2008 News by Date

SAS among Business Analytics leaders
(December 10, 2008) – With a powerful set of diverse Business Analytics offerings, SAS continued to outpace the overall market in 2007, according to prominent analyst firm IDC.

SAS announces availability of SAS^® for customer experience analytics
(October 14, 2008) – SAS, the business analytics software leader, has announced the global launch of SAS for Customer Experience Analytics - anew addition to SAS’ comprehensive Customer Intelligence suite. This is the result of a global teaming agreement with Speed-Trap, a UK-based provider of software that uses Web 2.0 technology to deliver complete on-line customer insight. The solution captures real-time data from the web channel and integrates it with data from other channels to provide companies with true multi-channel customer intelligence that will help them better understand and communicate to their customers.

SAS, Tata Consultancy Services drive global Business Intelligence and Analytics adoption
(October 09, 2008) – SAS, the leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, and Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: TCS.BO, NSE: TCS.NS), a leading global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, today announced a global partnership. Together, the companies will deliver to joint customers complete and innovative technology solutions that improve performance, enhance profitability, and deliver insight and intelligence.

Emerging Markets Accelerate SAS’ Growth Ahead of Market Rate in Business Intelligence, Analytics
(September 10, 2008) – SAS, the leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, is experiencing strong demand for its software, despite the challenging global economy. SAS is experiencing its fastest rate of revenue growth in the emerging markets of Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America. In 2007, SAS revenue grew 28 percent in Brazil, nearly 50 percent in India, almost 60 percent in Russia and 67 percent in China.

SMU and SAS collaborate on major initiatives to develop business intelligence capabilities
(May 06, 2008) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) has entered into a major collaboration with SAS, market leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services, to build up research and teaching capabilities in the field of business intelligence. A new SAS Enterprise Intelligence Laboratory powered by IBM System p server has been established at SMU, equipped with a comprehensive suite of business intelligence software and backend hardware sponsored by SAS and IBM worth about S$660,000. In addition, SAS has contributed S$180,000 to SMU to establish scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Information Systems Management with a special emphasis on business intelligence technology and applications.

SAS retains dominant leadership position in operational risk management report for fourth consecutive year
(April 16, 2008) – SAS, the leader in business intelligence, is again ranked as the leader in operational risk management by Chartis Research in its Operational Risk Management Systems 2008 report. Since 2005, Chartis has positioned SAS OpRisk Management in the top spot for “completeness of offering” and “market share potential.” SAS leads “a handful of software vendors [who] have established themselves as clear leaders and form the ‘premier league.’”

Latest SAS® Anti-Money Laundering release streamlines monitoring for better accuracy, efficiency
(April 09, 2008) – SAS, the leader in business intelligence, continues to sharpen its anti-money laundering (AML) solution, answering the needs of financial institutions through a new release of SAS® Anti-Money Laundering. Enhancements to SAS Anti-Money Laundering streamline the transaction monitoring process to be more customizable, efficient and accurate.

SAS advances Enterprise Intelligence with significant software release
(March 25, 2008) – SAS launched SAS® 9.2, the latest evolution in enterprise software. SAS 9.2 combines market-leading advanced analytics, data visualization and collaborative data management capabilities that go beyond standard query-and-reporting BI solutions.

SAS achieves record $2.15 billion revenue
Business intelligence applications drive 15 percent growth in sales
(February 05, 2008) – Intense demand for analytics-powered business intelligence propelled BI leader SAS to its 31st straight year of revenue growth. 2007 revenue totaled US$2.15 billion, up 15 percent over 2006 results, SAS announced today.

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