Accenture and SAS Enhance Business Intelligence Services Capabilities.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & CARY, N.C. -- Accenture (Accenture, Chicago, IL, www.accenture.com) The world's largest management and technology consulting firm, which was spun off of Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1989 as a separate entity known as Andersen Consulting. plans to expand its business intelligence services through increased collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. with SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , a leading provider of business intelligence (BI) software and services. The two companies plan to work together to enhance Accenture's SAS([R]) capabilities and will also team to enhance SAS software and will also team to enhance SAS-based software and product development by leveraging Accenture's industry expertise. This relationship will help Accenture deliver proven, repeatable solutions and create additional specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. capabilities to meet the increased demand for business intelligence services currently provided to clients through its Accenture Information Management Services (AIMS) organization. For SAS, the relationship will help accelerate growth of the company's global BI software revenue by leveraging Accenture's investment in sales, marketing, training, research and development, and expertise in industry and business processes. "We are clearly seeing an increased demand for business intelligence services as organizations seek higher performance by collecting and analyzing internal and external data," said Royce Royce is a surname, and may refer to:
"Business intelligence solutions and services are clearly the next growth area in information technology. By leveraging our mutual strengths in software, services and business expertise, we will be better able to take advantage of global strategic BI opportunities," said Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SAS. "The breadth of SAS' enterprise intelligence platform and industry focused solutions coupled with Accenture's ability to provide additional customization, implementation services and global delivery, will allow customers to address key business and technology pains associated with information management more quickly and effectively." Accenture and SAS have successfully teamed together over the last 10 years to provide business intelligence solutions in the analytics area where companies are seeking to get more insight and value out of their data. This expanded relationship will help provide a foundation for Accenture and SAS to further develop, market, sell and deliver global industry solutions for businesses via a comprehensive and united approach and set of resources. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Henry Morris, Group VP for Integration, Development and Application Strategies at IDC, a leading analyst firm: "This is a positive move for both companies, each with a demonstrated record of success in the field of analytics. SAS' commitment to industry solutions and an intelligence platform is complemented by Accenture's capabilities to explain the benefits to senior executives in the language of their vertical industry and to provide the skilled personnel required for delivery. The agreement should benefit both firms and should advance the penetration of analytics across industries and across regions." Accenture's information management practice currently has approximately 10,000 professionals with skills, experience and knowledge related to how information management can support an organization's strategic vision. Accenture professionals create and deliver complex solutions by drawing on functional and industry know-how know-how n. The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly. See Synonyms at art1. know-how Noun Informal the ability to do something that is difficult or technical , offerings and assets. Accenture plans to expand its SAS business intelligence capabilities, specifically around the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform, which is the foundation for SAS' targeted business solutions that support enterprise intelligence, customer intelligence, financial intelligence, supply chain intelligence, as well as technology solutions for various vertical markets, such as financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , life sciences, health care, retail, manufacturing and others. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , technology services and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance Adj. 1. high-performance - modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With approximately 146,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$16.65 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006. Its home page is www.accenture.com. About SAS SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software Analytical software is software that is designed specifically for and development of a particular environment or object. and services. Customers at 42,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW([R]). www.sas.com |
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