SAS Announces SAS/Direct for EMC Symmetrix.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 Enhanced enterprise performance sharing data between mainframes and open systems SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. , the market leader in e-intelligence and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , today announced the first quarter availability of SAS/Direct(TM) for EMC Symmetrix The Symmetrix is EMC's flagship enterprise storage array. There have been seven generations of Symmetrix hardware, with the first appearing in 1994 and the latest introduced in 2006. (R). SAS/Direct for EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. allows data providers to manage the cost of their resources, extend the enterprise environment and increase security. It also integrates easily with existing software. Information seekers benefit from faster access to all data, a single data copy that cuts costs for distributed analysis, and data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. assures users of access to the latest data copy. "This information delivery solution continues to exemplify SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. and EMC's commitment to improve the success of e-commerce, customer relationship management and business performance management initiatives," said Meta Group vice president of application delivery strategies, Doug Laney. "Enterprise solutions are increasingly dependent upon robust information management solutions and must rely on such a balance of scaleable storage, broad data access and powerful analytics." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Keith Collins, senior vice president & chief technology officer of SAS, "SAS and EMC share a common vision of the power of the information infrastructure - and we are working together to provide customers with an integrated data campus. The data that drives today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. decisions comes from many sources -- the Web, data files, click streams, operational systems, legacy data and external data all mark important points in the data landscape. Our goal is to ensure that customers can focus on analyzing information and making business decisions - instead of managing data." "EMC's alliance with SAS gives our mutual customers integrated tools that allow them to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the vast amounts of business information they gather daily," said Don Swatik, EMC's vice president of global alliances. "This latest SAS offering is further proof that our work together, through the EMC E-Infostructure(TM) Developers Program(TM), continues to present customers with the solutions they need to effectively use and manage their business-critical information." SAS/Direct for EMC eliminates the need to duplicate large data files when users need shared access to a centralized dataset. This saves valuable time and resources since SAS datasets can easily exceed 100 gigabytes. The software also reduces expensive mainframe cycles for data movement tasks, using storage area network (SAN) and EMC technology to provide direct access to data stored on the mainframe. Mainframe processor cycles are required only for confirming access and security rights using the standard security software; data access is managed directly over the SAN. And because SAS/Direct for EMC Symmetrix moves data over the SAN connection, network bandwidth is not saturated with data traffic. SAS and EMC: Alliance Partners SAS is a member of EMC's E-Infostructure(TM) Developers Program. The SAS(R) CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. solution, together with EMC's information architecture, offers a highly available, scalable solution for identifying, targeting, and responding to the needs of customers. The combination of these two complementary offerings strengthens the individual value of each, delivering a more robust environment for understanding customer needs. For more on the SAS/EMC alliance please visit: http://www.emc.com/partnersalliances/partner_pages/sas.jsp . Additionally, EMC is a SAS Alliance Member and SAS Technology Partner. Through this alliance, both companies are pooling knowledge and engineering resources to create integrated solutions that deliver faster access to data for customers running in a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. using SAS software and using EMC systems and software. More information can be found at: http://www.sas.com/partners/technology/emc.html . About EMC's E-Infostructure(TM) Developers Program(TM) The EMC EIDP EIDP End-Item Data Package (government contracting) EIDP Early Intervention Developmental Profile EIDP European Institute for Democratic Participation EIDP E I DuPont de Nemours Company is part of EMC's overall E-Infostructure initiative that helps customers build storage-based solutions that place information at the center of their businesses. The Developer Program specifically enables the integration of EMC software with program participants' storage management solutions via EMC APIs with EMC's Symmetrix products. The open EMC architecture is one of the key criteria that enable large-scale customers to build supportable and flexible information infrastructures. About EMC EMC Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com . About SAS SAS is the world leader in e-intelligence software and services, enabling its customers to turn raw data - including the vast quantity generated by e-business - into usable knowledge. Software from SAS, the world's largest privately held software company, is used at more than 35,000 business, government and university sites in 110 countries. For more information visit www.sas.com . SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. (R) indicates USA registration. Copyright(c)2001 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved. EMC and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and E-Infostructure Developers Program is a trademark of EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. . Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. |
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