TYSONS CORNER, Va.,
Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading
worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, today
announced the general availability of MicroStrategy 10.5, the
latest update to the company's MicroStrategy 10™ platform. This
feature release delivers the industry's latest drivers and gateways
with new certifications to support more enterprise assets, allowing
organizations to easily leverage their data investments. Beyond
enhanced connectivity to data assets, MicroStrategy 10.5 delivers
several features that make it easier to consume analytics across
MicroStrategy Desktop™, MicroStrategy Web™, MicroStrategy Mobile™
and Usher™.
"The latest edition of our platform makes MicroStrategy much
more compelling to our enterprise customers and OEM partners who
deploy business intelligence at a larger scale," said Tim Lang, CTO of MicroStrategy Incorporated.
"MicroStrategy 10.5 enables organizations to connect to enterprise
resources with new native support for RESTful APIs, new
connectivity to OData and SAS data files, and faster access to
large volumes of data on Hadoop and other distributed files
systems. It also delivers an extensive list of new features for
MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Web, MicroStrategy Mobile and
Usher."
MicroStrategy 10.5 delivers an extensive collection of
enhancements focused on empowering users to access more information
and systems, including:
Native support for RESTful APIs
MicroStrategy 10.5 extends the analytical power of MicroStrategy
and makes it easier to integrate with custom applications using new
native APIs. Version 10.5 delivers native support for APIs that
create entry points for accessing data in JSON format, addressing
the needs of large enterprises and OEM partners that harness data
through MicroStrategy via customized business apps. Organizations
can benefit from the new enhanced RESTful APIs and build branded
data-driven applications with advanced filtering capabilities that
are available in version 10.5.
Connectivity to OData and SAS data files
MicroStrategy 10.5 also delivers new connectors that allow end
users to access new data sources. With version 10.5, analysts can
upload and visualize SAS data files instantly, making it easier to
share data and collaborate with other business users. Version 10.5
also delivers a new connector to OData services to support the
increasing demand for connectors to Web Services.
New certifications for more enterprise assets
MicroStrategy 10.5 expands support for more data assets by
adding support for Microsoft SQL Server 2016, MongoDB 3.2 and
Cloudera 5.8. In addition, version 10.5 enhances access to big data
sources by delivering updates to Spark SQL and Google Big Query
connectors. With an increased number of pushdown functions
supported by these connectors, MicroStrategy 10.5 makes it easier
and faster to access large volumes of data on Hadoop and other
distributed files systems.
Exciting new features for MicroStrategy Desktop and
MicroStrategy Mobile in version 10.5 include:
- Improved Visualizations and Charts for MicroStrategy
Mobile: MicroStrategy Mobile is now able to support a greater
number of popular, web-based visualizations from the Custom
Visualization Gallery, such as the KPI and Funnel visualizations.
MicroStrategy Mobile now also supports custom properties and color
palettes for D3 custom visualizations. Enhancements to the
combination charts also allow users to render Ticker, Circle and
Square chart types on MicroStrategy Mobile, allowing for richer
data visualizations.
- Customizable Error Messages on iOS Mobile Devices:
MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS now supports customized error
messages, expanding the ability to communicate across devices.
Users can create error messages that reflect specific issues that
they may be encountering when manipulating data.
- Reduced Memory Footprint for MicroStrategy Desktop:
MicroStrategy Desktop now optimizes the memory footprint for users
who have multiple dashboards open at the same time. MicroStrategy
Desktop users gain increased flexibility to work with multiple
dashboards simultaneously on both Mac and Windows operating
systems.
MicroStrategy 10.5 also introduces several new features for
Usher, which is comprised of two main client interfaces: Usher
Security and Usher Professional. Usher Security is a mobile
identity application that replaces physical IDs, passwords, keys
and security tokens with secure digital badges. Usher Professional
is an analytics and mobile productivity application that allows
managers to monitor user activity on interactive maps and
communicate in real-time.
- 2-Way Messaging Between Usher Professional and Usher
Security Users: Usher Professional users can instantly message
a group of Usher Security users with a question and Usher Security
users can respond in real-time from their mobile devices. This
feature enables use cases and applications such as instant
communication with geographically distributed workforce, instant
polling of a set of users, and emergency response by communicating
status and sending help to specific locations.
- Auto Server Configuration for Usher Security: With
MicroStrategy 10.5, it is now simpler to recover or load a digital
badge in an Usher client. Instead of hunting for a configuration
link from a previously sent email invitation, users can simply scan
a QR code to attempt to access a resource which requires a badge
that is no longer (or not yet) in the client. This attempt prompts
the user to connect to the appropriate Usher server and log in to
recover or install the badge.
- Usher Network Manager: Administrators are now able to
limit the number of provisioned devices that a user can have per
badge. This ability enhances security controls and helps to ensure
that each user has an Usher badge installed on only a limited
number of devices.
"As enterprise data assets become increasingly diverse, leading
organizations are choosing MicroStrategy because it performs
exceptionally well in a rapidly-evolving data landscape and gives
our customers a comprehensive enterprise analytics solution to
leverage their existing investments—from databases and enterprise
directories to cloud applications and physical access control
systems," added Mr. Lang.
To learn more about MicroStrategy 10.5 and see the full list of
new features across MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Web and
MicroStrategy Mobile, visit
https://www.microstrategy.com/us/platform/whats-new or register for
the upcoming webcast here. MicroStrategy will be featuring version
10.5 at the upcoming Symposia events being held across several
cities globally in October 2016. To
register for an event near you, visit:
https://www.microstrategy.com/us/learn/symposium.
New support plan to include platform releases and feature
releases
MicroStrategy is excited to introduce two new designations for
product versions beginning with MicroStrategy 10.4™. As part of
MicroStrategy's ongoing commitment to customer success, releases
are now designated as either "platform releases" or "feature
releases." If a version is designated a platform release,
MicroStrategy has determined it will be well-suited for broad-based
adoption. MicroStrategy expects platform releases to be delivered
approximately every 18 months and to be supported for 36 months.
Regular stability patches and hotfixes will be made to a platform
release, but no new features or functionality will be added to this
release. A release that is not designated to be a platform release
will be designated as a feature release. MicroStrategy expects
feature releases to be delivered every 3 months and to be supported
for 6 months. Feature releases will include new features and
functionalities and also include patches and hotfixes from the most
recent platform release. Feature releases are designed for those
customers who want to gain access to the latest features, and are
willing to take on the added commitment of frequent upgrades. As an
example, MicroStrategy designated version 10.4 as a platform
release, so versions 10.5, 10.6, etc. are expected to be feature
releases until the next platform release is issued. For more
information about the version 10.5 feature release, visit here.
Simultaneously, MicroStrategy 10.4.1 is generally available to
customers today. For more information about MicroStrategy 10.4.1,
visit here.
About MicroStrategy Incorporated
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading
worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms. The Company's
mission is to provide enterprise analytics and mobility platforms
that are powerful, scalable and user-friendly. To learn more, visit
MicroStrategy online, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy 10.5, MicroStrategy 10,
MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Web, MicroStrategy Mobile,
MicroStrategy 10.4, MicroStrategy 10.4.1 and Usher are either
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in the United States and certain
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Contact:
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MicroStrategy Incorporated
703-270-2207
ccahill@microstrategy.com
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