sas com Magazine: First Quarter 2007

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ONLINE SURVEY: Tell Us Your Vision for the Future of BI: We've asked SAS execs and industry analysts four simple, thought-provoking questions about the future of business intelligence – and now it's your turn. Take our online survey to share your vision for the future of BI.
Mexican Bank Improves Fraud Detection and Customer Service: Fraud detection measures at BBVA Bancomer result in a 40 percent jump in customer satisfaction.
SAS Celebrates Loyal Customers and Their Careers: As part of our 30-year anniversary, we honor customers with 25 years or more of SAS experience.
Capturing the Full Value of Human Capital: BNL, a leading Italian bank, matches employees' skills to the needs of the organization.
Revenue Assurance at Telekomunikacja Polska: Find out how one Polish telco is detecting and preventing blind spots with a new revenue assurance solution.

Demand for BI Skills Spurs University Programs: SAS partners with universities and business schools around the world to help prepare students to use business intelligence in their careers.
The Truth About Performance Improvement, Part 2: Our survey results reveal important insights about the effects of technology on performance management efforts.
Quality Generates Loyalty at Whirlpool: Whirlpool aims to cut its overall cost of quality in half by 2008, and SAS is playing a significant part in that objective.
Grid Computing Basics: What is it? How does it work? Who's using it now? And how can you use it?

Emerging Trends The Next Wave of Business Intelligence: IDC's Dan Vesset sees the BI market moving in 15-year cycles.
IT Frontiers Advanced Information Management: Thornton May describes the secret sauce of highest-value innovation.
Tech Highlight Text Mining Reveals Hidden Value and Opportunities: American Honda, Dreyfus and HP are just a few of the organizations discovering the benefits of text mining.
Editor's Note Predicting the Future of Business Intelligence: Editor Alison Bolen wants to know your vision for the future of BI.

Industry Outlook Data and HMDA Compliance – A Dangerous Intersection?: Gather, maintain and protect data necessary to meet banking compliance requirements and build market credibility.
1-to-1 Impact Becoming a Customer-Focused Leader: Learn what executives must do to lead a customer-centric organization.
Insider’s View Continuity of Business: Joanna D'Aquanni on the SAS continuity of business program.