SAS® Forecast Server Boosts Customer Experience, ROI

Its first year in the running, SAS Forecast Server earned a Product of the Year award from the editors of Technology Marketing Corporation's Communications Solutions magazine.

Each year the magazine bestows the award on companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements. Only the year's most significant new product releases are selected.

"We're pleased that SAS Forecast Server is receiving this Product of the Year award its first year out," says Mike Gilliland, Forecasting Product Marketing Manager at SAS. "SAS Forecast Server helps companies automate and improve forecasting so decision makers can anticipate and meet customer demand, enhance supply chain efficiencies, and boost profitability."

"SAS won this award after demonstrating to the editors of Communications Solutions that Forecast Server goes the distance to help improve both the customer experience and the ROI for the companies that use it," says Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief of Communications Solutions.

Accurate, automated forecasts
SAS Forecast Server, SAS' patent-pending forecasting offering, helps companies save money and time by improving the accuracy of forecasts and the manageability of the overall forecast process.

This latest forecasting offering from SAS includes large-scale, automated forecasting as well as time series mining to uncover time-related patterns and trends. Its interactive GUI brings the power of SAS' renowned forecasting and analytical capabilities to even the novice forecaster. SAS Forecast Server is built on SAS®9, a platform of integrated software for business intelligence, data integration, optimization and predictive analytics.

Already a favorite with users, SAS Forecast Server was previously named one of the Trend-Setting Products of the Year for 2005 by KMWorld magazine (see related story).

"Today's organizations must focus on the efficiency of all their processes, including forecasting," adds Gilliland. "With the new SAS Forecast Server technologies, organizations can automate forecasting to an unprecedented scale. This results in more effective use of management resources and better forecasts."

SAS' predictive analytics software is a Communications Solutions magazine Product of the Year.