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Record 1 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
OBS

SAS (pronounced "sass"), which once stood for "statistical analysis software," was created ... , in the early 1970s to analyze agricultural-research data. SAS Institute was founded in 1976 to develop and sell the software as demand mushroomed. After evolving into the world's leading provider of software and services for business intelligence, the company dropped "Institute" from its name but kept the name SAS, no longer an acronym.

Key term(s)
  • Statistical Analysis Software Institute
  • Statistical Analysis System Institute

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques
OBS

Créée en 1976, SAS est le premier éditeur mondial d'informatique décisionnelle, avec un chiffre d'affaires de 1,68 milliard de dollars réalisé en 2005. SAS en France : Siège social établi sur la commune de Evry-Grégy-sur-Yerres, au sud de Brie Comte Robert en Seine-et-Marne, [...]. Ce site historique est le lieu que SAS, premier éditeur mondial d'informatique décisionnelle, a choisi pour abriter le siège social de sa filiale française. Créé en 1983, SAS France [...].

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