MicroStrategy Selected As RealWare Award Finalist In Multiple Categories
for DB/EXPO '96 San Francisco

Web-Based ROLAP and Data Warehouse Applications Recognized As Outstanding
By Judges

VIENNA, Va., April 4, 1996 -- MicroStrategy, the largest relational on-line
analytical processing (ROLAP) vendor, today announced that applications it
has developed for its clients were selected as finalists as part of the
1996 DB/EXPO RealWare Awards program.

The RealWare Awards recognize outstanding real-world applications, with a
focus of the innovative use of technology to create effective solutions
for users. The Awards are given in categories which represent leading-edge
information systems technologies, and are judged by a panel of industry
experts, analysts and editors.

For DB/EXPO '96 San Francisco, MicroStrategy was selected as a finalist in
two categories: Internet Technology for Corporate Applications with
Hannaford Bros. Co.; and Data Warehousing to Provide New Business
Opportunities with S.C. Johnson Wax. At Hannaford Bros. Co., a $2.5
billion grocery chain with stores in New England and the Southeast,
MicroStrategy is enabling remote decision support by using DSS Web, the
first relational OLAP interface for the World Wide Web. S.C. Johnson Wax
is using MicroStrategy's DSS Agent to provide a single, easy-to-use
interface to integrate both the internal and external data sources into a
comprehensive sales DSS. The DSS allows executives to compare store data
to market data and provide retailers with detailed reports on how swiftly
Johnson Wax's products are moving.

"We are excited about being a finalist in two different and important
categories," said Manish G. Acharya, MicroStrategy's Director of
Marketing. "This award recognizes those vendors who are providing
real-world applications which have tangible business benefits. We believe
this honor is indicative of the value we provide to our clients."

Winners for each of the categories will be announced at the RealWare Awards
ceremony and reception, Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at the San Francisco
Marriott at 6:00 pm.

ABOUT MICROSTRATEGY, INC.

MicroStrategy is the leading provider of relational OLAP products and
services for developing and accessing enterprise data warehouses.
MicroStrategy has been recognized by Database Programming & Design as one
of the Database Dozen: twelve companies that define the direction of the
database industry. MicroStrategy was the first vendor to define a decision
support object framework introducing intelligent agents and
exception-reporting alerts; to develop a logical transparent map between
multidimensional data views and relational tables; and to deliver an
off-the-shelf, three-tier, decision support environment. MicroStrategy has
the most experience in developing decision support systems on data
warehouses exceeding 500 gigabytes. MicroStrategy's DSS Agent product line
is widely used by Fortune 1000 corporations worldwide, and in alliances
and partnerships with a variety of industry-leading companies.

MicroStrategy has offices in Washington, San Francisco, New York, Boston,
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, London and Barcelona. Corporate headquarters is
located at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA 22182; Phone:
703-848-8600; Fax: 703-848-8610; Internet: info@strategy.com; World Wide
Web: http://www.strategy.com/.
 
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