SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siperian User Group West -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) -- a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, and Siperian, Inc. -- developers of an industry leading master data management (MDM) platform -- today announced that they have signed an OEM agreement through which Siperian will resell MicroStrategy 8(TM) with Siperian MDM Hub as part of a new offering called "Insight Manager."

Insight Manager enables organizations to effectively govern their data on an ongoing basis by actively reporting on the quality of master data and the performance of the master data hub through MicroStrategy's Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM). These dashboards offer new ways for Siperian users of all skill levels to derive valuable insight from their data -- specifically, key performance metrics and data steward productivity. As a result, organizations can oversee their data assets through ongoing monitoring, assessment and management of data quality, reliability and other key measures.

"Data governance is a critical requirement for any master data management endeavor, but it can be as challenging as it is unique to each organization," commented Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., president and founder, Intelligent Solutions. "Siperian's integration with MicroStrategy's Dashboards is a significant step towards creating a solid data governance strategy and helping customers succeed in their MDM journey."

"MicroStrategy's Dashboards present a tremendous amount of information in an easy to use and highly visual manner, which helps companies quickly identify performance trends and drivers," said Sanju Bansal, Chief Operating Officer, MicroStrategy. "We are delighted that Siperian selected MicroStrategy's Dashboards to provide enhanced data visualization capabilities for its new Insight Manager offering."

"Unlike other MDM solutions, Siperian provides out-of-the-box integration with a variety of complementary solutions which allows our customers to leverage their existing investments and infrastructure and achieve faster time-to-value," said Ken Hoang, founder and CTO at Siperian. "Our Insight Manager -- integrated with MicroStrategy -- ensures that our customers can monitor, track, and report on the master data that is most critical to their business performance."

At the Siperian User Group West in San Francisco on April 2, 2008, Siperian and MicroStrategy -- a sponsor of the event -- will jointly demonstrate Insight Manager and MicroStrategy Dashboards to Siperian customers.

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.

About Siperian, Inc.

Siperian, Inc. is an innovative provider of the most flexible master data management platform. Siperian helps companies unify their critical data about customers, products and organizations -- and delivers the most reliable, complete views of this data within existing business processes. Siperian MDM Hub(TM) offers the next generation of architectural flexibility for managing all types of master data with an integrated, model-driven software platform that adapts to your business requirements -- and delivers rapid return on investment on critical projects today while evolving to a complete enterprise master data management platform. Siperian's approach enables rapid implementation and has earned the company its reputation for leadership and proven success by meeting the complex requirements of market-leading companies in Financial Services, Health & Life Sciences, High-Tech, Manufacturing, and Communications and Media. With corporate headquarters in San Mateo, California, Siperian has offices throughout the United States and in Toronto, Canada, and an EMEA office in London. To learn more about Siperian visit http://www.siperian.com or call 1-866-747-3742.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 8, and MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Siperian and Siperian MDM Hub are trademarks of Siperian, Inc. The names of actual companies or products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.



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