(Cary, N.C.) Business analytics software provider SAS, a leader in integrated marketing management, announced today it has been placed in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner Inc.’s latest report Magic Quadrant for Marketing Resource Management1. This places SAS among the leading vendors Gartner says “demonstrate exemplary performance. They deliver breadth and depth of integrated MRM functionality on large, enterprisewide and global implementations that extend MRM across the marketing organization. Leaders successfully articulate business propositions that resonate with buyers”. Gartner defines marketing resource management (MRM) as “a set of processes and capabilities designed to enhance a company’s ability to orchestrate and optimize internal and external marketing resources.” (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Peoplefluent™, offering a unique combination of best-of-breed mobile and SaaS suite solutions for Total Talent Management, today reported a 30 percent increase in net new annual recurring revenue (ARR) bookings across the full Talent Management suite. In addition, the company indicated that it had achieved a record-breaking fourth quarter in new bookings, fueled in part by customer interest in the Company’s visionary iPad and gamification products and strategy, launched in the fall of 2011. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) The next wave of merchandise planning has arrived: SAS® Retail Planning, which provides the ability to “speak the language” of individual stores, overcomes computing limitations and drives profits. Customers find what they want, leave satisfied and come back for more. SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, helps retailers worldwide become fluent in the language of local markets. And 2012 enhancements to its cornerstone merchandise-planning software make it easier than ever for retailers to satisfy customers with the right item, at the right price, in the right location. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) Using SAS for sports, the Orlando Magic took customizing the fan experience to new heights last season. Now, the Magic will employ SAS Analytics, from the leader in business analytics, for its basketball operations. Coaching staff will use SAS software tools for automated reporting and analysis of game statistics. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) The North Carolina Department of State Treasurer will use analytics software from SAS to strengthen its investment process and better protect the pensions of more than 850,000 citizens. The new SAS risk management technology, which is customized for state pensions, will help the Department’s Investment Management Division better assess the risks associated with new and current investments in its $72.8 billion portfolio, and have more accurate expectations of return on investment and volatility. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, continues to grow its workforce despite the ongoing economic situation. The company has 12,370 employees worldwide – and exceeded the 6 percent growth in hiring projected at the beginning of the year. The new hires focus on meeting new and evolving customer needs, largely driven by the exponentially growing volume of data and critical global issues. SAS is increasing staff to support its hosted SAS® Solutions OnDemand offerings, as well as sales, research and development, and key industry experts within customer intelligence and the SAS Center for Health Analytics and Insights. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, announced today that executives from Gilt Groupe and FreshDirect will lead sessions on the use of customer analytics to drive marketing at CRM Evolution 2011. SAS, a platinum sponsor of CRM Evolution 2011, will demonstrate SAS® Social Media Analytics, SAS® Marketing Automation and SAS® for Customer Experience Analytics in Booth 517. CRM Evolution 2011 takes place Aug. 8-10 at the Hilton New York. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, has been ranked No. 1 in software market size from Gartner Inc.’s Market Trends: No Escaping BI and Analytics in Insurance in 20111 report. The Gartner report gave SAS 25 percent of the market share in 2010 with revenue of $138.7 million. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) From humble beginnings at North Carolina State University in 1976 to a 900-acre collegiate-style campus and more than 400 global offices, SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, turns 35 this month. Since its inception, SAS’ deep analytic expertise has helped its customers transform the world in unique ways: protecting endangered species such as white rhinos, polar bears, whales and Bengal tigers; identifying potential bioterrorism threats; reducing poverty and hunger; speeding up pharmaceutical discoveries for illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis; increasing childhood cancer survival rates; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; and reducing child mortality. (more…)

(Cary, N.C. and Chicago, Ill.) Facing growing financial, regulatory, and research challenges, the life sciences industry continues to grow its decades-long reliance on SAS, the leader in business analytics, for breakthrough innovation. SAS’ unique data integration and advanced analytics solutions for life sciences have proven crucial for companies coping with data growth, increasingly sophisticated analytical requirements, and the growing need for cross-industry partnerships. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) Health care plans are recreating themselves, anticipating a consumer-driven world once health care reform takes effect in 2014. A recent study conducted by Stonegate Advisors for SAS, the leader in business analytics, suggests that navigating plans must focus on five strategic business drivers:

* Predict shifts in their customer base.
* Determine which exchanges to serve and how to compete.
* Navigate the transition from wholesale to retail sales.
* Manage the cost of care.
* Collaborate more effectively with providers. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) SAS announced that Gartner Inc. has placed it in the Leaders quadrant in their latest Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms report.1 This puts SAS among the vendors Gartner says “are reasonably strong in the breadth and depth of their BI platform capabilities and can deliver on enterprise-wide implementations that support a broad BI strategy. Leaders articulate a business proposition that resonates with buyers, supported by the viability and operational capability to deliver on a global basis.” (more…)