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  SAS Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SAS Institute, Inc. headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig.
SAS was originally an acronym for statistical analysis system but for many years has been used as an arbitrary tradename (for which the company has received trademark protection in the US and abroad) to refer to the company as a whole, its products having long since broadened beyond the statistical analysis sphere.
An unusually high percentage (approximately 25%) of the revenue of the SAS Institute goes to research and development, which is widely considered to be one factor which keeps them ahead of their competitors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SAS_Institute   (1093 words)

  
 SAS Institute -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS Institute, Inc. headquartered in (additional info and facts about Cary, North Carolina) Cary, North Carolina, (The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare) USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig.
SAS also provides (Data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data) data mining, (additional info and facts about data warehousing) data warehousing, and (additional info and facts about business performance management) business performance management software.
As a result, an unusually high percentage (approximately 25%) of the revenue of the SAS Institute goes to (additional info and facts about research and development) research and development, which is widely considered to be one factor which keeps them ahead of their competitors.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/sas_institute2.htm   (742 words)

  
 SAS System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The data steps and macro code in a SAS program are compiled at run-time, while procedure steps are interpreted (a facility exists to store this compiled code, though in reality the performance benefit doesn't outweigh the minimal management required).
SAS Enterprise Guide is a powerful Microsoft Windows client application that provides a guided mechanism to exploit the power of SAS and publish dynamic results throughout the organization.
It was believed SAS Institute released a snapshot from their development on version 8 to meet a deadline promise.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SAS_programming_language   (2229 words)

  
 Sanity Inc.
SAS Institute Inc. is the most important software company you've never heard of.
SAS has 36,000 square feet of gym space, which includes a large, hardwood aerobics floor; two full-length basketball courts; a private, skylit yoga room; and workout areas segregated by gender -- for people too shy to ride an exercise bike in front of coworkers of the opposite sex.
In a way, the lavish benefits offered by SAS set a performance standard on which everything else is based: This is the level at which SAS respects its employees, and this is the level of respect that SAS expects in return.
www.fastcompany.com /online/21/sanity.html   (3901 words)

  
 What is SAS?
SAS began its company life in 1976 and was called SAS Institute because the name SAS (by itself) was already taken by another incorporated company.
SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data.
SAS Institute provides packaged business solutions for vertical industry and departmental applications through an integrated suite of software tools that transform the wide variety of data within organizations into useful information at more than 40,000 business, government and university sites in 115 countries.
www.qlx.com /sas   (1525 words)

  
 SAS Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS Institute, the world’s largest privately held software company, is the leader in decision support and data warehousing, providing integrated enterprise information-delivery and e-business solutions.
SAS is in its third decade of double-digit annual growth - a success fuelled in large measure by its ongoing commitment to research and development.
SAS solutions are used in most industries, including banking, insurance, services, retail, transportation, telecommunications, publishing, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and chemical, manufacturing, utilities and the public sector.
www.sovereign-publications.com /sas.htm   (556 words)

  
 SAS>Institute of Classical Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Institute of Classical Studies is a national and international research Institute in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
It is a member Institute of the University of London's School of Advanced Study which combines the advantages of a graduate school with those of a centre for postdoctoral research and scholarship in many aspects of the Humanities.
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, generally known as the Hellenic Society, was founded in 1879 to advance the study of Greek language, literature, history, art and archaeology in the Ancient, Byzantine and Modern periods.
www.sas.ac.uk /icls   (219 words)

  
 TS-DOC: TS-Y2KCOMP - The SAS System Year 2000 Compliance Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The SAS System can either automatically use 4-digit years for output operations or gives the user the ability to do so, except for a few extremely rare cases described in Appendix A.
However SAS Institute does not intend to provide additional maintenance for the release in which the problem was discovered.
The SAS software releases and products (or components) listed in the previous sections as being Year 2000 compliant are compliant only when running on an operating system or used in conjunction with third-party software that is itself fully Year 2000 compliant.
support.sas.com /techsup/technote/y2kcomp.html   (3544 words)

