Category: Computer & Electronics

MicroStrategy Announces 12th Annual User Conference, January 13-16, 2009 in Las Vegas

Jan 06, 2009 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Event to Showcase MicroStrategy 9, Featuring New Products and Platform Enhancements to Support the Seamless Evolution from Workgroup Business Intelligence to Enterprise Business Intelligence

McLean, Va., (January 06, 2009) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will host its 12th annual user conference, MicroStrategy World 2009, January 13-16 at the Wynn Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will showcase MicroStrategy 9, the company’s biggest release in nearly a decade, which is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2009.

MicroStrategy World 2009 will offer more than 45 technical sessions focused on MicroStrategy 9, with its expanded capabilities for high performance, high efficiency, excellent scalability, and fast time-to-value. During the 3-day event, participants will see product demonstrations and learn about MicroStrategy’s latest technical advances to help companies deliver more business intelligence across the enterprise, while reducing administrative costs.

Executives from more than 35 world-class companies will present their success strategies and experiences using business intelligence to enhance business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at MicroStrategy World 2009 include AARP, AEG Worldwide, Belgacom, Bluegreen Corporation, Canadian Institute of Health Information, Cancer Care Ontario, Catalina Marketing, Citi, CVS Caremark, David’s Bridal, FAMIQ, GUESS?, Herbalife, KeyBank, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Lowe’s Companies, Mercury Insurance Company, Meredith Corporation, Nationwide Insurance, Raley’s, Republic Bank Limited, Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Sepracor, Target, Transportation Security Administration, Turkcell, and Yahoo!.

At MicroStrategy World 2009, participants will learn about complementary solutions and services from many of MicroStrategy’s technology partners and event sponsors, including Accenture, Sybase, Teradata, Capgemini, HP, iOLAP, Southport Services Group, Carpio Solutions, Composite Software, DataFactZ, Greenlight Technologies, InfoCepts, Invexer, Lancet Software, Longview Solutions, Microsoft, Netezza, QuantiSense, SPSS, Vertica, and Visual Crossing.

“MicroStrategy World 2009 will provide an exciting first look at the MicroStrategy 9 new product features and platform enhancements engineered to help companies lower costs while delivering more BI across their enterprise,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “The event will offer dozens of technical presentations for deeper insights into the many new components of our next-generation BI technology. With more than 130 business and technical sessions to choose from, participants can customize their MicroStrategy World experience to fit their areas of interest and levels of experience.”

Registration information and a preliminary agenda for MicroStrategy World 2009 are available at www.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyWorld2009.

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, MicroStrategy 9 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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Whole Foods Market

Dec 22, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Selected Following Evaluation of Leading BI Products

McLean, Va., (December 22, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) has selected MicroStrategy’s Business Intelligence Platform(TM) to support a wide range of business intelligence applications across its enterprise. Whole Foods Market is a worldwide leader in the natural and organic foods industry.

Whole Foods Market is using MicroStrategy to analyze sales and operational data across its 275 stores in North America and the United Kingdom. MicroStrategy is being utilized by BI users throughout the organization for detailed insights into product sales. In addition, Whole Foods Market has enabled its suppliers and vendors to view sales data for their specific product lines through a MicroStrategy-based application.

“MicroStrategy’s proven expertise in retail business intelligence was a key factor in selecting them as our BI provider,” said Dave Zodikoff, IT Senior Coordinator of Purchasing, Private Label and Reporting at Whole Foods Market. “We evaluated several leading BI products and, using a total cost of ownership model, determined that MicroStrategy had the best combination of ease-of-use, time-to-market, successful retail implementations, and robust analytical capabilities.”

“MicroStrategy’s integrated platform delivers comprehensive reports and analyses that can serve as critical tools for companies committed to improving operational efficiencies and enhancing business performance,” said MicroStrategy’s COO, Sanju Bansal. “We are pleased that Whole Foods Market selected MicroStrategy to support its expanding BI applications.”

