Cary, NC (April 09, 2008) – Sales of SAS® OpRisk
Management jumped in 2007 to an increase of 105 percent over 2006. This
record revenue is evidence that financial services institutions continue
to recognize business intelligence leader SAS as a key component in governance,
risk and compliance (GRC) management. SAS recognizes financial institutions’ need
to measure and manage operational risk in a scientific way – not
just for regulatory purposes, but also for making sound business decisions.
Clearly, the many recent awards and recognitions for operational risk
management based on customer feedback have paid off for SAS.
SAS’ global operational risk customers are located in 28 countries
across six continents and include institutions ranging from Australia,
France, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US. SAS software’s
leading data management capabilities and superior analytics arm institutions
with the ability to view their risk profiles at an enterprise level.
More than 70 institutions globally now use SAS OpRisk Management.
SAS® OpRisk Management
SAS OpRisk Management is an end-to-end solution built on the industry-leading
SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform. With powerful data management,
analytics, and regulatory reporting and disclosure capabilities,
SAS OpRisk Management helps institutions optimize capital allocation
while mitigating risks in all areas of their organizations.
In April 2008, Chartis Research ranked SAS software as
the leader
in operational risk management for a fourth straight year. In October
2007, SAS was ranked first in the “core risk technology” category
and second overall in Chartis
Research’s RiskTech 100 report for a second straight year. Also, SAS OpRisk Management was named as
a first-place recipient in the June 2007 OpRisk & Compliance
magazine’s
First Annual Compliance Software Ranking. In addition, SAS was
selected as the winner of the Enterprise Risk Management and Operational
Risk
Management categories in the Leaders
in Innovation Awards 2007, from
Financial-i
magazine.
SAS
SAS, la più grande società a
capitale privato nel mercato della Business
Intelligence, è leader
nel settore del software e dei servizi di business
analytics. Dal
1976 attraverso business solution innovative basate sulla piattaforma
di Enterprise Intelligence, SAS aiuta i clienti nel processo di
miglioramento delle performance e nel prendere decisioni migliori e
più velocemente.
Con 45.000 installazioni, SAS è al servizio dei clienti di tutto
il mondo fornendo THE POWER TO KNOW®