from DSSResources.comBI Scorecard places MicroStrategy as top vendor across all 14 product capabilities for BI platformsTYSONS CORNER, Va., Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, today announced that the widely followed BI Scorecard has rated MicroStrategy the top vendor across all 14 of the product capabilities identified for Business Intelligence (BI) Platforms. This is the third year in a row that MicroStrategy has topped the list of vendors in the BI Scorecard. To see the BI Scorecard summary results, visit: http://www.microstrategy.com/bi-scorecard-2013. Highlights from the study produced by independent analyst Cindi Howson include:
"The fact that MicroStrategy was the only vendor to achieve "Excellent" or "Good" ratings in all major 14 functional areas and had the largest number of "Excellent" ratings of any vendor -- in eight of fourteen categories -- is testament to their focus on innovation and BI Platform architecture," said Howson, founder of the BI Scorecard. "We agree with the BI Scorecard's independent analysis: we are the most comprehensive BI platform with strong offerings in all of the considered categories," said Paul Zolfaghari, President, MicroStrategy Incorporated. "The MicroStrategy platform combines the agility and productivity of self-service visual data discovery with the security, scalability, and governance of enterprise business intelligence. We solve the toughest information challenges from personal data to Big Data, and we do it via desktop, web, or mobile either on-premises or in the cloud." Information Methodology on the BI Scorecard About MicroStrategy Incorporated The MicroStrategy Analytics Platform™ enables leading organizations to analyze vast amounts of data and distribute actionable business insight throughout the enterprise. Our analytics platform delivers reports and dashboards, and enables users to conduct ad hoc analysis and share their insights anywhere, anytime. MicroStrategy Mobile™ lets organizations rapidly build information-rich applications that combine multimedia, transactions, analytics, and custom workflows. The MicroStrategy Identity Platform™ (branded as MicroStrategy Usher™) provides organizations the ability to develop a secure mobile app for identity and credentials. The MicroStrategy Loyalty Platform™ (branded as MicroStrategy Alert) is a next-generation, mobile customer loyalty and engagement solution. To learn more about MicroStrategy, visit www.microstrategy.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/microstrategy) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/microstrategy). MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Analytics Platform, MicroStrategy Mobile, MicroStrategy Identity Platform, MicroStrategy Loyalty Platform, and MicroStrategy Usher 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. MSTR-G SOURCE MicroStrategy Incorporated RELATED LINKS http://www.microstrategy.com |