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whitepaper Forensic Expert Tackles Mobile Phone Fraud and Theft2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft
  Forensic Pathways provides specialist products and services to the forensic, business intelligence, and knowledge-management industries. Recently it targeted mobile phone fraud with a fully automated solution for assessing claims of stolen, damaged, or lost mobile phones. Using sophisticated data-analysis techniques, the Maverick Service was launched based on the data management and integrated business intelligence tools provided by Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The ground-breaking online resource offers a state-of-the-art method of identifying bogus claims. Designed to cut fraud and reduce costs, the new service had to be adaptable, reliable, and delivered promptly to an expectant market.   
whitepaper Freight Company Drives Service With Business Intelligence Solution From Microsoft2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft
  National Fast Freight is a Canadian transportation and logistics company that specializes in freight consolidation. National Fast Freight's data management system provided the team with paper-based reports on a daily basis but did not allow employees to cross-reference current information on shipping prices, load status, or customer sales in real time, all critical business indicators required in the day-to-day decision-making process. National Fast Freight enlisted the help of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner GHI Technologies to develop a Business Intelligence (BI) solution that would meet its organizational requirements. Following the rollout of the Microsoft - based BI solution, National Fast Freight has improved customer service, increased understanding of its business processes, and improved operating efficiencies companywide.   
whitepaper New Business Intelligence Solution Reduces Customer Churn by 25 to 30 Percent2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft
  French heating and hot water system specialist e.l.m. leblanc historically managed its operational and customer data with a number of databases and analysis tools. This infrastructure could not effectively integrate data from across the entire business. As a result, it was difficult to understand the causes of lost business or 'Customer churn' effectively. To address this issue, and enhance customer loyalty, the company deployed a new business intelligence infrastructure based on the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database infrastructure. This provides tools for high-performance data analysis and reporting. It will enable e.l.m. leblanc to enhance customer service and launch targeted marketing campaigns.   
whitepaper Global Consulting and IT Leader Builds Solid Foundation for Enterprise Business2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft
  Infosys, a world leader in consulting and information technology services, enables Global 2000 companies to fully exploit technology for business transformation. To enhance its current sales analytics mechanisms with an advanced platform that would enable faster and more insightful decision making, the Information Systems (IS) team at Infosys decided to deploy Microsoft SQL Server 2005 as the platform on which to develop its Business Intelligence (BI) applications.   
whitepaper Highmark Maximizes Medicare Revenues With SAS2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  With the ever-increasing cost of healthcare in the United States, providers and insurers can't afford to under-report potential risks associated with their Medicare/Medicaid patients. Otherwise, they risk losing money when they provide necessary services that might not be related to the initial diagnoses reported to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That's why Highmark relies on SAS Enterprise Miner to build decision trees that map all of the possible outcomes a patient faces based on measures such as symptoms, health history and demographics. Called the Security Blue Reimbursement Model, the application looks for patients who are potentially under-diagnosed for up to 13 conditions and prioritizes them based on risk.   
whitepaper Speedel Speeds Up Preclinical Research2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  Preclinical research involves a wide range of systems, with myriad data sources feeding into the process. Integrating data from experiments is a key challenge, closely followed by delivering results in a way that meets the needs of different stakeholders, from laboratory scientists to senior business managers. With SAS, Speedel reduced file processing time from days to minutes, trimmed study review times from two or three weeks to a few days, and streamlined its reporting.   
whitepaper Highmark Makes Healthcare-Fraud Prevention Top Priority With SAS2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  Health insurance fraud exacts a cruel toll on society, undercutting the quality of care and straining patients' wallets. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates that of the $1.7 trillion Americans spend on healthcare each year, between 3 and 10 percent is fraud related. Fortunately, companies like Highmark - the Pennsylvania-based Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate that covers more than 25 million Americans - are hot on the trail of would-be fraudsters, who include the insured, providers, pharmacies and third-party billers. Using SAS Enterprise Miner, informatics specialists at Highmark build sophisticated models based on huge stores of claims, customer and provider data.   
whitepaper Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Harnesses the Power of SAS for Economic, Technological, Social, Political and Ecological Research2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  With the primary objective of promoting and conducting research, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) has been focusing on providing the platform that can further economic, technological, social, political and ecological research in the country. With these underlying objectives, it was imperative for IGIDR to deploy a software that is catalytic in enriching research data and streamlining complex analyses conducted by students and the faculty. SAS enriches research data and streamlines complex analyses, thereby ensuring numerical and statistical accuracy in economic, technological, social, political and ecological research.   
whitepaper Intellidyn Stores, Optimizes, Mines and Manages Data With SAS2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  Established in 1998, Intellidyn lays claim to the most atomic-level storehouse of consumer data in the United States and the only 360-degree view of the coveted U.S. consumer - a view that includes purchasing behavior, demographic, lifestyle and credit information, and e-channel activity. With a business model that rests on creating and leveraging a 360-degree view of more than 200 million U.S. households, choosing the right partner for data warehousing and business intelligence is an essential ingredient for success. Intellidyn, a leading information and analytical services company, found their partner for success in SAS.   
whitepaper ICRISAT Leverages the Power of SAS for Development, Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection2006-12-27 01:00:56 SAS Institute
  With an underlying objective to help address and resolve real human needs, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), through effective technologies, policies, infrastructure development and, most importantly, through research, has been addressing and resolving real human needs like reducing poverty, hunger and environmental degradation. ICRISAT's goal is to harness the power of technology for development, food security, poverty alleviation and environment protection. With strong focus on the socio-economic research, it was imperative for ICRISAT to deploy software that could provide extensive statistical capabilities with tools for both specialized and enterprisewide analytical needs, ensuring analytically and statistically accurate research data. SAS performs cluster analysis using large data sets and provides a complete, comprehensive and integrated platform for data analysis.