  
 SAS | Our Company
SAS is the world's leader in business analytics software, delivering the breakthrough technology you need to transform the way you do business.
SAS BI grows with your company's needs, truly empowers your employees, liberates the strategic thinkers to do just that – think strategically – and offers a total cost of ownership that any CFO worth her salt would approve of.
SAS Enterprise BI Server is the latest confirmation of our commitment to keeping our 40,000 customer sites worldwide on the leading edge of innovation.
www.sas.com /corporate   (362 words)

  
 Executive Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS donates cash, computers and other resources to area public schools and non-profit groups such as the Family Literacy Center of North Carolina and Communities in Schools.
John Boling, director of SAS inSchool, said, “By implementing a successful technology infrastructure coupled with rigorous digital curricula and sufficient staff development at Cary Academy, (Goodnight's) vision is being viewed as the model school today for effective technology integration and usage.
SAS is expected to shed its quiet image and become better known across the country and throughout the world.
www.nccbi.org /NCMagazine/2000/mag-12-00execprof.htm   (2507 words)

  
 Business Intelligence and Analytics Software - SAS
SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytics.
This interactive tour shows you how SAS business intelligence integrates data from across your enterprise, analyzes and delivers self-service reporting to everyone who needs it.
The power of SAS Anti-Money Laundering is now available in a simpler, more affordable architecture for smaller financial institutions.
www.sas.com   (150 words)

  
 SAS Institute
SAS Institute, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig.
SAS was originally an acronym for statistical analysis system but has since become a copyrighted trademark.
The spectrum of offerings is so wide, that many users are expert in one area of the SAS package, but have little or no experience in another.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/sas_institute.html   (834 words)

  
 SAS Users Group International (SUGI)
SAS Users Group International (SUGI) is a non-profit organization that is open to all SAS software users throughout the world.
SUGI exists to provide a means for SAS software users to exchange ideas, explore ways of using SAS software, and participate in activities of mutual interest.
SUGI is governed by an Executive Committee that is made up of past and future SUGI conference chairs and representatives from SAS Institute.
support.sas.com /usergroups/sugi/intro.html   (392 words)

  
 SAS for Linux
SAS Institute Announces SAS for Linux, March 14, 2000
This page is not supported or endorsed by the SAS Institute.
SAS, the SAS logo, and SAS product names are registered trademarks of the SAS Institute.
pw1.netcom.com /~kmself/SAS/SAS4Linux.html   (523 words)

  
 Press release : SAS Institute Inc CompanynewsGroup
SAS avanza pretese di leadership nella gestione della performance; SAS annuncia una "road map" al primo evento internazionale dedicato alla "Enterprise Intelligence" che si terrà in Europa
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2004--Al SAS Forum International 2004 in corso oggi, dirigenti SAS presentano i programmi che li porteranno a essere il principale fornitore di soluzioni per la gestione delle performance, facendo leva sulle innovative capacità della piattaforma SAS(R)9 Intelligence Platform, presentata il 30 marzo.
SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business
www.companynewsgroup.com /communique.asp?co_id=89172   (1049 words)

  
 SAS Documentation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS Institute's list of bugs, features, and gotchas for various procedures and components of SAS.
SAS Institute's technical notes, indexed by category and by number.
An article comparing SAS with S that you might find of interest.
elsa.berkeley.edu /just_sasdocs.html   (65 words)

  
 SAS Institute Inc. Copyright Notice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Contractor/Licensor is SAS Institute Inc., located at SAS Campus Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27513.
All trademarks above are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries.
The Institute is a private company devoted to the support and further development of its software and related services.
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 Sas Institute North Carolina - AAA Oslo
Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, SAS Institute is the...
Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, SAS Institute is the largest privately held software company in the world.
Foundation, and in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, SAS inSchool is...
www.destructorock.com /sas-institute-north-carolina.html   (327 words)

  
 SAS Institute Technical Support
SAS Technical Support announces the release of a new online tool that enables you to view the activity on your open tracks, send updates to Technical Support, and check the current status of all tracks opened since April 1, 2005.
SAS Notes are the primary source of information used by Technical Support consultants to answer questions from our customers.
Our new interface for finding SAS software samples allows you to list all samples by operating system, by SAS release, or by SAS procedure.
www.sas.com /service/techsup/intro.html   (303 words)

