New SAS^® Academic Programme Website
The new SAS Academic website focuses on the needs of students, lecturers and researchers, communicating information about: SASŪ software, freeware, education materials, specialist SAS support, and analytical communities. The website is also where SAS customers can view which universities are producing SAS graduates.

Barclays UK Consumer Finance Responds to a More Competitive Market
The dominant UK credit card from the seventies to the mid-nineties, Barclaycard's market share started to come under attack from new market entrants. With help from SAS Customer Intelligence, Barclays UK Consumer Finance has reversed the trend, delivering a 15 percent compound annual growth rate in profits from 2000-2004 and acquiring 1.7 million new customers in 2003. TECHNOLOGY & SOLUTIONS

Make the Move to SAS^®9
The current release, SAS 9.1.3 refines and extends the SAS^®9 offering. All customer sites running traditional Foundation SAS applications can benefit from scalability, performance, and manageability features delivered with SAS 9.1.3. Read more about the benefits and find out how to request SAS^®9.

Unearthing the Value of Text
SAS^® Text Miner is the first mining solution that tightly integrates text-based information with structured data to deliver complete views for improved analysis.

The SAS^® Stored Process - Unleashing the Power of SAS!
With the help of SAS Stored Processes you can review and act on the results of SAS analyses and include them automatically in specific business processes.

Customer Support Rises to SAS^®9 Challenge
The last year has been a busy time for Customer Support, not least with the release and rollout of SAS^®9. Thanks to our ongoing dialogue with users, we now have a better handle than ever on what's working and what could be improved.

Did You Know that You Can Now Access PC Files on a Windows Machine Directly from a Unix Machine?
The new PC File Server with SAS^®9, when combined with an installation of SAS/ACCESS^® for PC Files Software on UNIX, enables you to access PC data from a UNIX machine. The server is a multi-threaded server with configurable user controls.

Did You Know that the Shortcut Key Ctrl + ] Searches for a Matching Bracket in your Code?
(Suggested by Andy Cooper, Direct Line Group Limited)
There are a host of shortcut keys that can be used to make your life easier within SAS. Find out about this one and more.

Is there a Simple Way to Group Numerical Ranges into Discrete Bands e.g. for PROC FREQ output, without having to explicitly define the parameters of each range using PROC FORMAT?
(Suggested by Andrew Keeley, Lloyds TSB)
A quick tip answering this question is available in the online SAS Samples Library. The library is where partners, consultants and long-time SAS software users offer tips based on their experience, enabling others to learn from their expertise.

Share Your Thoughts & Receive a SAS Fleece!
Are there areas that you would like to see covered in Hints & Tips or do you have a hint & tip of your own that you would like to share with other readers? Please contact us with your ideas and if we publish your hint & tip, we will send you a SAS fleece! EVENTS

SAS Public Sector Forum - Marlow, 7 April
Join us for the second SAS Public Sector Forum. This annual event will give you access to presentations on sector-specific issues, strategic technologies, practical business solutions and demonstrations in both formal and informal settings. You will also have the opportunity to listen to best practice case studies on how specific business needs within UK Public Sector organisations have been met, and the benefits they achieved by using SAS software. Read more and register online today.

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