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Banking: Banking - General

  • AbsaIn order to spin unimaginable amounts of stored data from liability into gold, one of the largest banks in the world first had to bridge the "language barrier" between IT and business.
  • AFFINBANKSAS helps bank build stronger competitive edge through better risk management practices.
  • Aletti GestielleItalian financial services firm ensures transparency with SAS Risk Dimensions.
  • AMB GeneraliSAS®9 with multithreading increases processing speeds by 60 percent, increasing speed and performance without hardware upgrades.
  • AXA BankAXA Bank improves risk management and optimizes workflow with SAS.
  • AXA EquitableUsing SAS ensures significant returns for AXA Equitable as they identify customers open to new opportunities.
  • B&N BankLeading Russian bank improves key business processes ahead of Basel II transfer.
  • Banca CarigeSAS Human Capital Management helps Banca Carige retain the best employees, improve HR management and ensure data uniformity across the group.
  • Banco BHDMore in-depth customer knowledge helped the bank realize a 40 percent credit card approval success rate and a 40 percent lift in cross-sell revenues.
  • Banco Santander TottaTo increase conversion rates and reduce churn, Portugal's Banco Santander Totta relies on SAS Customer Intelligence.
  • Bank HapoalimIsrael's largest bank uses SAS to increase response rates, profits, and customer satisfaction.
  • Bank LeumiIsrael's leading bank used SAS to reduce the bank's risk while ensuring higher than average returns.
  • Bank of AmericaWith SAS and IBM, Bank of America cuts loan-default calculation time from 96 hours to just four and reduces its scoring routine of 400,000 loans from three hours to 10 minutes.
  • Bank of America(Technical Case Study) Forecasts that used to take Bank of America months to build are now ready in days, even hours, with SAS Enterprise BI Server.
  • Bank of America Europe Card ServicesBank of America: a revolution in card marketing
  • Bank of MontrealThe Bank of Montreal is striving to be the bank that defines great customer experience. In order to provide a consistent and predictable experience across all customer touch points, it became vital to bring together data from individual lines of business and to equip the organization with tools to leverage the data.
  • Bank of QueenslandBank of Queensland drives efficiencies and improves ratios with SAS®
  • Banque Generale du LuxembourgSAS gives the Banque Generale du Luxembourg a clearer view of IT costs.
  • Barclays BankWith its portal-based KPI dashboard, Barclays Bank can better monitor sales performance and drive future growth.
  • BB&TWith SAS, the bank can now manage concentrations to help reduce the bank's risk and ensure an adequate return on capital.
  • BNL -- Gruppo BNP ParibasTo help them comply with Basel II credit risk management rules, BNL -- Gruppo BNP Paribas uses SAS.
  • BNP Paribas FortisUsing SAS to improve capacity planning, the fast-growing Fortis Bank experiences smooth transitions during acquisitions.
  • BRFkreditSAS Strategic Performance Management allows Danish mortgage credit institute to align business and human resources strategies.
  • Cabot FinancialCabot Financial relies on SAS® Professional Services for business process and technology transformation
  • CartaSíItaly's most popular credit card relies on SAS to forecast and contain financial charges.
  • Česká spořitelnaThe Czech Republic's largest retail bank manages 5 million customers as individuals with SAS.
  • Česká spořitelna (Czech Savings Bank)Using advanced analytics that are now available through a point-and-click environment, the bank's new team of seven campaign managers can now perform the entire campaign process. The results? Česká spořitelna sees a 20 percent time savings and a 38 percent increase in campaign profitability
  • China CITIC BankChina CITIC Bank has reduced credit card approval times to those more in line with international standards and created a customer information database that allows for effective segmentation and cross-selling capabilities
  • China Merchants BankThis pioneer of China's credit card market issues the largest volume of standard international credit cards in China, and the CMB Credit Card Center uses SAS to help manage risks.
  • CIMB BankMalaysian bank enhances risk scorecard development, reduces the turnaround time for credit application processing, and prices products competitively based on risk with help from SAS.
  • CIMB BankMalaysian banking group gains sustainable, repeatable performance improvements to beat demands of increasingly complex financial-reporting requirements.
  • Citibank SingaporeExponentially increasing customer cross-sell and up-sell efforts, Citibank Singapore owes its thanks to SAS.
  • Citibank Singapore Ltd.Citibank Singapore Ltd.SAS® for Banking is the analytical engine that has helped drive Citibank Singapore's growth to 800 locations across Asia. The bank says the return on investment with SAS is a "hundredfold".
  • CommerzbankSAS helps the German bank keep the right amount of cash on hand.
  • Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaImproved fraud detection efficiency detected twice the level of check fraud, increased Internet banking fraud alerts by 60 percent and improved check and Internet fraud loss-to-turnover ratios by 50 and 80 percent, respectively.
  • Cooperative Computer Society (SEM Ltd.)Using SAS and SAS partner Business and Decision, SEM Ltd. provided integrated risk management capabilities, including recording, calculating and reporting, to the 120 companies of the Cooperative Banking Movement, ensuring compliance with Basel II regulations.
  • Credit Guarantee CorporationA single version of data across systems helps better manage credit and operational risk, as well as govern and plan with minimized risks and improved judgment.
  • CreditreformCreditreform uses SAS Enterprise Content Categorization to organize data from unstructored content
  • Credit SuisseSAS software offers a 360-degree view of customers online.
  • Danske BankBank chooses SAS risk solution to gain a more transparent view of relationships and assumptions.
  • DBSOne of Asia's largest banks, DBS leverages customer intelligence with SAS.
  • DBSBy knowing exactly how much cash to stock in each of its ATMs, Singapore's largest bank experiences 80 percent fewer cash-outs during peak hours and improves process efficiency by 33 percent.
  • DBS BankWith SAS Business Analytics and SAS for Banking, Singapore's largest bank has consolidated data from 16 markets to get a more accurate view of customers and products. The consolidation helped the bank stay secure and anticipate customer needs better.
  • Dexia BankUsing SAS to automate credit scoring, Dexia Bank improves asset and risk positions and increases success for marketing campaigns.
  • Dresdner BankDresdner Bank relies on SAS to power risk-assessment application.
  • EmcreditCredit bureau relies on SAS Data Integration to make sure lenders maintain profitable customer relationships through fast, accurate decisions about creditworthiness.
  • EON BankInternational bank implements an innovative and comprehensive operational risk (OR) management solution using SAS OpRisk Management.
  • EON Bank GroupWith SAS, the bank found a full suite of risk-proven technology to help meet Basel II requirements for customer segmentation, credit-risk mitigation and risk-weighted assets. It also centralized storage of data that had previously been housed in a variety of systems.
  • EON Bank GroupThis leading Malaysian bank reduced its budget consolidation time from months to days and gained more accurate reports as well as the flexibility to adapt to changes in accounting rules.
  • HDFC BankHDFC BankSAS provides a broad range of analytics to help HDFC Bank make credit decisions, enhance its cross-sell and up-sell marketing, and comply with strict regulations.
  • Hellenic BankSAS’ single-architecture solution provides an advanced risk management solution that helps the bank quickly comply with Basel II regulations.
  • Home TrustThe trust company was using Excel spreadsheets to capture data from myriad sources for reporting and analysis of risk. Now, with the use of SAS Detail Data Store, Home Trust reduced the time it takes to produce reports from 15 business days to five, allowing it to better manage its customers' credit profiles and optimize risk.
  • HSBCHSBCWith SAS, this global financial leader has achieved significantly lower incidence of fraud across tens of millions of debit and credit card accounts, significantly exceeding aggressive objectives.
  • HypoVereinsbankTo centralize its credit portfolio management and avoid risk, HypoVereinsbank uses SAS.
  • ICICI BankICICI Bank(Technical Case Study) India's second largest bank gains competitive advantage through enterprisewide intelligence made possible with SAS.
  • IIB BankSAS Risk Management for Banking helps Ireland's IIB Bank free up capital assets to offer more competitive mortgage products.
  • INGSAS and Python Predictions enable the creation of ING's Proactive Targeting Framework
  • INGING Belgium's Direct Approach Pays Off
  • ING-DiBaWith new SAS infrastructure, German bank doubles the speed of its analytics and simplifies its processes.
  • ING DIRECT CanadaING DIRECT CanadaCampaign productivity has jumped tenfold because campaigns now take hours to execute rather than one or two weeks. And, the bank can now target its messaging specifically and even automate to reduce the day-to-day workload.
  • ING Direct ItaliaWith help from SAS, online bank ING Direct has developed a financial risk mitigation strategy to promote growth.
  • JCBThe largest issuer of credit cards in Japan, JCB quadruples the rate of customer response to direct-mail solicitations and launches a successful campaign to retain current cardholders using SAS.
  • KFH MalaysiaAutomated risk management improves efficiency and response times for better performance.
  • Kookmin BankAs Korea's first bank to comply with Basel II Accord, Kookmin Bank thanks SAS for its help.
  • LandbouwkredietA 70-year-old Belgian bank, firmly entrenched in agriculture and now well-established in both retail banking and commercial enterprises initiated a project with SAS that provided smarter risk management through better and faster reporting.
  • Landbouwkrediet GroupObtaining IRB-compliant credit risk management
  • Laurentian BankSAS quickly and accurately evaluates loan risk levels and predicts the possibility of payment defaults.
  • Laurentian BankLaurentian BankLaurentian Bank found that targeted campaigns are more successful marketing tools than mass mailings. Campaign response rates increased from single to double digits when the bank began using SAS® to target campaigns to its customer segments.
  • Laurentian BankBy combining three solutions from the SAS® Enterprise Financial Crimes Framework for Banking, Laurentian Bank is the first bank to use these products together, making it a true leader in the fight against financial crime in Canada.
  • LBS BayernLBS Baynern develops a new system for calculating regulatory equity.
  • Minsheng BankSAS dramatically increased Minsheng Bank's ability to predict customer behavior and cross-sell and up-sell products and services. Profitable customers are efficiently and easily targeted, credit levels are adjusted automatically and bad debts are more easily predicted.
  • National Bank of GreeceWith reporting times reduced from weeks to seconds, and with employees free to focus their talents on analytics that support better decisions, National Bank of Greece keeps credit risk exposure at a minimum.
  • Nedbank RetailThanks to its reliance on SAS, Nedbank Retail has seen a fivefold decrease in implementation times on business intelligence projects for customer departments.
  • Nottingham Building SocietySmall but perfectly formed: Nottingham Building Society focuses on credit risk and improved service.
  • OKO BankThis bank from Helsinki, Finland looks to SAS to help anticipate risk and rewards.
  • OTPThe largest bank in Hungary used SAS to reduce loss, free up capital and provide credible decision support with less time and effort.
  • Piraeus Bank GroupRigorous, accurate credit risk management help this leading Greek bank find cost and time savings – despite a turbulent economic climate.
  • PKO Bank PolskiPKO Bank Polski uses SAS to comply with Base II requirements and imrpove its risk management.
  • PREMIER BankcardPREMIER BankcardThe ninth largest issuer of VISA and MasterCard credit cards in the US sees a $50 million annual revenue lift with SAS Business Analytics.
  • PrimeCreditTo gain a competitive edge in Hong Kong's financial services market, PrimeCredit uses analytical CRM and smart marketing.
  • RBCRBC uses SAS to build a fraud rules application that leverages powerful analytics to target suspect applications.
  • Record BankSAS simplifies data collection at Record Bank
  • Royal Bank of Canada(Technical Case Study) Four steps to developing reusable code and production processes
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)As Canada's largest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has succeeded by building and maintaining trusted relationships with its millions of customers around the world.
  • ScotiabankScotiabankScotiabank, one of Canada's leading financial institutions, mines through data from about seven million customers on any given month to generate leads and create targeted marketing campaigns. SAS® Marketing Optimization enables the bank's analysts to pull insights from the account data and make the most of each customer interaction.
  • ScotiabankScotiabankThe financial services industry is a high-risk, competitive business. To meet these challenges, Scotiabank – Canada’s largest international bank – needed a solution to help manage data quality across its retail, small business and commercial banking lines, as well as new acquisitions and mergers.
  • Slovenska SporitelnaBank uses SAS for predictive analytics to gain competitive edge in crowded market by building personal, one-on-one relationships with customers.
  • Società Gestione Servizi of Banco Popolare di Verona e NovaraSGS - BPVN moves from a service management system to a complete and uniform vision of strategic business processes.
  • Standard Chartered BankStandard Chartered Bank relies on SAS data warehousing and analytical capabilities to attract and retain customers across a wide spectrum of Near East and Far East cultures.
  • SunTrustSunTrust Banks puts its trust in SAS for business intelligence and Web-enabled reporting.
  • SunTrust BanksSunTrust Banks builds competitive advantage using the SAS platform for business intelligence.
  • Tatra bankaDespite tough economic times, Slovakia's first private bank reduces attrition among credit-card holders by 30 percent.
  • UBSTo build profitable, long-term relationships with its customers, UBS turns to SAS.
  • UBSWith the help of SAS, UBS builds long-term client relationships.
  • UniCredit Business PartnerEuropean financial institution centralizes and standardizes information and analytics processes and shares best practices across departments, countries and languages with SAS Financial Management.
  • United Overseas BankBanking giant's CRO discusses calculating, controlling risk in near-real time
  • US BankUS BankUS Bank can act on significant changes in customer behavior when intervention is likely to have the most impact, thanks to SAS.
  • VisaWith SAS, Visa now builds more robust, user-friendly models to calculate customer and product profitability in far less time. Now, Visa can see 100 percent of the organization by product, client, product within clients, or clients within products.
  • Viseca Card ServicesViseca Card ServicesFor customer intelligence and competitive advantage in a fierce European credit card market, Viseca Card Services turns to SAS.
  • Viseca Card ServicesSwitzerland's largest credit card company uses advanced SAS Analytics to reduce losses due to fraud by 15 percent – a record few credit card companies can match.
  • VKB (Volkskreditbank AG)Austrian bank chooses SAS to help it adhere to Basel II regulations and reduce credit risk.
  • VUBOne of the largest banks in Slovakia, VUB manages credit risk through data integration with SAS.
  • VUBOne of the largest banks in Slovakia uses SAS to improve asset and liability management and manage interest rate risk.
  • Wells Fargo Bank(Technical Case Study) Jenine Milum, Analytics Manager at Wells Fargo Bank, explains how this speedy alternative to sort/sort/merge cuts the amount of required CPU by up to 80 percent.
  • WestLBOne of Germany's leading financial institutions, West LB gets improved controlling, marketing and management intelligence with SAS.
  • Woori BankBalancing an aggressive sales strategy with continuous operational risk monitoring, Woori Bank increases profits using SAS.
  • Yapi KrediFor customer intelligence that helps it improve its cross-sell rates, Turkish bank Yapi Kredi relies on SAS .
  • Yapi KrediTurkish bank doubles product and service sales with the right offer at the right time through the right channel.
  • Zagrebačka bankaCroatia's largest bank, Zagrebačka banka relies on SAS for Basel II compliance.
  • Zürcher KantonalbankSAS helps ZKB find the optimal price for real estate, achieve a 97 percent reduction in evaluation costs and near zero percent default rate.
  • Zürcher KantonalbankTo meet regulatory reporting requirements and earn higher profit margins, Zürcher Kantonalbank turns to SAS solutions.

