SAS To Host India's Largest Analytics Forum

Online, February 6, 2012 (Newswire.com) - SAS, the leader in Analytics and Business Intelligence is back with the India's largest and most awaited analytics forum of the year, SAS Forum India. SAS Forum is a knowledge sharing platform where business users, experts and industry leaders meet to exchange knowledge and experience on embracing Analytics. Mr. Mikael Hagstrom, Executive Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific SAS Institute Inc. will open the forum.

To be held on 8th February in Mumbai, SAS Forum is a focused analytics event covering all industries. SAS experts and customers will discuss risk intelligence strategies, customer intelligence strategies and analytics strategies for competitive advantage.

A battery of speakers from multinational banks, automobile industry to consultancy firms are participating in the forum as well as senior executive speakers from SAS globally will be sharing the dias with them. Packed with insights, practical advice and lessons learnt; forum will reveal how Analytics is helping enterprises take informed decisions in real time.

Mr. Sudipta K Sen, Regional Director South-East Asia, CEO & MD SAS India says "India is a very important market for Analytics & BI and SAS understands the importance of providing this market with industry leading solutions for fact based decision making. At SAS Forum India leaders and game changers will share their wisdom and experiences on the need for organizations to embrace analytics in this ever-increasing business landscape. Delegates will have an opportunity to find new ideas that can help organizations create competitive advantage, and to explore new ways of using Business Analytics for increasing profits, managing risk and optimizing performance."

About SAS India
SAS has been in India since 1997 and has two wholly owned subsidiaries in the country: SAS Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd. and SAS Research & Development having a team of over 500 technology and domain experts. SAS India operations are headquartered in Mumbai with regional offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune. SAS works with organizations across Industries and offers them Analytics& Business Intelligence to fuel innovation and meet their business objectives. Year on year SAS has been leading the Advanced Analytics market in India with majority market share. It has also been awarded as one of the best places to work for by the Great Places to Work institute. Information on SAS India operations can be found at www.sas.com/india

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at more than 50,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®