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MicroStrategy and Altius Consulting Announce Software and Consulting Partnership

Altius logoFounded in 1993, Altius is one of the UK's leading independent Business Intelligence consulting specialists. Working in partnership with clients to deliver often complex information solutions, Altius helps leading companies make better informed and timely business decisions every day. By combining MicroStrategy's advanced business intelligence technology with the experience of Altius' implementation track record, customers can benefit from the professional delivery of industrial-strength business intelligence solutions to make informed and timely business decisions.

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"MicroStrategy's technology platform is an excellent fit for clients who need an enterprise-calibre solution and require high user scalability and data scalability, supporting all 5 Styles of Business Intelligence as plug-n-play components," comments Gateley. He continues, "Business Intelligence has come of age. Technology has caught up with ideas and concepts developed over the past three decades. In addition, both hardware and software costs have seen a paradigm shift downwards, with exponential shifts upwards in software functionality and features."

–John Gateley, Managing Director, Altius
more than 12 years of experience across a wide range of sectors and solutions," comments John Gateley, Managing Director of Altius. "Our consulting team has over 200 years of relevant BI experience between them, as we have worked on projects with BP, British Airways, Coca-Cola, hp, The Home Office, and The Royal Bank of Scotland, to name a few."

Matt Winterburn, Head of UK Partnerships, MicroStrategy explains, "Altius' consultants are some of the best in the industry and have an impressive blend of business and technology knowledge. Our collaboration offers companies the opportunity to successfully implement the most challenging projects."

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Simplified Report Manipulation through MicroStrategy Office User Interface

MicroStrategy Office lets every Microsoft® Office user run, edit and format any MicroStrategy report directly from within Microsoft applications such as Excel, PowerPoint® and Word. MicroStrategy Office is designed using Microsoft .NET technology and accesses the MicroStrategy business intelligence platform using XML and Web services.
 

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Free Introduction to BI Class

If you have members of your team who are new to business intelligence, then you may be interested in sending them to MicroStrategy's free, hands on, one-day, business intelligence class.

This introductory class is for individuals without experience in using the MicroStrategy platform. It's designed for business users, BI project managers, IT specialists and sponsors of BI applications, who can expect to gain insights into Enterprise BI and specifically how MicroStrategy 8 is designed for your business needs.

It's a great introduction and a chance to interact with peers and MicroStrategy experts in this comfortable high-tech classroom setting for a day of knowledge sharing and education.

The day begins with a business introduction, including hands-on class room exercises, and after a complimentary lunch attendees can get more technical hands-on experience.

 
City Date
Glasgow, Scotland 28th November 2006
London, UK (Chiswick) 12th December 2006

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Simplified Report Manipulation through MicroStrategy Office User Interface

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Free Introduction to BI Class


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MicroStrategy Education: Insight is Everything


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Upcoming Events


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Upcoming Events

MicroStrategy World 2007
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MICROSTRATEGY WORLD 2007, JANUARY 22-25, 2007: Turn up the heat on your business intelligence initiatives, and plan to attend MicroStrategy World 2007 in Las Vegas. Our biggest event of the year will offer more than 100 technical and business sessions, product demonstrations, networking opportunities, and much more in one exciting venue -- the Wynn Las Vegas, an all-new resort-casino at the heart of the Vegas Strip. Register now and save $200 on the standard conference price.

MicroStrategy World is the preeminent event for building and deploying business intelligence applications. Whether you're an IT professional or a business user new to business intelligence, attending MicroStrategy World is a "must attend" event. Make your plans today


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