FBI Enters Multi-year Licensing Arrangement

McLean, Va., (August 11, 2005) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is expanding its deployment of MicroStrategy to support requirements across multiple programs within the Bureau. The value of the initial order for software and services under this agreement is approximately $1.6 million.

The FBI entered into a multi-year enterprise-wide licensing arrangement with MicroStrategy in support of current projects and its plan to establish a services-oriented architecture using standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology. MicroStrategy will provide users with access to critical data stored in the FBI’s massive information repositories to help monitor and manage day-to-day operations and support investigative and intelligence activities.

“We are extremely proud of our growing relationship with the FBI and their decision to use the MicroStrategy platform to support vital national programs,” said Gary Monroe, MicroStrategy’s Director of Federal Operations. “MicroStrategy is well suited for large government agencies because of its reliability, scalability, security, and intuitive Web interface. Our customer base includes a wide range of federal, state, and local government organizations that use MicroStrategy to gain greater insights into their operations and make data-driven decisions.”

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Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
1-703-770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

Source: MicroStrategy