Grupo Argos S.A. Cements Efficiencies with MicroStrategy

TYSONS CORNER, Va., Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy^® Incorporated MSTR, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms, today announced that Grupo Argos S.A., based in Colombia, South America, has deployed its analytics environment in the cloud.  Grupo Argos S.A. is a multinational corporation with diversified investments in the cement, energy, port management, coal, and real estate sectors, and operations in Colombia, the U.S., and the Caribbean.

After a comprehensive review of the mobile and cloud solutions in the marketplace, Grupo Argos selected MicroStrategy Mobile to deliver key business information to its company's executive team, board members, decision makers, and financial analysts on their mobile devices. The mobile app will show decision makers monthly consolidated financial figures as well as real-time operational KPIs. 

"Our executives will have access to the analytics they need to monitor our businesses around the world, and make strategic decisions wherever they are using their mobile devices," said Ricardo Sierra, CFO at Grupo Argos, S.A.  "Our decision to choose MicroStrategy Cloud was based on its ability to deliver the highest available level of security and operational controls for our company information." 

"We're pleased to have Grupo Argos join the long list of companies choosing MicroStrategy's enterprise software platforms to drive performance, productivity, and profitability," said Paul Zolfaghari, President, MicroStrategy Incorporated. "MicroStrategy offers a leading analytics solution for organizations with large data assets so that they can uncover real-time intelligence from their Big Data and deliver that insight across our Mobile platform."

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Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy MSTR is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software platforms.  The Company's mission is to provide the most flexible, powerful, scalable, and user-friendly analytics and identity management platforms, offered either on premises or in the cloud.

The MicroStrategy Analytics Platform™ empowers leading organizations to analyze vast amounts of data and distribute actionable business insight via reports, dashboards, ad-hoc advanced analytics, and powerful data visualizations.  MicroStrategy Mobile™ extends that platform to enable organizations to rapidly build information-rich applications that combine multimedia, transactions, analytics, and custom workflows, delivered on mobile devices.  The MicroStrategy Identity Platform™ (branded as MicroStrategy Usher™) provides organizations the ability to develop a secure mobile app for identity and credentials.  To learn more, visit MicroStrategy online, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

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