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INMA, Inc. Joins MicroStrategy's DSS Partners Program

INMA's InfoCube Offers Browser-Based Business Analysis Using MicroStrategy DSS Web

Barrington, IL, August 4, 1999 — INMA, Inc. announced today that it has joined the MicroStrategy DSS Partners™ program as a value-added reseller. MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, INMA will leverage MicroStrategy DSS Web™, a sophisticated browser-based query and analysis tool, in its InfoCube® product, a leading application template for business analysis.

InfoCube integrates the power of MicroStrategy DSS Web with INMA’s proven business analysis methodology, resulting in an intuitive and fully-customizable template solution that meets the needs of any enterprise. InfoCube has already been deployed to companies in such diverse markets as insurance, high-tech, financial services, and manufacturing. Since it is based upon fundamental business principles, InfoCube provides in-depth analyses that can benefit virtually any organization.

With InfoCube, many critical business discoveries can be made with just four to five clicks of a mouse since InfoCube offers eight analytical templates that fulfill 90% of the most popular analytical requests. End-users can use these templates to intuitively discover data relationships that may be hidden in large data warehouses, resulting in better insight for informed decision-making.

"By integrating MicroStrategy DSS Web into InfoCube, INMA can increase the productivity of knowledge workers in any industry, while leveraging the Internet to provide a cost-effective means for information analysis and distribution," said Greg Gutkowski, principal at INMA, Inc. "Studies show that, on average, more than 50% of a professional’s time in an American corporation is spent on manually seeking, retrieving, and reformatting information. InfoCube is aimed at this vast potential for improved productivity."

"InfoCube provides businesses with the detailed insight they require to implement new business strategies, respond to developments in the marketplace, and gain a comprehensive understanding of their customers," said Sanju K. Bansal, chief operating officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated. "With MicroStrategy DSS Web providing the analytical core, InfoCube end-users will be able to take advantage of unparalleled analytical functionality, allowing them to gather the information they need in order to evaluate business processes and make informed decisions quickly."

About INMA, Inc.

INMA, Inc. is an innovative information management firm based in Barrington, Illinois. InfoCube, INMA’s cutting-edge business analysis application tool, provides eight analytical templates that INMA consultants have found to be most requested from organizations, regardless of industry. INMA has implemented InfoCube in companies such as Allstate, American Express, AT&T, Fireman’s Fund, Lucent Technologies, Mobil Oil, U S West, and many others. For more information, please visit: www.inma-inc.com.

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