SAS® Forecast Server named a KMWorld Trend-Setting Product of the Year

SAS® forecasting product delivers highest levels of automated, precise forecasts to businesses

CARY, NC  (Sept. 01, 2005)  –  SAS, the leader in providing enterprise intelligence, today announced that SAS® Forecast Server has been named one of the “Trend-Setting Products of the Year for 2005” by KMWorld magazine. This prestigious ranking, published in the September issue, highlights innovative products that make a significant impact on the marketplace.

SAS Forecast Server, SAS’ patent-pending forecasting offering, can help companies ultimately save money and time by improving the accuracy of their forecasts and the manageability of the overall forecast process. This latest forecasting offering from SAS includes important new features, such as large-scale, automated forecasting and time series mining to uncover time-related patterns and trends. This solution, which also includes an interactive user interface for easy forecasting, represents an advance that’s well ahead of anything else currently in the market.

"SAS continues to impress with the innovation and practicality of its intelligence offering, particularly the SAS Forecast Server. Our panelists noted that SAS Forecast Server creates automated, accurate forecasts quickly and easily, allowing companies to make bold predictions and plan for the future more effectively,” said Hugh McKellar, editor-in-chief of KMWorld. “We are happy to again recognize SAS for its significant contributions to the marketplace and for creating real trend-setting ingenuity.”

McKellar said KMWorld editors and expert panelists looked for innovative products that caught their attention, set the stage for innovation and made a lasting impact on the marketplace this year.

“As was the case last year, we evaluated more than 200 vendors, whose combined offerings top the 1,200 mark,” said McKellar. “It bears mentioning that these are not the only trend-setting products on the market today, rather they are the ones upon which our panel agreed. And just what were the criteria for selection? As we have in years past, we considered usability, flexibility, adoption rate and total cost of ownership. And we also recognized some vendors for their vision toward the future or for a collection of offerings, rather than a specific product or compelling new version of an existing one.”

"SAS Forecast Server helps companies accelerate forecasting so they can enhance supply chain efficiencies, better anticipate and meet customer demand, and boost profitability,” said Charles Chase, SAS product marketing manager. “SAS has long been known as a trend setter when it comes to advanced analytics and forecasting, and we are pleased that KMWorld has acknowledged SAS Forecast Server as a Trend-Setting Product of the Year. This recognition will continue to raise awareness of SAS’ innovation when it comes to predictive analytics and business intelligence.”

This marks the second straight year that KMWorld selected SAS for a Trend-Setting Product of the Year. SAS®9 Intelligence Platform was selected in 2004. SAS®9 is a set of integrated software for business intelligence, data integration and analytics, as well as enhanced integration optimization and predictive analytics capabilities.

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The leading information provider serving the knowledge management systems market, KMWorld (with a focus on content, document and knowledge management) informs more than 51,000 subscribers about the components and processes – and subsequent success stories – that offer solutions for improving business performance. More information on the Trend-Setting Products of the Year may be found on the magazine’s Web site.

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