MCLEAN, Va., April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that The BI Survey 7, a leading independent survey of the business intelligence (BI) software market, has found that MicroStrategy customers lead in Web deployment. For the seventh consecutive year, MicroStrategy customers are more successful in deploying BI via the Web than are customers using any other leading BI product.


    Conducted by independent analyst Nigel Pendse and BARC, The Business
Application Research Center, The BI Survey 7 compiled the BI experiences of
nearly 2,000 respondents. The Survey found that MicroStrategy had the highest
Web Deployment Rate of 79.2%, meaning 79.2% of MicroStrategy's customers
reported that they have deployed BI via the Web to at least 50% of their
users.


                       BI Product        Web Deployment Rates (%)
                       MicroStrategy               79.2
                       Cognos Reporting            66.3
                       Cognos Analysis             56.0
                       BusinessObjects             52.9
                       SAP BW                      35.4
                       Hyperion Essbase            32.8
                       Crystal Reports             30.9

According to The BI Survey 7, BI applications deployed via the Web deliver greater business value and benefits than those deployed via client/server technology. Information reach is improved, and setup and maintenance costs are significantly reduced.

"Since the inception of this Survey, MicroStrategy sites have had the highest rates for Web deployment," said Nigel Pendse, author of The BI Survey 7. "The MicroStrategy product line was designed from the ground up for large scale Web deployments, rather than being converted from older desktop or client/server architectures as other vendors have chosen to do. This provides an advantage for MicroStrategy's customers, who report on far more data, to more users, and who are much more likely to be Web connected than those using other products."

"We are pleased that The BI Survey, once again, found that MicroStrategy customers have greater success in deploying BI via the Web than customers of other BI providers," said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy's COO. "The Web continues to be a highly effective delivery mechanism for deploying BI to large user populations. MicroStrategy's full-featured Web interface provides an intuitive array of one-click actions to make business users highly productive in their viewing and exploration of data."

MicroStrategy will host a one-hour Webcast, "Selecting BI Technology for Enterprise Success -- Lessons Learned from over 1,800 Companies' Experiences," on April 24, 2008, featuring Nigel Pendse and findings from The BI Survey 7. To register for the Webcast, visit: http://www.microstrategy.com/BISelectionWebcast.

To view a summary of The BI Survey 7 results, go to http://www.microstrategy.com/BISurvey7.

About The BI Survey

The BI Survey is an annual report based on the world's largest independent survey of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management (PM) users in the world. The BI Survey 7 is published by BARC (The Business Application Research Center), and the author, Nigel Pendse, is a highly respected industry expert and lead analyst for The OLAP Report. With over 1,900 users and consultants plus 365 vendor staff participating in The BI Survey 7, the analysis covers a broad range of business intelligence tools. For more information, visit http://www.bi-survey.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 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.



    Contact:
    Wende Cover
    (703)770-1646
    wcover@microstrategy.com

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