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General

Aberdeen Group
Beyond Spreadsheets: The Value of BI and Analytics(PDF)
Aberdeen Group, Jan. 2009

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IDC
Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares (Excerpt from IDC #218598)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC

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Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Vendor Shares (Excerpt)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC, Nov. 2008

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Data & Text Mining

Gartner
Gartner positions SAS in the Leaders' Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Customer Data-Mining Applications.

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Forecasting

Aberdeen Group
"Underpinnings of Service Excellence: Synchronizing Resource Capacity with Service Demand"(PDF)
Aberdeen Group, Aug. 2007

This benchmark study shows that forward-thinking companies have taken strategic actions to achieve service excellence by accurately forecasting service demand and effectively planning and provisioning service resources to meet that demand. Such strategic initiatives have yielded 22% increase in first-time fix rate, 18% higher SLA compliance rate, 27% improvement in workforce utilization, and 14% lower overtime costs.

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Business Intelligence

General | Query & Analysis
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General

Aberdeen Group
Beyond Spreadsheets: The Value of BI and Analytics(PDF)
Aberdeen Group, Jan. 2009

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Datamonitor
Decision Matrix: Selecting a Business Intelligence Vendor (Competitor Focus)(PDF)
Vuk Trifkovic and Tim Gower, Datamonitor, Apr. 2007

"SAS is the clear market leader as it leads technology assessment, dominates user sentiment and exerts considerable market impact. SAS offers a great portfolio of both basic and advanced functionality, backed up by a dependable support capability. Its stable financial footing, superb vision and lead in advanced analytics all imply that SAS is well placed to continue as the Business Intelligence market leader."

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Forrester
The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008(PDF)
The Forrester Wave™, Forrester, Jul. 2008

SAS was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its 2008 Forrester Wave report, The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2008. In this evaluation, SAS was cited as a leader in Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms.

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Gartner
Gartner positions SAS in the Leaders' Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms.

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IDC
Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares (Excerpt from IDC #218598)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC

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Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Vendor Shares (Excerpt)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC, Nov. 2008

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Query & Analysis

IDC
Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares (Excerpt from IDC #218598)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC

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Data Integration

Bloor Research
DataFlux Named "Data Champion" by Bloor Research
Market Update, Bloor Research, Apr. 2009

Bloor Research, an independent analyst company, has named DataFlux as a data "champion" in its latest Market Update reports in the data profiling and data discovery categories.

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Gartner
Gartner positions DataFlux in the Leaders' Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools.

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Gartner positions SAS in the Visionaries' Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools.

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IDC
Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2008-2012 Forecast and 2007 Vendor Shares (Excerpt)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC, Nov. 2008

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Worldwide Data Warehouse Platform Software 2007 Vendor Shares (Excerpt from IDC #213671)(PDF)
Dan Vesset and Brian McDonough, IDC, Aug. 2008

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Search Data Management
Search Data Management Gives DataFlux Silver Award for Master Data Management (MDM)
Search Data Management, Apr. 2009

 

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Yphise
YPHISE ASSESSMENT OF DATAFLUX QMDM(PDF)
Yphise, Oct. 2008

DataFlux qMDM is a certified solution by Yphise. It received the "Yphise AWARD" certificate (valid until October 31, 2009). The "Yphise AWARD" certifies that DataFlux qMDM is the best-ranked solution in comparison with the competition. It demonstrates that the solution has the strengths required by large companies and represents a sound investment.

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