Banking: Credit Unions

  • Cooperative Computer Society (SEM Ltd.)Using SAS and SAS partner Business and Decision, SEM Ltd. provided integrated risk management capabilities, including recording, calculating and reporting, to the 120 companies of the Cooperative Banking Movement, ensuring compliance with Basel II regulations.
  • Credit Union AustraliaCredit Union Australia implemented SAS to: streamline its management reporting capability; help establish a system of continuous business improvement; adopt a scalable platform for the future; understand its customer-members better; and pursue opportunities for increased business.
  • WescomWescomWith SAS, the credit union can meet regulatory requirements, improve performance, increase lending and forecasting accuracy – and save millions of dollars in potential losses.

Banking: Lenders

  • ACCION Texas-LouisianaNonprofit microfinance lender reduces delinquency rates by 15 percent and cuts loan-approval time from two weeks to three days with SAS.
  • AgataAn Italian Web site employs social media to help the right borrowers and the right investors find each other free of interference from traditional lending institutions.
  • Agos DucatoDespite doubling its data volume following a corporate and IT merger, Italian lender Agos Ducato improved system performance and processing speeds by 30 percent.
  • Bank IslamLeading Shari'ah-based financial institution spots problems before they turn into losses, gaining faster, fact-based decisions that result in business growth and competitive advantage.
  • College Foundation Inc. of North CarolinaCollege Foundation Inc. of North CarolinaOrganization that is based in North Carolina administers a loan portfolio for post-secondary students of more than $3.3 billion, uses SAS for data management, analysis and reporting.
  • Cosmos BankSAS® Visual Analytics gives executives instant access to the latest insights from big data.
  • Majid Al Futtaim FinanceDubai-based lender MAF Finance makes better, wiser business decisions thanks to accurate risk profiling and insightful behavioral analysis it gets from SAS.
  • SBABA leading Swedish mortgage company, SBAB relies on SAS for Basel II compliance.
  • VisaWith SAS, Visa now builds more robust, user-friendly models to calculate customer and product profitability in far less time. Now, Visa can see 100 percent of the organization by product, client, product within clients, or clients within products.
  • Volkswagen Financial ServicesSAS provided a high-performance software solution that could be used to develop reproducible and meaningful scoring models for use in meeting Basel II requirements, improving BaFin IRB ratings and lowering finance costs.

Capital Markets: Capital Markets - General

  • BaycorpSuccessful debt management relies on SAS.
  • ESAFFinancial services investment company uses SAS to obtain improved insights into its business units.
  • Export Development CanadaSAS helps EDC develop information management strategies.
  • Fubon Financial HoldingsIn one year, Fubon Financial Holdings saved US$2 million in its credit card division, reduced the customer service division's labor costs by 14 percent and reduced product costs by as much as 50 percent with SAS Activity-Based Management.
  • GE MoneyWith SAS, business users can access reports through a simple Web interface without help from IT. GE Money estimates a return on its project investment through manpower savings and improvement in business performance and competitive strengths, in less than two years.
  • Generali GroupOne of Europe's largest insurers, the Generali Group drives down costs and improves risk management with SAS.
  • Hua Nan Financial Holding CompanyThis Taiwan bank, in operation for almost 90 years, used SAS as the foundation for a comprehensive cross-selling program that recovered 95 percent of its inactive cardholders and is projected to exceed TWD700 million (US$21 million) in service fee contributions in its first year of implementation.
  • IDS GmbHThis German financial-services firm counts on SAS for seamless data integration, thus providing more precise risk reports and a more accurate means for meeting government standards.
  • IDS GmbH -- Analysis and Reporting ServicesSAS solutions empower subsidiary of the Allianz group to analyze portfolio risk.
  • JPMorgan Asset ManagementInvesting in intelligence
  • QuaestorThis Hungary-based enterprise -- which operates in the financial services, communications and travel industries -- boasts costs savings and efficiencies across business lines with SAS Business Analytics.
  • RBC Dominion SecuritiesRBC Dominion SecuritiesRBC Dominion Investments relies on SAS to help investment advisors put together the right strategies for the right customers.
  • Reliance CapitalReliance CapitalWith India's established economic and business clout, one of its leading financial services institutions understands more than ever the value of basing decisions on analytics.

Communications: Communications - General

  • BellCanada's largest communications company eliminated more than 5 million duplicate records – and gained an accurate view of domestic dwellings.
  • Bell CanadaBell CanadaCanada's largest telecommunications company, Bell Canada, needed to find an edge in the highly competitive wireline, wireless, Internet and satellite TV services market. Maintaining good relationships with loyal customers was of central concern. The company turned to SAS® to help it understand and segment its customer base to better tailor customer interactions. Targeting customers in this way has improved service and reduced churn for Bell Canada.
  • EarthLinkWith help from SAS, EarthLink is keeping customers, increasing product adoption and reaping US$50 million more in total value.
  • ElionFacing higher churn rates due to deregulation, this Estonian communications provider overhauled and automated its marketing efforts, doubling its return on campaign investments while reducing its marketing budget by up to 40 percent.
  • Entel PCSLeading Chilean mobile phone provider improves customer retention with SAS.
  • Globe TelecomAmid noisy jostling for loyal customers, Globe Telecom cuts double-digit churn rate to 5 percent for prepaid and 1.65 percent postpaid.
  • GrameenphoneChurn prediction, segmentation analysis boost campaign take-up rates from 3 percent to 20.3 percent at Bangladesh's leading mobile provider.
  • Matrix SpaItalian communications solutions provider gets to the heart of what matters to consumers with SAS Sentiment Analysis.
  • Mobile TeleSystemsMobile TeleSystemsMoscow's telecommunications giant calls on SAS to identify fraudulent subscriber and partner activities and to improve debt management and product profitability.
  • Orange Business ServicesWhen you boast the world's most extensive IP VPN network, it's imperative to know and understand your customers – or risk losing them to the active field of competitors vying to win them away.
  • PolkomtelPolkomtelLeading communications provider in Poland reduces credit-scoring IT expenses by 90 percent, speeds the approval process for new customers and fine-tunes collections to encourage loyalty, resulting in a threefold decrease in bad debt and churn
  • PosteMobileWith SAS® Analytics, PosteMobile creates targeted campaigns that are more timely and relevant, have optimized costs and maximized revenues, and pay attention to clients who need it instead of those who do not.
  • QuaestorThis Hungary-based enterprise -- which operates in the financial services, communications and travel industries -- boasts costs savings and efficiencies across business lines with SAS Business Analytics.
  • Reliance CommunicationsReliance CommunicationsWith more than 100 million customers, India's largest private communications provider relies on SAS for efficient, effective marketing efforts to stay on top of the fastest-growing industry in the world.
  • Reliance CommunicationsUnderstanding and preventing different types of fraud in the Indian telcom industry
  • SaskTelGaining insight into customer behavior helps this Canadian communications provider keep existing customers and attract new ones.
  • Talk Talk (Big Data)TalkTalk harnesses big data for better customer management with SAS® Analytics
  • TDCAn optimized supply chain = millions in profits for Denmark's leading telco.
  • Telecom ItaliaWith SAS, Telecom Italia monitors and analyzes network traffic in real time to ensure the lines of communication stay open.
  • Telecom ItaliaTelecom Italia answers the call for speed with visual analytics.
  • Telefonica O2To gain an edge over its competitors, Telefónica O2 Germany implemented SAS Forecast Server, thus empowering management to make critical business decisions with confidence and success.
  • Telefónica O2Telefónica O2 uses SAS to forecast to predict customer demand
  • Telekom AustriaTelekom Austria uses SAS to increase cost transparency and auditability to improve efficiency and shorten time to market.
  • Telekomunikacia PolskaTelekomunikacia PolskaEnhancing customer relationships with help from SAS, Telekomunikacia Polska (Polish Telecom) controls churn .
  • Telekomunikacja PolskaWith an integrated SAS and Teradata analytical environment, Poland's leading telco Telekomunikacja Polska, has access to impactful predictive insight on customers to better manage churn.
  • TeliaSoneraLeading telecommunications provider in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe, reports a 134 percent increase in profitability with SAS.
  • TeliaSonera FinlandMajor European communications provider relies on SAS for access to dynamic, reliable income statements and profitability calculations that support wiser financial, strategic, operational and regulatory decisions.
  • TELUSTELUS optimizes bandwidth and service with help from SAS®.
  • T-Mobile Czech RepublicT-Mobile Czech RepublicSubsidiary of T-Mobile international recovered its initial investment within the first year and continues to save millions of Czech crowns annually by knowing which customers can afford upgraded services and which don't need to have service cancelled immediately if payments are late.
  • T-Mobile USAT-Mobile USAT-Mobile uses SAS Customer Link Analytics to analyze customer interactions, identify social networks and key influencers, and pre-emptively execute marketing campaigns to retain and expand customer relationships.
  • VerizonMajor telecom operator produced a 360-degree view of customers in less than three months, improving campaign close rates (sales) by more than 250 percent.
  • VodafoneFor accurate IT performance measurement, Vodafone Information Systems relies on SAS.
  • Vodafone Global Information SystemsUsing SAS IT Resource Management, VGIS achieves cost reductions for hardware, software and operations across all Vodafone companies.

Communications: Media

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  • AgataAn Italian Web site employs social media to help the right borrowers and the right investors find each other free of interference from traditional lending institutions.
  • Axel SpringerAxel Springer uses SAS to predict customer demand
  • BBMBBM Canada supplies radio and television audience ratings services to the Canadian advertising industry. BBM's membership includes TV and radio stations and networks, advertising agencies and advertisers. With huge volumes of data to process and analyze from its ongoing audience survey sweeps, BBM Canada relies on a powerful SAS® analytics solution with automated modeling capabilities to improve accuracy in survey sample forecasting and provide deeper data analysis.
  • Berliner VerlagThe leading publisher in Germany's capital measures marketing and distribution reports in half the time, and its managers have self-service access to information at the right time in the right format.
  • Berlingske MediaDenmark's largest news publishing group reports cost savings thanks to reliable, automated forecasts that accurately align production volume with consumer demand.
  • Burda CiscomApplication service provider for German media giant Burda Direct relies on SAS for targeted marketing campaigns.
  • DelviniaDelvinia wanted to increase its competitive advantage by using SAS® to develop an Insight Engine that allows the firm to analyze more data than before, in half the time.
  • DIRECTVDIRECTVGiant provider of television services adds $10 million a year to its bottom line by ensuring the accuracy of customer invoices and payments to vendors.
  • ExpediaMajor provider of online hotel, plane and car reservations uses SAS Business Analytics to optimize online customer experiences, as well increase the lifetime value of each customer.
  • Frontline LtdOptimising the supply chain in a tough market environment, and across a highly complex business, to achieve the right balance availability and waste: maximising sales while reducing costs
  • Hjemmet MortensenHjemmet MortensenNorway's leading magazine company secures its business by improving its knowledge about subscribers.
  • Miami Herald Media CompanyData quality, data integration platform delivers banner results to publisher's Database Marketing Division.
  • Monster CanadaSAS helps Canada's leading career management portal increase customer retention by 15 percent, sales force productivity by 40 percent and marketing efficiency by 40 percent.
  • OrganicSAS helps digitial advertising agency determine and track real return on investment for social media campaigns.
  • PhotobucketAd revenues for the Web's busiest photo- and video-sharing site are a snap with the right forecasts.
  • PopcornflixUsing an ad server with built-in reporting, forecasting and analytics, this video-on-demand service succeeds in rollout to multiple platforms, devices and countries.
  • Quarter MediaQuarter Media seamlessly migrates to SAS® Intelligent Advertising, saving £60,000.
  • Sanoma UitgeversA leading Dutch media company enhances marketing efficiency with SAS.

Education: Education - General

  • ACTNeeding to crunch large volumes of data quickly, the ACT testing services began to utilize SAS 9.2 and now produces thousands of year-end reports.
  • College of Education at Lipscomb UniversityEducators in Tennessee earn high marks for using analytics to help students achieve academic excellence and growth.
  • Fox Chapel Area School District (PVAAS)In one decade, this school system increased the passing rates for learning-disabled students on state-mandated tests.
  • Hershey IntermediateOne of the top academic schools in the Derry Township School District in Pennslyvania is using the SAS Education Value-Added Assessment System for K-12 (EVAAS) to help underperforming students improve their academic growth and trajectories.
  • High Point Central High SchoolNorth Carolina high school implemented SAS EVAAS for K-12 and raised their overall proficiency from below 60 percent to the 70th percentile.
  • Le ForemSAS Activity-Based Management provides greater insight into the true cost of training services.
  • MetaMetricsUsing SAS Analytics, this educational measurement and research organization gained the productivity capabilities it needed to develop new products without increasing staff.

