SAS Institute and Intel have announced the immediate
availability of SAS9 on Intel-based servers and
clients.
Intel's joint effort with SAS expands on years of collaboration
between the two companies, and aims to help users to expand
business intelligence throughout the enterprise by using SAS9
running on Intel Itanium 2 processor-based servers and Intel
Centrino mobile technology-based notebooks.
The two companies said they are working together to proliferate
mobile solutions throughout the enterprise, so that users can get
access to critical business information whenever, wherever, they
need it.
SAS 9 on Intel architecture is designed to handle the realities
of mobile computing in both a wired and unwired environment. This
effort is part of Intel’s Mobilized Software Initiative, which aims
to apply architectural concepts similar to offline-networked
messaging to a broader range of applications.
The enhanced SAS9 solution with Itanium 2-based systems is
designed to give organisations the computational power, massive
data processing ability and scalability to compute more in less
time. Customers will benefit greatly from the ease of use of SAS9
and the Intel Itanium 2 processor’s powerful memory and data
throughput capabilities, the companies claimed.
"Intel and SAS are committed to delivering innovative mobile
business intelligence solutions that are easy to deploy and provide
a high return on investment," said Melissa Laird, general
manager at the Solutions Enabling Division for Intel
Corporation.
"SAS software running on Itanium 2-based systems can turn
massive amounts of data into business intelligence more rapidly and
effectively, giving customers a solution they can depend on."
"SAS9 delivers unprecedented performance and simplicity that
gives more people access to the power of SAS analytics. With more
users comes the need for more power, and that is where Intel’s
Itanium 2 processor comes in," said Keith Collins, chief technology
officer at SAS.
"Together, Intel and SAS enable businesses to run scalable
applications that extract business information and apply it
intelligently to improve operations, increase profitability, and
keep costs down," he added.
Written by
Computing SA staff