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SAS Technology Reports - July 2006 |
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Thursday, 28 September 2006 |
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 | What Insurers Need to Know About Service-Oriented Architecture
Aug. 1
12:00 p.m. ET
During this Web seminar, you'll hear how SOA is helping insurance companies reuse existing assets, allowing their IT departments to take the lead in business process innovation.
| | Inside SAS: Spotlight on Delivering Business Intelligence
Aug. 30
1:00 p.m. ET
Hear from BI visionary Claudia Imhoff as she answers the fundamental questions you must ask before embarking upon a successful BI implementation.
| | M2006
Oct. 23-24
Las Vegas
Don't miss this opportunity to network with colleagues from all over the world and get the most up-to-date information in the industry from data mining's top thought leaders, visionaries and practitioners.
| | IT Management Summit on BI
Multi-City Tour
This series was created for busy IT professionals to acquire knowledge and insight from industry pundits as well as real-world experience on a variety of important topics concerning IT. Check the Web for dates and cities.
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Happy Anniversary to Us!
 When SAS opened for business in 1976, the company had seven employees selling one software program. Today, SAS employs more than 10,000 people in 424 offices worldwide, and our solutions are used at more than 40,000 sites. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary as the leader in business intelligence - the hottest sector in the software market today - we anticipate an even greater future. SAS has been on the forefront of information technology for 30 years, maintaining an unbroken string of 29 years of growth and profitability. Revenues - totaling $138,000 in 1976 - topped $1.68 billion in 2005. And there's every indication our growth will continue. We have you, our customers and our friends, to thank for our unprecedented success. We wouldn't be here without you. Here's to another 30 years!
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|  FAQ 4538: What Is the Difference in Using the SAS®9 Function CATX to Concatenate Text vs. Using the TRIM and LEFT Functions with the Concatenation Operator (||)?
The results of concatenating text are equivalent with both methods. However, the CATX function requires less code and processes the concatenation faster than the combination method, which uses multiple calls.
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| | FASTats: Frequently Asked-For Statistics Questions
Check out this FAQ site to find answers to the most commonly asked statistics questions.
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| | Put SAS Training on Your Desktop or Company Network
Self-paced training for basic to advanced programmers is available on CD-ROM. This award-winning interactive software, SAS OnlineTutor, combines lessons, interactive quizzes and exercises to deliver the premium-quality training you expect from SAS. The added benefit is that you can access it 24/7 and can focus your learning only on the topics you need, when you need them.
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| | SAS Talks Storage
With SAS Intelligence Storage, you can lower your costs and bring an end to many problems that stem from using an operational RDBMS where it was never designed to be used. Find out more from Mark Torr, SAS Technology Strategy Manager, and Allan Russell, Senior Vice President of Strategy at SAS.
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| | F2006: World's Largest Forecasting Conference
Whether you're making automobiles, selling swimwear or recruiting college students, the ability to accurately predict demand for products or services is an increasingly valuable tool for businesses, schools and government organizations. Issues facing practitioners in the rapidly expanding field of forecasting were the subject of SAS' inaugural F2006 Business Forecasting Conference, held June 5 and 6 at SAS world headquarters in Cary, N.C.
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| | New SAS Training Centers - Opening Soon!
SAS Education is pleased to announce the opening of two new training centers in August 2006. Be sure to come and see our new state-of-the-art facilities in Charlotte, NC, and Cleveland, OH. To celebrate these grand openings, we're offering a 2-for-1 discount on training classes in these locations. Refer to the guidelines for more information on the Charlotte and Cleveland facilities.
| | FAQ 4289: In SAS Enterprise Miner 5.1, How Can I Update the Data Source Metadata when a New Variable Is Added to the Underlying Data Set?
Find out the two ways to update the data source metadata.
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| |  FAQ 4537: What Is the Difference in Using the SAS®9 Function CATS to Concatenate Text Strings vs. Using the TRIM and LEFT Functions with the Concatenation Operator (||)?
The results of concatenating text strings are equivalent with both methods. However, the CATS function uses less code and processes the concatenation faster than the combination method, which uses multiple calls.
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