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MicroStrategy Releases Proactive Delivery Product for its Business Intelligence Platform, MicroStrategy 7MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server 7.0 Helps Companies Stay Connected With Employees, Suppliers and CustomersVIENNA, Va., Dec. 18 -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR - news), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced the general availability of MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server 7.0(TM). It extends the reach of business intelligence by personalizing and proactively delivering content and analysis from the MicroStrategy 7(TM) platform and other back-end sources to a company's key constituencies, such as employees, partners and customers.MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server allows organizations to deliver critical information to users based on business thresholds via many devices and allows users to immediately act upon that information. For example, a warehouse manager can receive an alert when inventory falls below a specified margin and then immediately act upon that insight by reordering the appropriate product quantity. These formatted and personalized messages can be delivered via the full range of electronic media, including e-mail, pagers, PDAs, fax machines and wireless phones, allowing each recipient to receive personalized content in the right context ``With MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server, it has never been simpler for companies to reach their employees, partners and suppliers with critical information any minute of the day,'' said David Sherwood, vice president of product management, MicroStrategy Incorporated. ``MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server allows companies to streamline their business processes and promote information dissemination by promptly delivering vital information into the hands of the people that need it most.'' Scalability Tests Confirm MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server Can Deliver Millions of Messages Per Day Internal tests demonstrate the scalability of Narrowcast Server 7.0. Under rigorous in-house testing, Narrowcast Server ran in a clustered environment comprised of four quad processor servers running Windows NT. Narrowcast Server retrieved personalized information from a data warehouse, and then formatted and delivered this information at a rate of over 400,000 personalized messages per hour. The results confirm MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server's ability to scale to millions of users, permitting the delivery of mission-critical information with robust load-balancing and fail-over. Easy to Use MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is designed with the end user in mind, delivering critical information in the most consumable fashion to individuals regardless of their skill set. Its extensible design comprehensively supports a multitude of personalization criteria, formatting methods and data transmission technologies. With out-of-the-box multi-national support, MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server delivers appropriate content across time-zones and languages. ``MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is information delivery and interaction at its finest,'' said George Nolasco, lead systems analyst at Discover Financial Services, Inc. ``MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is very easy to install and learning how to use it is a snap.'' ``MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server simplifies business processes and enables end users to make meaningful business decisions quickly and easily, wherever they are,'' said Eric Reid, director, business systems, Kiko, Inc., an education web site for grades one through 12. ``We look forward to deploying this innovative technology to end users throughout our enterprise and beyond.'' Easy to Deploy, Administer and Grow MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server provides tremendous flexibility, functionality and ease of administration. Its component-based, open architecture integrates with MicroStrategy Intelligence Server(TM) as well as non-MicroStrategy data sources such as XML files, flat files, web content and application servers. MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server can support millions of end users and is extensible with a modular architecture and open API. It also has a comprehensive SDK to extend its capabilities and facilitate integration with existing corporate infrastructures. To enable stable enterprise-class operations, MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server provides remote administration and is cluster-ready to permit workload distribution as well as automatic fail- over and recovery. ``MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is a compelling combination of scalability, functionality and flexibility,'' said Edward Lang, vice president, strategic partnerships and technology, cvent.com. ``Not only is power made simple with MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server, but we are able to develop our narrowcast application through an application service provider (ASP) model. The narrowcast reach is broad and deep -- the technology supports various content delivered to users across various communities.'' Easy To Buy MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is generally available and is priced at $195 per named user or from $19,995 per CPU. Anyone interested in MicroStrategy's software can go to MicroStrategy's online 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. An evaluation edition of MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server is available online for free trial or limited use purchase. It can also be bought through authorized resellers around the world. 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 MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 7, MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server and MicroStrategy Intelligence Server 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. 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