Event to Feature Speakers from McDonald’s, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Things Remembered, Payless ShoeSource, Spartan Stores, and Quixtar

McLean, Va., (October 03, 2007) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it will host its Fall Symposium in Chicago, Illinois, at The Westin Chicago River North on October 16-17, 2007. The event will offer a content-rich agenda of business and technology sessions to provide participants with practical tools to enhance business intelligence performance.

MicroStrategy product managers and engineers will lead the technical sessions and demonstrate advanced BI development techniques as well as proven strategies for optimizing BI application usage and performance. In addition, attendees will see demonstrations of the latest advances in the MicroStrategy platform, including MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM), MicroStrategy Mobile(TM), and MicroStrategy Integrity Manager(TM). Symposium participants can also schedule a one-hour complimentary consultation with a member of the MicroStrategy Technical Advisory Services Team to discuss their most challenging BI questions.

A highlight of the Fall Symposium will be the case study presentations from MicroStrategy customers who have successfully deployed enterprise BI applications to improve business performance. Some of the companies scheduled to present at the Fall Symposium in Chicago include McDonald’s, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Hallmark, Things Remembered, Payless ShoeSource, Spartan Stores, and Quixtar.

“The Symposia are excellent venues for learning new BI strategies, meeting with MicroStrategy experts, and hearing first-hand BI experiences from industry-leading companies,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. “We have an outstanding line-up of speakers scheduled for the Fall Symposium and we look forward to another successful event.”

To find out more about the MicroStrategy Fall Symposium in Chicago, visit: www.microstrategy.com/ChicagoSymposium2007

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 www.microstrategy.com.

MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards, MicroStrategy Integrity Manager, MicroStrategy Mobile 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.

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

Source: MicroStrategy