Islamabad, Pakistan (Dec 24, 2008)  –  SAS, the leader in business analytics and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, helps customers at 45,000 sites make better decisions faster. SAS has shown significant growth over a short span of time in Pakistan by serving leading Banks, Telco’s, educational and government institutions. SAS’s innovative business applications, supported by an enterprise intelligence platform, have given customers an ability to increase their market share, reduce operational costs and enhance performance.

“Today’s fast paced, competitive marketplace, and severe economic conditions means increasing pressure to raise profits, do more with less and operate more efficiently. Achieving these goals requires faster and improved decision-making ability across the entire organization. Unfortunately in many organizations, departments continue to operate in information silos. Existing enterprise systems are often not linked and software packages are not integrated. Decision makers have difficulty getting consistent and accurate information that they need to make informed decisions quickly”, said Mazhar Hussain, Country Manager, SAS Pakistan,

SAS Pakistan is planning to conduct a series of seminars and workshops to cater to the Pakistani market. The objective of these events is to provide a valuable forum for local industry senior executives to engage in discussions with SAS global experts. This will help them to learn how SAS BI solutions can enable institutions in formulizing strategies to combat the current economic challenges by making the right strategic decision at the right time.

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