Education: Higher Education

  • Brock UniversityBy looking at a variety of factors, epidemiologists can predict the risk of adult cardiovascular illness and fatality in children.
  • Broward CollegeBroward CollegeFaster, more accurate access to budget details helps Broward College match funding with student performance and ensure that the school has the resources it needs for success.
  • Broward CollegeBroward CollegeBetter understanding trends among various demographics helps Broward College attract and retain students.
  • Bryant UniversityStudents learn data mining through SAS OnDemand for Academics to stay competitive in a tight job market.
  • Carlos III UniversityTo give students an edge in today's competitive job market, Spain's Carlos III University adds SAS to its curriculum.
  • Case Western Reserve UniversitySAS helps researchers at the university fight poverty.
  • Central Michigan University Research CorporationTo help major companies discover profits by answering tough questions, Central Michigan University Research Corporation uses SAS.
  • Charles Sturt UniversityAustralia's wine grape growers earn more money for their hard work, thanks to SAS and Charles Sturt University.
  • Comenius UniversitySlovak Republic's oldest university makes modern business students more marketable by developing SAS expertise.
  • Comenius UniversitySAS helps university in Bratislava teach marketing analysis and marketing management processes.
  • Dartmouth College's Atlas ProjectResearchers with Dartmouth College's Atlas Project trust SAS to measure healthcare usage throughout the United States.
  • De Montfort UniversityDe Montfort UniversityDe Montfort University partners with SAS® on a unique business intelligence Master's degree
  • Des Moines Area Community CollegeStudent recruitment and retention efforts are more targeted and effective ever since DMACC implemented SAS.
  • ENST BretagneNew master's program uses SAS to train specialists in IT for finance, data mining and business intelligence.
  • ESC LilleIncorporating SAS software and teaching into the Mastère Spécialisé program helps attract high-calibre students and provides graduates with business-intelligence skills prized by industry.
  • George Brown CollegeIt began teaching SAS® Enterprise Miner™ and SAS® Enterprise Guide® to marketing students in its business program so graduates would gain valuable experience in using analytics to solve complex problems facing today's business decision makers.
  • Grenoble Ecole de ManagementExperts in SAS' cutting-edge business intelligence capabilities come from Grenoble Ecole de Management and go to the world's leading businesses.
  • Instituto Superior TécnicoWith SAS as an educational aid, Portugal's largest school of engineering, science, technology informs students about data mining.
  • Institut Pertanian BogorTo ensure its graduates enter the job market equipped with the skills that top employers demand, the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) uses SAS to teach statistics and analytics.
  • International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysian university sees grants increase by 400 percent, patents double and a long list of other returns thanks in part to SAS Strategic Performance Management.
  • Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityGraduates entering the workforce with a proven knowledge of SAS gain a competitive edge in the job market.
  • Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityGeorgia university's administrators gain instant access to retention, recruitment reports that once took IT a week to produce.
  • Lancaster University (Forecasting)Lancaster University Management School Uses SAS® Software to Meet Product Sales Forecasting Challenge
  • Lancaster University (Fraud)Lancaster University Management School Uses SAS® Analytics Software to Help Online Retail Company Predict Fraud Risk
  • La Trobe UniversityIT students at this Australian university learn about business analytics while helping area employers resolve real-world issues.
  • Manchester Business SchoolManchester Business School uses SAS® to teach sustainability – and help reduce carbon
  • National UniversityStudents master sophisticated analytics, research for real-world skills across academic programs.
  • Noel-LevitzNoel-LevitzFor world-class data mining and Web-enablement solutions, Noel-Levitz relies on SAS and helps colleges and universities recruit and retain the right mix of students.
  • North Carolina State UniversityGraduates gain job-market advantage with help from real-world classroom projects that rely on SAS.
  • North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University partners with SAS to offer the world's first advanced degree in analytics.
  • Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State UniversitySAS aids in educating the business analysts of the future at OSU.
  • RMIT UniversityStudents apply analysis skills to real-world business problems
  • SheridanSheridanSheridan gives SAS® top marks for strategic support
  • Sinclair Community CollegeSinclair Community CollegeMore than 2,000 faculty and staff have access to reliable, accurate reports on the spot -- no more waiting weeks and months -- thanks to SAS Business Analytics.
  • Singapore Management UniversityWorkers who possess the business analytics skills required to support crucial decisions are in high demand at the many multinational corporations operating in Singapore.
  • Slippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock UniversityThis Pennsylvania university uses SAS to report on efforts to increase the quality of students enrolling, better manage marketing dollars and flag struggling students to increase retention.
  • St. Cloud State UniversityStudents easily learn highly marketable data mining skills with full-time access to the user-friendly inferface of SAS On-Demand for Academics: Enterprise Miner.
  • Sunway University CollegeBusiness executives across Asia Pacific hire IT leaders with the latest skills in analytics and information systems, so Sunway University College uses SAS to make sure its students are competitive in the job market.
  • Swansea UniversityOne of the leading academic institutions in the UK, relies on SAS to monitor student performance and to support funding initiatives.
  • Swinburne University of TechnologyThis provider of career-oriented education in Australia ensures real-time access to the latest and most accurate student information with SAS.
  • Tsinghua University's School of Economics and ManagementTo help prepare a new generation of Chinese business leaders, the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management relies on SAS.
  • UIIUII students gain competitive edge in the job market with SAS Education Analytical Suite
  • UNIRAZAKFast-growing Malaysian university automates performance management to improve decisions relating to student performance, enrollment and institutional challenges.
  • Universidad de los AndesUniversidad de los AndesThe School of Management at this private institute teaches Colombia's next generation of business leaders the art of data mining with SAS.
  • Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaThe Universiti Teknologi Malaysia uses the SAS academic suite of solutions to prepare students for the challenging workforce by arming them with fact-based decision making skills and the ability to think creatively and innovatively.
  • Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)The Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malyasia collaborates with SAS to build the next generation of business leaders.
  • University at Albany School of Public HealthDiscover how SAS supports the use of software in teaching, learning and research. See what universities use SAS in teaching and research.
  • University Hospital AachenSAS offers the University Hospital of Achen internal efficiencies, better resource management, reduced debt servicing and other financial benefits.
  • University of AlabamaSAS helps the University of Alabama educate the next generation of data mining experts.
  • University of AlabamaTo make sure that student recruitment and retention efforts are working, the University of Alabama relies on SAS.
  • University of ArkansasThe Arkansas Department of Education saves the state of Arkansas nearly $2 milion annually in unnecessary outsourcing costs by implementing SAS Business Analytics.
  • University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaThe second-largest public university in the US used SAS to gain easy access to data and increased data security.
  • University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central FloridaLeaders at the second-largest university in the US rely on SAS for the forecasts and reports that support insightful decisions about enrollment and long-term planning.
  • University of Hong KongDoctors and scientists analyze genetic data in half the time with familiar and efficient statistical processes.
  • University of LouisvilleSAS equips students and working professionals with in-demand data mining and leadership skills.
  • University of MissouriPrivate and public sector organizations are so hungry for skilled SAS users that one US university is offering SAS Certification and MBA-level analytics courses to help meet the market's growing demand for proficient SAS knowledge workers.
  • University of North Carolina Center for AIDS ResearchA SAS software grant to the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS Research intended to help organize clinical research data yields unexpected returns.
  • University of OregonUniversity of Oregon uses SAS Enterprise Miner to determine which merit packages attract the best students.
  • University of QueenslandUniversity of Queensland meets the demand for business analytics savvy graduates
  • University of SaskatchewanUniversity of SaskatchewanMaking the right strategic decisions based on intitutional research has never been so quick and easy.
  • University of SouthamptonUniversity of Southampton Uses SAS® to Help Credit Card Company Test Out Statistical Correlations
  • University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney highlights spending, identifies savings with SAS®
  • University of the PhilippinesSAS helps faculty supply the workforce with professionals trained in its analytic solutions.
  • University of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaThe University of Victoria turned to a Web-based business intelligence (BI) platform from SAS that acts as an information hub to access and integrate departmental data from across areas like HR, finance and student records.
  • University Utara MalaysiaEighty percent of SAS-skilled students gain immediate employment upon graduating from UUM.
  • University Utara MalaysiaFuture finance leaders get an education using SAS Activity-Based Management.
  • Warsaw School of EconomicsSAS®9 helps prepare graduates to compete in a global economy.
  • Western Kentucky UniversityThe Office of Institutional Research uses SAS Business Analytics for timely access to data and information that provide insights into university affairs.

Education: K-12

  • Beaufort County SchoolsNorth Carolina school system took the guesswork out of determining which children need tutoring by using SAS.
  • Beech Grove City SchoolsTracking student performance lead to improvements that resulted in higher test scores and greater college enrollment rates.
  • Centennial Campus Magnet Middle SchoolCentennial Campus Middle School uses SAS Curriculum Pathways to engage students in core curriculum while giving them 21st-century computing skills though a technology-enriched teaching and learning environment.
  • College of Education at Lipscomb UniversityEducators in Tennessee earn high marks for using analytics to help students achieve academic excellence and growth.
  • Dublin City Schools (EVAAS)Dublin City Schools uses SAS® EVAAS® for K-12 to improve the education its students receive.
  • Edgecombe County Public SchoolsBy implementing the North Carolina 1:1 Learning Technology Initiative and using SAS® Curriculum Pathways® online curriculum resources, this rural school district is using technology to reinvigorate its curriculum, meeting the needs of the latest sophisticated generation of students.
  • Florida Virtual SchoolSAS Curriculum Pathways helps Florida Virtual School engage students with high-quality, media-rich content that can be adjusted to meet their varied needs.
  • Fox Chapel Area School District (PVAAS)In one decade, this school system increased the passing rates for learning-disabled students on state-mandated tests.
  • Granville County SchoolsUsing SAS Curriculum Pathways school system aims for 100 percent graduation
  • Guilford County SchoolsGuilford County SchoolsUsing SAS for more than a decade to measure teacher effectiveness, this North Carolina school system boasts near-perfect passing rates on state-mandated tests.
  • Hershey IntermediateOne of the top academic schools in the Derry Township School District in Pennslyvania is using the SAS Education Value-Added Assessment System for K-12 (EVAAS) to help underperforming students improve their academic growth and trajectories.
  • High Point Central High SchoolNorth Carolina high school implemented SAS EVAAS for K-12 and raised their overall proficiency from below 60 percent to the 70th percentile.
  • Hyde County School SystemMoving to the cloud saves costs related to hardware and software purchasing, maintenance and security.
  • Liberty Public School DistrictLiberty Public School DistrictWith SAS Enterprise Intelligence Suite for Education, principals and administrators gain dashboard views of student performance, freeing up their analysts to transcend historical data and start performing predictive analytics.
  • Memphis City SchoolsThe 23rd-largest US school district uses SAS to support the US goal of being the best educated nation by 2020.
  • Metropolitan Nashville Public SchoolsTennessee public school system uses SAS EVAAS for K-12 to help increase student acheivement and graduation rates.
  • North Carolina Virtual Public SchoolSAS Curriculum Pathways provides the NCVPS with online curriculum resources to build courses in five subject areas, plus credit recovery and SAT preparation.
  • Person County School SystemNorth Carolina school system uses SAS to help educators and administration staff manage and improve data-driven decision making.
  • Phillip O. Berry AcademyThe hit TV show Glee has redefined cool for modern youth. But if the students and faculty at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Information Technology have anything to do with it, it won't be a membership in the glee club that drives up a teenager's cool factor, it will be a seat in a SAS programming class.
  • Plano Independent School DistrictPlano Independent School DistrictEnsuring that students make the grade and schools comply with No Child Left Behind are top priorities in this Texas school district.
  • Rock Hill School DistrictThis South Carolina school district is able to measure learning results and make informed decisions about curriculum and teaching practices.
  • Rutherford County SchoolsRutherford County Schools uses SAS® Curriculum Pathways® to incorporate interactive digital resources that relate to classroom curriculum.
  • University of ArkansasThe Arkansas Department of Education saves the state of Arkansas nearly $2 milion annually in unnecessary outsourcing costs by implementing SAS Business Analytics.
  • Wake Forest-Rolesville (WFR)North Carolina middle school tripled the number of students taking eighth-grade algebra, while maintaining a 97 percent passing rate on the state Algebra I exam.
  • Wilson County School DistrictSAS OnDemand for K-12 allows school system to integrate and make easily available vast amount of data for more informed decision making.
  • Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsAnalysts at this North Carolina school system build predictive models that warn administrators when students are at risk for dropping out.

