SAS recently ranked first in the core risk technology category for a third straight year and first in operational risk and governance, and compliance GRC in Chartis Research’s RiskTech 100 report. The report, an overall market assessment of the top risk technology vendors, examined each vendor’s functionality, core technology, organizational strength, customer satisfaction, market presence, and innovation.

Chartis estimates the global market for risk technology to be worth $5.95 billion (external expenditure only) in 2009 and forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent.