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In the news: Valencell, SciQuest, Liquidia, SAS, Furiex

Local tech briefs: Valencell wins award at CTIA Wireless show; SciQuest updates materials service; Liquidia touts two new studies; Allstate picks SAS; Fuiriex licenses drug, makes another deal with its rights.

New map tracks economic, demographic, education data across N.C.

The UNC System's Center for International Understanding is team up with SAS for the "Global North Carolina Heat Map." Its purpose is to encourage job creation in the state as well as more global interaction.

"Heat map" for NC

In a first, new map tracks economic, demographic, education data across N.C.

The UNC System's Center for International Understanding is team up with SAS for the "Global North Carolina Heat Map." Its purpose is to encourage job creation in the state as well as more global interaction.

SAS reaps benefits quickly from deal for Raleigh startup aiMatch

The software giant is showcasing a new suite of "intelligent advertising" solutions for digital advertising that is built around aiMatch's online ad technology.

SAS using aiMatch technology for advertising

Big data is reshaping healthcare as we know it, from drugs to insurance

From drug development to developing new plans and programs for patients, big data analysis is changing the medical world, speakers say at SAS healthcare conference.

A sample of how SAS tracks data

Don Berwick on healthcare spending: 'We have to improve our way out of this'

Cost figures from the healthcare reform debate are large enough to defy comprehension but Dr. Donald Berwick boils things down to one crucial figure: $1 out of every $3 spent on healthcare is wasted.

SAS, Blue Cross develop health care coordination software

The world's largest privately-held software company and the state's largest health insurer are working together on new analytics software aimed at helping improve health coverage and patient outcomes in North Carolina.

Health Analytics

Semper Fi, SAS: Marine Corps Exchanges deploy SAS analytics

The U.S. Marine Corps Exchanges have a new recruit to help improve merchandise selection for Marines and their familes - SAS retail analytics software.

Forget The Avengers - SAS has its own Analytic Superhero

At its annual Global Forum, SAS and partner Teradata unveil the first "hero" of data analytics ahead of the Hollywood potential blockbuster The Avengers.

SAS "Superhero"

SAS Alliances recognized for excellence, innovation

One of the world's leading analytics software providers recently was honored by Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals.

SAP targets SAS, IBM; new iPad rates No. 1; iPhone dominates sales; Nortel trial; Cisco invests big in Brazil

Inside the Bulldog blog: SAP unveils its predictive analytics software; Consumer Reports likes the new iPad despite heat; iPhone outsells its rivals - combined; Nortel's earnings "error;" Cisco to invest $547M in Brazil

Big data analytics on your iPad? SAS has an app for that

Through its new "Visual Analytics" offering, SAS seeks to deliver high-power data crunching through less-expensive hardware. That information then cab be shared through an iPad app.

SAS Visual Analytics on an iPad

SAS co-founders Goodnight, Sall rise on world's richest list

Jim Goodnight ranks 125th and John Sall is 296th among the world's billionaries, says Forbes magazine. Goodnight is worth $7.3 billion, Sall $3.7 billion. C.D. Spangler and Robert Murdock also make the list.

SAS co-founders Goodnight, Sall rise on world's richest list

Jim Goodnight ranks 125th and John Sall is 296th among the world's billionaries, says Forbes magazine. Goodnight is worth $7.3 billion, Sall $3.7 billion. C.D. Spangler and Robert Murdock also make the list.

Jim Goodnight is rebuilding fortune

Triangle news: Bandwidth.com; BioDelivery Sciences; SAS; Precision BioSciences; Novella Clinical; SlickEdit

Bandwidth.com division Inetwork expands management team; BDSI says it prevails in patent fight; SAS makes knowledge management firm list; Precision files patent suit; Noval Clinical division adds new exec; SlickEdit to tout software to gamers.