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SAS is Best Anti-Money Laundering Solution
In a recent poll SAS was selected by readers of Waters magazine as the best anti-money laundering solution provider. In the July edition of the magazine it was revealed that more than 500 readers voted for their best financial information technology vendor - SAS came away with 38.1% of the vote for anti-money laundering compliance category. See where else SAS ranked and read more about Waters and the reader's votes by clicking here.
Read more here.
Global Enterprise Risk Management Survey Builds Strong Business Case for Financial Institutions
The results of a research study conducted by SAS recently unveiled that "Reaping business benefits now matches regulatory compliance as the key driver of enterprise risk management (ERM) systems". The global survey of 339 financial services executives revealed this conclusion, and subsequently came to light at the Risk Capital 2006 Conference in Paris in July. To read more about the findings of this survey, what the 'business benefits' are, and to gain further understanding into why business benefits appear to be as important to the financial services industry as compliance goals, read more here.
Read more here.
Join Other Reputable Companies and Share your Experiences!
Would you like to join other customers and be the star of a success story? If your company has effectively deployed SAS technologies or is using an interesting application of SAS within your business, we can work with you to share your knowledge and best practice with other SAS customers.
We offer a range of opportunities from conveying your company's story via the website, or appearing in the customer spotlight section in this newsletter, to speaking at SAS user conferences during the year.
If you have something to share then do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss the options, we'd love to hear from you.
You can read about other customer success stories here:
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Special Interest Groups' Success
The sun shone in Marlow to welcome 119 delegates to SAS UK's headquarters by the River Thames on 11 July for our Special Interest Groups (SIGs). These groups, usually held at SAS Forum UK, are a fantastic place for people to discuss how they use SAS, how they would like to use SAS, and to ask questions or get advice from SAS professionals and staff. By the end of the day there were 28 newly certified SAS professionals and a good day was had by all. The day's events included discussion groups in the areas of Data Management & Storage, Business Intelligence, Analytic Intelligence, and Architecture, a marquee and outside seating to enjoy the sun, and a delicious spread of food and drinks for delegates to enjoy whilst networking over breakfast and lunch. View the presentations here.
You cannot miss next year's Special Interest Groups! Keep reading In the Know to hear of future plans.
Professor Thomas Davenport's Webcast - Launching SAS Forum UK 2006
Make sure you keep visiting SAS website for updates on the agenda and speakers for SAS Forum UK 2006, also to be highlighted in the next In the Know. The webpage is now updated and gives more information on what will be going on this year at SAS Forum at the Birmingham Metropole on 1-2 November. Newest addition to the webpage is speaker Professor Thomas Davenport's webcast - go and have a listen!
Building a Multi-Terabyte Star Schema using SAS
Based on a real-world scenario, this performance brief describes the results of a test scenario where more than 4.2 Terabyte of data was processed in just over one hour. The massive throughput of 81.2 GB/Hour/CPU demonstrates that as data volumes increase and batch windows get smaller, SAS is able to scale to meet the most demanding applications. You can view the performance brief here.
SAS Education Brochure
You may have browsed the webpages of our Education department here at SAS - they are a great place to read about the latest giveaways (recently the SAS beach towel, a summer must-have!) and to discover what knowledge, expertise, and assistance we can offer you to help you understand and better use SAS. Alternatively, you may prefer to download the 2006 brochure detailing up to the minute information about our training courses, support services and qualifications at this link, and read about SAS Education at your leisure.
Introducing SAS Customer Support's New 0845 Number
As part of our on-going drive to improve our service to you, from 1st August 2006 SAS customers in the UK can benefit from SAS Support's new, low cost, 0845 number. Simply dial 0845 402 9907 and you'll be put straight through to one of team of SAS experts.
Don't forget, that's 0845 402 9907.
You can also contact SAS Support by email at support@sas.com or by visiting our website www.sas.com/uk/support
SAS Support - We provide all the help you need if you run into difficulties, as well as offering expert advice on optimising your use of SAS.
Let Us Help You Get the Best Out of Your Investment in Us - the New Professional Services Brochure
The Professional Services brochure will show you what we promise to deliver and what we can offer through consultation, education, and support. Follow our suggested four steps - assess, implement, enable and manage your company to maximise your return on investment. To request a brochure and find out more about all consulting, professional, educative and supporting services please click here.
How Can I Work Out When Easter Sunday Falls in Any Given Year?
(Andrew MacFarlane, Business&Decision)
We all know how random the arrival of Easter Sunday can be each year, and trying to work out when it falls so that events can be arranged or projects can be planned is rather difficult. Well, not anymore - instead of trying to take wild guesses at the date of Easter Sunday, click though to see a code which will tell you!
Sending a Customised Email Depending on the Results of Other SAS Jobs
(Jason Thornton, Halifax plc)
Do you have jobs running overnight/early morning? Do you need to know immediately if when running one job, the balance in this agrees with the balance in another? Would it save you time being able to email the results immediately, after checking to see if the two balances agree or alert someone if an error has occurred? Click through to find out how you can do all of this!
New Datastep Functions in SAS®9
(SAS Support)
Lots of new functions including new CHARACTER functions, new COMP functions and new mathematical and statistical functions - find them all here…
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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 calculator-clock!
IDC IT Security Conference - 21 September, London
In September, a SAS sponsored IDC IT Security Conference is taking place in London. This event embraces the corporate concerns with regulatory compliance, spam, worms/viruses, and identity management - all important issues for the IT professional. Delegates will have the experts provide an independent view of:
- How other organisations have ensured the security of their business through the use of technology
- Factors that your organisation needs to consider when building its security strategy
- The latest technologies, tools and services
Click here to find out more and register for the event.
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