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Go2 Systems Offers Strategy.com Financial Information Services to its UsersCo-Branded Site Will Be Available on Leading Wireless Phones, Including Sprint PCS, Verizon Wireless and NextelIRVINE, Calif. and VIENNA, Va., Sept. 14 -- go2® Systems, a leading location-based directory and information services provider for users of the Internet and Web-enabled devices, will provide its users with financial information services from Strategy.com(TM), the Personal Intelligence Network(TM). Strategy.com will be integrated into go2's wireless Internet site and Web site. Strategy.com services will allow go2 Systems' customers to receive alerts with only the information they are interested in and at only the times they want to receive it. Strategy.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR).``Our affiliation with go2 Systems further demonstrates the way Strategy.com helps businesses build one-to-one relationships with their customers,'' said Nicholas Weir, president and chief operating officer of Strategy.com. ``Strategy.com is pleased to work with go2 Systems to extend its current offering by providing customers with in-depth, personalized information about their financial portfolios when and where they need it.'' go2 Systems will start by offering Strategy.com Finance(TM) to its users. Other information services, such as Strategy.com Weather(TM) and Strategy.com News(TM), may follow. A co-branded Web site will enable consumers to configure multiple portfolios to include as many stocks and mutual funds as they wish to track. They can also specify alert criteria to receive personalized, proactive messages via email, pager, mobile phone or telephone. For example, customers can specify they want to get an email if their portfolio increases by more than 10 percent or if analyst recommendations change. ``Strategy.com will help go2 Systems to further our mission to provide timely, personalized and accessible information to our customers,'' said Lee Hancock of go2 Systems. ``And above all else, Strategy.com will offer our customers highly useful information that makes a difference in their daily lives and helps them to make better, more informed decisions.'' In addition to features available on the Web, consumers can also look up personalized information from Strategy.com on go2's wireless Internet site, including detailed stock quotes, portfolio updates, and analyst recommendations. To aid navigation and minimize typing on a mobile phone, users are given ``intelligent'' options each time they look up information. For example, after looking up a stock quote, customers can: Check detailed quotes; Look up recent news headlines that include the stock; See the latest analyst recommendations; Email news headlines and detailed quotes to themselves or friend; and Add stocks to their portfolio. Additionally, customers can look up top gainers, top losers, stocks with the greatest volume and quotes for the four major indexes. Because Strategy.com is a multi-media network, accounts created on the phone are also accessible via the Web. Also, customers can email Strategy.com information from their wireless Web phones to any email account. About Go2 Systems Inc. go2 Systems Inc., a privately held company based in Irvine, Calif., is a leading location-based directory and information services provider for users of Web-enabled devices. go2® is the only wireless location directory available from the home page of Sprint PCS Wireless Web portal, from Neomar's WAP portal in RIM pagers and from Verizon Wireless and Nextel portals. go2 functions as a wireless Internet search engine for real-world locations, its patented system facilitates physical navigation and commerce by allowing users to conveniently find the closest products and services wherever they are -- driving users to more than 15 million real-world businesses across the United States. Established in 1995, go2 has a strategic relationship with Sprint PCS, Verizon Wireless, Nextel and Neomar. Customers are major U.S. franchises, including Howard Johnson, Ramada, Avis, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Diedrich Coffee Inc., Johnny Rockets and Jiffy Lube of Southern California. Technology alliances include ESRI, VoltDelta, Integrated Data Communications and SignalSoft. go2's advanced location technology is designed to interface with all wireless applications, including carrier, pager and voice platforms. For more information, visit www.go2online.com or any of the hundreds of topic- and brand-specific go2 Web sites in the ``go2topic.com'' format. About Strategy.com Strategy.com(TM), the Personal Intelligence Network(TM), is a wholly owned subsidiary of MicroStrategy® Incorporated. Strategy.com works with a variety of leading companies to deliver personalized, timely information to consumers via web, wireless and voice. Using advanced wireless technology; Strategy.com also allows users to access information using ``smart'' mobile phones. Strategy.com has more than 430,000 subscribers and 200 affiliates, including Wall Street Journal Interactive, EarthLink, Ameritrade, Belo, Metrocall, USATODAY.com, Primark, Washingtonpost.com, and Nasdaq. MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of Intelligent E- Business(TM) software and related services. MicroStrategy's platform is creating a new generation of one-to-one e-business solutions, solutions that enable global 2000 organizations to use technology and personal preferences to build one-to-one relationships with their 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. For more information visit www.microstrategy.com . MicroStrategy, Intelligent E-Business, Strategy.com, Strategy.com Finance, Strategy.com Weather, Strategy.com News and Personal Intelligence Network are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. This press release may include statements that may constitute ``forward- looking statements,'' including its estimates of future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words ``believe,'' ``estimate,'' ``project,'' ``expect'' or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: the ability of MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries (collectively, the ``Company'') to secure financing for its current operations and long-term plans on acceptable terms; the ability of the Company to implement and achieve widespread customer acceptance of its MicroStrategy 7 software and Strategy.com network on a timely basis; adverse reaction by the Company's employees, investors, customers, vendors and lenders to the restatement of the Company's financial results or its future prospects; the Company's ability to recognize deferred revenue through delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace; the timing of significant orders; delays in the Company's ability to develop or ship new products; market acceptance of new products; competitive factors; general economic conditions; currency fluctuations and other risks detailed in the Company's registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. Editorial Contact: Mr. Michael Quint MicroStrategy 703-848-8600 info@microstrategy.com top of page |
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