Awards and Recognition

SAS on FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For list in US
SAS is No. 3 on FORTUNE magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For list in the US, marking the ninth time the company has been ranked in the top 10. A mainstay on Fortune's list every year since its 1998 inception, SAS was praised for work-life balance, health care and child care.

SAS one of best workplaces in Italy for Great Place To Work® Institute 2012
SAS is among the top 12 companies to work for in Italy, according to the Great Place To Work® Institute , a research company specializing in evaluating workplaces. This is the third year that SAS Italy participated in the annual survey, which has been published for more than ten years in Italy.

SAS awarded Best Business Intelligence Vendor title by V3.co.uk readers
SAS has been voted by V3.co.uk readers as the Best Business Intelligence Vendor of 2011 at this year's V3.co.uk awards. SAS won over stiff competition from amongst others: Informatica, Information Builders and Tibco, for the coveted title.

Triangle Business Journal honors SAS' Building C with Green Award for Green New Construction Project
SAS' newest construction project, Building C, was awarded the Triangle Business Journal’s Green Award for New Construction Project. The Executive Briefing Center uses cutting-edge technologies to help customers learn about SAS® software.

SAS one of the World's Best Workplaces
SAS secured the No. 2 spot on the elite "Top 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces" inaugural list fromGreat Place to Work®. SAS, the leader in business analytic software and services, was highlighted among the best for health care, child care and work-life balance.

To be eligible, companies must appear on five or more national Great Place to Work lists in the past year and have more than 5,000 employees worldwide, with at least 40 percent working outside the company's home country.

For the tenth consecutive year, SAS Canada named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers
For the tenth consecutive year SAS Canada, the leader in business analytics software and services, is one of Canada's Top 100 Employers. Now entering its 12th year, the Canada's Top 100 Employers list aims to determine which employers lead their industries by offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

SAS again ranks high on Dutch Great Place to Work® list
SAS, which specializes in business analytics software and services, has again scored high in the 2011 rankings for large and multinational organizations. For the second consecutive year, the company earned the second place on the Great Place to Work list.

SAS ranked in top 10 CRF Best Employers in South Africa
SAS South Africa, a division of the global leader in business analytics, is pleased to announce that it has been ranked in the top 10 in the CRF Best Employers in SA 2011/2012 Small Companies awards.

SAS is #7 Best Company to Work For in Brazil
SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services has placed seventh in the ranking of "100 Best Companies to Work For," according to the Great Place to Work® institute. The company climbed five places over last year, when it debuted in the Brazilian study.

SAS world headquarters' Building C receives highest LEED certification
SAS's newly opened Building C has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction Platinum certification by the US Green Building Council. The building, located at the world headquarters is the first in Wake County and fifth in North Carolina to receive this certification. Platinum is the highest level LEED certification.

SAS named to 2010 InformationWeek 500 list of top U.S. innovators
SAS today announced that it again is among the annual InformationWeek 500 - a list of the top technology innovators in the US. SAS' innovative cloud computing initiative - called the SAS Remote Access Computing Environment (RACE) cloud - won the honor and was featured in InformationWeek magazine's "20 Great Ideas."

SAS Mexico named for the sixth consecutive year to Great Place to Work® list
SAS Mexico has again been named to the 2011 Best Companies to Work For list in Mexico. SAS ranks No. 33 among multinational companies between 500 and 5,000 employees. 2011 marks the sixth consecutive year that SAS Mexico appears on this list.

SAS India named Best Company to Work For
SAS has been named to the India 2011 Best Companies to Work For list for the second year in a row. The company was ranked No. 16 on the list of India's top 25 companies. Among information technology companies, SAS India ranked No. 4.

SAS Australia scores recognition Hat-Trick
For the third consecutive year, SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, has been ranked as one of Australia's 50 best employers by BRW magazine and  the Great Place to Work™ Institute Australia; the local arm of the international Great Place to Work™ Institute, Inc.

