MicroStrategy Fall Symposium to Provide Innovative Forum for Business Intelligence Success Strategies

Two-day Event Offers Technical Sessions and Customer Best Practices

McLean, Va., (September 19, 2005) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will host the MicroStrategy Fall Symposium on October 10-12, 2005 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will feature informative technical and business tracks, real-world customer best practices, and collaborative Product Direction sessions.

The MicroStrategy Fall Symposium offers an interactive venue for participants to exchange ideas with peers and industry experts, learn practical BI strategies from successful companies, and talk with MicroStrategy’s top technology leaders. Attendees can choose from a wide range of educational break-out sessions, led by MicroStrategy product managers and engineers, with instructive information on BI application usage and performance.

Conference participants will hear how leading companies have developed their BI strategies, successfully deployed numerous enterprise BI applications, and improved overall business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present include Comcast, Monster Government Solutions, Verispan, Lowe’s Companies, Marketing Direct, and Northwest Evaluation Association.

MicroStrategy Fall Symposium attendees can impact future enhancements of MicroStrategy products by participating in the Product Direction Sessions, led by MicroStrategy senior product and program managers. The Symposium also offers a unique opportunity for customers to schedule an on-site consultation with a member of the MicroStrategy Technical Advisory Services Team to discuss their most challenging BI issues.

In conjunction with the Fall Symposium, MicroStrategy is hosting an invitation-only Executive Forum. IT executives from leading companies will discuss best practices in deploying BI throughout an organization, hear from visionary speakers including top BI analyst Cindi Howson, and spend time networking with peers.

“The Fall Symposium offers a highly collaborative forum for sharing business intelligence success strategies and a wealth of resources for optimizing BI initiatives,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “We also look forward to high-level discussions with participants at the Executive Forum, where topics will include creating a BI ‘center of excellence’ and implementing enterprise BI solutions.”

To learn more about the MicroStrategy Fall Symposium, visit http://www.microstrategy.com/Events/Fall_Symposium2005

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
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

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