Exhibit 99.1

Wednesday March 7, 4:30 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy Vice Chairman Modifies Asset Diversification
Plan

VIENNA, Va., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR
- news), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today
announced that Sanju K. Bansal, vice chairman and chief operating officer, has
informed the Company that he has adopted a new asset diversification plan in
place of the plan announced on February 6, 2001. Under the new plan, Mr. Bansal
will not sell any stock in the first quarter of 2001 and will sell between zero
and 10,000 shares of MicroStrategy Class A Common Stock (based on market
conditions) on each trading day between May 1, 2001 and April 30, 2002. Mr.
Bansal did not conduct any trades under his previously announced Rule 10b5-1
selling plan. "I remain firmly committed to MicroStrategy and to its mission of
Intelligence Everywhere(TM)," said Mr. Bansal. "By entering into a more modest
asset diversification plan, I hope that everyone will interpret my plan to
diversify as fully consistent with my full faith in the long-term future of
MicroStrategy."

About MicroStrategy Incorporated

MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software
and related services. MicroStrategy's technology platform enables companies to
build solutions that provide powerful insight into business operations and
create lasting, profitable relationships with partners, supply- chains, and
customers. MicroStrategy delivers these solutions via web, wireless, and voice.
MicroStrategy also offers a comprehensive set of consulting, training and
support services for its customers and partners. MicroStrategy has approximately
1,100 customers across such diverse industries as retail, finance,
telecommunications, dot-com,  insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and
consumer packaged goods. MicroStrategy also has entered into relationships with
approximately 330 systems integrators, application development and platform
partners.

For more information, or to purchase or demo MicroStrategy's software, please
visit MicroStrategy's Web site at http://www.microstrategy.com.

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countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
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acceptance of its MicroStrategy 7 software and Strategy.com network on a timely
basis; adverse reaction by the Company's employees, investors, customers,
vendors and lenders to the restatement of the Company's financial results or its
future prospects; the Company's ability to recognize deferred revenue through
delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; continued
acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace; the timing of
significant orders; delays in the Company's ability to develop or ship new
products; market acceptance of new products; competitive factors; general
economic conditions; currency fluctuations and other risks detailed in the
Company's registration statements and 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.