AutoTrader.com wins 9th annual SAS Enterprise Computing Award for Commercial Applications.Business Editors/High Tech Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Using the 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. (R)Solution for e-Intelligence to monitor, strengthen and improve its business 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 market leader in data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and decision support, today announced that AutoTrader.com, the world's largest used car marketplace, has won the 2000 Enterprise Computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. Award for Commercial Applications. Dr. Jim Goodnight, SAS' president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , presented the award to AutoTrader.com President and CEO Chip Perry during the 25th annual SAS(R) Users Group International (SUGI) conference here. AutoTrader.com was recognized for its use of the SAS Solution for e-Intelligence in developing an interactive management application to collect, process and analyze data and critical site metrics needed to run and grow their business effectively. The Atlanta-based company, which lists more than 1.5 million used vehicles and has more than 5 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. a month, is reinventing the way people shop for used cars. "AutoTrader.com is a business based upon the idea of a marketplace," Perry said. "It's a place where buyers can be confident that they're getting the best information and the best view of what's for sale, locally or regionally, and where sellers are confident that they're interacting with the largest possible audience of potential car buyers." AutoTrader.com selected the SAS Solution for e-Intelligence to power its mission-critical Management Dashboard application. "The dashboard is the central nervous system of our business," explained Perry. "It allows company executives to monitor, improve and strengthen our business, as well as track and report program performance to our paying customers." The Management Dashboard also allows sales teams and product managers to produce detailed reports that show both potential and existing partners and advertisers the value of a relationship with AutoTrader.com in terms of key metrics that are important to their business as well as AutoTrader.com. AutoTrader.com uses the Management Dashboard to harvest visitor demographics, analyze them and extract knowledge that leads to better business decisions. Executives use the application to view daily summaries of key site metrics in an at-a-glance format. Sales and marketing personnel use the dashboard to identify referral sources, learn which vehicle makes and models are in greatest demand, and determine various buying habits by region. "Without question, SAS has given us the power to run our business effectively day by day," added Perry. About the Enterprise Computing Awards The Enterprise Computing Awards are given yearly to organizations that best illustrate the use of SAS software to meet business goals. Winners must demonstrate productivity gains, savings of cost or time, or otherwise show achievement of organization or business goals. Awards are given in three categories - commercial, government and academic applications. This year's awards were presented during the opening session of SUGI 25 at the Indiana Convention Center The Indiana Convention Center is a convention center located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It contains over 400,000 square feet (0 m) of open exhibit space and almost , where more than 3,000 SAS Institute customers from around the world are attending the conference. About AutoTrader.com AutoTrader.com ( http://www.autotrader.com ), the world's largest used car marketplace, fundamentally improves the way people buy and sell cars by providing a comprehensive source of credible information and a selection of more than 1.5 million used vehicles for sale. AutoTrader.com is the exclusive online distributor of the automotive listings contained in the Auto Trader For the independent US based company, see . Auto Trader is an automotive sales website and automotive classified magazine in the UK that is owned by the Trader Media Group. It began as a print publication in 1977. (R)and AutoMart(R)print magazines published by Trader Publishing Company. AutoTrader.com is also the exclusive online distributor of used car listings data collected by Manheim Auctions Manheim Automotive Services is the largest and highest volume wholesale automobile auction company in the world. As a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim provides services including financing, title work, transportation, recovery, auto body repair, dealership management , Inc. and the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). AutoTrader.com's investors include Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late , Inc., Manheim Auctions, Inc., Landmark Communications, Inc., the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and eBay Inc. About SAS Institute SAS Institute, the world's largest privately held software company, is the leader in decision support and data warehousing, providing integrated enterprise information-delivery and e-business solutions. Founded in 1976, SAS markets packaged business solutions for vertical industry and departmental applications, as well as an integrated suite of software tools and consulting services. These allow departments and agencies to transform the wide variety of data within their organizations into information that business users and researchers need to make better decisions. SAS software and services are used at more than 33,000 business, government and university sites in 115 countries. SAS Institute's 1999 revenues exceeded $1 billion. Please visit SAS' Web site: http://www.sas.com . SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries.(R) indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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