Sydney, Australia  (Aug. 30, 2007) – Manufacturing Business Technology magazine once again has named SAS, the leader in business intelligence, to its annual “Global 100” rankings. In the Business Performance category, SAS ranked No. 6, outperforming competitors Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica and MicroStrategy.

Manufacturing Business Technology compiles the rankings starting with each entrant’s most recent annual revenue figure. Additional research narrows the field, and the resulting companies are broken into categories by specialty. The finished ranking is what Manufacturing Business Technology calls “a snapshot of the most progressive and compelling areas within manufacturing IT markets.”

“This year’s ‘Global 100’ list represents the best and brightest software vendors targeting the manufacturing industry,” said Kevin Parker, Manufacturing Business Technology Editorial Director. “SAS is one of the few privately held software companies on the list. SAS’ stability and strength in the manufacturing arena proves the company is capable of competing with even the largest publicly traded vendors. We also applaud SAS’ efforts in establishing the value of business intelligence in the manufacturing environment.”  

“We are honored to be recognized by Manufacturing Business Technology,” said Thomas Roehm, Senior Business Director of the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Global Practice for SAS. “Our customers appreciate the fact that SAS offers comprehensive solutions such as SAS® Warranty Analysis, the SAS Service Intelligence suite and the SAS Supplier Relationship Management suite to help manufacturers enhance performance.”  

To view the July 2007 issue of Manufacturing Business Technology, visit: http://www.mbtmag.com/article/CA6459580.html.

About Manufacturing Business Technology

Manufacturing Business Technology is about the use of information technology to improve productivity in manufacturing and supply chain. For the magazine’s corporate, operations and IT audience, the editors write about the management concepts, business processes and product technologies that are changing how work gets done in an era of globalization.

About SAS

SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. Customers at 43,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know^® .