MicroStrategy to Provide Business Intelligence Software to University of Colorado Denver Business School; Reflects MicroStrategy's Commitment to Training Students in Business Intelligence

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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