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

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

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MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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iDashboards Completes Most Successful Year in Company History

Dec 15, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Industry Demand for Affordable Performance Management Solutions and Increase in Customers Keys to Growth

Troy, MI (December 15, 2008) –

iDashboards, the leader in Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard software, today announced it has recorded year-to-date revenue growth of 55% over 2007. This growth was fueled by a significant increase in the number of customers across various industries.

New client acquisitions for iDashboards not only span industries, but also the globe, including the UK, Middle East, Mexico and the US. The worldwide reach of iDashboards further demonstrates the value and power of enterprise-class dashboards.

Today, new customers like Darley Stud Farms, a prominent stallion breeder, and Dubai Holding, an investment institution, are using dashboard technology to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and track the health of their organizations. With iDashboards, they are able to drill down into the information that resides in various complex data sets, enabling executives to make intelligent decisions quickly.

iDashboards’ OEM partner channel has also grown over the course of the year. New partners include Parallax Technologies, a corporation specializing in Systems Integration and Contact Center Solutions, and Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the leading global provider of software for non-profits. Working with software integrators enables iDashboards to expand its reach and provide organizations with data visualization needed to ensure success in 2009.

Due to its growth, iDashboards moved its headquarters to a larger space. The company now occupies a 5,100 square feet office that is centrally located to Troy’s high-tech corridor.

Additional 2008 successes include:

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Product Launch: Release of iDashboards 6.0, an innovative software solution used to design the well-received demo consumer-facing dashboards of the 2008 Olympic Games http://tinyurl.com/67d3n4 and this year’s Presidential election http://tinyurl.com/44ylof
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Thought Leadership: Shadan Malik, CEO of iDashboards, was featured and quoted in many industry sources such as Inc., InternetNews, FundRaising Success, BeyeNETWORK, GO, DM Review, ebizQ, Tech Republic, CRM Magazine and Processor
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Accolades: Recognized as one of the “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch” through an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation

“We are thrilled with the tremendous growth the company experienced this year,” said Shadan Malik, CEO, iDashboards. “In today’s economic climate, it is imperative that businesses use data visualization of their assets to determine performance metrics at every level of the organization. We anticipate that the need for affordable BI tools, specifically those for visual reporting, will continue to increase in 2009.”

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About iDashboards

Through its award-winning engineering and patented software, iDashboards helps companies leverage information assets through visually rich, real-time and personalized business intelligence dashboards to analyze, track, and drill down through a wealth of information. iDashboards’ global customer base consists of organizations ranging from large, fortune 500 companies to small and medium-sized businesses, all of which are making quicker, well-informed business decisions with the help of iDashboards. The company is privately held and headquartered in Troy, Michigan. To find out more about iDashboards’ solutions, please call (248) 952-0840 or visit www.idashboards.com.

Press Contact:
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LEWIS PR
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MicroStrategy Announces New Half-day Business Intelligence Course for Business Users

Dec 11, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Free Course Provides Hands-on Experience Creating Business Reports and Information Dashboards

McLean, Va., (December 11, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced a new class designed for business users who want to become familiar with enterprise business intelligence reporting and analytics.

The half-day course is free and will be taught on-site for attendees at their office or a local training facility. The curriculum will cover the following:

* Understand how enterprise BI can help improve operational efficiency
* Design reports, scorecards, and dashboards with ease
* Interact with enterprise data through dashboards and visualizations
* Learn how sophisticated analytics can improve corporate strategy
* Explore the 5 Styles of BI

MicroStrategy has offered a one-day Introduction to Business Intelligence class since 2006 with thousands of participants attending classes held in cities around the world. This new class was developed to address the specific needs of business people who have limited or no experience using business intelligence software.

“MicroStrategy’s new course offering will be very useful for our employees who have no experience or very little experience with business intelligence software,” said Alan Heger, Vice President of Information Systems at Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. “The hands-on training will help business users and analysts see how easy it is to run reports and analyze their data for deeper insights into the business. In addition, the half-day format and on-site class location will make it especially convenient for participants.”

