SAS stops charging students, profs for software

19 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

SAS OnDemand for Academics will be free to all university students and professors around the world starting this fall. Professors say the move – and model – will have a big impact on business analytics education.

— reprinted by IT World, SAS stops charging students, profs for software

SAS performs 18 hour analytics job in 2.5 minutes

16 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

SAS’s new high performance computing model, demoed at the SAS Global Forum, is probably over a year away from massive adoption. People will find it hard to believe you can do a 24 hour job in 15 minutes, says CEO Jim Goodnight.