be held in Washington, D.C., November 15, 2006, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel. The event will provide attendees with the opportunity to interact with business intelligence experts and hear how successful organizations use business intelligence software to improve decision making and enhance business performance.

MicroStrategy Technology Day will offer a content-rich agenda with informative technical sessions and customer success strategies. The technology track will feature presentations on reporting, analysis, and monitoring solutions, with insights into creating interactive scorecards, intuitive dashboards, and enterprise reports. The customer track will include case studies from successful MicroStrategy customers, sharing lessons learned in deploying business intelligence applications in their organizations. Some of the companies scheduled to present at MicroStrategy Technology Day in Washington, D.C. include Citigroup, Transportation Security Administration, and AARP.

“We are delighted to launch the first MicroStrategy Technology Day in Washington, D.C., and we look forward to hosting additional Technology Day events in cities around the globe,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “MicroStrategy Technology Day will offer participants a wealth of resources and practical tools to enhance their organization’s business intelligence initiatives.”

To learn more about MicroStrategy Technology Day, visit www.microstrategy.com/DCTechDay.

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 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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