Government: Government - General

  • Alberta's Parks DivisionEmbracing big data and using SAS Text Miner, the Alberta Parks Division has not only automated this process, but has moved beyond collecting data to gleaning insight from both structured and unstructured data sources, providing a foundation for new program and service delivery to meet stakeholders' needs.
  • Australian Institute of Health and WelfareAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare uses visual analytics for evidence­driven policy decisions
  • China CustomsFor interactive analysis, enhanced supervision and monitoring of all customs administrative affairs, China Customs chooses SAS.
  • City of MarkhamBy replacing its custom-built data integration framework with SAS, this fast-growing Canadian municipality improves production time by up to 40 percent across major applications.
  • Danish National Board of HealthTo open the public to online access to national health statistics, the Danish National Board of Health uses SAS.
  • Danish National Board of HealthUsing SAS Activity-Based Management, the Danish National Board of Health enhances financial intelligence at hospitals across the country.
  • Danske SpilThe agency that runs Denmark's national lottery relies on SAS for the financial planning, budgeting and consolidation required for efficient, reliable decision making.
  • Department of Communities (Queensland Government)SAS® gets Queensland's vote for budget consolidation, reporting
  • Federal Public Service EconomyHow many employees are likely to take their pension at the end of the year? What is the rate of absenteeism, and is it higher in certain departments? To answer these types of questions rapidly and precisely, the Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy decided to implement a reporting tool on an existing SAS-based data warehouse. SAS makes it possible to bring together various types of data from two databases, while improving reporting speed and data quality. The tool is accessible over a secured internal portal, making staff-related information available to a larger number of users.
  • Federal Public Service EmploymentImproving the follow-up of key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • Ghent Correctional FacilityImproving performance of prison management.
  • Gloucestershire ConstabularyConstabulary uses SAS® to ensure data quality and achieve new levels of business intelligence and reporting: helping improve accuracy and operational efficiency to enhance intelligence led policing
  • HM Revenue & CustomsHMRC uses SAS for Fraud and Improper Payments to find billions in additional tax revenue.
  • Hong Kong Census and Statistics DepartmentGovernment agency relies on SAS for timely social and economic statistics
  • Hong Kong Efficiency UnitThis government agency improves ability to meet the public's needs, demands and preferences, thanks to help from SAS® Visual Analytics.
  • Hong Kong Efficiency UnitWith SAS® Visual Analytics, the Hong Kong Efficiency Unit turns a million citizen complaints into a world of creative solutions for delivering public services.
  • Irish Tax & CustomsDuncan Cleary, Senior Statistician in Revenue for Irish Tax & Customs, explains how his agency used analytics to predict and prevent fraud.
  • Land RegistryLand Registry Transforms Data Decoding and Report Generation Process with SAS®
  • NC Department of TransportationNorth Carolina governmental agency shaves up to $500,000 off project costs and 20 percent off planning time.
  • North Carolina Office of State ControllerLaw enforcement and criminal justice officials in the State of North Carolina improved data access with an annual savings of $7 million with the help of SAS Business Analytics.
  • Oklahoma Department of Wildlife ConservationSAS helps the department respond to shifting demand patterns for fishing licenses, and achieve 360-degree view of customers to reduce churn, increase renewals.
  • Passport CanadaOnly a decade ago just 25 percent of Canadians owned a passport. Today that number has more than doubled to 57 percent. With constant fluctuations in demand for passports, it turned to SAS to help forecast future demand.
  • People's AssociationPeople's AssociationA variety of SAS platform and business solutions gives the People’s Association a way to consolidate and access a wealth of information to improve performance and to provide the level of service Singapore’s citizens expect from their government.
  • Quebec CitySince Quebec City launched the pilot project, the adoption of SAS Activity-Based Management has already generated savings equal to the costs of investing in the project.
  • SCADUsing SAS Visual Analytics, the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi streamlines census collection and increases availability.
  • Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)India's most important regulator of securities markets relies on SAS to detect and prevent fraud.
  • SRA InternationalBy using SAS, SRA re-indexed collection in hours rather than months or years, categorized accurately 90 percent of the time versus 75 percent for human indexers.
  • TeagascSAS® Analytics help to support more productive and profitable agri-business in Ireland
  • The Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandNew university challenge: locating new higher education centres to widen participation
  • The Swedish Tax AgencySwedish tax agency thwarts tax fraud with predictive analysis
  • ØresundsBroenUnique toll bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden uses SAS® to drive the traffic required to stay profitable.

Government: Defense

  • Air Armament CenterThe US Air Force Materiel Command's Air Armament Center tracks the costs of activities and work processes with SAS solutions for activity-based costing.
  • Alliant Techsystems Inc.Global manufacturing company uses SAS to help its armaments branch gain insight into its 4,500-person workforce.
  • Spanish Air ForceThe Spanish Air Force uses SAS Activity-Based Management to manage costs and budget.
  • US Air Education and Training CommandSAS analytics help minimize the cost of training while still accomplishing all Air Force training goals.
  • US Air Force Health StudyUsing SAS, the US Air Force Health Study makes great strides in studying the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam War veterans and their families.
  • US Air Force Personnel CenterThe US Air Force relies on SAS for instant, worldwide access to personnel demographics -- saving hours, sometimes days, in responding to requests for information.

Government: Federal Government

  • Århus KommuneThe Municipality of Århus uses SAS Balanced Scorecard to improve public service and make better decisions.
  • Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of StatisticsData integrity equals productivity gains at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  • Australian Institute of Health and WelfareAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare uses visual analytics for evidence­driven policy decisions
  • Belgium Federal Public Service EconomyComprising 167 diverse business units, this federal agency ensures the delivery of reliable, high-quality information -- with the ease of automated self-service reporting -- to government ministers, civil servants, businesses, and individual citizens.
  • BNLA federal agency modernizes IT system, provides self-serve reporting and gains cost-effective computing for large analytic projects with SAS.
  • Brazilian Institute of Geography and StatisticsBrazilian Institute of Geography and StatisticsThe Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) works faster and more efficiently with SAS.
  • Canada PostFaster access to service performance data helps Canada Post ensure better customer service.
  • Canadian Institute for Health InformationQuick access to accurate analyses helps Canadian legislators make smart decisions about the country's healthcare system.
  • Canary Islands Statistics InstituteCanary Islands Statistics InstituteMeeting European Union reporting standards is a breeze with SAS.
  • CNAMTSThe French National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Workers performs detailed simulations using a database that includes an anonymous, cross-sectional sample of 600,000 health insurance beneficiaries and archives of their medical histories.
  • ComSuperManagers at this Australian government agency now have easy, reliable access to -- and greater confidence in -- reports that help them make the right decisions regarding issues such as retirement benefits for public employees.
  • CSI-PiemonteFor better view of overall health care expenditures and to uncover irregularities in prescribing treatments and medicines, CSI-Piemonte uses SAS.
  • Danish Directorate of FisheriesTo cast a wider net in the EU fishing market, the Danish Directorate of Fisheries relies on SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence.
  • Directorate of Economics and StatisticsSAS Business Analytics helps DES generate and analyze key statistical reports, saving time and leading to more effective socioeconomic decision making.
  • Distribution Economics Institute of JapanRealizing its former data infrastructure could no longer meet the diverse analytics requirements of member businesses, this government agency implemented SAS, which optimized the analysis process and reduced system operation costs.
  • Environment CanadaScientists count on SAS to understand acid rain, transboundary pollution and other air quality measurements.
  • Estonian Tax and Customs BoardThe Estonian Tax and Customs Board recovers unreported revenue in up to 90 percent of audits, ensuring more productivity at the agency and less inconvenience to filers.
  • Export Development CanadaSAS helps EDC develop information management strategies.
  • INA PortugalThe Portuguese National Institute of Public Affairs trains its managers in the art and science of performance management using SAS Strategic Perfomance Management.
  • Indian Health ServiceIndian Health ServiceUsing SAS, the Indian Health Service makes sure hospitals that care for American Indians and native Alaskan populations are up to standards.
  • INSPQThe Quebec Public Health Institute (INSPQ) customizes patient profiles using SAS for data management and analytics.
  • Korea Customs ServiceThe government of South Korea fights fraud at its borders and improves detection rate of illegal cargo by 20 percent.
  • Malaysia's Inland Revenue BoardComplicated reports that once took weeks to produce now take just a few days, and they provide a clearer picture of taxpayers while revealing important insights that lead to greater compliance.
  • National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM)To model the impact of policy changes within Australia's social security and taxation systems, NATSEM relies on SAS.
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)SAS helps NIOSH provide easy access to trends regarding work-related respiratory ailments.
  • Nova Scotia Department of HealthThe Nova Scotia Department of Health relies on SAS to meet a variety of the Canadian province's needs -- most notably in determining where to fund additional beds for long-term care.
  • Oslo PrisonOslo PrisonUsing SAS Strategic Performance Management allows Oslo Prison to see better care, better value and better results.
  • Philippines Bureau of Internal RevenuePhilippines Bureau of Internal Revenue400 percent ROI results from the Bureau of Internal Revenue using SAS to help cut the Philippines' federal deficit and improve tax collections.
  • Portuguese National Institute for Public AdministrationPortuguese National Institute for Public AdministrationSAS provides business intelligence that fosters the performance of every employee in the Portuguese public sector.
  • Poste Italiane GroupSAS helps this postal company reach energy efficiency goals with business intelligence solutions.
  • Public Service CommissionSAS supports long-term HR planning and improves reporting efficiencies for Canada's Public Service Commission.
  • Regione del VenetoTo fuel performance-based management, Regione del Veneto uses SAS for analysis and reporting. In the meantime, they meet the evolving healthcare needs of 4.5 million people.
  • Regione UmbriaTo provide efficient personnel management, public economic development agency Regione Umbria relies on SAS.
  • Rijkswaterstaat (Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)The agency responsible for Dutch public works and water services makes better decisions with greater efficiency about the country's infrastructure needs with SAS Business Analytics.
  • Singapore Ministry of ManpowerSingapore Ministry of ManpowerSAS helps Singapore Ministry of Manpower improve its planning and operations.
  • SogeiThe IT arm of Italy's Ministry of the Economy and Finance supports decisions relating to far-ranging issues such as fiscal policy and health expenditures with SAS Business Analytics.
  • StateFleetStateFleetTo determine the value of leased vehicles, government agency StateFleet uses SAS so it can sell cars at the right time for the best price.
  • Statistics DenmarkStatistics Denmark is a world leader in the use of administrative registers, achieving innovations that are transforming the way national statistics are collected and processed.
  • Statistics EstoniaStatistics Estonia has sped the delivery of reliable social and economic data by 50 percent and has already tallied nearly US$1.5 million in savings by using SAS.
  • Statistisches BundesamtThe German Federal Statistics Office provides "figures for everyone" using SAS.
  • The Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH)SAS allows the IPH to make health data more accessible.
  • US Census BureauGovernment agency gained efficiency of data integration processes improved by 50 percent, and time spent reviewing code related to data management and report creation was significantly reduced.
  • US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionReporting public health data with SAS is the best choice for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • USDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceUSDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceThe agency that conducts the USDA's annual agricultural surveys uses SAS to collect, edit and summarize hundreds of data series about the nation's crops and livestock.
  • US Department of CommerceUS Department of CommerceSAS Financial Intelligence provides information critical to managing a diverse federal agency.
  • US Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSAS helps government officials make more informed assisted-housing policy decisions, as well as report on performance to help improve the quality of life for low-income citizens benefiting from housing subsidy programs
  • US Department of the TreasuryWith the assistance of SAS Financial Management Solutions, the US Department of the Treasury reports its first "clean" audits.
  • US Fish and Wildlife ServiceSAS helps this federal agency streamline business processes and make performance-based decisions about expenses.
  • US Government Accountability OfficeManaging and coordinating some 100 homeland security projects becomes much simpler for the US GAO when they work with SAS.
  • US Internal Revenue ServiceIRS credits SAS for detecting fraudulent claims, saving US taxpayers millions of dollars.
  • Yukon GovernmentSAS Integration Technologies enable information delivery to 33,000 employees across 183,000 sparsely-populated miles.

Government: Health and Social Services

  • BioGrid AustraliaBioGrid Australia :: SAS provides the tools for more effective research
  • Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles CountyWith SAS, Los Angeles County measures the costs and benefits of providing services to indigent adults and avoids duplicating services -- all without compromising privacy.
  • Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles CountyHighly accurate social network analysis powered the county's fraud-detection efforts, generating an annual return of nearly $30 million.
  • Office of the National Coordinator for Health ITHHS agency measures, depicts efforts to modernize US health care system.
  • San Bernardino CountyLocal government in California used SAS to get a holistic and integrated view of consumers that allows the county to analyze needs, design effective programs and predict – and plan for – future needs.
  • San Martino Regional HospitalItalian hospital lowers length of patient stay and saves 1 million euros by knowing the individual cost of each activity that occurs across all departments.
  • US Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSAS helps government officials make more informed assisted-housing policy decisions, as well as report on performance to help improve the quality of life for low-income citizens benefiting from housing subsidy programs

Government: Justice and Public Safety

  • Oslo PrisonOslo PrisonUsing SAS Strategic Performance Management allows Oslo Prison to see better care, better value and better results.
  • Project OdysseyProject Odyssey
  • South Wales PoliceSAS® gives South Wales Police new insights to support intelligence-led policing
  • West Midlands PoliceFor UK's second-largest police force, cleaner data means cleaner streets.

