Will Teach Best Practices in Business Intelligence Using MicroStrategy Software

McLEAN, Va., (September 24, 2002) –

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Boise State University has received a grant of MicroStrategy product licenses for use in teaching best practices techniques in business intelligence in the classroom. The grant will be used in the University’s School of Applied Technology to teach a course that will examine the fundamental concepts and theories relevant to business and information technology professionals in data warehousing.

“We chose MicroStrategy for its award-winning technology platform and its leadership position in the business intelligence industry,” said Scott Hilpert, Adjunct Faculty member in the Networking, Operations and Information Systems Department at Boise State University. “The complete range of user functionality combined with sophisticated analytical capabilities make the MicroStrategy platform very attractive to students interested in learning all the aspects of designing, implementing and deploying data warehouse methodologies.”

This semester-long course will use MicroStrategy software and review competing data warehousing methodologies, best practice approaches and structures for planning and designing successful data warehouses, as well as project management pitfalls and success factors. The course will also examine data warehouse modeling, implementation and deployment techniques, as well as data quality planning.

“We are delighted to provide a leading educational institution with the tools required to help students learn the fundamentals of business intelligence and data warehousing technologies,” said Sanju K. Bansal, vice chairman and COO at MicroStrategy Incorporated. “As business and technology strategies become more aligned, today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders will need a much more comprehensive understanding of those technologies that are essential to running efficient business operations. Our platform can provide the foundation for excellence in business intelligence and we’re proud of our relationship with Boise State University.”

About Boise State University

Boise State is Idaho’s metropolitan university, located in the state’s population center and capital city, a hub of government, business, the arts, health care, industry and technology.

The university offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate and technical programs to serve the diverse needs of the area.

The university offers courses in eight colleges: Applied Technology, Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Public Affairs.

In addition to its main campus located less than one mile from downtown Boise, the university operates education centers in Canyon County, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Gowen Field and Twin Falls. A new satellite campus — Boise State West in Canyon County — is in the construction stages.

The university delivers classes via the Internet, compressed video, microwave, cable, computer conferencing and radio. The university has an extensive evening program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and the summer session is the state’s largest.

Boise State is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Several individual programs are accredited by professional accrediting associations. Through all of its programs, Boise State University is fulfilling its commitment to the citizens of Idaho by providing quality teaching, research and public service.

About MicroStrategy Incorporated.

Leadership in a Critical Market: Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a worldwide leader in the increasingly critical business intelligence software market. Large and small companies alike are harnessing MicroStrategy’s business intelligence software to gain vital insights from their data to help them proactively enhance cost-efficiency, productivity and customer relations and optimize revenue-generating strategies. MicroStrategy’s business intelligence platform offers exceptional capabilities that provide organizations — in virtually all facets of their operations — with user-friendly solutions to their data query, reporting, and advanced analytical needs, and distributes valuable insight on this data to users via Web, wireless, and voice. PC Magazine selected MicroStrategy 7(TM) as the 2001 “Editors’ Choice” for business intelligence software.

Enterprise-Class Business Intelligence: MicroStrategy 7i(TM) is a truly integrated, enterprise-class, Web-based business intelligence platform. With MicroStrategy 7i, enterprises can now standardize on one business intelligence platform and deploy high-value business intelligence enterprise-wide. MicroStrategy 7i’s configurable query, reporting, and OLAP Web interface is designed to support all users, from casual report viewers to power analysts.

Diverse Customer Base: MicroStrategy’s customer base cuts across industry and sector lines, with over 1,700 enterprise-class customers, including Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, AT&T Wireless Group, Wachovia and GlaxoSmithKline. MicroStrategy also has relationships with over 400 systems integrators and application development and platform partners, including IBM, PeopleSoft, Hewlett-Packard, and JD Edwards.

MicroStrategy is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol MSTR. For more information on the company, or to purchase or demo MicroStrategy’s software, please visit MicroStrategy’s Web site at http://www.microstrategy.com.

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Alka Nayyar
MicroStrategy Incorporated
(703) 847-4897
anayyar@microstrategy.com

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