“Utilizing business intelligence to its fullest is critical for business professionals who rely on reporting and analytics for decision making,” said Mark Smith, CEO and EVP Research of Ventana Research. “MicroStrategy’s educational courses with hands-on instruction are valuable in providing organizations with direct insight into how to be both efficient and effective in their hourly, daily, and weekly business intelligence activities.”

“Our new half-day BI course will help business users better understand the value of BI and how it can support their business goals,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “Through this class, attendees will learn how to create their own reports and dashboards without support from IT, and how BI can be used to gain greater insights into their business to make more informed decisions.”

For more information on MicroStrategy’s BI class for business users, visit www.microstrategy.com/FreeBusinessUserClass.

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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Alloso Technologies Integrates MicroStrategy into its Portfolio One Business Intelligence Platform

Dec 10, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Provides Hospitality Industry with Real-Time Visibility into Revenues and Expenses Across the Portfolio

McLean, Va., (December 10, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Alloso Technologies has entered into an OEM agreement with MicroStrategy. Alloso Technologies is a software development and consulting company providing hoteliers and the hospitality industry with solutions to help them manage and improve the performance of their portfolios.

Alloso’s Portfolio One(TM) solution is a Web-based business intelligence platform that consolidates information from different hospitality and hotel brand systems. Portfolio One provides in-depth financial reporting, expense management, and analytical capabilities for hotel management companies and asset managers.

Using MicroStrategy’s Web-based dashboards, reporting, and analytics, Alloso’s clients can gain real-time visibility into revenue and expense information across their hospitality systems. On one platform, users can analyze data consolidated from nearly every system in the organization, including General Ledger, Budgets and Forecasts, Market Research, Payroll and Labor, and Energy. MicroStrategy’s drag-and-drop capabilities provide the ability to view this information by both the standard criteria, such as brand, franchise, ownership, comp set, and geographical locations, as well as user- and company-defined custom groupings.

MicroStrategy’s integrated security enables users across the organization to see the information relevant to their specific area of the business. Additionally, Portfolio One is designed from the ground up to reduce the labor necessary to collect, validate, and distribute this information.

Jon Gorman, CTO at Alloso Technologies, commented: “MicroStrategy’s technology is allowing us, for the first time, to bring all of this information together on a single platform and deliver it to every level of the organization at an affordable cost. With MicroStrategy’s mature technology and flexible licensing, we can deliver actionable information to every accountable person in the organization. MicroStrategy’s ROLAP technology enables our users to drill down to the transaction level of detail from virtually anywhere in the system, without the limitations of cubes. Finally, the architecture is extremely flexible allowing us to provide hoteliers with a best-in-class solution at an attractive price point, which is proving to be a compelling competitive advantage.”

“We are delighted to work with Alloso Technologies and provide enhanced reporting and analytics for their new BI solution,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “MicroStrategy’s integrated BI platform enables our OEM partners to easily embed analytics into new application offerings and augment product capabilities.”

About Alloso Technologies
Alloso Technologies is a leader in innovative software development and consulting to the hospitality industry. Our expertise combines extensive hospitality experience together with strong technology and development backgrounds.

At Alloso Technologies we constantly strive to ensure our products are truly helping hotelier’s manage and improve their business. Portfolio One(TM) was developed with input and feedback from forward-thinking leaders in the hospitality industry. More information about Alloso Technologies is available at www.alloso.com.

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

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

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MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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iDashboards and Parallax Technologies Offer Performance Dashboards for Contact Centers

Dec 10, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Parallax Technologies, providers of Contact Center solutions, and iDashboards, the leader in Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard software, are pleased to announce that the companies have entered a partnership to provide industry-leading business intelligence dashboard platforms

Detroit, MI (December 10, 2008) –

Parallax Technologies, providers of Contact Center solutions, and iDashboards, the leader in Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard software, are pleased to announce that the companies have entered a partnership to provide industry-leading business intelligence dashboard platforms. This strategic partnership will ensure that Parallax Technologies’ customers are equipped with the most comprehensive and cutting edge business intelligence and performance management systems.