Government: State and Local Government

  • Arizona Administrative Office of the CourtsTo clear case backlogs, avoid costly legislation, the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts uses SAS.
  • Campania RegionLocal government agencies in Italy's Campania region use SAS for optimal returns on public financing and grants for scientific research.
  • City of Wiesbaden, GermanyBack to the future: A city rich in history gains forward-looking budget management with SAS.
  • College Foundation Inc. of North CarolinaCollege Foundation Inc. of North CarolinaOrganization that is based in North Carolina administers a loan portfolio for post-secondary students of more than $3.3 billion, uses SAS for data management, analysis and reporting.
  • Croydon Drug & Alcohol Action Team'Tackling drugs, saving lives' – SAS® helps Drug Action Team save time and target
  • CSI-PiemonteIn northwest Italy's Piedmont region, public administrators harness big data to deliver better services more efficiently to their citizens.
  • Florida Department of CorrectionsPredictive analytics uncover potential trouble spots in prison facilities.
  • Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family ServicesThe State of Illinois' Inspector General's Department of Healthcare and Family Services transformed its Medicaid program using SAS Analytics to identify overpayments and prevent further improper payments to health care providers.
  • INVAPublic leaders in a semi-autonomous region of Italy make more-informed policy decisions through management accounting.
  • Kansas Department of RevenueSAS centralizes information management and supports robust reporting for the Kansas Department of Revenue.
  • Kansas Department of Wildlife and ParksStatewide government agency enhanced the effectiveness of its conversation programs and activities using SAS.
  • London Fire BrigadePredicting fire risk and saving lives
  • Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles CountyWith SAS, Los Angeles County measures the costs and benefits of providing services to indigent adults and avoids duplicating services -- all without compromising privacy.
  • Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles CountyHighly accurate social network analysis powered the county's fraud-detection efforts, generating an annual return of nearly $30 million.
  • Los Angeles County DPSSOne of the nation's largest county governments uses SAS to uncover systemic fraud in its delivery of social services to economically disadvantaged citizens
  • NC Department of TransportationNorth Carolina governmental agency shaves up to $500,000 off project costs and 20 percent off planning time.
  • NC Museum of ArtNC Museum of ArtThe museum can track expenses on multiyear projects with ease and provide board members with up-to-date finances, and it also passed a recent audit with no adjustments.
  • North Carolina Office of State ControllerLaw enforcement and criminal justice officials in the State of North Carolina improved data access with an annual savings of $7 million with the help of SAS Business Analytics.
  • North Carolina Office of State PersonnelNorth Carolina Office of State PersonnelCombining multiple data sources into a single data warehouse with SAS provides a holistic view of the state talent pool as well as the forecasting and predictive modeling-capabilities that allow for proactive workforce planning.
  • Oklahoma Department of Wildlife ConservationSAS helps the department respond to shifting demand patterns for fishing licenses, and achieve 360-degree view of customers to reduce churn, increase renewals.
  • Oregon Department of CorrectionsTo evaluate corrections programs, the Oregon Department of Corrections teams up with SAS.
  • Rhode Island Department of RevenueUS state's audit team improves its tax collection rate with accurate, insightful reports built in seconds, not weeks.
  • San Bernardino CountyLocal government in California used SAS to get a holistic and integrated view of consumers that allows the county to analyze needs, design effective programs and predict – and plan for – future needs.
  • Skanderborg District CouncilAn average Danish district council can save nearly $11 million by gaining transparency into the procurement and supply-management process, thus empowering civil servants with insights that fuel smarter business decisions.
  • South Dakota DOTMeasuring business performance and analyzing the financial impact of decisions offers $2 million in annual savings for this large state agency.
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTexas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentSAS Enterprise BI Server helped the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department successfully target new market niches to expand the demand for and use of its wide array of natural resources, waterways, hunting and fishing licenses, magazine subscriptions, and more. TPWD also uses SAS to dramatically reduce times required to produce management reports and reconciliations.
  • Wisconsin Department of RevenueWisconsin Department of RevenueState revenue officials, with help from SAS, collected $32 million in revenue more quickly than ever and uncovered $5 million that might have otherwise gone uncollected.

Health Care: Health Care - General

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaWith a predictive model that beat chance by 400 percent, BCBSNC intervenes to help high-risk patients avoid hospital readmission.
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalBrigham and Women's HospitalA nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School – has been using SAS Performance Management for Health Care to support a culture of data transparency, increased accountability and improved performance.
  • Canadian Blood ServicesCanadian Blood ServicesWith SAS® Business Analytics, Canadian Blood Services has become much more responsive to meet its collection targets, all within tight budgetary constraints.
  • Cancer Care OntarioCancer Care OntarioCancer Care Ontario's (CCO) mandate is to continually improve cancer services, reduce the number of people diagnosed with cancer and ensure that patients receive quality care on every step of their journey.
  • Clinton Health Access InitiativeCHAI uses SAS Analytics to negotiate lower drug costs, expand heath-care coverage and mentor developing countries on how best to use their limited resources to treat HIV and malaria.
  • Community Care Behavioral Health OrganizationAfter bringing its data warehouse in-house, this health insurance organization reduced processing times by two-thirds and enhanced its ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • GE HealthcareBetter patient data equals better patient care, this giant in innovation is leading the way in the development of technology for patient monitoring, imaging and information delivery.
  • Health Data EssentialsHealth industry consultant uses SAS Business Analytics to help clients track their performance against quality of care metrics.
  • Manitoba Centre for Health PolicyThe Manitoba Centre for Health Policy analyzes huge volumes of data from multiple databases every year, but was challenged with meeting stringent provincial requirements for auditing and access control.
  • Palo Alto Medical FoundationFocused on 660,000 active patients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, this medical foundation researches disease trends among the Asian population with help from SAS Visual Data Discovery.
  • Stockholm County CouncilSLL lowers costs and increases efficiency with SAS partner, BearingPoint
  • The Nuffield TrustSAS® Analytics helps leading research trust to inform the debate on UK health care
  • The Nuffield TrustTaking SAS® to the server helps research trust achieve new levels of speed and performance
  • Valence HealthValence HealthWith SAS Analytics, Valence Health helps groups of independent doctors and hospitals leverage the economies of scale that come from clinical integration while managing risk, achieving financial success and providing a higher quality of health care to patients.

Health Care: Health Care Providers

  • ANZICSANZICSWith help from SAS, the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society improves overall care for ICU patients .
  • AvantasThis staffing forecast agency relies on SAS to cut from weeks to hours the amount of time it takes to forecast the labor needs of hospitals seeking to spend more time on patient care and less time on staffing issues.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaWith a predictive model that beat chance by 400 percent, BCBSNC intervenes to help high-risk patients avoid hospital readmission.
  • Brigham and Women's HospitalBrigham and Women's HospitalA nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School – has been using SAS Performance Management for Health Care to support a culture of data transparency, increased accountability and improved performance.
  • Brock UniversityBy looking at a variety of factors, epidemiologists can predict the risk of adult cardiovascular illness and fatality in children.
  • Canadian Institute for Health InformationQuick access to accurate analyses helps Canadian legislators make smart decisions about the country's healthcare system.
  • Carolinas Medical CenterCarolinas Medical CenterWith business intelligence solutions from SAS, Carolinas Medical Center saves time, money and improves patients' health.
  • Clinton Health Access InitiativeCHAI uses SAS Analytics to negotiate lower drug costs, expand heath-care coverage and mentor developing countries on how best to use their limited resources to treat HIV and malaria.
  • Crouse HospitalTaking a data-driven approach to managing quality is expected, but how do you do it without hiring a team of programmers? Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York, uses SAS® point-and-click health analytics solutions to help it manage multiple quality initiatives that are reducing post-surgical infections, improving the discharge process, and decreasing readmission rates.
  • CSI-PiemonteFor better view of overall health care expenditures and to uncover irregularities in prescribing treatments and medicines, CSI-Piemonte uses SAS.
  • Danish National Board of HealthTo open the public to online access to national health statistics, the Danish National Board of Health uses SAS.
  • Danish National Board of HealthUsing SAS Activity-Based Management, the Danish National Board of Health enhances financial intelligence at hospitals across the country.
  • Dartmouth College's Atlas ProjectResearchers with Dartmouth College's Atlas Project trust SAS to measure healthcare usage throughout the United States.
  • FlevoziekenhuisFast-growing Dutch hospital diagnoses and treats increasing strain on IT infrastructure with SAS Enterprise BI Server.
  • Fox Chase-Temple Bone Marrow Transplant ProgramSAS ensures high levels of patient care at Fox Chase-Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program.
  • HealthwaysUsing advanced analytics from SAS, Healthways improves patient outcomes, resulting in healthier members and reduced total medical costs.
  • Héma-QuébecTo make sure they accurately bill hospitals for services, Héma-Québec relies on SAS.
  • HighmarkA reporting system created by Highmark and SAS Consulting Services allows business users to access and share intelligence without interrupting the informatics team.
  • Indian Health ServiceIndian Health ServiceUsing SAS, the Indian Health Service makes sure hospitals that care for American Indians and native Alaskan populations are up to standards.
  • Inova Health SystemSAS helps Inova Health System negotiate better insurance reimbursements for physical therapy treatments.
  • INSPQThe Quebec Public Health Institute (INSPQ) customizes patient profiles using SAS for data management and analytics.
  • INTEGRIS HealthMaintaining a healthy lifestyle is INTEGRIS Health's goal. With SAS, they do so by generating reports that detail quality, cost-of-care and other strategic information for executives and physicians.
  • Kaiser PermanenteThe Southern California Research Division of this integrated health system allows HIV caregivers to build, access and analyze progress reports and other information via Web portal.
  • Karolinska InstituteA leading healthcare institute in Sweden relies on SAS to help rheumatism sufferers understand the impact of various medications based on their unique condition and to help doctors decide the best course of treatment.
  • Lillebælt HospitalThe Department of Orthopedic Surgery at this hospital in Denmark used a SAS solution that provided quality control of registrations in all patient records.
  • Maine Medical Center100 percent of heart failure patients receive quality care as benchmarked by national organizations, and a medication error reduction process has improved 35 percent.
  • McKessonSAS Solutions OnDemand removes McKesson’s data from silos, allowing the company’s Analytic Services team to spend its time performing value-added analytics rather than on redundant cycles preparing the data for analysis.
  • Palo Alto Medical FoundationFocused on 660,000 active patients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, this medical foundation researches disease trends among the Asian population with help from SAS Visual Data Discovery.
  • Regione del VenetoTo fuel performance-based management, Regione del Veneto uses SAS for analysis and reporting. In the meantime, they meet the evolving healthcare needs of 4.5 million people.
  • San Martino Regional HospitalItalian hospital lowers length of patient stay and saves 1 million euros by knowing the individual cost of each activity that occurs across all departments.
  • The National Patient Safety AgencyThe National Patient Safety Agency aims to put patient safety at the top of the NHS agenda
  • The Nuffield TrustSAS® Analytics helps leading research trust to inform the debate on UK health care
  • The Nuffield TrustTaking SAS® to the server helps research trust achieve new levels of speed and performance
  • University Hospital AachenSAS offers the University Hospital of Achen internal efficiencies, better resource management, reduced debt servicing and other financial benefits.
  • University of Hong KongDoctors and scientists analyze genetic data in half the time with familiar and efficient statistical processes.
  • US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionReporting public health data with SAS is the best choice for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Valence HealthValence HealthWith SAS Analytics, Valence Health helps groups of independent doctors and hospitals leverage the economies of scale that come from clinical integration while managing risk, achieving financial success and providing a higher quality of health care to patients.

Health Care: Health Insurance

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaWith a predictive model that beat chance by 400 percent, BCBSNC intervenes to help high-risk patients avoid hospital readmission.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaThe insurer uses SAS® Analytics to make service more personal, to help providers improve performance and to lower health-care costs for employees.
  • CareSourceCareSourceWith SAS, CareSource streamlines the integration, analysis and reporting needed to create an effective patient management system, which saves money and helps patients stay healthier.
  • Cigna IndonesiaUpon growing its assets by nearly 40 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, Cigna Indonesia turned to SAS to handle the barrage of big data for better business decisions.
  • CIGNA ThailandInsurance companies uses SAS to help business partners generate revenue increases and maintain competitive edge.
  • Community Care Behavioral Health OrganizationAfter bringing its data warehouse in-house, this health insurance organization reduced processing times by two-thirds and enhanced its ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Competitive Health Analytics (Division of Humana)Fast turnaround on drug and health studies helps researcher grow business by 50 percent in one year.
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShieldNew York health plan reports significant decrease in time spent gathering and crunching data, thus increasing the amount of time it spends on predictive analytics.
  • Express Scripts®Express Scripts®One of the largest pharmacy benefits management companies in North America improves outcomes for millions of patients.
  • HBF GroupLeading health insurer in Australia enhances marketing effectiveness and identifies aberrant behavior with SAS.
  • HealthPartnersSAS Business Analytics helps this health insurer save millions of dollars -- and human lives -- by surfacing opportunities to provide disease- and case-management assistance.
  • HealthwaysUsing advanced analytics from SAS, Healthways improves patient outcomes, resulting in healthier members and reduced total medical costs.
  • Hibernian Aviva HealthIreland's leading health insurer improves earnings, savings by using SAS Data Integration and SAS Analytics to gain deeper insights into customer behavior.
  • HighmarkA reporting system created by Highmark and SAS Consulting Services allows business users to access and share intelligence without interrupting the informatics team.
  • HighmarkHealth insurer saves millions of dollars by finding misdiagnosed and undiagnosed patients with one of 27 illnesses that qualify for higher Medicare reimbursements.
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New JerseyHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New JerseyWith SAS, Horizon BCBSNJ automatically delivers via the Web information that once took an analyst two weeks each month to assemble, saving the health insurer more than $500,000 in one year.
  • INSPQThe Quebec Public Health Institute (INSPQ) customizes patient profiles using SAS for data management and analytics.
  • Kaiser PermanenteThe Southern California Research Division of this integrated health system allows HIV caregivers to build, access and analyze progress reports and other information via Web portal.
  • McKessonSAS Solutions OnDemand removes McKesson’s data from silos, allowing the company’s Analytic Services team to spend its time performing value-added analytics rather than on redundant cycles preparing the data for analysis.
  • MedibankSpeed to market and accurate targets produce effective campaigns that increase revenues and reduce costs.
  • Nth AnalyticsProject timelines shrink by 25 percent when Nth Analytics teams up with SAS.
  • Valence HealthValence HealthWith SAS Analytics, Valence Health helps groups of independent doctors and hospitals leverage the economies of scale that come from clinical integration while managing risk, achieving financial success and providing a higher quality of health care to patients.

