The companies will offer integrated packaging, joint product certification, and vendor-to-vendor technical support. The alliance will also enable Sybase to offer MicroStrategy consulting services and education.

Raj Nathan, chief marketing officer at Sybase, said: "By extending our relationship with MicroStrategy, we are providing our customers who depend on analytics to move their businesses forward with a greatly expanded set of integrated reporting, analytic, and dashboarding capabilities at a price point that exceeds customer expectations during these uncertain economic times. The combination of Sybase IQ and MicroStrategy's business intelligence software in one solution will enable organizations to make better informed business decisions to meet and exceed revenue targets and margin goals."

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