An award-winning employer; SAS Institute To Host The "100 Best" Companies Symposium.CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 1996--SAS Institute Inc., whose progressive workplace environment earns it frequent mention in the media, will host the 100 Best Companies Symposium '96 May 9-10 at its world headquarters in Cary. Sponsored by Rosenbluth International and SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. , the annual Symposium is an opportunity for representatives from the companies named in "The 100 Best Companies To Work For In America," a book by Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz, to meet once a year and discuss hot topics that influence business and the workplace. Levering will discuss "The Payoff Of A Great Place To Work" at the opening session, which will include attendees from the 100 Best as well as leaders from local companies within the Triangle area. In addition, author, researcher, and lecturer Amy Lyman will offer a presentation titled "The Model: A Great Place To Work Defined." Gayle Holmes, president and founder of Menttium will address the value of mentoring. "Right now, the American workplace is getting so much negative publicity," Levering said. "Often, the companies that are doing positive things to make the workplace better are overlooked." Pam Saulsby, anchor/reporter from WRAL-TV5, will moderate a panel including leaders from Federal Express, Honda of America, Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. , and Erie Insurance Group Erie Insurance Group, (NASDAQ: ERIE) is a multi-line insurance company, offering auto, home, commercial and life insurance through a network of independent insurance agents. . Best practices at each of these companies will be the focus of discussion. "It's always beneficial to learn what other companies are doing in the workplace; to hear firsthand about their successes and failures; and to participate in thought-provoking discussion about how we move toward the millennium," says David Russo, vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. at SAS Institute. Now in its 20th anniversary year, SAS Institute is among the world's 10 largest independent software companies. 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. Institute's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the SAS System (1) Originally called the "Statistical Analysis System," it is an integrated set of data management and decision support tools from SAS that runs on platforms from PCs to mainframes. , is an integrated suite of information delivery software for business decision making. SAS is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA All other tradenames referenced are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: SAS Institute Inc., Cary Lynne Fountain, 919/677-8000, (Editorial) or Rosenbluth International Keami Lewis, 215/977-5341 |
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