The Premier Business Leadership Series: Mumbai – Online Press Kit

September 11, 2008, Mumbai

News Announcements | Press Panel | About SAS

News Announcements

SAS, Wipro to Deliver Business Intelligence, Analytics through Global Partnership – SAS and Wipro Technologies, one of the world's largest IT service providers, have announced a global partnership. Together, the two companies will deliver BI and analytics software solutions to meet increasing global demand across various industries.
SAS, Tata Consulting Services (TCS) Drive Global Business Intelligence and Analytics Adoption – SAS and Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, announced a global partnership to deliver complete and innovative technology solutions that improve performance, enhance profitability, and deliver insight and intelligence.
Emerging Markets Power SAS' Growth in Business Intelligence, Analytics Software – SAS is experiencing its fastest rate of revenue growth in the emerging markets of Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Latin America. In 2007, SAS revenue grew 28 percent in Brazil, nearly 50 percent in India, almost 60 percent in Russia and 67 percent in China.
SAS fuels momentum with record risk intelligence sales in Asia Pacific – SAS has set a new sales record for risk management software in the Asia Pacific region. Revenue is up 156 percent in the region compared to revenue achieved up to August 2007.

Press Panel

"On the Knife�s Edge: Global Economic Challenges and Opportunities, and the Role of Business Analytics"
How are global technology companies like TCS, Wipro, Teradata and SAS dealing with the new economic realities, and what are their views on the future of the economies in India, across the Asia-Pacific region, and globally?

And what role will business analytics – what author and business professor Tom Davenport calls the "new science of winning" in his book Competing on Analytics – play in the growth of these companies, and in the competitiveness and overall success of their clients? Panelists include:

Dr. Santosh Mohanty (PDF: 76KB), Director & Global head, BIPM Practice, Core Technologies & Architecture, Tata Consulting Services
Sanjay Dennis Samuel (PDF: 31KB), Area V.P., Southeast Asia (SEA) & India, Teradata Corp.
Srinivas Pallia (PDF: 48KB), V.P. & Global Head of Business Technology Services, Wipro Technology
Russ Cobb, V.P. of Alliances & Product Marketing, SAS (moderator)

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