Bangkok--31 Mar--DC Consultants
The science of business analytics is becoming integral to both corporate and government strategic development and operations and leading international analytics software provider SAS has recorded a 44 per cent boost in turnover in Thailand. SAS Thailand also won the global company’s award for the Top Performing Country in Emerging Countries — EMEA / AP for the past year.
With global revenues of US$2.43 billion (THB73.9 billion) last year, SAS is celebrating its 10th anniversary of operations in Thailand. The company’s revenue growth has consecutively been increasing for every year of its 35 year history, which is hardly seen in the industry and emphasizes the pole position among business competitors.
“Rapid and revolutionary changes in technology have created an increasingly information-centric global economy, where knowledge exchange and risk management have become a key factor. In order to jump on the bandwagon Thai businesses and government were inevitably forced to adopt new technologies gradually. And this has helped SAS Thailand forge major relationships with all the top banks, telecoms providers, leading non-profit organizations and many of the key government ministries and agencies,” said SAS Thailand managing director Taveesak Saengthong.
“By partnering with our clients in the corporate and government sectors, SAS Thailand has been able to introduce the very latest business analytics technology to the country which include SAS? Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and SAS? Social Media Analytics.”
The Thai operation of SAS has recently been named the group’s Top Performing Country in Emerging Countries — EMEA / AP for 2010.
“We at SAS Thailand are thrilled to have won such world class recognition. Considering this region is fiercely competitive, we believe the energy and dedication of our team in Thailand combining with the power of our relationships with many valued clients have given us the potential to win this accolade,” said Taveesak.
In regard to its business direction for 2011, SAS Thailand will focus on enhancing its relationships with global and local partners, developing the effectiveness of its sales consultants and further strengthening the network of implementation. At its operations world-wide, SAS instills a collaborative mindset among the SAS team of professional employees and ensures “Excellence in Execution” by focusing on customer needs, speed of execution and innovation.
Among other blue chip clients, SAS Thailand works with the Government Housing Bank (GHB), which uses SAS?Anti-Money Laundering, SAS?Asset and Liability Management and SAS?Credit Scoring software.
Another key partnership is with Cigna Insurance, which uses SAS?Analytics to help business partners generate more revenue. The AXA Group, another major SAS client, relies on SAS? Business Analytics for pricing decisions and regulatory compliance.
The parent company, SAS, was also voted the winner of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For competition in 2010, due to its overarching focus on the wellbeing of its employees. This is the second year running the company has won the accolade. SAS believes its sustained leadership position among business analytics vendors is achieved because innovation is driven by happy and healthy employees who receive superlative benefits and participate in numerous work-life programs which encourage them to lead balanced lives.
With more than 50 employees in Thailand, SAS is deeply integrated into the community it serves with a number of corporate social responsibility initiatives.
One of the company’s global initiatives is the SAS Curriculum Pathways project which is designed to enhance student achievement and teacher effectiveness by providing Web-based curriculum resources in the subjects of English, mathematics, science social studies and history.
As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations SAS Thailand will play host to the SAS Forum later this year. The Forum will bring together some of the world’s leaders in analytics and put the international spotlight on Thailand’s emerging capabilities and successes in the field.
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