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Sun and SAS® Announce Business Intelligence Software Support for Solaris on X64 Platforms
This month Sun Microsystems and SAS announced that SAS would be porting its data integration, business intelligence and analytic intelligence software to the SolarisTM 10 Operating System (OS) running on x64 servers. This gives SAS customers the ability to use popular features found only on this Solaris system. Find out more by following the link above.
SAS and Bull's Strengthen Partnership in ERP Space
Click through to read more about SAS and Bull strengthening their partnerships through implementation of Business Intelligence in Europe in ERP (Enterprising Resource Planning).
U.S. Bank Enhances CRM Efforts with Great Success Using SAS®
Read this great U.S. success story and find out about how SAS®9 technologies helped expand U.S. Bank's customer insight platform, which has created a great investment for everyone involved. Using the SAS Marketing Automation and SAS Interaction Management components of SAS Customer Intelligence they have moved their business forward.
For More SAS® Customer Success Stories in the UK Market Place, Click Here
Knowledge - the Path to IT Governance and Trust
We've all heard the phrase 'knowledge is power' and here is an article that really proves it. Good IT governance is an amalgamation of best practice and very strong knowledge gathering tools. We have a new white paper (March 2006) by Bloor that focuses on our IT Intelligence solutions, so, click through to read more about this idea and to find the link to the paper.
Read the Whitepaper on SAS® 9.1 and the zSeries Mainframes - See What's New!
SAS 9.1 and the zSeries mainframes are a combined powerful platform that not only improves the
running of existing applications, but also makes possible the implementation of next generation BI solutions. Click on the link to connect to the PDF version.
The Institute of Direct Marketing Certificate in Applied Marketing Analytics
A new qualification developed by the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) in conjunction with SAS provides both a detailed understanding of direct marketing and of the statistical concepts required for sound marketing analysis. Skills are in high demand in marketing analytics so the IDM Certificate will not only improve your organisation's capabilities but also increase your own marketability. Click through to find out more about what you will learn.
New Course Available: Developing Credit Risk Solutions for Basel II using SAS®
In the modern world, financial institutions face the challenge to build effective and high-performing credit scoring systems in the context of the recently put forward Basel II requirements. This three-day course will elaborate on all required steps ranging from data pre-processing to model implementation, and illustrate how they can be efficiently automated using the SAS® Enterprise Miner™. Find out more about the course by clicking on the link.
Enterprise Advantage Scheme: A Great Way to Buy Training
If you're looking to buy training in bulk and benefit from substantial discounts, then the Enterprise Advantage Scheme (EAS) is for you. The idea is simple, buy a year's worth of vouchers (EAS units) up front and then use them to buy any of our Education services. To find out more about what your EAS units will get you, click on the link above.
The Complete Guide to SAS® Indexes
Whether you're a novice SAS user seeking to understand SAS indexes, an advanced user seeking a reference, or a SAS programmer working with large data sets, this definitive guide to using SAS® indexes was written for you!
Send us your Comments about SAS® Customer Support and be Entered into a Draw to Win an MP3 Player!
As part of our ongoing process to improve how we support you, we're very interested in obtaining your views about our technical support helpline and customer support. Click on the link above to enter your comments about the service that we currently offer, as well as how you think we could improve. Feel free to write about any of your experiences with our technical support help line.
This will help us in our ongoing improvement of this service, and will help us to achieve our goal of making customer support an invaluable aid to you. In addition to helping us improve, all respondents will be entered into a draw to win an MP3 player.
How to Send Data via Email Which is Stored in a Variable within a SAS® Dataset
(Written by Chris Twamley at Virgin.net)
Do you need an efficient way to send SAS variables from the dataset to company email addresses? Here's a quick and easy way to get this task done.
Use the New Base Perl (PRX) Functions PRXMATCH and PRXPARS to Cleanse Postcode Data
(Written by Ray Willett at HFC Bank)
If you want to be able to decrease the amount of fields that have to be created, and cut down on the amount of data checks that need to be performed? Then try the PRXMATCH function which is explained at the above link.
How to get X of Y on PDFs
This link can show you how to get page X of Y to appear at the bottom of your PDF output when graphs and tables are included in the same SAS PDF output.
Share Your Thoughts and Receive a SAS® Fleece
Are there topics that you would like to see covered in Hints & Tips or do you have a hint & tip of your own that you would like to share with other readers? Please contact us with your ideas and if we publish your hint & tip, we will send you a fleece!
SAS® Forum UK 2006, Birmingham Metropole - 1-2 November
The date for SAS Forum UK has now been announced and we are delighted to reveal that the keynote speaker will be Professor Thomas Davenport, who will be sharing his immense knowledge on how to compete on analytics. This ties in superbly with the overall Forum theme of Building the Intelligent Enterprise. Day two of the Forum will provide an excellent kick-off from a key player and thought leader on harnessing and utilising information as a key asset across your organisation!
Mark these dates on your calendar and register your interest now, so that we can send you an invitation and keep you informed about agenda updates.
SAS Forum International 2006 - Geneva, 16-18 May
A reminder about our key event in Europe - this is a must for discovering how other leaders and professionals in your industry are using SAS and The Power to Know to push their business forward.
More SAS UK Events
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