'Focus on SAS® Enterprise BI Server' Showcases New Benefits; Webcast Previews Enhancements for SAS' Leading Business Intelligence Solution

Business Wire, Feb 8, 2006

CARY, N.C. -- SAS, the leader in business intelligence, will provide a sneak peek at the new ways SAS' flagship business intelligence (BI) software can integrate quickly into any existing environment and deliver valuable information into the hands of more decision makers in a Webcast titled "Focus on SAS(R) Enterprise BI Server." (http://www.sas.com/events/cm/78189/index.html). This presentation, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. Eastern time, is the latest in a series of monthly Webcasts detailing new ways that enterprises can drive innovation through BI.

Christina McKeon, SAS' business intelligence marketing manager, and Rick Styll, SAS' business intelligence applications product manager, will demonstrate the latest SAS Enterprise BI Server enhancements for report distribution, spatial analysis via ESRI integration, PowerPoint integration and report management. Through these and other capabilities, SAS Enterprise BI Server meets the BI needs of the entire organization providing fast, easy access to multiple data sources, a consistent view of information across the organization, simple deployment of information for users at all skill levels, and more accurate, reliable insights.

SAS differentiates itself from other conventional BI vendors by providing technology and expertise in advanced analytics, data management and solutions for specific industries, such as banking, life sciences, manufacturing and retail. SAS takes enterprises Beyond BI(TM) with a fast, simple and complete platform that integrates analytics to supply insight and hindsight in the form of historical reports, as well as predictive analytics that help predict outcomes and provide greater insight and foresight. With these capabilities, SAS offers users at all levels immediate access to cleansed and reliable data through targeted user interfaces that match the skill level of the individual user. Details on SAS' comprehensive vision of BI are available at the SAS Business Intelligence Web portal (http://www.sas.com/technologies/bi/).

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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).

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