MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is offering free business intelligence software to universities for teaching purposes. MicroStrategy is also offering access to courseware that can be adapted for

McLean, Va., (November 12, 2008) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is offering free business intelligence software to universities for teaching purposes. MicroStrategy is also offering access to courseware that can be adapted for a college-level curriculum.

MicroStrategy has provided its software for teaching BI courses to numerous universities in the U.S. and Europe, including University of Colorado Denver Business School, RWTH Aachen, University of Bamberg, and HTWK Leipzig.

Universities can build or augment their business intelligence course offerings with MicroStrategy and teach students about BI in a tangible way, providing hands-on experience that students can take directly into the workplace. By incorporating MicroStrategy software into a BI curriculum, students can learn valuable skills, such as designing business intelligence reports, performing data analyses, and monitoring business metrics.

Barbara Wixom, Associate Professor and Director MSMIT at the University of Virginia commented, “Companies want to hire students who can hit the ground running – they want students with an understanding of both foundational skills and contemporary tools that exist in the workplace. Having the ability to teach my students business intelligence using software like MicroStrategy is incredible. It means students experience business intelligence in a relevant, real-world way. And, it means that my students can be productive as soon as their careers begin.”

MicroStrategy has provided its software to the Teradata University Network (TUN) for more than five years. TUN is 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. Hugh Watson, Senior Advisor for the Teradata University Network and Professor of MIS at the University of Georgia stated, “I’ve used MicroStrategy in my graduate Decisions Support course and it was easy to include in the course and students loved it.”

“MicroStrategy is an excellent resource for instructors to provide practical BI training to their students,” said MicroStrategy’s COO Sanju Bansal. “BI professionals are in high demand and students trained on MicroStrategy software will gain valuable experience that they can apply toward a career path in this exciting field.”

For more information on MicroStrategy’s BI teaching resources for universities, visit www.microstrategy.com/teachingBIfree.asp.

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 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.

Wende Cover
MicroStrategy, Incorporated
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wcover@microstrategy.com

Source: MicroStrategy