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Media Coverage 2009

September 2009
 
Malaysian hospitality and leisure solutions firm partners with SAS
A new partnership will enhance understanding of customers in the hospitality, leisure and entertainment industry, according to solutions firm Ascend Solutions and business analytics provider SAS Malaysia...

August 2009
 
Bank Islam proposes RM100m IT spending
Bank Islam has roped in the services of SAS Malaysia, which provides analytical software...

SAS to roll out Islamic banking product soon
SAS, a developer of analytical software, is upbeat about Malaysia's recovery and plans to roll out its first Islamic banking product here soon...

June 2009
 
SAS wins Asia Pacific BI award for fifth time
Business analytics in Asia Pacific has moved on to a greater level of sophistication, according to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan...

May 2009
 
Confessions of a CEO
What I enjoy most is working with people. When I embarked on a career in IT 20 years ago, I thought I would work predominantly with machines. But I have been very fortunate because while I still work within the IT industry, I have the pleasure of working with people...

Wanted: Business-savvy CIOs
To grow and remain competitive in the current economic climate, businesses have to harness the power of ICT, and the chief information officer should be tasked to spearhead this initiative...

Changing roles of CIOs
A business strategist One of the changes in expectations for the CIO is the need to foster a more business mindset and play a role in strategic management...

April 2009
 
Domestic banks beef up risk management systems
SAS Asia Pacific Risk Management Practice Head John Foulley notes that banks have been spending more on risk management systems despite the economic slowdown...

March 2009
 
SAS Malaysia eyes more govt sector jobs
BUSINESS intelligence and analytics specialist SAS Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia) is looking for more business from the government...

February 2009
 
SAS' strategy in retaining clients
GROWING and retaining customer base are SAS Malaysia’s key priorities to remaining resilient, according to managing director Jimmy Cheah...

SAS Malaysia: Customer growth in 2009
Business analytics firm SAS Malaysia expects 30 per cent customer growth in 2009, despite prevailing economic conditions...

January 2009
 
Penang hospital turns to SAS
To speed up financial processes, Penang Adventist Hospital (PAH), a non-profit healthcare provider, has switched from a manual financial process to a high-tech solution...

Tapping existing data through business analytics
SLASHING headcount and trimming budgets are what finance departments often recommend to help their companies steer through hard times. But the measures need not be so harsh if the departments leverage on existing data through the use of business analytics tools...

December 2008
 
SAS penganalisis utama negara
PENERAJU perisian analisis perniagaan dan perkhidmatan terkemuka, Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) Malaysia, mengekalkan kedudukannya sebagai penganalisis utama di Malaysia dengan penguasaan 65.92 peratus pasaran bagi setengah tahun pertama 2008...

Jalin usaha sama tangani krisis ekonomi
Pelbagai langkah diambil syarikat tempatan dalam menghadapi masalah ekonomi yang tidak stabil pada ketika ini. Justeru, Hospital Adventist bersama SAS Financial Management Solution telah menjalinkan usaha sama bagi mengatasi masalah itu...

How to make a BI-G difference in performance
THE famous adage, "knowledge is power" still holds true, be it in good times or bad. Business leaders depend on information to make informed decisions, especially when faced with tough economic conditions such as the current financial crisis...

November 2008
 
BI enters Malaysian mass market: IDC
Business intelligence (BI) is finally entering the mass market in Malaysia, according to consulting firm IDC Malaysia. It also pointed out that BI firm SAS Malaysia has maintained its market leadership position, fourth year in a row...

SAS believes it can maintain growth
SAS Institute Inc, the world's largest privately-owned software company, believes it can maintain its growth in Malaysia, as customers need solutions to help them weather the global financial crisis and slower economic growth...

October 2008
 
BI can help in downturn: SAS Malaysia
Tough economic times demand enhanced performance management, said Allan Tham, SAS Malaysia enterprise intelligence practice head. This is necessary to drive competitive advantage by identifying what drives value, improving agility and optimising resource usage...

SAS mahu teroka segmen komersial
SAS Malaysia (SAS), peneraju perkhidmatan dan perisian analitis tempatan, merancang menerokai segmen komersial secara agresif bagi membantu menjana pertumbuhan perniagaan untuk jangka panjang...

SAS sasar kembang ke banyak sektor
SAS Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia) menyasar mengembangkan perniagaannya dalam lebih banyak sektor termasuk pembuatan, runcit, minyak dan gas, penjagaan kesihatan dan telekomunikasi...

August 2008
 
Lecturers win awards
THREE lecturers beat their peers from 12 other universities to be among the first in the country to win the SAS Lecturer Excellence Awards. The awards were given out at the SAS forum held in Kuala Lumpur recently. Assoc Prof Dr Rasimah Aripin from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Assoc Prof Dr Noor Azizi Ismail from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), and Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Hisyam Lee from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) took the honours...

