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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
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Gathering intelligence for business battles! SAS Institute Inc. deals in data warehousing and data mining software used to gather, manage, and analyze enormous amounts of corporate information. Clients use its software to find patterns in customer data, manage resources, and target new business. Founded in 1976, this $1.6 billion company is based Cary, NC and employs about 10,000 people. It also offers industry-specific integrated software and support packages. Some of its clients are Maytag, Air France, and the US Department of Defense. In March 2006 the company acquired the assets of Marketing Resource Management provider Veridiem, Inc., a privately held software company based in Maynard, MA, that helps customers analyze and optimize their returns across the entire spectrum of marketing investments.
Number of Employees 9,921
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NAICS Code Other Technical and Trade Schools: 611519
Recent Events
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Casinos Play SAS Analytics Card, Win Prestigious Innovative Solutions Award
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SAS sues British firm in software copyright dispute
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Goodnight: SAS might 'eke out' 34th straight year of revenue growth
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Invacare Standardizes on SAS® Financial Management, Escapes Spreadsheet Nightmare
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Kyobo Life Insurance Selects SAS to Reduce and Prevent Fraud
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Deutsche Telekom Chooses SAS Marketing Campaign Management as New International Standard
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Developing countries tap SAS data analytics software to improve governance
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SAS Business Analytics Mission-Critical for Broadcaster
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SAP, SAS respond to IBM's planned SPSS acquisition
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IBM to buy SAS competitor SPSS for $1.2B
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Wet Seal selects SAS to size it right
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SAS in Visionaries Quadrant for Enterprise Marketing Management
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Audit awareness: SAS Nos. 104-111 fundamentally alter how auditors ply their trade
- 2007-08-01
The AICPA's Audit Risk Standards (SAS Nos. 104-111) are continuing the trend of reworking the landscape of financial statement audits. These standards are effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after Dec. 15, 2006, and affect the way auditing firms assess the risk of material misstatements...
Fraud detection: SAS 99 increases auditors' responsibilities
- 2003-01-01
Numerous examples of financial statement fraud and alleged auditor negligence'have been disclosec over the past 15 months-WorldCom/Arthur Andersen, Xerox/KPMG, Enron/Arthur Andersen, Adelphia Communications/Deloitte & Touche, Baptist Foundation ofNumerous examples of financial statement fraud and alleged auditor negligence'have been disclosec over the past 15 months-WorldCom/Arthur Andersen, Xerox/KPMG, Enron/Arthur Andersen, Adelphia Communications/Deloitte...
Fraud Detection in Audits of Not-For-Profit Organizations
- 2001-02-01
Statement on Auditing Standards [SAS] No. 82 entitled Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit was issued by the Auditing Standards Board [ASB] to provide guidance for auditors in determining their professional responsibilities related to fraud detection during financial statement audits. As a companion guide to SAS No. 82,...
Auditor Communication in an Evolving Environment: Going Beyond SAS 600 Auditor's Reports on Financial Statements
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- 2000-12-14
In 1993 the Auditing Practices Board issued an expanded audit report, SAS 600 Auditors' Reports on Financial Statements, in an attempt to educate users and reduce their misunderstandings in respect of certain matters pertaining to the audit function. This paper investigates the extent to which the new audit report, SAS...
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