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SAS, Release 9.3

OIT is now distributing The SAS System, Release 9.3 for Windows (32 or 64-bit) and Linux. Faculty, staff, and students at any UMass campus are eligible to get the software under the site license. Site licenses require an initial fee and an annual renewal fee. For current pricing, see OITs Site License information page.

SAS/Spectraview has been "retired", and is not included in SAS 9.3.  GIS Census Tract maps is no longer included in 9.3. SAS Online Tutor has been replaced by SAS e-Learning.

SAS 9.3 for Windows cannot be installed on Windows Vista Home, XP Home, or Windows 98/ME or earlier operating systems. It CAN be installed under Windows 7 Home Premium.

SAS 9.3 for Linux is supported only on specified Linux implementations (see Software Requirements, below). It may not install, or may not run under other Linux systems.

Licensing

If you wish to get SAS under the University of Massachusetts site license program, please contact the OIT Administrative Desk at 545-9730 or stop by A119 LGRC (Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.). SAS is distributed on DVD only. Current SAS site license users can update to SAS 9.3 for $15 administrative/medium fee for a set of DVDs.

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Windows (32-bit)	Windows (64-bit)	Linux
Window 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate OR	Window 7 for x64 systems, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate OR	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 OR
Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate OR	Windows Vista for x64 systems, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 4
Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 or higher	Windows XP Professional for x64 Systems
File system support for long filenames is required.	File system support for long filenames is required.	32-bit versions of X11 libraries
For Windows 7, java6 v.14 or higher	For Windows 7, 32-bit java6 v.14 or higher
Internet Explorer 6, SP2 or higher	Internet Explorer version 6 SP2 or higher or Firefox 3.0.6 or higher	Firefox 3.6

Note that SAS 9.3 for Windows cannot be run on Window 2000 or earlier operating systems, on Windows XP or Vista Home Editions, or on Intel Itanium based 64-bit systems .

Technical Support and Consulting
OIT provides technical support for installation and license renewal only. Contact Eva Goldwater, 413-545-2949. Consulting on software usage and statistical questions is available through the Biostatistics Consulting Center. Online Documentation for SAS 9.3..

e-Learning
The site license includes SAS e-Learning, a series of self-paced, web-based learning modules covering topics from Beginning to Advanced SAS Programming techniques. SAS e-Learning is free, but requires registration. Registration information is available at OIT Administrative Desk, A119 LGRC.

Compatibility with earlier SAS Releases
Data files and formats catalogs created with SAS version 8.0 or higher under Windows can be used directly with 32-bit SAS version 9.x under Windows.

Compatibility between 32-bit and 64-bit SAS Releases
Data files without formats catalogs created with 32-bit SAS version 8.0 or higher under Windows can be used directly with 64-bit SAS version 9.x under Windows. You will get a warning indicating that the data was created under a different operating system. Formats catalogs are NOT directly transferrable between 32 and 64 bit SAS, regardless of SAS release. Formats catalogs created with 32-bit SAS must be converted to SAS datasets, or exported, on 32-bit SAS in order to be used with 64-bit SAS. See Transporting SAS Libraries.

If you use 64-bit SAS with 32-bit Office and need to import Excel or Access files to SAS, you will need to install 32-bit SAS PC Files Server, which is included on your installation DVD. For more information, see SAS/Access 9.3 Interface to PC Files Reference and SAS Usage Note 33228.

What's New in SAS, Release 9.3
HTML output is now the default. You can switch back to traditional listing output under Tools - Options - Preferences - Results.

For an overview of other features, see http://support.sas.com/software/93/index.html.