MicroStrategy Announces New Visualization Widgets for Improved Data Comprehension...

MicroStrategy Announces New Visualization Widgets for Improved Data
Comprehension and Decision Making
Advanced Visualizations Include Data-driven Movies to Uncover Business Trends

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MicroStrategy(R)
Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business
intelligence (BI) software, today announced the latest release of advanced
visualization widgets for its Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards(TM).
MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards enable large volumes of data
to be displayed and understood in ways that cannot be accomplished with
standard graph and table formats. MicroStrategy offers a library of advanced
visualization widgets that present data in a highly visual and interactive
manner to augment data comprehension and enhance decision making.
"MicroStrategy's advanced visualizations help C&S Wholesale Grocers
communicate data-rich information more effectively to our users," said
Christine Curtis, Vice President of Corporate Systems at C&S Wholesale
Grocers. "Interactive graphs enable C&S users to quickly and easily find the
information relevant to them."
MicroStrategy leverages Adobe(R) Flash(R) to incorporate visualization,
interactivity, and animation into its widgets. For example, MicroStrategy's
Interactive Bubble Graph widget allows time series data to be displayed as a
data-driven movie, showing how data changes over time.
MicroStrategy customers can use Adobe(R) Flex(TM) 2 and Flex 3 to create
their own MicroStrategy-compatible visualization widgets to include in
dashboards and reports. Some of the newest advanced visualization widgets
include:
-- The Bubble Grid widget, which enables users to plot metric values as
bubbles of different colors and sizes within a grid
-- The Funnel widget, a variation of a stacked percent bar chart in a
funnel shape, which is well-suited for a variety of business purposes,
including pipeline analyses for sales forecasts and sales process analysis
-- The Waterfall widget, which displays a series of increments and
decrements that users can modify to perform a scenario analysis on the data
and identify causes for fluctuations in the business
"MicroStrategy dashboards deliver an engaging user experience that can
improve data analysis and decision making," said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy
COO. "Our library of advanced visualizations has continued to grow, offering
users new graphical ways to view their data."
To see a demonstration of MicroStrategy's Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards
and the advanced visualization capabilities, visit
http://www.microstrategy.com/digital-dashboard/demos.asp.
About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy is a global leader in business intelligence
(BI) technology. MicroStrategy provides integrated reporting, analysis, and
monitoring software that helps leading organizations worldwide make better
business decisions every day. Companies choose MicroStrategy for its advanced
technical capabilities, sophisticated analytics, and superior data and user
scalability. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available
at http://www.microstrategy.com.
MicroStrategy and MicroStrategy Dynamic Enterprise Dashboards are
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.
Contact:
Wende Cover
MicroStrategy Incorporated
(703) 770-1646
wcover@microstrategy.com

SOURCE MicroStrategy Incorporated

Wende Cover of MicroStrategy Incorporated, +1-703-770-1646,
wcover@microstrategy.com