MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy(R)
Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business
intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will provide the
University of Colorado Denver Business School with free business intelligence
software licenses, technical support, and training. As part of its commitment
to developing the next generation of BI skills and leaders, MicroStrategy
offers free software to many universities for teaching purposes.
The University of Colorado Denver Business School offers BI courses in its
Master of Science in Information Systems, Master of Business Administration,
and PhD in Computer Science and Information Systems programs. UC Denver plans
to expand its BI course offerings and build courseware based on
MicroStrategy's software. Students will receive hands-on BI experience using
MicroStrategy, which will allow them to design and refine business reports and
perform data analyses using MicroStrategy's full-featured Web interface.
"We are delighted that our graduate students will have the opportunity to
work with MicroStrategy's award-winning BI software," said Professor Jahangir
Karimi, Director of the Information Systems Programs of the UC Denver Business
School. "MicroStrategy will enrich our business intelligence course offerings
and enable us to teach our students about BI in a tangible way, providing them
with valuable experience that they can take directly into the workplace."
"MicroStrategy believes that an investment in knowledge pays the highest
dividends, and we are proud to provide our software to the University of
Colorado Denver," said MicroStrategy's COO Sanju Bansal. "Our software, with
its user-friendly reporting features and analytical flexibility, is
well-suited to provide practical BI training for graduate students."
MicroStrategy is committed to the advancement of business intelligence
through academic programs. For nearly six years, MicroStrategy has provided
free software for the Teradata University Network, 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.
For more information on MicroStrategy's BI teaching resources for
universities, visit http://www.microstrategy.com/teachingBIfree.asp.
About UC Denver Business School
UC Denver's Business School, http://www.business.cudenver.edu, is the
largest accredited graduate school of business in Colorado with more than
18,000 alumni. The school serves more than 1,200 graduate students and 1,400
undergraduate students each year. Students and faculty are involved in solving
real-world business problems as they collaborate on more than 100 projects
with area businesses every semester through classroom work, guest lectures and
research projects.
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 and 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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