SAS Veteran Named President of DataFlux

Tony Fisher, a 15-year employee of SAS Institute, was appointed president of DataFlux Corp. DataFlux, a data quality product provider in Raleigh, N.C., was acquired in June by SAS, a market leader in Web-enabled data warehousing and decision support.

Fisher, who previously served as SAS' director of data warehouse technology, will be responsible for orchestrating a successful collaboration of SAS and DataFlux technologies.

"Tony Fisher's knowledge of SAS data warehousing technology and solutions will enhance the relationship between SAS and DataFlux," said Jim Davis, vice president of SAS' Worldwide Marketing Division. "Under his leadership and direction, we anticipate a very successful joint relationship as both organizations work together to incorporate DataFlux's data quality technology into SAS solutions."

Data quality is an important aspect in the business decision-making process, Fisher said. "The DataFlux product suite is engineered to provide better data quality, and therefore better decisions about customers, suppliers, internal company processes and more," says Fisher. "By applying DataFlux's technology to SAS' analytic tools, the companies will increase the overall quality of the data produced."

Fisher replaces Stephen Wiehe, who has moved into SAS' business development and strategic investment division.

About DataFlux

Founded in 1996, DataFlux is a North Carolina-based software company that develops and commercializes innovative, intuitive, and cost-competitive data quality control and similarity-searching software products. These products are designed to significantly improve the accuracy, consistency and usability of an organization's critical data, enhancing the effectiveness of data-driven applications and initiatives such as data warehousing, e-commerce systems, data mining, customer information systems, sales force automation, marketing databases, customer/prospect profiling and list management. Among DataFlux's previous investors is The Aurora Funds, a venture capital firm investing in emerging technology-based companies in the Southeastern United States. For more on DataFlux, visit: www.dataflux.com.

About SAS

SAS Institute, one of the world's largest privately held software companies, is a leader in decision support and data warehousing, providing integrated enterprise information-delivery solutions and e-business solutions. These allow companies to transform the wide variety of data within their organizations into information that business users and researchers need to make better decisions. Nationally recognized for its progressive work-life programs, the company employs more than 7,500 people. SAS software and services are used at more than 33,000 business, government and university sites in 110 countries. SAS' 1999 revenues totaled $1.02 billion.

Contact SAS Institute, Cary, Les Hamashima, 919-677-8000 x5447, Les.Hamashima@sas.com.