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 SAS acquires 'cloud' technology from rPath, hires 19 employees

SAS has acquired some technology and has hired a group of employees associated with that technology from Raleigh-based rPath, which is in the process of shutting down. The employees will form a new technology group at SAS.

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 Even as No. 1, SAS strives to be a better place to work

Recognized as the best multinational place to work means a great deal to SAS management, but the company is seeking ways to be even better, says Chief Marketing Officer Jim Davis.

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 SAS tops best place to work in world list; Quintiles 23rd

SAS is No. 1 on the second annual global best places to work list and Quintiles is No. 23 as selected by the Great Place to Work institute. The World's Best Multinational Workplaces list of 25 companies also includes NetApp, Cisco and Novo Nordisk, which have large operations in the Research Triangle area.

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 In the news: SAS; AgRenaissance; TransTech Pharma; Tryton Medical; Precision BioSciences

Inside the Bulldog Blog: SAS boosts insurer with analytics; AgRenaissance expands management team; TransTech Pharma drug shows promise against Alzheimer's; Tryton Medical; Precision BioSciences wins patent

 SAS joins Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

Global software analytics firm SAS is the latest company to join the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster as organized by the Research Triangle Regional Partnership.

 SAS Curriculum Pathways launches free Algebra course

Success in Algebra 1 is critical to future science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) careers, according to the world's largest privately-owned software company.

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 SAS wins USDA contract valued at $12M over five years

Extending a 36-year partnership and consolidating more than 50 separate SAS contracts, this new enterprise contract announced Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Agriculture represents a potential value of $12.3 million over the next five years.

 SAS sales funnel is 'full' - Another record year at hand

Special report: The State of SAS. In an exclusive interview, Chief Marketing Officer Jim Davis says the software company is en route to another record year of profits, continues to hire, and has expansion plans for its Cary headquarters campus.

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 Jim Goodnight delivers pep talk for 'Made in the USA'

Appearing as an invited guest - and friend - at Lenovo's expansion announcement on Tuesday, the co-founder and chief executive officer of SAS praises North Carolina and his country as places to build and grow a business.

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 State picks SAS to host education 'cloud' project

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has picked SAS to serve as the host for a state-wide "cloud" computing project that will house data from school districts.

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 NCTA names tech executive of year award finalists

The North Carolina Technology Association will name the state's top technology leader at its annual awards program in November.

 SAS steps up digital marketing with real-time integrated management

SAS is expanding its customer intelligence suite with Adaptive Customer Experience, which is designed to provide consistent, personalized interaction across multiple platforms.

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 SAS customer win; PPD allergy deal; new ATTUS service; DARA license deal; Chemring $49M contract

Inside the Bulldog Blog: SAS wins XL Group as Visual Analytics customer; PPD to work with Europeans on allergies; ATTUS expands compliance services; DARA licenses topical gel; Chemring wins big defense contract.

 Quintiles ranks No. 6 in InformationWeek '500'

Lowe's, PPD, SAS, Bank of America and Martin Marietta also crack the top 200 in the annual ranking of information technology trend-setters as selected by InformationWeek magazine.

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 'Super Crunchers' author to address SAS data conference

Ian Ayers, author of the New York Times best-seller "Super Crunchers," headlines the speaker lineup for the data Discovery Summit being hosted by JMP, a business unit of SAS.

 Big data highlights annual Disney Analytics Summit

SAS executives explore advanced visualization, mood state analysis and emerging trends last week during the Disney Analytics and Optimization Summit in Florida.

 RTP CFO Forum to meet on business intelligence

The group's next meeting scheduled this Friday in Raleigh will feature Leo Sadovy from the SAS Inititute.

 LSU formalizes analytics master's degree - with help from SAS

Cary-based SAS, which helped N.C. State launch the nation's first advanced degree program in analytics, is helping Louisiana State with its own Master of Science in Analytics offering.

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 U.K. gambling site ups its bet on SAS analytics

Victor Chandler, also known as BetVictor, is expanding its use of SAS business intelligence solutions, wagering that the additional services will improve retention of betters - and also make their visits longer.

BetVictor upts its wager on SAS

 Jim Goodnight ranks 10th among world's tech billionaires

The co-founder and chief executive officer of Cary-based SAS climbs past Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose net worth has fallen along with the price of Facebook stock.