“We believe that iDashboards nicely complements Parallax’s portfolio of products and business objectives. The industry-leading dashboard technology from iDashboards connected with Quality Assurance, Performance Management and Customer Satisfaction data that exists in Contact Centers will deliver great value to Parallax customers,” stated Ernest LaBara, president, Parallax Technologies.

iDashboards offers immediate value to organizations through the seamless integration with existing Parallax Technologies offerings and underlying data sources. Some of the features that make iDashboards the best of breed dashboard solution are:

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Enterprise Scalability – iDashboards delivers personalized dashboards to thousands of users; it provides LDAP integration, portal integration and a comprehensive security framework.
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High User Adoption – The fully browser-based system provides unique right-click menu options that empower business users to customize their dashboards with little training.
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Patented Visualization -Flash-based animation provides a rich visual experience offering dynamic “Visual Intelligence” into large amounts of data.
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Alerts – Users can be notified through emails as well as dashboard alerts when a key performance indicator (KPI) exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

“We are thrilled that Parallax Technologies is using iDashboards to support Contact Center customers in visualizing key metrics and gauging performance,” said David Ferguson, Director of Business Development and Channels for iDashboards. “This partnership further demonstrates the value of dashboards for real-time data analysis and quick decision making in high-volume enterprise settings.”

About Parallax Technologies
Parallax Technologies is a Michigan based corporation specializing in Systems Integration and Contact Center Solutions. Parallax has brought together a powerful suite of applications that enable organizations to achieve substantial business benefits by optimizing the deployment of their customer’s workforce and the management of customer centric data in the contact center. As an application provider and systems integrator, Parallax Technologies delivers world-class solutions while leveraging partnerships with established industry leaders to provide all the necessary components of a unified Contact Center solution. To find out more, please call 248-625-3456 or visit our website at www.parallaxtechnologies.com.

About iDashboards
Through its award-winning engineering and patented software, iDashboards helps companies leverage information assets through visually rich, real-time and personalized business intelligence dashboards to analyze, track, and drill down through a wealth of information. iDashboards’ global customer base consists of organizations ranging from large, fortune 500 companies to small and medium-sized businesses, all of which are making quicker, well-informed business decisions with the help of iDashboards. The company is privately held and headquartered in Troy, Michigan. To find out more about iDashboards, please visit www.idashboards.com.

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iDashboards Contact:
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DFS Group Selects MicroStrategy for Enhanced Sales Reporting and Analysis

Dec 02, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy Chosen Following Extensive Analysis of Competitive Business Intelligence Products

McLean, Va., (December 02, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that DFS Group has selected MicroStrategy for enhanced reporting and analysis across multiple areas of the company. DFS Group is a leading luxury retailer catering to international travelers around the globe. With headquarters in Hong Kong and 6,500 employees, DFS operations range from Abu Dhabi to New York and include more than 150 airport stores and 15 downtown DFS Gallerias.

Following a competitive evaluation of business intelligence products, DFS is replacing its existing BI tools with MicroStrategy. DFS plans to use MicroStrategy for reporting and analysis of key business areas, including sales and operations. With MicroStrategy, DFS users will be able to gain enhanced insights into category management, providing critical sales information by product, category, and geography, to better understand which products and categories are selling well, and in which locations. DFS also plans to use MicroStrategy for customer analysis and reporting at the store front to support day-to-day operations.

“We evaluated other business intelligence products and we chose MicroStrategy because of its advanced technology, integrated platform, and data scalability,” said Robert Yap, Senior Vice President and CIO of DFS. “MicroStrategy provides a Web-based user interface and an integrated environment for our users around the world, enabling us to simplify and standardize reporting and analysis for our merchant and store operations communities. A key strength is the ability to schedule reports by day, week, or month to be delivered automatically to targeted users’ e-mail or secured network folders.”