July 2008
 
EON Bank Group appoints SAS for banking intelligence solutions
The holistic Banking Intelligence Solutions from SAS is tailored to the unique needs of the banking industry. SAS Banking Intelligence Solutions will be used to improve customer relationship management, business performance management, risk management, compliance and systems performance...

EON Bank aims to double loan base to RM60b by 2010
EON Bank has set aside RM25 million over the next five years to deploy banking intelligence software provided by SAS Malaysia, the local arm of US-based SAS Institute Inc...

Eon Bank sasar RM60b asas pinjaman
"Kami optimistik bank akan dapat mencapai pertumbuhan pinjaman yang munasabah tahun ini walaupun ketidaktentuan tempoh inflasi yang tinggi berikutan harga bahan api yang naik," kata beliau kepada pemberita pada majlis menandatangani perjanjian antara bank dan SAS Malaysia di sini...

EON Bank sasar asas pinjaman RM60 bilion
SAS akan menyediakan penyelesaian perbankan pintar bersepadu untuk kumpulan EON Bank bagi meningkatkan struktur, kawalan serta tahap penyampaian lebih konsisten bagi landskap data dan organisasi bank berkenaan...

Eon Bank targets RM60 bln loan base by 2010
Lau said EON Bank would invest about RM25 million over five years in integrated banking intelligence solutions from SAS Malaysia, a move that would give the bank a better foothold to grow in 2009 and 2010...

EON BANK GROUP Appoints SAS for Banking Intelligence Solutions EON Invests RM25 Million in Banking Intelligence from SAS Malaysia to Help Transform its Business
EON Bank Group (EON) has embarked to transform its business by adopting an aggressive technology growth through partnership with SAS Malaysia...

EON BANK GROUP Appoints SAS for Banking Intelligence Solutions
EON Bank Group (EON) has embarked to transform its business by adopting an aggressive technology growth through partnership with SAS Malaysia...

SAS launches Sustainability Scorecard
SAS Malaysia has launched the SAS Sustainability Management Scorecard, the first application in its Sustainability Management Suite, to help organisations measure, manage and improve the impact of their operations on the environment...

Maya: Go for green development
The launch, in conjunction with the 2008 SAS Forum Malaysia themed "Intelligently Green" saw the participation of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Malaysia...

SAS environ performance scorecard for firms
While the future of business intelligence and analytics software looks bright, there are a few challenges facing the industry. Foremost is the under-utilisation of analytics software...

Software going green
Actress Maya Karin touches a globe to launch ‘green’ software during the SAS Intelligently Green Forum 2008 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday...

SAS touts tool to measure 'green-ness'
Business intelligence vendor SAS has launched a product that it says will help organizations reduce their carbon footprint, by accurately measuring and managing the environmental impact of their business operations...

Staying ahead of the pack with business intelligence
While the future of business intelligence and analytics software looks bright, there are a few challenges facing the industry. Foremost is the under-utilisation of analytics software...

Banks to get help with products and services
US-based SAS Institute Inc believes it is in an advantageous position to help banks weather the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Senior vice president and chief marketing officer Jim Davis said the company had been dealing with banks for more than 30 years...

June 2008
 
Malaysian bank group chooses global intelligence solution
Malaysia-based AIM-listed ICB Financial Group Holdings AG (ICB Banking Group) has selected SAS’s Banking Intelligence (BI) Solution to manage the Group’s banking operations across twelve (12) countries from its management office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

ICB plans to open branches in Laos, Malawi by Q4
On its collaboration with SAS Malaysia, Harith said the group has invested in the SAS' Banking Intelligence (BI) solutions to better streamline and manage ICB's banking operations across the 12 countries from its management office in Kuala Lumpur...

Daim mahu perluas operasi ICB ke Laos, Malawi
ICB telah melantik SAS Malaysia, penyedia rumusan dan perisian pintar perniagaan yang berpusat di Amerika Syarikat, untuk membantu memantapkan operasi perbankan syarikat ke tahap yang lebih baik di seluruh dunia menerusi pejabat pengurusan ICB...

ICB selects SAS Banking Intelligence solutions
AIM-listed ICB Financial Group Holdings AG (ICB Banking Group) announced that it has invested in the SAS Banking Intelligence (BI) Solutions to better streamline and manage the Group’s banking operations across twelve (12) countries from its management office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

ICB on global expansion mode
SAS offers a suite of integrated banking specific solutions which can glean real intelligence on a fast track from the huge volumes of data which is scattered throughout dozens of systems, geographies and lines of business within the ICB banking group...

May 2008
 
Analisis cegah rompakan bank
Ketua Penggunaan Platform Maklumat Enterpris (EIP) SAS Malaysia, Allan Tham, memaklumkan sistem analisis di gunakan Bank Absa di Afrika Selatan untuk melindungi pelaburan pelanggannya dengan kemampuan mengenal pasti karakter cawangannya...