Insurance: Insurance - General

  • Açoreana SegurosAçoreana Seguros, the largest Portuguese private capital insurer, uses SAS Data Quality to resolve data-quality issues, to improve customer support and marketing results.
  • AEGONLife insurance, pensions, and investments company AEGON modernized its SAS platform to create a powerful new environment, with enhanced capabilities ranging from data quality and information security to analytics and business intelligence.
  • AIGLeading property and casualty insurance organization serving more than 45 million clients in over 160 countries avoided a potential loss of $75 million from certain executive liability accounts with the use of SAS Business Analytics.
  • Allianz Global Corporate & SpecialtyConsultancy improves overall quality of data-quality metrics by 15 percent while assuring Solvency II compliance.
  • Allianz PortugalAllianz PortugalThe Portuguese branch of Allianz makes compelling, timely offers that keep its insurance customers in the fold thanks to the help of SAS.
  • AMB GeneraliSAS®9 with multithreading increases processing speeds by 60 percent, increasing speed and performance without hardware upgrades.
  • AtradiusStreamline the underwriting decision process
  • AXA EquitableUsing SAS ensures significant returns for AXA Equitable as they identify customers open to new opportunities.
  • AXA InsuranceConglomerate insurance company uses SAS Business Analytics to manage and analyze large amounts of data to faciliate pricing decisions and regulatory compliance.
  • AXA OYAKAXA OYAK, a leading Turkish auto insurer, reduces fraud and boosts profits with SAS.
  • CESCECESCE uses SAS® Activity-Based Management for greater precision and detail on costs and business processes.
  • Česká pojišťovnaČeská pojišťovna uses SAS to cleanse, purge and imrpove data quality.
  • Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesLarge insurance company increased marketing lift and received a better understanding of which insurance niches to target by using SAS.
  • CNACNAWithin twelve months of full implementation of the SAS® Fraud Framework for Insurance, one of the largest US insurers recovered and prevented over $2 million in fraudulent claims and launched 15 new provider investigations.
  • Codan GroupCodan GroupSAS®9 helps improve service, reduce costs in a competitive Scandinavian insurance marketplace.
  • Confused.comClarity in customer insight at Confused.com: using SAS® to understand and target customers
  • ERGO Insurance GroupThe various brands that make up ERGO Insurance Group function as one when it comes to understanding customer needs and preferences.
  • EurovidaEurovida reduces per-policy operational costs by 48% with SAS® Activity-Based Management
  • Farmers Mutual GroupSAS helps Farmers Mutual Group to be proactive and deliver a swift response to its customers in a time of need.
  • FCCI Insurance GroupUS commercial insurer expects hefty gains using SAS Analytics to select the right accounts and to price products appropriately.
  • Generali GroupOne of Europe's largest insurers, the Generali Group drives down costs and improves risk management with SAS.
  • Generali HellasEurope's leading insurer gets a step ahead of competitors in Greece, where the market is undergoing significant change and reorganization.
  • HDI AssicurazioniItalian insurance firm uses SAS to improve data quality, make faster risk-based decisions and comply with Solvency II.
  • Hyundai Marine & Fire InsuranceKorea's largest non-life insurer detects and prevents fraudulent automobile insurance claims from ever getting paid by building a three-pronged fraud detection system with SAS.
  • IDS GmbH -- Analysis and Reporting ServicesSAS solutions empower subsidiary of the Allianz group to analyze portfolio risk.
  • Infinity Property and Casualty InsuranceA top leader in property and casualty insurance prepares its annual financial plan, which includes more than 1,500 expense allocations, with greater speed, accuracy and confidence with SAS.
  • ING Insurance AmericasGlobal financial services giant tackles enterprise information for better customer relationships.
  • Insurance Services MalaysiaSAS helps Malaysia's insurance companies stay competitive.
  • Malaysia Deposit Insurance CorporationWith SAS, it takes days, not weeks, to gather financial information and report on the viability of Malaysia's banks.
  • Max New York LifeMax New York LifeUsing SAS, the number of new sales to existing customers has increased to more than 20 percent and improved the premium revenue by nearly 40 percent. With a favorable economy, the company believes it can generate 25 percent to 30 percent of all new sales from existing customers.
  • Mutual & FederalSAS Insurance Intelligence Solutions helps Mutual & Federal build swifter, more efficient and intelligent enterprise.
  • Mutual & FederalUsing SAS Insurance Intelligence Solutions and creating a Business Intelligence Competence Center help Mutual & Federal cut time to intelligence.
  • New Zealand Automobile AssociationThe New Zealand Automobile Association increases response rates and savings with SAS®
  • OneBeaconSpecialty insurance carrier improved its loss ratio by two to four points using SAS Analytics to price insurance products accurately in several of its speciality segments.
  • OZ zorgverzekeringenThe SAS Information Delivery Portal assists this Netherlands insurer in gaining fast access to corporate data from across the enterprise.
  • P&VThe insurance sector faces the challenge of implementing new legal obligations such as Solvency II. The experience of P&V Group clearly illustrates that SAS has everything in place to help insurance companies comply with this directive.
  • Phoenix GroupSAS® for data quality and analytics is helping the UK group behind well-known life assurance brands to analyse change and improve profitability, bringing together complex data sources and driving more informed decision making
  • ReunicaOne of France's largest health and personal insurance groups and the leader in supplementary pensions uses SAS® Strategy Management to solidify its position as a strategic, customer-focused leader in the nation's social economy.
  • SecuraAdvanced reporting accelerates efficiency
  • Suncorp-MetwaySuncorp-MetwayTo bring together disparate premium data, Australia's second largest insurer relies on SAS.
  • SwintonDriving success: Swinton enhances campaigns and improve operational efficiency with SAS.
  • Tapiola GroupSAS speeds reporting, improves accuracy and helps Tapiola group to meet International Accounting Standards.
  • TopdanmarkTopdanmarkA leading Danish insurer produces more marketing campaigns with greater results and without additional resources by using SAS.
  • Touring Assurances-Touring VerzekeringenThe second-largest direct insurance firm in Belgium has slashed reporting time from five minutes to only three seconds.
  • Triad Analytic SolutionsSMB insurance carrier used SAS to segment risk, set appropriate rates and policy premiums and increase profitability.
  • Unipol Financial GroupLeading Italian insurer transforms Solvency II compliance into strategy, aligning capital management with business performance and optimizing production factors.
  • WinterthurSwitzerland's leading insurance company builds more effective marketing strategies with SAS.

Insurance: Life Insurance

  • Cigna IndonesiaUpon growing its assets by nearly 40 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, Cigna Indonesia turned to SAS to handle the barrage of big data for better business decisions.

Insurance: Property and Casualty

  • OneBeaconSpecialty insurance carrier improved its loss ratio by two to four points using SAS Analytics to price insurance products accurately in several of its speciality segments.

Life Sciences: Life Sciences - General

  • Accovion GmbHTo help clients get their medicines to market faster, Accovion GmbH relies on SAS.
  • AlconAlconThe world's leading eye care company sees eye-catching customer service levels and inventory reductions with SAS forecasting.
  • AstraZenecaGlobal pharmaceutical manufacturer automates laborious data management and analytics tied to inhaler production, thus saving time and costs while assuring quality.
  • CelerionEarly clinical research organization uses SAS software to allow users to access compliant, submission-ready research data – faster and seamlessly.
  • Competitive Health Analytics (Division of Humana)Fast turnaround on drug and health studies helps researcher grow business by 50 percent in one year.
  • Daiichi SankyoThis global pharmaceutical development company harnesses vast amounts of data without spending vast amounts of money on IT infrastructure -- which has resulted in vast savings.
  • Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and CompanyWith help from SAS, Eli Lilly and Company gains the power to provide scientific insights and make better business decisions while managing compliance to regulatory requirements.
  • ImpactRxImpactRxPharmaceutical clients get real-time intelligence they need to outsell the competition and to adjust marketing plans to maintain market share.
  • Institute for OneWorld HealthSAS' ease of use and affordability helps not-for-profit pharmaceutical company maintain outstanding data quality and stay within a tight budget.
  • Janssen PharmaceuticalsJanssen PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson increases marketing channel lift by up to 30 percent with SAS for predictive analytics.
  • Livzon Pharmaceutical GroupA leading pharmaceutical in China's competitive market relies on SAS Financial Management to make sound budget decisions across a diverse range of companies, subsidiaries and products.
  • McKessonSAS Solutions OnDemand removes McKesson’s data from silos, allowing the company’s Analytic Services team to spend its time performing value-added analytics rather than on redundant cycles preparing the data for analysis.
  • Nth AnalyticsProject timelines shrink by 25 percent when Nth Analytics teams up with SAS.
  • Solvay PharmaceuticalsSAS Drug Development helps Solvay Pharmaceuticals expedite and globalize the drug development process.
  • Speedel ExperimentaSwiss biopharmaceutical company speeds up the drug development process with SAS.
  • SynteractSAS fuels a potentially life-saving Web application from Synteract which makes sure a biotechnology center has dynamic access to data relating to an artificial liver device.

Life Sciences: Medical Device

  • InvacareMedical products manufacturer and distributor recoups its investment in SAS Financial Management in just nine months.

Life Sciences: Pharmaceuticals

  • AtebMore efficient, effective models for engaging patients about prescribed therapies result in 200-percent returns on Ateb's analytics investment.
  • Clearstone Central LaboratoriesIn the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical clinical trials, timely and accurate data is a requirement for success. Using SAS to manage, transform and aggregate granular data from these and other third-party labs, Clearstone streamlines clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry with clean, on-time data.
  • EscapoBetter forecasts and better access to SAP
  • Janssen PharmaceuticalsJanssen PharmaceuticalsPharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson increases marketing channel lift by up to 30 percent with SAS for predictive analytics.
  • PSKWKnowing precisely how doctors and patients use the coupons it creates has helped PSKW grow its pharmaceutical marketing business 140 percent a year three years in a row.

Manufacturing: Manufacturing - General

  • Air ProductsSAS helps Air Products analyze bills from telephone and data providers in order to negotiate cost-saving contracts.
  • AlconAlconThe world's leading eye care company sees eye-catching customer service levels and inventory reductions with SAS forecasting.
  • Alliant Techsystems Inc.Global manufacturing company uses SAS to help its armaments branch gain insight into its 4,500-person workforce.
  • AmBevAmBevLatin America's largest beverage company sees a 50 percent improvement in turnover rates with SAS.
  • AstraZenecaGlobal pharmaceutical manufacturer automates laborious data management and analytics tied to inhaler production, thus saving time and costs while assuring quality.
  • BGF IndustriesBGF IndustriesThis manufacturer, a small-to-medium business (SMB), can resolves quality issues based on facts, not hunches, with help from SAS.
  • BioMarUsing SAS® Financial Management, BioMar realizes time savings through automated reporting
  • Briggs & StrattonBriggs & StrattonSAS powers business intelligence at all levels of the manufacturing company – from quality improvement to supply chain intelligence.
  • Briggs & StrattonThe world's largest producer of air-cooled gasoline engines beats cost-reduction targets two years in a row with help from SAS.
  • CV VooruitThis major Belgian pharmaceutical distributor and retailer knows when, where and how to stock shelves, thus reducing costs and improving profits.
  • Dow ChemicalTo solve some of the biggest challenges in the world, Dow Chemical relies on SAS for significant improvements in forecasting.
  • Dow ChemicalDow ChemicalDow uses SAS® Analytics to analyze data, model new business ventures, reduce energy costs and forecast demand
  • DSMDSM uses SAS to effectively manage and analyze their product catalog.
  • Euramax Coated ProductsSAS® Visual Analytics offers Euramax Coated Products faster access to predictive decisions
  • FaberA leading manufacturer in Italy posts a 10 percent increase in sales revenue with SAS Business Intelligence.
  • GE Consumer & IndustrialThere are leads and indicators to assist auditors in identifying fraudulent claims. In a blind test, SAS analyzed an unfamiliar set of data to show that SAS was able to identify suspect claims without industry knowledge. GE C&I now audits 100 percent of claims for suspicious activity.
  • Grandi Salumifici ItalianiGrandi Salumifici Italiani, one of the largest Italian manufacturers of cold cuts, uses software from SAS to produce accurate budgets and sales forecasts.
  • Hewlett-PackardHewlett-PackardUsing SAS, Hewlett-Packard's Image and Printing Group finds ways to improve product quality and grow customer loyalty.
  • HPA 360-degree view of 2.5 billion customer transactions results in 20 percent ROI across campaigns, a 50 percent increase in orders shipped and a 50 percent spike in online store's operating profit.
  • InvacareMedical products manufacturer and distributor recoups its investment in SAS Financial Management in just nine months.
  • Jaypee GroupThe cement unit of this India-based giant in the infrastructure industry gains "huge ROI" with real-time, automated decision support from SAS.
  • Klune IndustriesSAS is a key source of organizational intelligence for Klune Industries, allowing the manufacturer to guarantee on-time delivery of parts to commercial and military customers.
  • KraftTo ensure that each of its foods contains just the right flavor, crunchiness or creaminess, Kraft uses its SAS-powered SENECA system.
  • Nippon PaperThis major manufacturer in Japan reports cost savings and an uptick in business quality using SAS to unify various business intelligence systems.
  • Pitney BowesSAS solutions play a key role in reducing risk reporting processes by three weeks for Pitney Bowes, and help the company save big money.
  • POSCOThe world's largest steel manufacturer saves $15.5 million in manufacturing costs with SAS Business Analytics.
  • PredictumScientists at a multinational chemical company expand experimentation while reducing the cycle from weeks to minutes.
  • RS ComponentsFor deeper insight into products and customers, this international distributor of industrial parts relies on SAS software.
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)One of the leading integrated circuit-chip original equipment manufacturers in the world, with the help of SAS, dramatically improved management efficiency and reduced losses caused by device exception or failure.
  • Shanghai BaosteelThanks to cutting-edge business-intelligence solutions from SAS, Shanghai Baosteel enters the world marketplace ready for competition.
  • Shanghai Baosteel GroupTo improve monitoring and reporting, Shanghai Baosteel's Shanghai Baosight IT division uses SAS and sees increases in efficiency, reliability, productivity, and reporting.
  • SteelcaseSAS helps Steelcase market to the right customers, help distributors sell into niche fields and assist large customers to choose the right distributors.
  • Stora EnsoScandinavian paper manufacturer uses SAS Activity-based Management to obtain financial intelligence by customer, market, product to achieve greater customer-centricity.
  • Sub-Zero Freezer CompanyFreezer manufacturer uses SAS Warranty Analysis to reduce problem detection times by 50 percent.
  • ThunThe storied maker of decorative objects and high-quality giftware establishes a client-based distribution strategy based on facts.
  • Transitions OpticalTime spent gathering and preparing data has dropped from six months to a single month, marketing efficiency has increased, budgeting is easier and analytical capabilities are endless.
  • Ugine & ALZEuropean steel producer Ugine & ALZ reduces development times for new IT applications with help from SAS.
  • W. L. Gore & AssociatesW. L. Gore & AssociatesW.L. Gore & Associates, renowned for its GORE-TEX fabrics and high-end R&D for specialty membranes, electronic technologies and advanced medical devices, increases one product's already exceptional reliability by 70 percent with SAS.
  • Whirlpool Corp.Whirlpool Corp.Whirlpool achieves significant savings using SAS Warranty Analysis.
  • WistronMore precise forecasts and a clear picture of long-term inventory flow bring greater efficiency, cost savings, and customer satisfaction

Manufacturing: Aerospace

  • FinmeccanicaUsing SAS, Finmeccanica executives now have an intuitive HR dashboard that gives them quick and easy access to key performance indicators and key human resources across the entire enterprise.
  • FinmeccanicaFinmeccanica: Industrial giant relies on SAS® Human Capital Management in strategy to gain global edge in aerospace, defense, security industries

Manufacturing: Automotive

  • American HondaIn addition to saving millions in warranty costs, American Honda improves safety and customer satisfaction with SAS.
  • Hyundai Motor CompanyUsing SAS, Hyundai Motor Company built an executive information system. Now managers can gauge performance, make decisions with timely access to top-level information, and view sales and production volumes.
  • Robert Bosch CorporationSAS enables Robert Bosch Corporation to make sure engineers, operators and technicians receive the quality-control test results they need in order to do their jobs intelligently.
  • Shanghai General MotorsWhen it comes to warranty practices, Shanghai General Motors is the industry leader in China, thanks to SAS.