“Retailers embrace MicroStrategy because of its scalable and flexible platform, enabling them to analyze volumes of transactional data and gain valuable information on essential areas such as store operations, inventory management, and merchandising analysis,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “We are delighted that DFS has selected MicroStrategy to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities.”

About DFS
DFS was founded in Hong Kong in 1960 by two entrepreneurs, Chuck Feeney and Robert Miller. Since then the company has grown into the world’s largest travel-oriented Duty Free and Luxury retailer, with airport shops and Luxury Galleria stores in major destinations in Asia/Pacific, Oceania, the United States, and the Middle East. DFS is now owned by LVMH Moet Hennesy Louis Vuitton and Mr. Miller.

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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Quadrant Risk Management Signs Global Reseller Agreement with MicroStrategy

Nov 20, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

Quadrant Develops Risk Management Offering using MicroStrategy Dashboards

McLean, Va., (November 20, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that Quadrant Risk Management (International) Ltd (Quadrant) has signed a Global Reseller Agreement with MicroStrategy. Quadrant is a leading supplier of financial business intelligence, enterprise risk, and compliance solutions.

Under the agreement, Quadrant will resell MicroStrategy’s technology to its banking and insurance industry customers. Quadrant offers a Financial Services Enterprise Data Model with pre-packaged modules for a broad range of financial sectors, including retail banking, credit cards, mortgages, lending, mutual funds, investment banking, and insurance. By incorporating MicroStrategy’s BI software, Quadrant will be able to offer enhanced analytical capabilities such as detailed and ad hoc reporting, advanced and predictive analytics, and exception-based alert and notification capabilities.

Quadrant has developed a range of business intelligence solutions that provide a platform and tools to measure, manage, and understand business performance and risk. Built using MicroStrategy’s Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM) and Quadrant’s Financial Information Model, this offering can provide financial institutions with deeper insights into factors that can impact their risk profile, financial performance, and profitability.

Paul Lockyear, CEO of Quadrant stated, “MicroStrategy will enhance our business intelligence capabilities and enable us to offer our customers robust reporting and analytical functionality for data-driven decision making. MicroStrategy’s data and user scalability is well-suited for our financial services customers who typically have terabytes of data and very large user populations.”

“We are pleased to forge this new relationship with Quadrant,” said MicroStrategy’s COO, Sanju Bansal. “In today’s volatile economic environment, effective risk management is imperative. Quadrant’s specialization in enterprise risk and data management solutions for the financial industry will extend MicroStrategy’s reach into this important vertical market.”

About Quadrant Risk Management
Quadrant Risk Management (International) Limited was formed in the UK in 1991 as a specialist consultancy by risk management professionals who had previously operated at board level in financial institutions. In 2001 Quadrant diversified by developing its domain expertise into the B2, Quadrant’s risk and compliance suite, in response to the Bank for International Settlement’s Basel II Capital Accord. SAB2 was introduced in 2006 as a Standardised Approach solution to meeting the requirements of Basel II. In November 2006, with venture capital funding, Quadrant acquired Ecensity Corporation, a specialist in SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) to enhance its technology base and delivery capability. In January 2007 Quadrant announced that it is developing S2 to address the risk based capital adequacy requirements being introduced with Solvency II for the European insurance industry, currently planned for 2012. More information is available at www.qrmi-group.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 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, Incorporated
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MicroStrategy Announces Integration with Adobe Flash Platform to Create Rich Internet Applications with Embedded Business Intelligence

Nov 17, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that its latest release of MicroStrategy 8� software offers integrated support for key components of the Adobe Flash Platform.

McLean, Va., (November 17, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that its latest release of MicroStrategy 8(TM) software offers integrated support for key components of the Adobe Flash Platform.

