http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/en/news/mediacoverage/indexByDate.html Summary Feed of Recent Media Coverage about SAS Canada http://chiefmarketer.com/database/mining/data-mining-oberweis-dairy-retention-0123rhl2/ By using software from analytics firm SAS, Bedford discovered there was one group that didn't experience the sharp rise in attrition after six months: Those who came to the delivery service through the company's website, and who were not offered any sort of discount Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://chiefmarketer.com/database/mining/data-mining-oberweis-dairy-retention-0123rhl2/ 2012-01-23T13:00:00Z http://www.cfra.com/?cat=1&nid=83836 SAS Canada spokesperson Wes Gill says they've been able to help insurance companies pick out potential fraudsters, especially when they get bombarded with claims after a storm. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.cfra.com/?cat=1&nid=83836 2012-01-17T13:00:00Z http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120102/workplace-fitness-gyms-120102/ Many of us spend so many hours at work that fitting in exercise can seem almost impossible. That's why some forward-thinking companies are combining work time and health time, offering employees opportunities to incorporate exercise and healthy living into their jobs. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120102/workplace-fitness-gyms-120102/ 2012-01-16T13:00:00Z http://zmarter.com/the-social-network/sas-s-year-of-living-socially-informationweek.html Rick Wilkin considers himself too busy for Facebook, but he loves the Hub, his employer's "Facebook inside our company" enterprise social network. Wilkin is one of the experts on statistical software development at SAS Institute. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://zmarter.com/the-social-network/sas-s-year-of-living-socially-informationweek.html 2012-01-06T13:00:00Z http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip595316 Wes Gill of SAS Canada discusses the state of fraud in Canada and looks at ways it can be prevented using business analytics technology. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip595316 2012-01-04T13:00:00Z http://www.insurance-canada.ca/technology-products-services/Business-Intelligence/2012/SAS-harnessing-technology-prevent-fraud-1201.php While the vast majority (83 per cent) of Canadian executives said that fraud prevention and detection is a priority at their organization, only 9 per cent of those surveyed said they have business analytics software designed to help detect fraud running all the time. These are just some of the findings in a SAS / Leger survey of 1,033 Canadian executives at mid-sized and large organizations conducted earlier this year. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.insurance-canada.ca/technology-products-services/Business-Intelligence/2012/SAS-harnessing-technology-prevent-fraud-1201.php 2011-12-20T13:00:00Z http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/less-than-10-of-canadian-executives-use-fraud-detection-software-sas/1000769415/ A vast majority (83%) of Canadian executives said fraud prevention and detection is a priority for their organizations, but only 9% of those surveyed said they have business analytics software designed to help detect fraud running all the time, according to SAS Canada. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/less-than-10-of-canadian-executives-use-fraud-detection-software-sas/1000769415/ 2011-12-20T13:00:00Z http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/sas-and-transunion-partner-to-develop-fraudster-predictive-model/1000759554/ SAS Canada and TransUnion, a credit and information management firm, have teamed to develop a predictive model aimed at tracking down fraudsters more effectively. The model will leverage credit file information, in addition to fraud data from a consortium of financial institutions, to enhance fraud detection, a SAS release says. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/sas-and-transunion-partner-to-develop-fraudster-predictive-model/1000759554/ 2011-12-13T13:00:00Z http://www.paymentsbusiness.ca/News/Dec132011_SAS.htm SAS Canada, the leader in business analytics software and services and TransUnion, a global leader in credit and information management, today announced the development of one of the first consortiums in Canada that will leverage anonymized credit file information, in conjunction with application and fraud data from participating financial institutions to greatly enhance fraud detection. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.paymentsbusiness.ca/News/Dec132011_SAS.htm 2011-12-13T13:00:00Z http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/big-data-has-potential-but-requires-care/144460 The proliferation of large-scale data sets is just beginning to change business and science around the world, but enterprises need to prepare in order to gain the most advantage from their information, panelists said at a Silicon Valley event this week. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/big-data-has-potential-but-requires-care/144460 2011-12-09T13:00:00Z http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/downloads/News/Toronto-Board-Trade_Winter2011.pdf Pat Finery, Vice President of Alliances and Business Development for SAS Canada, discusses how big data can help businesses compete in a struggling economy. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/downloads/News/Toronto-Board-Trade_Winter2011.pdf 2011-12-01T13:00:00Z http://goarticles.com/article/Key-Skills-for-a-Successful-Analytics-Career/5694300/ Companies worldwide are dealing with huge volumes of data, and as companies get more adept at data acquisition they are relying increasingly on analytics professionals to help them mine the data for business insights and to drive strategic growth. Qualified analytics professionals are in great demand, and can command high salaries for specialized skills. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://goarticles.com/article/Key-Skills-for-a-Successful-Analytics-Career/5694300/ 2011-11-23T13:00:00Z http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/site-tracks-love-hate-of-sap-oracle-others/144352 Enterprise software vendors have been rushing to build or buy "sentiment analysis" technologies that can analyze the tone of what people are saying about companies and brands on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/site-tracks-love-hate-of-sap-oracle-others/144352 2011-11-23T13:00:00Z http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/data-data-everywhere/144354 We're drowning in data. The problem is, not only is data growing by leaps and bounds, it's messier, less structured and harder to control. With more data than we can handle coming at us in every direction, how can we drive meaning and insight from it? Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/data-data-everywhere/144354 2011-11-23T13:00:00Z http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/big-data-when-statisticians-become-corporate-heroes/1000714064/ Companies today face an overwhelming crush of available information, a situation referred to as ‘Big Data,' and those best able to discriminate between relevant and irrelevant data will emerge as the most competitive. In fact, statisticians may prove to be the corporate heroes of the future, delegates of an SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. seminar heard in Toronto on Nov 22. The seminar was entitled: Conquer Big Data with Big Analytics. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/big-data-when-statisticians-become-corporate-heroes/1000714064/ 2011-11-22T13:00:00Z http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/big-data-analysis-the-stuff-of-heroes/144346 The hero of the next age will be the person who can manage Big Data, says futurist Thornton May. Plus, how your dark data can inform your analysis of social media. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/big-data-analysis-the-stuff-of-heroes/144346 2011-11-22T13:00:00Z