SAS Chief Technology Officer to Present at Peak 10; Discussion to Focus on the Evolution of the Business Intelligence Software Market

Business Wire, Feb 16, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Peak 10, the Southeast's leading data center operator and managed services provider, today announced that Keith Collins, senior vice president and chief technology officer of SAS, will present at its on-going educational seminar series. Collins will discuss the evolution of the business intelligence software market and how organizations are leveraging enterprise data to maximize value, minimize risk and optimize performance. The presentation will be held at Peak 10's Research Triangle data center on February 23, 2006 at 11:45 a.m.

Mr. Collins, who led the development of SAS' breakthrough platform SAS(R)9, will address how analytics and business intelligence (BI) software are no longer the exclusive domain of quantitative and statistical experts. He will highlight how SAS solutions are outpacing the market by helping business people from the factory floor to the board room empower a higher level of business decision making.

"We are pleased to have an executive of Keith's caliber present at our educational seminar series," said Greg Rollet, vice president and general manager of Peak 10 Raleigh. "Gartner is reporting that business intelligence is the most highly ranked technology priority in 2006, as more and more organizations look to better understand their customers, suppliers and internal operations. It is under this backdrop that we look forward to Keith's presentation on the BI landscape. As a technology leader, Keith can provide a level of insight that is timely and meaningful."

In his current position at SAS, Collins promotes corporate technology strategy and supports the efforts of the company's global research and development, customer support, and corporate information systems divisions. With a primary focus on customer-and partner-facing activities, Collins fosters close working relationships with marketing and other customer-facing divisions to ensure that SAS technologies are aligned with customer needs and market demand. Collins is a graduate of North Carolina State University and was named a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus by the university in 2003.

Peak 10's educational seminar series in is now in its third year and has earned a reputation for featuring insightful presentations from leaders in business and government. The 90-minute seminars include lunch and an optional tour of Peak 10's state-of-the-art data center. Executives wishing to register for the February 23rd presentation, featuring Keith Collins of SAS, should contact Sarah Murray at sarah.murray@clearimagepr.com.

About SAS

SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at 40,000 sites - including 96 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE Global 500(R) - to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For three decades, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know(R).

About Peak 10, Inc.

Peak 10 is the Southeast's leading data center operator and managed services provider, delivering scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure. The company combines its seven data centers and portfolio of managed services with localized engineering and support to serve market-leading companies including Churchill Downs, LendingTree, GunnAllen Financial, Global Knowledge, MaximumASP and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Peak 10 owns and operates world class facilities in Louisville, Ky., Tampa and Jacksonville, Fla. and Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C. The company was recently ranked the 69th fastest growing private company in America by Inc. magazine. For more information on data center solutions from Peak 10, visit www.peak10.com.