SAS Among 2011 Best Places to Work in IT
SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, is among Computerworld magazine's Best Places to Work in IT list. This list spotlights organizations that are creating a challenging work environment for their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation.

SAS Canada No. 3 on 'Best Workplaces in Canada' List
SAS Canada is No. 3 on the 2011 Best Workplaces in Canada list, in the category for companies with less than 1,000 employees. SAS Canada is one of the top companies on the list, published by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada, because of its commitment to environmental sustainability, employee benefits, and for its dedication and focus to the community.

SAS Canada Named One of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2011
SAS Canada, the leader in business analytics, today was named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2011. SAS Canada was recognized for its commitment to environmental sustainability, its LEED Silver certified headquarters, and its earth-friendly employee initiatives. The list is published by Mediacorp Canada Inc.

SAS pleased that more companies Invest in corporate culture, employee satisfaction
SAS Sweden can well support the assertion that greater investment in a quality corporate culture leads to greater employee satisfaction. After being named "best place to work" among organizations with up to 250 employees for four consecutive years by the Great Place to Work Institute®, this year SAS placed second.

SAS France joins the Great Place to Work® list
SAS France is one of 30 companies included in this year's listing of the Best Places to Work in France 2011.

SAS Portugal one of best companies to work for and #1 for Best work/life balance practices
In 2011, SAS Portugal once again participated in two highly regarded surveys for assessing the best companies to work for. The studies were conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute® and by the Portuguese business magazine EXAME. Both studies analyze the local employment market.

SAS in top three "Best Workplaces in Belgium" for the third time running
SAS Belgium captured second place in the Top 10 Best Workplaces for companies with fewer than 500 employees. It is the third time in a row that the leader in business analytics has achieved a top-three ranking. In Belgium, this research program is conducted by Vlerick's HRM Centre in conjunction with the Great Place to Work® Institute Europe.

SAS Italy is among Top Employers for the second year in a row
Compensation, working conditions, benefits, corporate culture, education, development and career opportunities are the criteria for which SAS was recognized yesterday, when it received the Top Employers 2011 award in Milan.

SAS is the Best Place to Work in Norway
SAS was once again recognized as Norway's best employer by Great Place to Work Institute. Building a culture that rewards results, innovation and enthusiasm while also promoting personal and professional growth for employees is key to the success of the SAS office in Oslo.

SAS again named one of the Best Companies to Work For by The Sunday Times
SAS has been honored as one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For 2011 by The Sunday Times. This is the fifth time that SAS has made The Sunday Times list and emphasises the importance that the company places on its employees and providing them with the best possible working environment.

SAS named top Belgian employer for 2011 in recognition of outstanding performance in the field of human resources
Following independent research by the CRF Institute, specialist in international research into employment conditions, SAS has been included among Belgium's Top Employers 2011. This certificate is awarded only to employers that meet a strict set of criteria for inclusion.

Best places to work in Germany - SAS ranks third
SAS is among the top three German employers, jumping ten places over 2010 rankings. SAS ranked third in the survey.

SAS named top Belgian employer for 2011 in recognition of outstanding performance in the field of human resources
Following independent research  by the CRF Institute, specialist in international research into employment conditions, SAS has been included among Belgium's Top Employers 2011. This certificate is awarded only to employers that meet a strict set of criteria for inclusion.

SAS named 'company that matters in knowledge management'
Lauding SAS for its text analytics, KMWorld lists the business analytics leader among "100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management."

SAS wins a Beagle Short Tale Award for Best Marketing Video
SAS, the leader in business analytics and services, announced today that it is a recipient of a Beagle Short Tale Award for excellence in video production. SAS won in the Best Marketing Video category for Proven: A SAS Overview.

SAS among CRF "China's Top Employers" for fourth consecutive year
SAS China has again been named one of China's Top Employers® 2011. The listing is sponsored by CRF Institute, one of the world's leading research institutions in the field of HR, leadership and strategy.