MicroStrategy’s enhanced level of integration with Adobe Flex Builder 3, a key component of the Flash Platform, extends a new range of BI delivery and consumption opportunities to the latest composite and mash-up applications. Now Flex developers do not need to become BI practitioners to take advantage of BI within their rich Internet applications (RIAs). New MicroStrategy extensions to the open source Flex framework, including visualizations and selector controls, have been delivered as custom Flex components, making it fast and easy for Flex developers to add powerful BI capabilities to their applications.

By combining MicroStrategy’s advanced analytical capabilities and scalability for thousands of users and terabytes of data with the functionality and features in Adobe Flex Builder 3, developers will have an extensive arsenal for creating powerful RIAs with robust business intelligence. With these types of RIAs, users can combine historical, predictive, and operational information for a more comprehensive perspective of their business areas. These easy-to-use, highly interactive interfaces can be deployed inside the browser using the ubiquitous Adobe® Flash® Player or outside the browser using Adobe AIR.

“There’s been a significant increase in demand for business-critical RIAs that can be deployed regardless of the operating system, online or offline,” said Dave Gruber, group product marketing manager, Platform business unit at Adobe. “By leveraging Adobe Flex Builder 3 and Adobe AIR with the MicroStrategy platform, developers can create more effective user experiences for data-intensive applications. This is a natural fit for enterprise application developers who want to include the full power of business intelligence into their RIAs.”

“MicroStrategy is pleased to work with Adobe to provide this deep integration between business intelligence and rich Internet application technology,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy’s COO. “There is a growing community of very creative and active Flex developers who are pioneering the latest breed of Web applications. MicroStrategy is pleased to be directly addressing those developers with BI technology that has been designed specifically for them.”

For more details, visit the MicroStrategy booth at the Adobe MAX North America conference in San Francisco, California, November 16-19, 2008.

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 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, Incorporated
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MicroStrategy Offers Free Software to Universities for Business Intelligence Courses

Nov 12, 2008 | Computer & Electronics, Computer Software, Internet, Technology | 0 comments

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is offering free business intelligence software to universities for teaching purposes. MicroStrategy is also offering access to courseware that can be adapted for

McLean, Va., (November 12, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is offering free business intelligence software to universities for teaching purposes. MicroStrategy is also offering access to courseware that can be adapted for a college-level curriculum.

MicroStrategy has provided its software for teaching BI courses to numerous universities in the U.S. and Europe, including University of Colorado Denver Business School, RWTH Aachen, University of Bamberg, and HTWK Leipzig.

Universities can build or augment their business intelligence course offerings with MicroStrategy and teach students about BI in a tangible way, providing hands-on experience that students can take directly into the workplace. By incorporating MicroStrategy software into a BI curriculum, students can learn valuable skills, such as designing business intelligence reports, performing data analyses, and monitoring business metrics.

Barbara Wixom, Associate Professor and Director MSMIT at the University of Virginia commented, “Companies want to hire students who can hit the ground running – they want students with an understanding of both foundational skills and contemporary tools that exist in the workplace. Having the ability to teach my students business intelligence using software like MicroStrategy is incredible. It means students experience business intelligence in a relevant, real-world way. And, it means that my students can be productive as soon as their careers begin.”

MicroStrategy has provided its software to the Teradata University Network (TUN) for more than five years. TUN is a Web-based learning portal for faculty and students in data warehousing and business intelligence that is provided at no cost to universities around the globe. Hugh Watson, Senior Advisor for the Teradata University Network and Professor of MIS at the University of Georgia stated, “I’ve used MicroStrategy in my graduate Decisions Support course and it was easy to include in the course and students loved it.”

“MicroStrategy is an excellent resource for instructors to provide practical BI training to their students,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “BI professionals are in high demand and students trained on MicroStrategy software will gain valuable experience that they can apply toward a career path in this exciting field.”

For more information on MicroStrategy’s BI teaching resources for universities, visit www.microstrategy.com/teachingBIfree.asp.

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

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

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MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
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