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In just two weeks time you can hear the current news from the world of SAS - hear about the latest SAS technology developments, exchange best practices with other users and learn how they are using SAS software. New for 2004, the forum includes several Special Interest Groups covering various topics and offering interactive discussions and network opportunities with your peers. The main conference offers three parallel streams: Data Integration and Management; Business Intelligence and Reporting; and Analytical Intelligence together with a Knowledge Zone where you can see SAS software in action and discuss your specific questions or challenges with SAS experts. Read more and register online.

In this issue's Technology and Solutions article we look at the various interoperability features in SAS®9. These enable organisations to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to effective business intelligence - incompatibilities between IT systems. Our Hints and Tips section continues in a similarly pragmatic vein, with advice on the latest enhancements to base SAS®.

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SAS Launches SAS® High-Performance Forecasting
SAS has unveiled SAS® High-Performance Forecasting, a powerful analytics-driven product built on the SAS®9 Intelligence Platform. SAS High-Performance Forecasting provides large-scale automated forecasting that allows companies to significantly reduce forecasting error, increase operational efficiency and improve the bottom line. The automated sophistication of this offering means forecasters no longer need to be statistics experts to create trustworthy, accurate forecasts.

Pfizer Health Solutions: Advances in Disease Management
Pfizer Health Solutions achieves a 50 percent increase in performance using SAS®9 software on Intel Itanium 2 processor-based ES7000 server from Unisys.

Quaker Chemical Corp: Delivers BI Globally with SAS®
Using SAS, Quaker truly speaks with one voice. "With SAS, we have a single source of the truth that is delivered to all levels of the company for highly customised business analysis" - Irving Tyler, Chief Information Officer, Quaker Chemical Corp. TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS

Interoperability Makes Sharing Data Easier than Ever Before
The tantalising possibility of letting a variety of users unearth and share useful information in real time has piqued the interest of many organisations in modern business intelligence applications. But incompatible IT systems, highly specialised software and inaccessible data can hinder or sabotage this potential, as well as sink the value of previous technology investments.

SAS Education Strikes Gold
SAS Education has been awarded the highest level of accreditation by the Institute of Information Technology Training (IITT). The Institute was founded in 1995 to develop and promote excellence within the IT training profession.

Free Fleece When You Book and Attend a Public SAS Course before 31st December 2004
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SAS Customer Support - Here to Help
SAS Customer Support principally provides a telephone help-line to customers who are licensed to use SAS software. The team is there for you whenever you might encounter a difficulty while using SAS or when you simply aren't sure how to achieve something. HINTS & TIPS

How Can I Use SAS to Compare Demographic Profiles?
(Written by Eli Y. Kling, GeoBusiness Solutions Ltd)
How do demographers use SAS to compare a profile of a subset population to the entire population profile? Here is an example comparing the car ownership profile of inhabitants of a certain city to the national car ownership distribution.

A Technical Look at What's New in SAS®9 - Base SAS Language
New and enhanced features in Base SAS save you time, effort, and system resources by providing faster processing and easier data access and management, more robust analysis, and improved data presentation.

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SAS Forum UK 2004 - Birmingham, 3-4 November
The annual SAS Forum UK provides the perfect opportunity to hear current news from the world of SAS - hear about the latest SAS technology developments, exchange best practices with other users and learn how they are using SAS software. This year the forum will take place over two days. The main conference on the 4 November will be preceded by an afternoon of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on the 3 November and an Opening Night Reception, where you have a chance to meet your fellow attendees and share experiences. Don't miss out - register online today.

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