SAS to Showcase Business Intelligence Software at CED's InfoTech 2003 Conference; SAS Highlights BI Capabilities at Local IT Conference.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CED InfoTech 2003

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003

SAS, the leader in business intelligence, will be demonstrating its business intelligence software at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's (CED) InfoTech 2003 conference. The 13th annual conference will be held in Research Triangle Park, N.C., on Oct. 27 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center. Last year, nearly 600 people attended CED's InfoTech 2002 with more expected to be at the event this year.

Many North Carolina-based companies, University spin-outs, IT corporations and local research institutions applied to showcase their technologies in the Demo Rooms throughout the day of the conference. Only 21 were chosen to participate. "SAS has an excellent reputation as a leader in providing data management, data analysis and reporting," said Kevin Flynn of Daniels, Daniels & Verdonik, and Selection Committee co-chair. "InfoTech attendees will benefit from learning more about SAS' capabilities in this area and how they give companies worldwide a competitive advantage."

Presented by CED, with support from UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, MCNC and The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Carolinas, InfoTech 2003 is the Southeast's premiere information technology industry conference. At InfoTech 2003, IT entrepreneurs, industry experts, technology executives and investors will have the opportunity to network and to explore critical issues affecting the IT industry.

"Organizations are looking to their IT departments to help maximize the value of one of their most critical corporate assets - information. With more than 27 years of experience in the enterprise intelligence market, SAS is able to provide its customers with a complete line of integrated data warehousing, business intelligence and analytic capabilities, as well as the expertise to use these capabilities most effectively," said Rob Stephens, director of technology strategy at SAS. "We are pleased to have this opportunity to highlight the depth and breadth of our products, which are driven by an innovative culture and people."

For more information about CED's InfoTech 2003, visit www.cednc.org/infotech.

About CED

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is a private, nonprofit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation, with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org .

About SAS

SAS is a market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at more than 40,000 sites - including 90 percent of the Fortune 500 - to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For more than 25 years, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know(R).

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. Copyright (C) 2003 SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved.