Tavant Technologies and SAS Sign Strategic Partnership to Deliver Comprehensive Warranty, Supplier and Service Improvement Solutions

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2006 -- Tavant Technologies, the global leader in warranty, service, and reverse logistics process improvement today announced its partnership with SAS the leading provider of analytics software. Tavant warranty management reduces the expense and inefficiency associated with the transactional approach to warranty management. Tavant Warranty Management applications enhance operational performance by transforming claims processing into an operational strategy focused upon problem resolution. This approach directly extends the service communication of warranty on behalf of quality, service and product development driving a less costly remedy through the supply chain. By creating and end to end process that connects service with supply Tavant Warranty Management positions warranty to better fulfill the brand promise.

"Our relationship with SAS combines the capabilities of two leading solutions providers to bring game changing results to the market. SAS provides the most powerful suite of analytics specifically designed for warranty, supplier, quality, and parts analysis. Tavant brings our extensive domain expertise and our proven solutions. Together we offer the most extensive solution set in the industry," commented Sarvesh Mahesh, Tavant Technologies CEO.

About SAS

SAS is the leader in business intelligence software and services. Customers at 40,000 sites use SAS software to manage and gain insights from vast amounts of data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products. Only SAS offers leading data integration, intelligence storage, advanced analytics and traditional business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know(R). www.sas.com

About Tavant

Headquartered in Santa Clara California, and with offices in China, and India, Tavant Technologies, Inc. is a 1200+ strong company focused upon the delivery of mission-critical software applications that connect service with supply. Through our global delivery process Tavant creates game changing results in financial and operational business process improvement for its clients by connecting complex, enterprise-wide, multi-stakeholder organizations and processes. Tavant also offers a full range of on shore, near shore and off shore services that span the entire software application lifecycle including application maintenance and enhancement, hosting, remote monitoring, testing and performance optimization.

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