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The Data Warehouse Consulting Group Joins MicroStrategy’s DSS Partners Program

Partnership Provides Data Warehouse and Decision Support Solutions for the Financial, Utility, Insurance, Manufacturing, and Retail Industries

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, March 29, 1999 — The Data Warehouse Consulting Group, a leading provider of data warehousing and decision support solutions, announced today that it has joined the MicroStrategy® (NASDAQ: MSTR) DSS Partners™ Program as a systems integrator. MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of mission-critical decision support systems.

Under the terms of the partnership agreement, The Data Warehouse Consulting Group will leverage MicroStrategy’s DSS Suite™, a complete decision support product line, in its comprehensive COMPASS© implementation methodology. COMPASS© is a layered, component-based approach to delivering scalable data warehousing solutions. Through this proven methodology, The Data Warehouse Consulting Group can implement fully functional data marts in 60 to 90 days.

Using DSS Suite, The Data Warehouse Consulting Group can now provide decision support and e-business applications to clients across a wide spectrum of industries, such as finance, insurance, utilities, and retail. Some examples of powerful analytical applications that MicroStrategy’s technology will enable The Data Warehouse Consulting Group to develop include:

• Utilities – Analysis of bidding and scheduling in the deregulated power industry
• Insurance (P&C) – Premium vs. claim losses by risk variables and "what if" scenarios
• Banking – Customer cross-selling opportunities
• Mutual Funds – Shareholder account NAV analysis and Dealer/Rep sales performance
• Retail – Analysis of target marketing and promotions

"We are very excited about this partnership," said Sean Ivoghli, founder and CEO of The Data Warehouse Consulting Group. "The combination of MicroStrategy’s powerful DSS Suite and our expertise in implementing real business-oriented data warehousing solutions creates a solid architecture-based approach to delivering decision support solutions. The Data Warehouse Consulting Group’s customers will enjoy scalable decision support that targets their key business drivers."

"To support the business needs for such a wide variety of customers, The Data Warehouse Consulting Group can leverage the flexibility of MicroStrategy’s DSS Suite to develop customized business intelligence solutions for all of its customers," said Sanju K. Bansal, chief operating officer at MicroStrategy Incorporated. "MicroStrategy’s DSS Suite provides a comprehensive toolset for developing data warehousing solutions, making it an ideal component for the COMPASS© implementation methodology."

About The Data Warehouse Consulting Group

The Data Warehouse Consulting Group, founded in 1995, is a leading provider of Data Warehousing and Decision Support solutions to companies in a variety of industries. The success of The Data Warehouse Consulting Group (DWCG) has been due to the high level of commitment to quality and professionalism that the company and its consultants uphold. DWCG uses a comprehensive methodology named COMPASS© for developing Data Warehouses. This method has resulted in a 100% success rate to date, leaving customers with fully scalable Data Warehouse Architectures and Decision Support Systems that are focused on Business Drivers. To find out more about The Data Warehouse Consulting Group, call 877.THE.DWCG, or visit the company web site at www.dwcg.com.

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