SAS Institute Company Description
Don't talk back to this company about business intelligence. SAS (pronounced "sass"), the world's largest privately held software company, is a leader in the market for business analytics, data warehousing, and data mining software used to gather, manage, and analyze enormous amounts of corporate information. Clients such as Air France and the US Department of Defense use its software to find patterns in customer data, manage resources, and target new business. Founded in 1976, SAS also offers industry-specific integrated software and support packages. CEO James Goodnight owns about two-thirds of the company; co-founder and EVP John Sall owns the remainder.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of SAS Institute's organization from inception to current status.
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