Gitanjali Group selects SAS® Business Intelligence to aid management decision making

February 1st, 2010 – SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, today announced that Gitanjali Group a US$ 1 billion integrated diamond and jewelry conglomerate has selected SAS® Business Intelligence to integrate information and present a consolidated “single view of truth” to aid management decision making.
Mr. Sam George, Chief Information Officer, Gitanjali Group said “SAS offers a comprehensive BI platform that is simple to use and quick to deploy. By using SAS, we now have accurate information available in time for our managers to act upon, leveraging this timely and accurate information should translate into higher business efficiencies.”
SAS business intelligence helps managers to act on time with reliable information, and thereby run the business more efficiently. It would create an automated centralized reporting system with dashboards for managers, executives of the brands and the management of Gitanjali Gems Ltd.
Mr. Sudipta K Sen, Regional Director South-East Asia, CEO & MD SAS India says “SAS solutions are effective in the current economy as it empowers executives to get information faster and have more confidence in the data. This new deployment demonstrates our commitment as a partner to help organizations in taking accurate and quick decisions which create an impact on their business goals.”
SAS® Business Intelligence integrates information and presents a consolidated view of business metrics. A holistic standard reporting matrix that leads to one version of the truth. Weekly reporting project that took several finance staffers a day to complete is now automated to complete faster.
About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. With innovative business applications supported by an enterprise intelligence platform, SAS helps customers at 45,000 sites improve performance and deliver value by making better decisions faster. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know.
About SAS India
SAS has been in India since 1997 and has two wholly owned subsidiaries in the country: SAS Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd. and SAS Research & Development. With a team of more than 600 technology and domain experts, SAS India operations are headquartered in Mumbai with regional offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune. SAS works with organizations across Industries and offers them critical enterprise intelligence to fuel innovation and meet their business objectives. Information on SAS India operations can be found at www.sas.com/india
About Gitanjali Gems Ltd
Gitanjali Group is a US$ 1 billion integrated diamond and jewelry conglomerate, and has strong presence in India, the USA and the Gulf States. This vertically integrated company operates at every level of the diamond business- right from sourcing diamonds (from DTC) to retailing products through a vast network of self-owned and franchised stores. Gitanjali is a pioneer in jewelry branding in India, some of their well known brands being ‘Nakshatra’, ‘Gili’, ‘Asmi’, ‘Sangini’, ‘D’Damas’ and ‘Giantti’.