MicroStrategy Strengthens Position in 64-Bit Business Intelligence

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that the upcoming release of MicroStrategy 8 will be certified on HP Integrity servers. MicroStrategy continues to strengthen its position in 64-bit business intelligence by supporting HP-UX 11i.

MicroStrategy's 64-bit BI architecture can support large user populations and high data scalability. The combination of MicroStrategy and HP Integrity servers based on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors delivers powerful capabilities, allowing large scale BI applications to be rapidly deployed and easily maintained.

MicroStrategy 8 is one of the few BI technologies fully compiled in 64-bit mode, enabling businesses to support more BI applications, with more users, and higher performance on fewer servers, enabling delivery of a highly affordable BI solution for enterprise BI standardization.

"MicroStrategy continues to extend its capabilities in 64-bit BI with our certification on HP-UX 11i," said MicroStrategy COO Sanju Bansal. "MicroStrategy 8 running on HP Integrity servers based on Itanium 2 processors provides our customers with a highly scalable and efficient architecture well- suited for large scale business intelligence deployments."

"Infrastructure matters more than ever for business intelligence. Our customers demand higher availability, security, scalability, and flexibility," said Don Jenkins, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Servers, HP. "With MicroStrategy 8 on HP Integrity servers customers can consolidate and scale their business intelligence environments on a platform that was built for BI."

"MicroStrategy's upcoming release and HP Integrity servers based on Intel Itanium 2 processors are a powerful combination for enterprise end users," said Melissa Laird, general manager of the Global Developer Relations Division, Intel Corporation. "By threading the application, MicroStrategy takes full advantage of Intel's newest Itanium 2 processor in dual and multiprocessing configurations, making it well suited for large-scale business intelligence deployments that require the highest performance, scalability and reliability."

In addition to HP-UX 11i, MicroStrategy 8 supports other major 64-bit operating systems including Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and Red Hat Linux. The upcoming release of MicroStrategy 8 is expected to be generally available in the first quarter of 2006. 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 registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Intel and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. This press release may include statements that may constitute "forward- looking statements," including its estimates of future business prospects, potential new product releases and expected generally availability dates for new product releases and statements containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks that could cause MicroStrategy's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: the ability of MicroStrategy to implement and achieve widespread customer acceptance of its software on a timely basis; delays in MicroStrategy's ability to develop or ship new products, including new releases of MicroStrategy 8 software and specific features in any such release; market acceptance of new products; competitive factors; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in MicroStrategy's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. Contact:

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MicroStrategy, Incorporated

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