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Business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions provider, SAS
Philippines, recorded its best ever with 45-percent increase in
revenue in 2007 compared to the previous year with new markets
comprising 51 percent of earning. This marks 17 consecutive years of
revenue growth for the SAS local office.
In addition, SAS Philippines was awarded “Top
Performing Country of the Year” by its global office under the
Fast Growing Counries Category.
“This is the best so far,” said Sonny Halili,
managing director of SAS Philippines in an exclusive press luncheon
with local media in Makati City.
“The growth can be attributed with the
acceptance of the market for the need of business intelligence,
added to the fact that we have excellent solutions not offered by
others,” Halili added.
Driven by greater awareness and demand for BI
and analytics solutions, worldwide SAS revenue totaled $2.15
billion, up 15 percent over 2006 results, recording its 31st
straight year of revenue growth. BI applications accounted for 29
percent of SAS’ 2007 revenue.
In the Philippines, SAS started quietly in 1991
and since then has become a recognized leader in business
intelligence in the country, providing forward-thinking companies in
sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, commercial
sectors and education.
In 2007, manpower at SAS Philippines grew to
over 100 employees, up from the previous 20 people back in 2003; at
the same time acquiring last year top customers such as Shopwise,
Hitachi Global Storage, TDK Fujitsu, Maynilad, Toyota Financials,
and the Development Bank of the Philippines.
“Continued strong growth is expected by
SAS as more organizations take on the fact-based decision making.
Business intelligence for the masses, combined with the trend toward
standardization, requires a powerful, consistent platform, and only
the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform offers this capability,”
according to Halili.
“What we offer is very different [from the
competition]; these are not just software tools. What we have are
business solutions combined with the knowledge of the business,”
Halili said.
-- Jing Gracia
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