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SAS Named Norway's Best Place to Work

OSLO  (Mar. 07, 2007)  –  OSLO: SAS is Norway’s best place to work. The leader in business intelligence won the prestigious award while at the same time delivering strong financial results in Norway. Revenues have increased from NOK 80 million (US$13 million) to nearly NOK 200 million in only four years.

The award is based on surveys of company employees. Results from SAS show that:

  • 98 percent of employees are proud to tell others they work for the company.
  • 97 percent believe management trusts employees without “looking over their shoulders.”
  • 95 percent feel they are given responsibility.
  • 95 percent think that SAS is a fun place to work.

A good work environment feeds financial growth

“Taking care of our employees and creating a good work environment is one of the pillars of our company. Our good work environment has played a critical role in our 30 percent revenue growth in 2006,” says Frank Møllerop, Country Manager for SAS Norway. Møllerop was also nominated in 2006 for the prestigious Rosing award in Norway as IT Leader of the Year.

The “Great Place to Work” award is given out in 29 countries all over the world. In the United States, the results are published yearly in FORTUNE magazine.

Hard choices and hard work

“Our good work environment in Norway is the result of hard choices we have made and hard work conducted over several years. We are proud to receive today’s award, but we are also humble. The work to create a good work environment can never end but must continue every day,” says Møllerop.

SAS, founded 30 years ago, has more than 10,000 employees worldwide. Dr. Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, is well-known for his unique leadership style.

“Creativity is especially important to SAS because software is a product of the mind. As such, 95 percent of my assets drive out the gate every evening. It's my job to maintain a work environment that keeps those people coming back every morning. The creativity they possess is a competitive advantage for us,” says Goodnight.

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SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. Customers at 42,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world   The Power to Know® .

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