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SAS in Leaders quadrant for business intelligence platformsCARY, NC (Feb. 03, 2010) – SAS has been placed in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Inc. Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms. According to Gartner, “Leaders are vendors that are reasonably strong in the breadth and depth of their BI platform capabilities and can deliver on enterprisewide implementations that support a broad BI strategy. Leaders articulate a business proposition that resonates with buyers, supported by the viability and operational capability to deliver on a global basis.” An integral part of the proven SAS® Business Analytics Framework, SAS Business Intelligence helps organizations answer complex questions and position themselves for optimal success. The SAS Business Analytics Framework encompasses BI, data integration, advanced analytics and a broad set of horizontal and industry-specific business solutions that provide insights for quick action. Powered by core technology such as SAS Enterprise BI Server, only SAS offers such a range of integrated technologies and solutions. Horizontal solutions, either hosted or on-premise, include SAS Customer Intelligence, SAS for Enterprise Risk Management and SAS for Performance Management. Industry-specific solutions include SAS Fraud Management, SAS Patient Safety and SAS Integrated Merchandise Planning. About the Magic QuadrantThe Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2010 by Gartner Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. 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., Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms, Rita L. Sallam, Bill Hostmann, James Richardson, Andreas Bitterer, January 29, 2010.
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