Manufacturing: Consumer Packaged Goods

  • AmBevAmBevLatin America's largest beverage company sees a 50 percent improvement in turnover rates with SAS.
  • Amway ChinaDirect-selling giant improves replenishment time by 20 percent while customer satisfaction soars to 97 percent.
  • GE Consumer & IndustrialThere are leads and indicators to assist auditors in identifying fraudulent claims. In a blind test, SAS analyzed an unfamiliar set of data to show that SAS was able to identify suspect claims without industry knowledge. GE C&I now audits 100 percent of claims for suspicious activity.
  • Kirin Brewery CompanyKirin Brewery Company of Japan relies on SAS for accurate forecasts of inventory levels.
  • KraftTo ensure that each of its foods contains just the right flavor, crunchiness or creaminess, Kraft uses its SAS-powered SENECA system.
  • Maspex Wadowice GroupMajor European food and beverage manufacturer monitors online brand sentiment to gain useful consumer insights with help from SAS.
  • NestléNestléNestlé Direct Store Delivery improved forecasting accuracy four percentage points and increased service levels with help from SAS® Demand-Driven Forecasting.

Retail: Retail - General

  • 1-800-FLOWERS.COMGaining real-time customer insight improves satisfaction levels, including a 40-percent drop in complaints during the hectic Mother's Day sales period.
  • AcostaAcostaRetail grocers and consumer packaged goods clients realize greater profits and sales with Acosta's innovative use of SAS®
  • AeroplanAeroplanAeroplan provides business insights to its marketing team for member campaigns, but also supports 75 external partners representing 150 brands. Analysts work with data from multiple sources, but must produce reports and dashboards quickly in order to maintain Aeroplan's leadership in a highly competitive loyalty market.
  • AutoZoneSAS helps America's leading auto parts retailer know the right products to stock at the right stores, and at the right prices.
  • AutoZoneTo provide its employees with easy access to business data and maintain its competitive edge, AutoZone uses the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform.
  • Brooks BrothersAccurate inventory forecasts help this high-end clothing retailer remain profitable as it expands operations around the globe.
  • Catalina MarketingSAS® helps Catalina deliver the right messages to the right customers, right at the point-of-sale.
  • ChanteclerItalian wholesale jeweler increased business and managed the ever-increasing complexity of its operations using SAS Business Analytics to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities to support strategic decisions.
  • Chico'sChico'sLeading women's clothing retailer triples lift on a campaign to bring back lapsed customers using SAS OnDemand: Marketing Automation.
  • Cisalfa SportItaly's largest sports retailer using SAS to analyze purchasing behaviors, improve customer segmentation and perform market basket analysis.
  • ColruytIncreased marketing efficiency through selectivity
  • Danske SpilThe agency that runs Denmark's national lottery relies on SAS for the financial planning, budgeting and consolidation required for efficient, reliable decision making.
  • EscapoBetter forecasts and better access to SAP
  • Fratelli CarliImperia-based, family-owned company specializing in an exceptional olive oil product uses SAS Campaign Management to market to its 1 million clients.
  • Gilt GroupeGilt GroupeSAS® Analytics have helped Gilt Groupe drive membership engagement by allowing the firm to rapidly analyze data to better understand what customers want.
  • Gitanjali GroupAt this India-based diamond and jewelry manufacturer and retailer, a weekly reporting project that took several finance staffers a day to complete can now be done in an hour with SAS Business Intelligence.
  • Golfsmith InternationalSpecialty retailer sees 60-percent improvement in direct-mail response rates and cuts data-merging costs by 50 percent.
  • GS Home ShoppingThe largest home shopping outlet in Korea and the third-largest in the world, used SAS to improved data quality, deployment speed, business efficiency and service, and successfully met the company's biggest data management challenge: collecting data from various sources to extract vast amounts of viable business intelligence.
  • IndigoIndigoIncreased competition from online book retailers offering cut-rate prices has plagued brick-and-mortar booksellers. But Indigo Books & Music – Canada’s largest book retailer – knows many readers crave the book shopping experience. To attract repeat business from regular shoppers, the company is using SAS® Analytics to sift through more than 10 years’ worth of transaction and loyalty program data to create a “book DNA” profile for each customer.
  • Kingfisher Asia LimitedKingfisher Asia Limited Uses SAS® to Measure Supplier Performance and Achieve Greater Profitability
  • Loyalty New ZealandLoyalty New ZealandNew Zealand's leading coalition loyalty programme uses SAS® for enhanced customer intelligence
  • Macys.comWith advanced analytics, iconic retailer reduces churn by 20 percent and automates reports for savings of $500,000 a year.
  • Oberweis DairyMidwestern US dairy uses SAS Business Analytics to reduce reporting times and gain customer insights that lead to successful cross-selling and up-selling opportunities.
  • Redcats USAWith SAS, Redcats USA measures the effectiveness of promotional strategies, determines how to spend catalog and promotional dollars, and communicates critical information with and among business users.
  • SejungSouth Korean retailer has cut the time it takes to produce critical marketing reports from 15 hours to just 40 minutes, allowing it to stay ahead of market trends and competitors alike
  • SGM DistributionAn Italian consumer electronics distributor, launched its loyalty card program, 2.2 million customers signed up using SAS Analytics.
  • ShopkoShopkoWisconsin-based retailer Shopko is more than holding its own against its well-known national competitors. By using SAS® to streamline the process of space and assortment planning, the retailer is reducing inventory and improving its profitability.
  • SM Marketing ConvergenceMajor retail group analyzes large amounts of loyalty data and pinpoints key trends that help boost merchandizing and promote customer loyalty.
  • StaplesStaplesOffice-supply retailer reports 137 percent return rate after financial analysis of SAS implementation.
  • Suarez Corporation IndustriesTo lay a foundation for its new enterprise business analytics environment, Suarez chose SAS Analytics Pro and SAS Enterprise Guide, which provide the tools to access, manipulate and analyze data, as well as deliver accurate and insightful business performance reports
  • SwarovskiSwarovski uses SAS to improve production and distribution.
  • The Wine HouseThe Wine HouseUsing SAS, The Wine House discovered $400,000 of lost inventory, reduced aged inventory by 40 percent and has real-time access to customer data for better targeted marketing.

Retail: Apparel/Fashion

  • Brooks BrothersAccurate inventory forecasts help this high-end clothing retailer remain profitable as it expands operations around the globe.
  • Chico'sRetailer drives sales using SAS Marketing Automation OnDemand
  • DSWDSWRight shoes, wrong size? Not at DSW, where size profiles and demand forecasts ensure that no customer walks away empty-handed.

Retail: E-Commerce

  • 1-800-FLOWERS.COMGaining real-time customer insight improves satisfaction levels, including a 40-percent drop in complaints during the hectic Mother's Day sales period.
  • CJ InternetKorea-based online entertaintment company makes smarter decisions for improved marketing and service performance, thanks in part to SAS Enterprise BI Server.
  • Lotte.comOnline retailer measures sales increases attributed to enhanced customer insight, better understands customers' online behavior, reaches high-profit customers and influences purchase decisions with SAS for Customer Experience Analytics.
  • Marktplaats.nlFind out how understanding customers keeps the Dutch arm of eBay on top.
  • VistaprintSAS allows Vistaprint to exponentially increase the amount of targeted campaigns to suit the needs of its large, diverse and growing customer base.

Retail: General Merchandise

  • AutoZoneSAS helps America's leading auto parts retailer know the right products to stock at the right stores, and at the right prices.
  • AutoZoneTo provide its employees with easy access to business data and maintain its competitive edge, AutoZone uses the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform.
  • Cabela'sCabela'sSAS gives Cabela's a single view of customers across multiple channels to better focus its marketing and drive increased sales.
  • CV VooruitThis major Belgian pharmaceutical distributor and retailer knows when, where and how to stock shelves, thus reducing costs and improving profits.
  • FaktaFakta, the leading Danish discount retail chain, chooses SAS Financial Management Solutions for better forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
  • Family DollarMerchandising initiative helps rocket one of the fastest-growing US retailers to the top of the S&P 500.
  • Federated Department StoresFederated counts on SAS Customer Intelligence to boost direct-mail response rates and increase marketing returns by millions of dollars.
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.Hallmark Cards, Inc.SAS advanced analytics help Hallmark understand customers and improve marketing ROI.
  • Northern ToolNorthern ToolSAS® Marketing Automation offers Northern Tool and Equipment Co. high ROI. Since it purchased the software, response rates for the retailer's mailings have increased by double digits.
  • Northern Tool + EquipmentRetailer customizes prices and predicts the impact of price changes on sales and margins.
  • Office DepotOffice Depot relies on SAS to help increase customer spend and drive higher profits across Europe.
  • Overtoom InternationalUsing SAS, this leading office and warehouse supplier increases sales revenue without increasing marketing budget.
  • ParksonUsing SAS® Customer Intelligence, this leading Asian retailer increased response to targeted mailings by 40 percent.
  • RS ComponentsFor deeper insight into products and customers, this international distributor of industrial parts relies on SAS software.
  • ShopkoShopkoWisconsin-based retailer Shopko is more than holding its own against its well-known national competitors. By using SAS® to streamline the process of space and assortment planning, the retailer is reducing inventory and improving its profitability.
  • Shoppers StopShoppers StopOne of India's leading retailers gains insights into merchandise assortment and inventory management, loss prevention and financial analysis, and near-real-time sales performance at stores across the chain with the SAS Business Analytics Framework.
  • Sport ChaletSport ChaletWith help from SAS Merchandise Intelligence, Sport Chalet stocks its stores with the perfect mix of consumer products.
  • StaplesSAS forecasting capabilities help analysts at the office supply superstore calculate sales forecasts for nearly 1,100 existing stores and for 5,000 potential real estate sites annually.
  • Wet SealThe Wet Seal accelerates fast fashion with SAS® Size Profiling.
  • Williams-SonomaWilliams-SonomaTo increase profits across multiple brands and multiple channels, Williams-Sonoma counts on SAS.
  • Williams-SonomaModeling analysts at the home furnishings retailer count on SAS Enterprise Miner for valuable customer insights.

