Town of Cary,
NC
chooses SAS for first in the state technology project to help enhance quality
of life
Performance
enhancement system to improve public safety, development services, and increase
operational efficiencies
CARY
,
NC
(
June 15, 2007
) – The Town of Cary, NC and SAS, the leader
in business intelligence, will partner in a joint project to provide
Cary
with an enterprise wide performance enhancement
system. A first in the state, the system is designed to help the Town maintain
its high quality of life by improving resource allocation and operational
efficiencies throughout Town government, beginning with the areas of public
safety and development services.
Cary
’s performance enhancement system will use SAS®
Enterprise Business Intelligence, SAS Data Integration and SAS Enterprise Miner
to compile and organize data in a data warehouse, apply advanced analytics to
make predictions and provide Town leaders with better information about areas
important to the Town and its citizens.
As
part of the initiative,
Cary
will focus on public safety and development
services, and develop predictive modeling based on historical data. Using the
data, the Town expects to improve customer service through better allocation of
current and future resources. Cary will be able to run operations more
efficiently by anticipating staffing needs, increasing employee productivity,
reducing decision-making time and giving employees at all levels access to the
data they need to do their jobs better.
”We’re
pleased to be the first municipality in
North Carolina
to work with SAS on such a forward-focused
project,” said Town Manager Bill Coleman.
“Through this partnership, we will be able to look toward the future
like never before by examining data in ways that allow us to better anticipate
and more proactively address the changes in and needs of our community.”
According
to Tim Vickers, Director of SAS State and Local Government Practice,
Cary
’s widespread use of business intelligence and
analytics to address quality-of-life issues puts it on the cutting edge of what
local governments can do with technology. "We are proud to work with the
Town of Cary, NC, as its leaders take pride in serving its citizens and being a
technology leader that other localities can look to as a model of
excellence," said Vickers. "What the Town is doing with technology,
specifically applying analytics to optimize performance and demonstrate results,
is an innovative approach for local government. As a Cary-based company, SAS is
pleased to be a part of their efforts as we believe in applying our experience
and technology expertise to make a difference in our communities."
The
Cary Town Council approved the database warehousing and predictive modeling
software project at their June 14 Town Council meeting. As approved, the Town
would pay for the $1,330,870 project over a period of four years beginning in
July, 2008, plus annual maintenance costs of $300,422. The project pricing
includes approximately $1.7 million in savings from SAS, including an
enterprise
Town
wide software license for an unlimited number of users, and development,
testing and production without any additional software fees.
About
Cary
At
just over 120,000 people,
Cary
is a thriving community in the heart of central
North Carolina
adjacent to renowned Research Triangle Park.
Cary
is consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in
America
and has been praised for its high quality of life by MONEY
Magazine, Forbes, and Frommmer’s.
Often referred to as North Carolina’s Technology Town, Cary is served by an
award-winning Town government of 1,200 professionals who focus every day on
enriching the lives of their citizens by creating an exceptional environment and
providing exemplary services that enable their community to thrive and prosper. www.townofcary.org.
About
SAS
SAS
is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services.
Customers at 43,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through
insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more
profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with
governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and
processes. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and
business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise
intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the
world THE POWER TO KNOW®. 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.
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USA
registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective
companies. Copyright © 2007 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
Editorial Contact:
Mike
Nemecek
Mike.Nemecek@sas.com
(919)
531-5140
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April
R. Little
Deputy Public Information Officer
(919)
481-5091
April.Little@townofcary.org
