Coopers & Lybrand Consulting Joins MicroStrategy's DSS Partners Program.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1997--MicroStrategy, the largest relational on-line analytical processing (database) On-Line Analytical Processing - (OLAP) A category of database software which provides an interface such that users can transform or limit raw data according to user-defined or pre-defined functions, and quickly and interactively examine the results in various dimensions (ROLAP See OLAP. ) vendor, and Coopers & Lybrand Consulting's Solutions Thru Technology (STT STT State Street Corporation (stock symbol) STT Suomen Tietotoimisto (Finnish National News Agency) STT Secure Transaction Technology STT Surface Tension Transfer (welding) ) practice today announced that STT has joined MicroStrategy's DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S Partners Program as a systems integrator. STT will use MicroStrategy's leading ROLAP products to implement strategic, enterprise-wide decision support and data warehousing systems for a variety of vertical industries, including financial services, information and communications, and manufacturing. STT helps firms maintain a competitive edge through the innovative use of technology. In line with that vision, the recent agreement enables STT consultants to use MicroStrategy's full suite of decision support tools to deliver comprehensive reporting and analysis systems. MicroStrategy's systems provide timely access to real-time, mission-critical data; streamline decision-making processes; and eliminate the time and expense of delivering data to users. "As leading data warehousing consultants, we look for the best tools to offer our clients," said STT Partner Anil Cheriyan. "MicroStrategy's ROLAP products help us manage our clients' needs by offering a wide range of robust decision support products for the web or desktop." "Our alliance with STT demonstrates MicroStrategy's continued commitment to providing superior technical and industry-specific services to our clients," said Sanju K. Bansal, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at MicroStrategy. "By combining MicroStrategy's leading technology with STT's experience, we can provide superior end-to-end business solutions to our global customer base." About MicroStrategy, Inc. MicroStrategy is the leading provider of industrial-strength decision support products for developing and accessing data warehouses. As the Relational OLAP (OnLine Analytical Processing) Decision support software that allows the user to quickly analyze information that has been summarized into multidimensional views and hierarchies. OLAP tools are used to perform trend analysis on sales and financial information. (ROLAP) industry pioneer, MicroStrategy has delivered a series of technology breakthroughs including high-performance, multidimensional OLAP analysis directly from relational databases; VLDB (Very Large DataBase) An extremely large database. What constitutes a VLDB is debatable, but databases of 100GB or more are generally considered the starting point. drivers for terabyte-range scalability; a multipass SQL generation engine; fully functional OLAP and decision support over the World Wide Web; and the first management and monitoring tool for administering VLDB and web-based DSS applications. MicroStrategy's worldwide customer base includes hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. , Glaxo Wellcome, Sprint, AT&T, American Express, USAA USAA United Services Automobile Association USAA Urban Superintendents Association of America USAA United States Achievement Academy USAA United States Arbitration Act of 1925 USAA United States Axemen's Association USAA United States Air-Table-Hockey Association , Victoria's Secret, United Airlines, and Hallmark. In addition, MicroStrategy has developed strategic partnerships with value-added resellers and leading software and hardware companies. More information about MicroStrategy can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.strategy.com/ or by calling 1-800-927-1868. About Solutions Thru Technology The Solutions Thru Technology practice provides the full life cycle of systems delivery services. It is part of Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, the management consulting line of business of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. One of the world's leading professional services firms, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. provides services for enterprises in a wide range of industries. The firm offers its clients the expertise of more than 16,000 professionals and staff in offices located in 100 U.S. cities and, through the global network of Coopers & Lybrand International, more than 74,000 people in 142 countries worldwide. -0- DSS Partners is a trademark of MicroStrategy, Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. CONTACT: Lisa Houde MicroStrategy, Inc., 703/848-8692 pr_info@strategy.com or Shannon Karl Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, 972/448-5367 shannon.karl@us.coopers.com |
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