SAS recognized by NCEITA for commitment to education

CARY, N.C. (Nov. 29, 2000) -- SAS Institute was honored by the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association (NCEITA) with the 2000 NCEITA 21 Corporate Education Award. The award is presented annually to a company that has contributed or provided leadership in education in North Carolina.

NCEITA President Joan Myers said SAS has done that and more. "The selection committee felt SAS displays strong leadership in the improvement of education at all levels," Meyers said. "Also, with their line of SAS inSchool^® educational products, the company demonstrates a commitment to learning not just through philanthropic efforts, but through product research and development, as well."

Formed in January 1997 to focus on the research and development of K-12 educational technologies, SAS inSchool offers multimedia instructional software and value-added assessment and research services. SAS inSchool'sÔ multimedia instructional software received the 2000 Technology & Learning Software Award of Excellence.

John Sall, executive vice president and co-founder of SAS, accepted the award at a ceremony Nov. 16 in Raleigh, N.C. "Education has always been the primary focus of our philanthropic and community activities," Sall said. "It is a true honor to be recognized for these efforts."

This is not the first time SAS has been honored by NCEITA. SAS was awarded the Large Company of the Year Award in 1999 and an Innovation Award in 1995.

About NCEITA

NCEITA is a not-for-profit membership organization qualified as a 501(c)6 trade association. Founded in 1993 by visionaries in electronics, computing, telecommunications, software and related service companies, NCEITA is the primary voice of the information technologies industry in North Carolina and is dedicated to the growth and prosperity of technology businesses.

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. SAS' 1999 revenues totaled $1.02 billion. Please visit SAS on the Web at http://www.sas.com