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SAS® Service Parts Optimization receives ‘promising’ rating in leading analyst firm’s Service Parts Planning MarketScope reportRating based on innovation, product strategy, market understandingCARY, NC (March 14, 2008) – SAS® Service Parts Optimization, part of the SAS® Service Intelligence suite, earned a “promising” rating in Gartner.’s MarketScope for Service Parts Planning, 4Q07.1 The report rates leading vendors’ service parts planning software. SAS, the leader in business intelligence, was one of 10 vendors evaluated in the report. SAS’s roots in BI and analytics provide SAS Service Parts Optimization software the strength of its statistical functionality and rich and flexible user interface. “The aftermarket service industry accounts for 25 percent of a manufacturer’s annual revenue, and 40 to 50 percent of their annual profit,” said Tom Roehm, Director, SAS Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Practice. “The SAS Service Intelligence suite gives our customers the edge they need to take advantage of the lucrative aftermarket world. SAS’ analytical roots allow our most knowledgeable customers to leverage the power of SAS tools through the natural extension of the Service Parts Optimization product. We’re pleased that Gartner recognizes what we believe is our strength in this area.” For more information about SAS Service Parts Optimization, please contact Jim Hartwig at jim.hartwig@sas.com or call 1-630-541-3636. MarketScope DisclaimerThe MarketScope is copyrighted January 21, 2008, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against certain criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. 1. Gartner, Inc., MarketScope for Service Parts Planning, 4Q07, C. Dwight Klappich, January 21, 2008 About SASSAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. Customers at more than 44,000 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® .Back to Recent SAS Press Releases Copyright © SAS Institute Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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