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MicroStrategy Establishes Strategic Alliance in Japan with Leading Information Technology Solutions Provider

Alliance with JMA Systems Corporation Offers Intelligent E-Business Opportunities to Japanese Companies

VIENNA, Va., April 13, 2000— MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of Intelligent E-Business™ software, today announced that it has established a strategic alliance with JMA Systems Corporation, a Japanese systems integrator, to market and sell Intelligent E-Business solutions to Japanese companies. The alliance marks MicroStrategy’s first foray into the competitive Japanese market for business intelligence and Intelligent E-Business technologies.

Tokyo-based JMA Systems Corp. offers Japanese corporate clients technology consulting, application development, network security and software sales services. In collaboration with MicroStrategy, the company will integrate Intelligent E-Business products like MicroStrategy Web™, MicroStrategy Broadcaster™, MicroStrategy InfoCenter™ and MicroStrategy Agent™ into its solutions, and resell the software directly. MicroStrategy’s Intelligent E-Business technology provides an enterprise-wide, platform solution that enables businesses to execute electronic customer relationship management, personalized information services, highly targeted marketing campaigns and advanced business analytics through web, wireless and voice technologies.

“We are excited to offer MicroStrategy’s Intelligent E-Business technology to the Japanese market,” said Takeshi Maruo, President of JMA Systems Corp. “Intelligent E-Business will provide Japanese companies with the opportunity to create one-to-one relationships with their customers, streamline their operations and drive greater profits. It’s a value proposition that will resonate well with IT decision makers and corporate executives alike.”

“This alliance marks a significant milestone in MicroStrategy’s successful 10 year history, and it opens the road to many new opportunities,” said Michael J. Saylor, president and CEO of MicroStrategy Incorporated. “We hope that businesses in Japan will embrace our software as they have in North America and across Europe, and I am thrilled about getting started today with JMA Systems Corp.”

About JMA Systems Corp.

JMA Systems Corporation (JMAS) is an Information Technology company providing system integration services to customers for almost 30 years. JMAS was founded on November 1, 1971, as a subsidiary of Japan Management Association (JMA) Computers Division. JMA, with the continuous growth of the Japanese Industries, has been the largest consulting and educational corporation in Japan for over 50 years. The company has approximately 2000 customers in the field of management.

JMAS provides technology consulting, application development, network security and software sales services to customers. JMAS also offers IT solution services, such as ERP, SCM, BI and CRM, to various customers including financial, insurance, manufacturing and retail industries, government, public agencies and universities.

For more information, please visit JMA Systems’ Web site: http://www.jmas.co.jp.

About MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of Intelligent E-Business™ software and related services. MicroStrategy’s technology platform is creating a new generation of one-to-one e-business solutions that enable global 2000 organizations to build personal relationships with their partners, supply-chains and customers. MicroStrategy delivers these solutions via web, wireless and voice. In addition to its industry leading technology, MicroStrategy also offers a comprehensive set of consulting, training and support services for its customers and partners.

MicroStrategy has approximately 900 customers across such diverse industries as retail, finance, telecommunications, dot-com, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and consumer packaged goods. MicroStrategy also has entered into relationships with more than 225 systems integrators, application development and platform partners. For more information, please visit MicroStrategy’s Web site: http://www.microstrategy.com.

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