NEWS RELEASE
Teradata Division
NCR Corporation
For Release on March 14, 2005
Teradata and MicroStrategy Strengthen Alliance with
Renewed Partnership Agreement
Teradata to resell MicroStrategy software and services
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business
intelligence software, and Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), today announced a renewed alliance.
Under the terms of the agreement, Teradata will resell MicroStrategy software and services, making it easier for
Teradata customers to take advantage of end-to-end business intelligence (BI) solutions built on the MicroStrategy
platform.
This agreement strengthens the existing marketing and technology relationship between Teradata and MicroStrategy, which
includes MicroStrategy’s participation in Teradata’s beta program over the past 10 years. In addition, the agreement
builds on an already significant joint customer base of 175 accounts, approximately a third of which are in the retail
industry and running on Teradata’s Retail Decisions solution. The rest of the joint customers span a wide range of
industries including financial services, communications, manufacturing, transportation and government.
“Teradata’s continued goal is to provide our customers with market-leading tools that augment our proven power and
world-class scalability,” said Julian Beavis, vice president, Teradata Australia and New Zealand. “We are pleased to
continue such a valuable relationship with MicroStrategy, where our joint customers can benefit from its exceptional
scalability and Teradata-specific optimisations.”
“MicroStrategy’s innovative business intelligence technology serves the reporting, analysis and monitoring needs of
industry-leading companies worldwide,” said Tom Villani, MicroStrategy’s vice president of global alliances. “We are
pleased to enhance our already strong relationship with Teradata to serve the needs of organisations that require
enterprise-grade business intelligence and data warehousing solutions.”
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 the world’s leading organisations make better business
decisions every day. Companies use MicroStrategy to transform vast amounts of data into actionable information that
enhances their performance, productivity and competitive edge. MicroStrategy’s customers include the top twelve Fortune
500 global telecommunications companies, the top eight global pharmaceutical companies and nearly two-thirds of the top
50 global retailers. MicroStrategy has relationships with systems integrators and technology partners, including IBM,
HP, PeopleSoft, Sun and Teradata. More information about MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is available at
www.microstrategy.com.
About Teradata Division
Teradata (www.teradata.com), a division of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), is the global technology leader in enterprise
data warehousing, analytic applications and data warehousing services. Organisations around the world rely on the power
of Teradata’s award-winning solutions to get a single, integrated view of their business to enhance decision-making,
customer relationships and profitability.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with
their customers. NCR’s ATMs, retail systems, Teradata® data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology™
solutions that maximise the value of customer interactions and help organisations create a stronger competitive
position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 28,500 people worldwide.
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Note to Investors
This press release may include statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements,” including its estimates of
future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words “believe,” “estimate,” “project,”
“expect” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks that could cause MicroStrategy’s
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such
differences include: the ability of MicroStrategy to implement and achieve widespread customer acceptance of its
software on a timely basis; delays in MicroStrategy’s ability to develop or ship new products; market acceptance of new
products; competitive factors; currency fluctuations; and other risks detailed in MicroStrategy’s periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.