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MicroStrategy Expands Relationship with IBM by Integrating IBM Software Into Business Intelligence Platform

IBM WebSphere Everyplace Suite Designed to Easily Function with MicroStrategy 7

VIENNA, Va., November 13, 2000 -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of Business Intelligence software, today announced that its MicroStrategy 7™ platform can easily integrate with IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) WebSphere Everyplace Suite, Enterprise Edition, a highly scalable server software for connecting wireless and other Internet ready devices to the web. This integration is designed to enable customers to develop scalable applications based on an open architecture with powerful analytics and to allow businesses to distribute multiple personalized messages to individual users via web, wireless or voice device.

“MicroStrategy is pleased to expand our long-standing and successful alliance with IBM,” said Sanju K. Bansal, chief operating officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated. “MicroStrategy can provide a power boost to the WebSphere Everyplace Suite, enabling businesses to distribute personalized information to their customers, forming better loyalty and satisfaction.”

“IBM's objective is to provide customers with solutions and services that give them access to information and applications from any device, whenever and wherever they need it,” said Jon Prial, director of marketing for IBM's pervasive computing division. “The IBM-MicroStrategy solution provides a scalable offering to MicroStrategy's extensive customer base in multiple industries, including finance, retail, healthcare and insurance.”

The IBM and MicroStrategy solution offers a highly scalable and feature-rich platform for developing narrowcast applications and deploying wireless enabled business intelligence solutions. WebSphere Everyplace Suite is designed to manage large numbers of users who access applications via web and wireless interfaces. This middleware also includes security, message queuing, and device and subscriber management via Tivoli® Personalized Services Manager™ that is leveraged by MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server™ to deliver high volume personalized outbound messaging. Companies can utilize the solution to perform target marketing, customer loyalty campaigns and provide differentiating services to consumers.

Using MicroStrategy Intelligence Server™, a powerful analytical engine, with WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Transcoding Publisher, companies will have the ability to build high-end business-to-consumer and business-to-business applications. Using WebSphere Everyplace Suite, businesses can then extend these applications beyond the traditional desktop to virtually any type of web or wireless device.

Experience the Power of MicroStrategy’s Software

Anyone interested in MicroStrategy’s software can go to the MicroStrategy Web Store, located at www.microstrategy.com, to demo, configure, upgrade and order software directly. Store visitors can purchase MicroStrategy software, technical support, education, consulting, and documentation online or over the phone in an easy-to-try, easy-to-buy format.

About MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software and related services. MicroStrategy’s technology platform enables companies to build solutions that provide powerful insight into business operations and create lasting, profitable relationships with partners, supply-chains, and customers. MicroStrategy delivers these solutions via web, wireless, and voice. MicroStrategy also offers a comprehensive set of consulting, training and support services for its customers and partners.

MicroStrategy has approximately 1,000 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 approximately 300 systems integrators, application development and platform partners.

For more information, or to purchase or demo MicroStrategy’s software, please visit MicroStrategy’s Web site at http://www.microstrategy.com.

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