News
SAS FY2007-2008 annual renewals
--December 18, 2007--
All FY2007-2008 licensees were notified by e-mail that the annual SAS license files were available for download through MySDS.
--November 16, 2007--
All SAS Licensees/Purchasers were notified by e-mail that the SAS contract was still not complete. SAS licensees were sent a temporary code for FY2007-2008. The codes (v8.2 and v9.1.3) can also be downloaded, by the licensee/purchaser, by logging into MySDS (EID required).
--October 2007--
The SAS license agreement (terms) have been reviewed by UT System Legal and have been sent back to SAS for legal review. UT System Legal had some minor and major changes to request to the wording. As SAS Legal has already made their first pass through on the contract, the requested changes are what will be worked out between both teams. As soon as the contract is complete, SAS will release the annual license codes and all SAS licensees will be notified by e-mail.
We are in constant communications with UT System regarding the progress on the agreement. Trust me when I say that this is as frustrating to SDS as it is to our licensees and end-users.
As soon as we have the codes we will notify all current licensee's by e-mail.
--September 12, 2007--
SAS Annual Renewal notices were sent to all FY2006-2007 licensees. The modules that will be included in our agreement for FY07-08 have been decided and pricing has been set. At this time you can renew your SAS license for FY07-08. This will ensure that you do not experience any interruptions in your software. Please note, purchasing a SAS licenses grants you the "right-to-use" the software for the specified period of time. SAS licenses are valid from September 1 through August 31 of each year. Your license, right-to-use, the software expired on August 31, 2007. However, the license file *will* continue to work until November 29, 2007. This allows the licensee time to renew their license.
--August 29, 2007--
The software contract with SAS Inc. is moving to a new licensing model for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Due to ongoing contract negotiations and legal review, SAS renewals will be delayed this year. We do not have an estimate on when the contract will be finalized because it is in the beginning stages of legal review. The vendor has assured us that the current software will continue to work through November 30, 2007. The software will begin sending expiration warning messages 45 days after the contract expiration date. This means that you should start receiving error messages on October 15th. Software Distribution and Sales (SDS) will send SAS users an update on the contract status before October 15th.
We apologize for any inconvenience, but rest assured that SDS is doing all we can to expedite this process. At this time we cannot provide you with product pricing for FY 07-08 because of ongoing contract negotiations. As soon as we have final numbers from the vendor, we will post the new prices on our Web site.
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Please visit the News and Updates section of our Web site for up to date information. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at software@its.utexas.edu. We value your relationship with us and we look forward to working with you in FY07-08.
--July 20, 2007--
The following information has been sent to all current SAS licensees.
1) Our contract with SAS Institute expires August 31, 2007. The new contract no longer includes unlimited copies for personal computers. Each computer running or accessing SAS must be licensed.
As we transition to the new SAS program, one area that may be heavily affected are your student labs and similar light duty usage areas. Unlike many vendors, SAS does NOT have a concurrent licensing method for university desktop/laptop computers. You can not buy 20 PC licenses and deploy them concurrently into a student lab of 100 computers and control the concurrent access via key server (or related) technology. If your labs or departments are using this approach now, your alternatives are:
- license ALL desktop/laptop computers that may run SAS during the year;
- license the server version of SAS and deploy it in a terminal services environment; in this case your license cost is determined by the number of physical processors in your server; note: multi-core processors are treated as one unit
- license the server version of SAS and deploy it in a virtual server environment on the server; in this case your license cost is determined by the number of physical processors in your server; note: multi-core processors are treated as one unit
- use Softricity Softgrid technology from Microsoft for virtual application serving where the product is never installed on the desktop/laptop. If deployed in thin client mode (e.g., use from a web browser) you will license by the number of processors in the server. If deployed in non thin client mode, license by the maximum virtual processor count allowed.
- use Enterprise Guide and Integration Technologies that are included in the product bundle to network lab PCs to a server in thin client mode. SAS technical support could provide assistance with this configuration.
- ITS and the Division of Statistics also offer SAS on Windows Timesharing Services. Refer to How do I access mathematical and statistical software on the ITS Windows Terminal Server? for more information.
Feel free to contact software@its.utexas.edu to discuss these alternatives.
Note: SDS has not determined pricing for next fiscal year.
In addition, we will no longer offer the following platforms: 64-bit Enabled AIX, Open VMS Alpha, and Macintosh.
2) The product bundle included with SAS will change.
The following modules are no longer included but will be available for an additional fee.
- SAS/ACCESS Interface to R3 Software
- SAS/Enterprise Reporter Software
- SAS/INTRNET Software
The following modules are no longer included.
- SAS IT Resource Management Client
- SAS/Warehouse Administrator Software
The following modules are new to the product bundle and will be included.
- SAS Enterprise Guide
- SAS Bridge for ESRI
- SAS App Dev Studio
3) Another significant change to the licensing model requires that each installation of SAS be classified into one of two purpose categories. SDS has categorized all current licenses into one of these categories. If, during the renewal period, you disagree with our categorization, please contact us.
- Teaching & Research: As defined by SAS, is software used for purposes of classroom instruction, academic research, and course work primarily related to customer's post-secondary degree requirements, including the formulation of theses and dissertations. Used by students, faculty, and staff supporting such use.
- Administrative Purposes: As defined by SAS, is software used for purposes directly related to customer's operations as a post-secondary degree granting institution. This includes institutional research and any such use related to reporting about the University to the University. Such software may be used by customer's administrative employees (including faculty performing administrative duties) for such administrative purposes.
4) Version of SAS currently in use: Under the new licensing model, SAS offers only two versions for PC’s: 8.2 and 9.1.3. If you are currently running any version prior to these releases, please plan to upgrade.
It the responsibility of the licensee to determine this information as accurately as possible so that SDS can continue to offer the most suitable products.
You can view your licenses by using your UT Electronic ID to login into MySDS.
SAS 9.2
--July 2007--
SAS has stated that v9.2 will be compatible with Windows Vista Operating System. SAS cannot provide an exact release date. They have only stated it will be released in 2008.
SAS and Windows Vista
--February 2007--
SAS products (v9.1.3 and earlier) are not supported on Microsoft Windows Vista. When SAS releases v9.2 it will be compatible. The release date for v9.2 has not yet been announced.
