MicroStrategy Offers Half-day Business Intelligence Course for Business Users

Free Course Provides Hands-on Experience Creating Business Reports and Information Dashboards

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that it is offering a class designed for business users who want to become familiar with enterprise business intelligence reporting and analytics.

The half-day course is free and is taught on-site for attendees at their office or a local training facility. The curriculum covers the following:

• Understand how enterprise BI can help improve operational efficiency
• Design reports, scorecards, and dashboards with ease
• Interact with enterprise data through dashboards and visualizations
• Learn how sophisticated analytics can improve corporate strategy
• Explore the 5 Styles of BI
  

MicroStrategy has offered a one-day Introduction to Business Intelligence class since 2006 with thousands of participants attending classes held in cities around the world. This class for business users was developed to address the specific needs of business people who have limited or no experience using business intelligence software.

"Utilizing business intelligence to its fullest is critical for business professionals who rely on reporting and analytics for decision making," said Mark Smith, CEO and EVP Research of Ventana Research. "MicroStrategy's educational courses with hands-on instruction are valuable in providing organizations with direct insight into how to be both efficient and effective in their hourly, daily, and weekly business intelligence activities."

"Our half-day BI course will help business users better understand the value of BI and how it can support their business goals," said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy COO. "Through this class, attendees learn how to create their own reports and dashboards without support from IT, and how BI can be used to gain greater insights into their business to make more informed decisions."

For more information on MicroStrategy's BI class for business users, visit www.microstrategy.com/FreeBusinessUserClass.

About MicroStrategy

Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at www.microstrategy.com.

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