SAS Selects AT&T for Networking Services in Latin America

SAO PAULO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* announced today that SAS,
the leader in business analytics software and services and the largest
independent vendor in the business intelligence market, has selected AT&T for
global networking services to connect SAS' sites in Latin America.

Under the three-year agreement, SAS appointed AT&T to connect five locations
in Brazil, Argentina and Chile through AT&T's Virtual Private Network (VPN).
AT&T VPN provides SAS with dedicated connections to integrate its employees
and partners more effectively, create synergies across their regional
operations, and enable a faster launch of new services.

"We selected AT&T as our single provider to seamlessly manage our local,
regional and global requirements," said Gerson Fogaca, IT Manager of SAS
Brasil. "We are very pleased with the solution provided by AT&T. Our service
levels have improved by integrating many of our critical business
applications, allowing us to achieve greater productivity across our office
locations and, at the same time, decrease our overall IT expenditures."

"We are committed to providing high level services and advanced technologies
that facilitate SAS to continue deploying innovative solutions in support of
its growth in the region," said Eduardo Farinelli, AT&T Business Solutions
sales center vice president for South America. "The agreement with SAS to
support its Latin American operations extends a long-term global relationship
focused on delivering a reliable and secure backbone that allows SAS to
streamline its IT applications across a single platform."

SAS established its operations in Brazil in 1996 and has offices in the major
cities of Brazil in Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia as well as in Chile
and Argentina. With more than 170 employees, SAS provides services to 150
customers in several industries including finance, telecommunications, energy,
government, manufacturing and education.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and
affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest
independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative
solutions delivered within an integrated framework, SAS helps customers at
more than 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®.

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