  
 SAS Customer Support Center
All SAS users from around the world are invited to participate in the survey.
Keeping your organization's data clean no longer has to be a dreaded project or a task to be put off as long as possible.
Perform an efficient table look up for a specified string against a second table of values that vary in length due to 'wildcarding' on the end of the string.
support.sas.com   (300 words)

  
 SAS Institute Inc. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS (pronounced "sass"), the world's largest privately held software company, leads the market in data warehousing and data mining software used to gather, manage, and analyze enormous amounts of corporate information.
Clients such as Maytag, Air France, and the US Department of Defense use its software to find patterns in customer data, manage resources, and target new business.
There are 23 competitors for SAS; see more.
www.hoovers.com /sas/--ID__42461--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (350 words)

  
 SAS Institute Technical Support
For emergency situations, you can download a temporary license authorization code that will extend the use of your licensed SAS Institute software products for 6 days.
The SASware Ballot is SAS Institute's annual software survey.
You can also enter a word or phrase for a full text search.
support.sas.com /techsup/intro.html   (303 words)

  
 JMP in the Year 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This designation also applies to information delivered directly to you, as well as to information delivered through or derived from the Institute's past and present Year 2000 Internet website pages (http:www.sas.com/software/year2000), and other materials.
Previous Macintosh releases of JMP were written with installers that have not been certified by the vendor as Year 2000 compliant.
Single copy registered Macintosh users outside the U.S. should contact their local SAS Institute office.
www.jmp.com /support/techsup/jmp_yr2000.shtml   (1304 words)

  
 SAS Institute lures former Red Hat CFO | CNET News.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS Institute lures former Red Hat CFO
But SAS evidently thought Thompson fit for the job, and it's widely considered the largest privately owned software company.
SAS makes software that lets customers mine data, such as customer-purchasing habits, for useful information.
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 sas institute information sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SAS Institute on ZDNet: Tech News and White Papers
Gateway Corporation SAS Institute Supporting Partner SAS Institute Having deep roots in education, SAS began as a statistical program on a university campus.
Encyclopedia Entry for sas institute Dictionary Definition of sas institute SAS Institute SAS Institute, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was...
www.coursejobcentral.com /institute/sasinstitute   (760 words)

  
 SAS-Jobs.com - The employment web site for SAS Software professionals
SAS-Jobs.com is in no way affiliated with the SAS Institute.
SAS and all other SAS Institute, Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks
of SAS Institute, Inc. in the USA and other countries.
www.sas-jobs.com   (64 words)

  
 Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources
SAS Institute Web Tools SI's site devoted to tools and techniques for connecting SAS and the WWW, with documentation, demos, download areas.
Arnold Schick's macro collection A set of SAS macros for a variety of statistical and graphics operations on data sets.
SAS Macros for Data Warehousing System of SAS autocall macros for Data Warehousing by Roger DeAngelis.
www.math.yorku.ca /SCS/StatResource.html   (7408 words)

  
 SouthEast SAS Users Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
These presentations are given by experienced SAS users with real-world experience and SAS personnel.
All of this in state of the art facilities at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center.
There is a lot to see in the area, including a tour of the Navy base, Nauticus--a museum devoted to the sea and ships, and hot nightlife in the bars and clubs along the riverfront.
www.sesug.org   (473 words)

  
 SAS Institute Inc. Certifications
For individuals who are responsible for analyzing and presenting data to solve business needs using SAS products.
Candidates for this credential should be able to import and export raw data files, manipulate and transform data, combine SAS data sets, create basic detail and summary reports using SAS procedures, and identify and correct data, syntax and programming logic errors.
For individuals who are responsible for writing efficient SAS code to solve complex problems in accordance with the system specifications, while minimizing use of computing resources.
gocertify.com /vendors/SASInstituteInc.shtml   (231 words)

  
 Documentation for SAS 9 Products
The links on this page provide access to SAS OnlineDoc, which is an HTML-based online library with features such as full-text search across titles, a master index, and an expanding and contracting Table of Contents.
If you cannot find what you are looking for in one format, check the other format for the release or search the product list under Additional on the main Products and Solutions Documentation page.
To purchase SAS books and see the latest SAS publications, make sure you visit our SAS Publishing pages.
v9doc.sas.com /sasdoc   (219 words)

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