MicroStrategy Will Be Compatible with All Major UNIX Platforms
McLean, VA (April 05, 2005) –
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced plans to port MicroStrategy’s business intelligence platform to the HP-UX 11i operating system on HP Integrity servers, which are built using the newest Intel® Itanium® 2 processor-based architecture.
Upon completion of the port, expected in the second half of 2005, the MicroStrategy product line will be available on each of the three predominant UNIX platforms (HP, IBM, and Sun), significantly expanding MicroStrategy’s UNIX footprint in the business intelligence market.
“MicroStrategy’s user-friendly business intelligence tools will be very helpful to our HP-UX customers,” said Don Jenkins, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Servers, HP. “The robust, scalable MicroStrategy platform, combined with the 64-bit processing power of HP-UX 11i on HP Integrity servers, will result in a win-win for customers who require fast, accurate and reliable decision-support capabilities.”
“We are pleased that participation in the Intel® Early Access Program has supported MicroStrategy in its efforts to develop enterprise-class, scalable business intelligence applications on 64-bit Itanium 2-based platforms,” said Melissa Laird, general manager of Intel’s Software Enabling Division. “With data volumes growing into the high terabytes, 64-bit architecture is becoming essential to large-scale deployments.”
“We are pleased with our relationship with HP, as it will enable leading companies worldwide to experience the power of MicroStrategy-based business intelligence,” said Tom Villani, MicroStrategy’s vice president of global alliances. “Our high-performance 64-bit architecture delivers the query performance that companies need to accommodate rapidly growing data volumes. It also makes it easier for companies to support their increasing user populations and their numerous new reporting, analysis, and monitoring applications.”
For more information, join the upcoming Webcast, “MicroStrategy and HP: 64-bit HP Integrity Servers for Business Intelligence Solutions,” on April 28th at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., or 3:00 p.m. EDT.
Register at: www.microstrategy.com/Events/Online_Seminars/partners/hp.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 the world’s leading organizations make better business decisions every day. Companies use MicroStrategy to transform vast amounts of data into actionable information that enhances their performance, productivity and competitive edge. MicroStrategy’s customers include the top twelve FORTUNE 500 global telecommunications companies, the top eight global pharmaceutical companies, and nearly two-thirds of the top 50 global retailers. MicroStrategy has relationships with systems integrators and technology partners, including IBM, HP, PeopleSoft, Sun, and Teradata. More information about MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com
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