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Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. Joins MicroStrategy’s DSS Partners Program as a Systems Integrator

SCHAUMBURG, IL, July 12, 1999 -- Greenbrier & Russel, Inc., a leader in information technology consulting, today announced that it has joined the MicroStrategy® (NASDAQ: MSTR) DSS Partners™ Program as a Systems Integrator. MicroStrategy Incorporated is a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software. The partnership provides customers with an innovative set of products and a unique set of services focused on expanding the reach of the data warehouse.

Greenbrier & Russel will use MicroStrategy's DSS Suite™, a comprehensive business intelligence product line, to provide customers with enterprise-wide custom data warehouse solutions delivering superior analytical insight and database performance. With its MicroStrategy Certified Decision Support Engineer (MCDSE) status, Greenbrier & Russel brings in-depth knowledge of the MicroStrategy architecture to bear on designing and implementing high performance, low maintenance warehouse applications. Combining this expertise with Greenbrier & Russel's GUIDE™ methodology, which provides an incremental, structured approach to assessing, planning, designing and developing a data warehouse and the accompanying business intelligence processes and tools, Greenbrier & Russel can service clients across a wide spectrum of industries nationwide.

"MicroStrategy is a tremendous addition to Greenbrier & Russel's solutions offerings in the data warehousing practice area," said Susan Cunard, Regional Vice President, Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. "The combination of MicroStrategy's product line and our expertise in data warehousing solutions creates a solid partnership from which all involved will benefit. We look forward to working with MicroStrategy to deliver high-performance, business intelligence solutions to our customers."

"With its proven record of success developing custom data warehousing solutions, Greenbrier & Russel will be able to leverage DSS Suite to provide customers with sophisticated solutions that meet their enterprise business needs," said Sanju K. Bansal, chief operating officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated.

Greenbrier & Russel, Inc.

Greenbrier & Russel, Inc. is a strategic information technology services firm providing project and management consulting, technical staffing, and training. The company specializes in data warehousing, web development and deployment, package selection and implementation, and client/server integration. Greenbrier & Russel is located at 1450 E. American Lane in Schaumburg. For additional information, please call (800) 453-0347. Or, visit the company's web site: www.gr.com. Greenbrier & Russel also has locations in Appleton (WI), Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Phoenix.

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