Retail: Grocery

  • 1-800-FLOWERS.COMGaining real-time customer insight improves satisfaction levels, including a 40-percent drop in complaints during the hectic Mother's Day sales period.
  • AcostaAcostaRetail grocers and consumer packaged goods clients realize greater profits and sales with Acosta's innovative use of SAS®
  • ColesColes mines customer buying behaviour with SAS®.
  • Family DollarMerchandising initiative helps rocket one of the fastest-growing US retailers to the top of the S&P 500.
  • Pão de AçúcarBrazilian grocery giant understands the buying behaviors of its customers for more successful promotional campaigns.
  • ShopkoShopkoWisconsin-based retailer Shopko is more than holding its own against its well-known national competitors. By using SAS® to streamline the process of space and assortment planning, the retailer is reducing inventory and improving its profitability.
  • Sobeys Inc.With more and more big-box stores nibbling in its market, Canada's favorite neighborhood grocer takes stock of customer relationships.
  • WaitroseWaitrose improves stockholding, reduces waste

Services: Services - General

  • 89 DegreesUS-based marketing service provider saved more than $1 million in headcount and technology expenses with SAS.
  • AeroplanAeroplanAeroplan provides business insights to its marketing team for member campaigns, but also supports 75 external partners representing 150 brands. Analysts work with data from multiple sources, but must produce reports and dashboards quickly in order to maintain Aeroplan's leadership in a highly competitive loyalty market.
  • Antwerp Port AuthorityIn the period between 2000 and 2008, the Antwerp Port Authority significantly improved the performance of its business processes and the operational result of many of its services. This was, among other things, made possible by SAS® Activity-Based Management.
  • AZ DirectSAS Customer Intelligence targets select customers for improved direct marketing results.
  • BMCBMC Software improves the quality and consistence of their data using SAS.
  • Boire Filler GroupBoire Filler Group, a Toronto-based marketing analytics consulting firm, uses advanced and powerful data mining techniques to help clients improve business results. The firm’s clients are from a range of industries, but they all possess one thing in common: a tremendous amount of data that, on its own, has no value. Using SAS® software, Boire Filler Group helps clients leverage their data to better understand their existing and potential customers and market to them more effectively.
  • Burda CiscomApplication service provider for German media giant Burda Direct relies on SAS for targeted marketing campaigns.
  • Canada PostFaster access to service performance data helps Canada Post ensure better customer service.
  • Canada PostAn aging infrastructure was limiting Canada's postal agency with cookie-cutter reports on a mainframe that cost millions of dollars per year to maintain. By migrating to a new UNIX-based platform with an end-to-end suite of SAS analytical tools, they've been able to dramatically cut costs while increasing incremental revenue opportunities from customers...
  • Castle WorldwideTo expand its business opportunities, Castle Worldwide uses SAS to deliver test results three weeks faster than before.
  • CBE GroupOptimizing for efficiency and profitability, CBE Group finds smarter ways to manage large data sets with SAS.
  • Center for Responsible LendingResearch on payday and subprime lending has helped regulators understand how these practices affect both consumers and the economy, including the center's prescient conclusion that the subprime mortgage market was headed for a meltdown.
  • ContactLabContactLab uses SAS Visual Analytics to enhance data and predict client behavior and needs.
  • Deutche LufthansaDeutche Lufthansa uses SAS to optmize routes and forcast market demands.
  • DeutschlandCardMultipartner bonus program DeutschlandCard knows what appeals to each cardholder, ensuring rewarding experiences for participating consumers and businesses alike.
  • Dun & BradstreetData for more than 3 million Czech and Slovak companies now prepared, analyzed locally in near-real time
  • FIDUCIA IT AGOne of Germany's largest IT service providers stays on track with SAS Financial Intelligence.
  • Harland ClarkeRenowned for its payment and security solutions, Harland Clarke combines industry expertise and marketing savvy with sophisticated customer relationship management to help lenders improve marketing ROI.
  • HSM GroupQuery and analysis with SAS® Analytics Pro helps this small consulting firm keep 85 percent of its clients returning for future business needs.
  • IntellidynIntellidynInformation and analytical services company relies on SAS to bring intelligence to the most comprehensive repository of consumer-related data in the United States.
  • Kelley Blue BookKelley Blue Book uses SAS to improve competitiveness, add value to its growing online business and analyze its effectiveness.
  • Loyalty New ZealandLoyalty New ZealandNew Zealand's leading coalition loyalty programme uses SAS® for enhanced customer intelligence
  • Lufthansa ConsultingGround crews keep airlines aloft with Lufthansa Consulting's optimization tool for costs, processes.
  • ManheimAutomotive remarketer successfully realigned and transformed its business, increasing its share of the dealer market significantly over a two-year period.
  • MarketShare PartnersMarketing consulting firm adds "real value" to campaigns by identifying and targeting "swing customers" with help from SAS.
  • Middlegame Marketing SciencesThis marketing consultant does not even market itself -- no need to since 100 percent of its business is repeat or driven by word of mouth. That's how happy Middlegame Marketing Sciences' clients are with the insights they gain via predictive analytics.
  • MMAHelping its customers to improve marketing ROI by 10 to 15 percent, MMA makes great progress with SAS.
  • Monster CanadaSAS helps Canada's leading career management portal increase customer retention by 15 percent, sales force productivity by 40 percent and marketing efficiency by 40 percent.
  • New Zealand PostA SAS powered New Zealand Post initiative delivers a Customer Intelligence solution that segments consumers down to a sub-meshblock level.
  • Oxford Global ResourcesWith SAS Enterprise BI for Midsize Business, Oxford Global Resources can address client issues daily, not quarterly.
  • PBSPBSUsing SAS, PBS improves processing time and has better analytic tools to fight credit card fraud.
  • Pitney BowesSAS solutions play a key role in reducing risk reporting processes by three weeks for Pitney Bowes, and help the company save big money.
  • PPLPPL uses SAS DataFlux technology to standardize and organize data.
  • SecurexTo assist Europe's employers and their employees with insurance, legal and HR services Securex relies on help from SAS.
  • SERIT SICILIAUsing SAS Financial Management, this Italian company built a complete management system and is able to continuously monitor all corporate activities. As a result, the company's collections increased 24% in 12 months.
  • SRA InternationalBy using SAS, SRA re-indexed collection in hours rather than months or years, categorized accurately 90 percent of the time versus 75 percent for human indexers.
  • SymphonyIRI Group(Technical Case Study) With this IT consultant's on-boarding plan, new SAS analysts complete their first live projects within three weeks and have a map for long-term success.
  • Teikoku Databank (TDB)SAS gives Japan's largest corporate credit research company the power to help clients evaluate credit risk and pursue profitable opportunities.
  • The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh's AwardSAS® helps The Duke of Edinburgh's Award achieve new heights in reporting
  • Thomson WestWhen it wanted to create a Web portal to enable its customers in the law market to find and analyze competitive information more quickly, Thomson West turned to SAS® Enterprise BI Server.
  • TietoEnatorTietoEnatorFor TietoEnator, SAS IT Resource Management delivers better use of resources, happier customers and profitability.
  • TrueCarOnline service for car dealers, buyers reports 300 percent growth in search-campaign revenues with SAS forecasting, analytics.
  • Twiddy and CompanyTwiddy and CompanyNorth Carolina property management company reduced error-related financial losses by 15 percent using SAS Business Analytics.
  • USG People(Technical Case Study) The General Manager of Business Intelligence at this leading European provider of employment services is on a mission to create an effective CIO office that understands and anticipates – rather than simply reacts to – the decision-support needs of executive management.
  • VodafoneFor accurate IT performance measurement, Vodafone Information Systems relies on SAS.
  • Westat(Technical Case Study) Mike Rhoads, a Vice President at Westat, one of the foremost research and statistical survey organizations in the US, has devised a method can give your macros the flexibility of a function-style interface while still being able to execute one or more SAS steps in the background.
  • XS Inc.Agriculture client implements MDM technology to consolidate data and better manage its network of farmers.

Services: Casinos

  • CentrebetThis Australian online sports betting agency increases profitability by gaining better insight into client activities with SAS.
  • Foxwoods Resort CasinoFoxwoods Resort CasinoBy extending analytics across all its business lines, North America's largest resort casino can now better target customer offers, optimize business performance and improve customer service.
  • Genting Malaysia BerhadAsia's leading gaming and entertainment resort increased response rate and decreased time spent creating reports from 166.5 hours per month to just 16 hours.
  • Harrah's EntertainmentHarrah's EntertainmentSAS helps Harrah's customize marketing campaigns based on potential customer value.
  • VenetianVenetianBy using SAS marketing and operations solutions, the Las Vegas property keeps occupancy up regardless of the ebbs and flow of the economy or the seasons.

Services: Computer Services

  • Noel-LevitzNoel-LevitzFor world-class data mining and Web-enablement solutions, Noel-Levitz relies on SAS and helps colleges and universities recruit and retain the right mix of students.
  • PredictumScientists at a multinational chemical company expand experimentation while reducing the cycle from weeks to minutes.
  • SEB IT ServiceTo guarantee a successful conversion into independent market-driven subsidiary of Groupe SEB, SEB IT Service turns to SAS for help.
  • TargetbaseTargetbaseSAS improves creativity and efficiency for leading database and relationship marketing firm, Targetbase.

Services: Freight

  • DNATAThe largest airport terminal cargo operator in the Middle East uses SAS to forecast workloads and streamline productivity.
  • Fraport AGA leading airport company, Fraport is on the up with SAS®9 Business Intelligence Architecture
  • KLMBy optimizing its use of SAS, KLM generates sustainable benefits.
  • LOT Polish AirlinesWith SAS Financial Management Solutions, LOT Polish Airlines can clearly focus on profitability.
  • Meyer WerftGerman shipbuilding legend Meyer Werft relies on SAS to ratchet up strategic planning for its overall operations.
  • New Zealand PostA SAS powered New Zealand Post initiative delivers a Customer Intelligence solution that segments consumers down to a sub-meshblock level.
  • PITT OHIOWith a consolidated view of its customer data, this transportation company delivers competitive value to its customers by understanding which ones return the most value and providing them more targeted service.
  • Scandinavian AirlinesCustomer satisfaction is a breeze to manage when Scandinavian Airlines uses SAS.
  • SR Technics SwitzerlandThe world-renowned aircraft operation meets industry safety standards with SAS.
  • StateFleetStateFleetTo determine the value of leased vehicles, government agency StateFleet uses SAS so it can sell cars at the right time for the best price.

Services: Hotels

  • Foxwoods Resort CasinoFoxwoods Resort CasinoBy extending analytics across all its business lines, North America's largest resort casino can now better target customer offers, optimize business performance and improve customer service.
  • Genting Malaysia BerhadAsia's leading gaming and entertainment resort increased response rate and decreased time spent creating reports from 166.5 hours per month to just 16 hours.
  • InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)Large hotel corporation had a dramatic performance boost at one brand by using SAS to analyze competition in specific locations.
  • VenetianVenetianBy using SAS marketing and operations solutions, the Las Vegas property keeps occupancy up regardless of the ebbs and flow of the economy or the seasons.

Services: Software Publishing

  • SASIts own Financial Management Solutions helps SAS to speed planning, budgeting and reporting while driving strategic business decisions and managing financial risk.
  • SASRelying on SAS IT Resource Management helps SAS keep its technical infrastructure running efficiently and in line with corporate strategy.
  • SASUsing SAS Supplier Relationship Management to analyze spend and score suppliers, SAS negotiates better rates, reduces costs.
  • SASUsing its own customer intelligence solution, SAS converts online leads to sales opportunities through meaningful two-way conversations, efficient marketing campaigns and relevant e-mail messaging.
  • SASThe SAS Database Marketing team achieves 100 percent increase in campaign response rates using SAS Customer Intelligence.

Services: Sports

  • Orlando MagicOrlando MagicWith SAS® for Patron Value Optimization, the Orlando Magic now has a better understanding of lifetime customer value.

Services: Travel

  • AviapartnerSAS Increases efficiency of decision-making at Aviapartner
  • ExpediaMajor provider of online hotel, plane and car reservations uses SAS Business Analytics to optimize online customer experiences, as well increase the lifetime value of each customer.
  • Foxwoods Resort CasinoFoxwoods Resort CasinoBy extending analytics across all its business lines, North America's largest resort casino can now better target customer offers, optimize business performance and improve customer service.
  • Haven HolidaysSAS® underpins sales-driven marketing at Haven Holidays
  • HF HolidaysSAS® drives integrated customer-centric marketing for award-winning HF Holidays
  • The Travel CorporationTravel business creates a central data governance program and delivers unified customer profiles in real time.
  • Wyndham Exchange & RentalsThrough more accurate valuations and forecasts, Wyndham Exchanges & Rentals increased revenue and saved millions in projected three-year costs.

Utilities: Energy and Utilities - General

  • AusgridSAS adds power to Ausgrid's data demands
  • Copenhagen EnergySAS doubles forecasting accuracy, offers cost savings of up to 50 percent and supports stable, reliable delivery of energy to consumers.
  • DominionDominion counts on SAS for risk management and decision support on the commodities trading floor.
  • E.ONE.ON is creating an integrated system in collaboration with a group of technological partners, including SAS, to take advantage of new production capabilities.
  • EDF Energy (Churn)SAS® Analytics help EDF Energy reduce customer churn
  • EDF Energy (Product Optimisation)SAS® helps EDF Energy understand customers, target products and build revenue
  • EndesaCustomer-loyalty efforts spark higher customer retention and increase gas sales while customer-acquisition costs go down at Spain's leading utilities provider.
  • ENMAX EnergyOpting to implement SAS Analytics is one step that is helping ENMAX Energy achieve its goal when it comes to balancing supply and demand.
  • Korea Power ExchangeBecause reports that once took two weeks to produce now take only two hours, analysts spend more time helping Korea maintain a cost-effective power market.
  • North Carolina Electric Membership CorpNorth Carolina utility company decreased time to generate forecasts from six weeks to just a few hours with SAS.
  • NOVECThis regional electricity cooperative relies on SAS to forecast demand for power as well as for future infrastructure needs.
  • ODECODECRegional utility cooperative in Eastern United States keeps electricity costs to a minimum, thanks to accurate demand forecasts generated with SAS Analytics.
  • Oklahoma Gas & ElectricOklahoma Gas & ElectricThis utility uses SAS Analytics to forecast energy demand, plan for future changes to its energy portfolio and optimize energy-saving programs.
  • RWE PolandRWE Poland achieves predictive modeling of consumer behavior for better operational efficiency, and balancing costs associated with tomorrow's energy.
  • Salt River Project (SRP)The third-largest public power utility in the United States, improves retail electricity rates using forecasting capabilities from SAS.
  • VattenfallEuropean energy giant implements SAS Enterprise GRC Solution to integrate and standardize its risk management processes and systems.
  • Vestas WindVestas, the world’s leading producer of high-tech wind power systems, uses SAS to achieve an accurate, enterprisewide view of all its divisions and activities.

Utilities: Oil and Gas

  • ConocoPhillips NorwayLongtime SAS customer ConocoPhillips Norway manages performance and achieves a safer working environment using SAS.
  • DominionDominion counts on SAS for risk management and decision support on the commodities trading floor.
  • PetrobrasPetrobras uses SAS Analytics to find oil -- with record results
  • Salt River Project (SRP)The third-largest public power utility in the United States, improves retail electricity rates using forecasting capabilities from SAS.
  • Snam Rete GasOne of Italy's largest suppliers of natural gas meets industry standards and improves customer service through efficient, automated and precise demand forecasts.