CRITERIA

The SAS Enterprise Intelligence Award recognizes organizations that have most effectively used SAS^® technologies, solutions and services to deploy business intelligence across all functional areas and to all decision makers throughout the organization. An award-winning solution can include any of these of elements:

Use of SAS capabilities to build an end-to-end business intelligence infrastructure, including:

• Data integration.
• Data storage/staging.
• Data analysis (standard BI, query and reporting, as well as capabilities such as forecasting, predictive modeling, optimization, etc.).
• Data deployment (reporting, compliance, scorecarding, etc.).

Use of SAS solutions to solve business problems and meet strategic objectives in one or more functional areas, including:

• Marketing.
• Sales.
• IT.
• Human resources.
• Finance.
• Risk.
• Operations.
• Research & Development.
• Clinical trials.
• Merchandising.
• Procurement.
• Health informatics.
• Production and services.

Use of SAS services including:

• SAS Solutions OnDemand
• SAS Web Analytics
• SAS Marketing Automation
• SAS Supplier Relationship Management
• SAS Business Intelligence
• SAS Consulting^® Services
• SAS strategic alliances

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A QUANTIFIABLE ROI

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This quantitative measurement may take the form of cost savings or elimination, resource savings, increased satisfaction ratings, decreased attrition/churn rates, increased campaign response rates, productivity gains, etc.

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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL SPONSORSHIP

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Your SAS solution must be sponsored by a senior executive (e.g. CEO, CIO, senior vice president, managing director)

Winning organizations also agree to accept all rewards, including executive sponsor attendance at a 2008 SAS executive event and participation in all public relations activities as outlined in Winner Rewards.

Submit your nomination for the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Award.