SAS buka pusat penyelesaian
PENGELUAR rumusan perniagaan pintar (BI), perisian analisis dan perkhidmatan, SAS mengumumkan pembukaan Pusat Penyelesaian Terbukanya di negara ini dengan kerjasama organisasi jualan serta pemasaran, Avnet Technology Solutions...

SAS Malaysia to forge alliances
SAS Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia), the local arm of US-based SAS Institute Inc, is looking to forge partnerships and alliances with value-added resellers, systems integrators and independent software vendors to extend its reach in the marketplace and increase software sales...

SAS software for sustainability management unveiled
US-based SAS Institute Inc, a market leader in providing business intelligence (BI) and analytics software, has unveiled a new software solution to help organisations measure and manage their impact on the environment, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the world...

SAS expects strong growth in Asia-Pacific revenue
US-based SAS Institute Inc, which drew 11 per cent of its 2007 revenue in Asia-Pacific, expects this figure to grow to 15 per cent this year, as more companies seek to optimise the processing and use of their data and improve the performance management of their business...

April 2008
 
Major Malaysian retailer invests RM1.5 million in business intelligence (BI)
British hypermarket Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has invested RM1.5 million (US$479, 000), over three years, to deploy business intelligence solutions provider SAS’s software into its business operations...

Tesco guna perisian pintar
TESCO Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Tesco) akan melabur RM1.5 juta dalam tempoh tiga tahun akan datang bagi menggunakan teknologi penyelesaian SAS Business Intelligence (BI) untuk memperkukuh operasi perniagaannya di negara ini...

Perniagaan pintar mudahkan urusan
Menurut Pengarah Kewangan Pintar dan Penyelesaian Pengurusan Prestasi SAS, Sheikh Manzoor Ghani, platform seperti pengurusan prestasi menjadi keutamaan dalam melahirkan data yang sempurna seterusnya membentuk kualiti analisis penting ketika membuat keputusan...

SAS sertai WCIT
SAS Institute Sdn. Bhd. (SAS) penyedia perkhidmatan perisian analitikal, akan menyertai Kongres Dunia mengenai Teknologi Maklumat Ke-16 (WCIT) yang akan berlangsung pada 18 hingga 22 Mei ini di Kuala Lumpur...

SAS, Avnet Technology open business intelligence centre in Malaysia
Business intelligence provider SAS Malaysia and US-based technology firm Avnet Technology Solutions have opened a SAS Solution Centre in Kuala Lumpur as part of an expansion plan...

SAS tubuh pusat penyelesaian
SAS Institute Sdn. Bhd. (SAS) penyedia perkhidmatan perisian analitikal, menubuhkan Pusat Penyelesaian SAS (SASSC) yang bertindak sebagai tempat mempamer perkhidmatan perisian analitikal...

SAS, Avnet set up solutions centre
SAS Institute Sdn Bhd and value-added hardware distributor Avnet Solutions Sdn Bhd have teamed up to open a business intelligence solutions centre at SAS Institute’s office in Plaza Sentral in Kuala Lumpur...

SAS Opens Solution Centre In Malaysia
SAS Malaysia has teamed up with Avnet Technology Solutions to open a solution centre to support its Channels and Alliances partners and customers...

March 2008
 
Business Analytics is Evolving Says SAS
SAS Malaysia today sees business analytics being used in a range of industries such as retail, online stores like Amazon.com, loan approvals in banks and media companies...

SAS Malaysia sees 30pc growth
SAS Malaysia expects a 30 per cent year-on-year growth this year, helped by the growing adoption of Business Intelligence (BI) among Malaysian firms...

Affin Bank to use SAS Malaysia solutions
Affin Bank Bhd has teamed up with SAS Malaysia in which the latter will provide comprehensive solutions to facilitate the bank's Basel II framework...

HP, SAS eye bigger business intelligence mart share
Hewlett-Packard has partnered SAS Institute in setting up a business intelligence competency centre in Malaysia to focus on serving the Southeast Asian market...

HP joins forces with SAS
Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd and SAS Institute Sdn Bhd have begun collaboration on a business intelligence competency centre (BICC), based in Hewlett-Packard's Kuala Lumpur office and serving clients in South-East Asia...

February 2008
 
Transforming Governments
Tech&U speaks to SAS Malaysia’s director, commercial and public sector Khairil Azhar Azizan on how Government efficiency can be achieved with the help of analytics...

January 2008
 
Reading Shoppers' Mind
SAS’ customer intelligence (CI) solution was Parkson’s choice in helping them do precisely this. Toh said the main reason for choosing SAS was the fact that the solution was able to demonstrate tangible business value via quantifiable results...

Marking SAS Malaysia Makeover
SAS Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia) kicks off 2008 with the theme "Transformation to Greatness" at an offsite meeting at Kuching, Sarawak...

SAS Malaysia sets new direction, business approach
SAS Institute Sdn Bhd (SAS Malaysia) kicked off 2008 with a theme of ‘Transformation to Greatness’ at an offsite meeting here. A 63-member delegation arrived here from Kuala Lumpur yesterday for the three-day event...

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