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march 2008

SAS Renewal Licenses update

[March 5 , 2008] - NCSU has begun receiving renewal licenses. We are working now to make them available for download. We anticipate that you will be able to download renewal SAS licenses beginning the week of March 17th. Messages will be posted here and sent out in the ncsu-sas-users list when the licenses are available for download.

february 2008

SAS Renewal Licenses update

[February 15 , 2008] - NCSU has not received renewal licenses from SAS yet. This effects JMP and SAS. You will be seeing messages like:
"WARNING: Your system is scheduled to expire on March 30, 2008, which is 44 days from now."
We are working to get the renewals licenses as soon as we can.

january 2008

SAS Renewal Licenses update

[ January, 2008] - At this time, grant renewal paperwork has been forwarded to the NCSU Purchasing Department for signatures. Assuming this goes as expected, we will return the paperwork to SAS for counter signatures as soon as we receive it. Next, SAS will send NCSU the licenses. NCSU will update the license download tool to contain the new licenses and finally, everyone can download their license. Anticipate this will take about a month in all.

[January 17, 2008] - NCSU has signed the grant amendment and it has been faxed back to SAS. Next steps are outlined below.

dec 2007

SAS Renewal Licenses

Although expiring at the end of this year, SAS & JMP products will continue to work thru March 2008. New Licenses will be available for download before March 2008, but are not currently available. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

july 2007

StatTransfer software available in the NCSU Libraries

The Libraries has acquired a utility software called StatTransfer that enables translations of setup files from one statistical software's format to another. The major packages are available, of course--SPSS, SAS, Stata-- but many others, too. See http://www.stattransfer.com/ for more information. StatTransfer is installed on the GIS machine in the Reference area on the first floor, east wing of D. H. Hill Library. Please feel free to refer students and faculty. They will need to ask a reference librarian to be logged in.

june 2007:

JMP 7 for Windows available soon at NCSU

[ June 1, 2007] -JMP 7 for Windows has been received. It will be available for download early June. JMP7 for Macintosh is not yet available. Likewise, JMP Genomics 3.0 is also not yet available.

february 2007:

2007 renewal licenses
[ Feb 20, 2007 ] -Contacted SAS today and was told we could expect the licenses beginning next week. Currently aiming to have the renewal licenses available by the 2nd week in March distribution to NCSU SAS users.
[ Feb 2007 ] - NC State has signed the SAS Grant amendment for 2007 and faxed our signed copies back to SAS. We are currently waiting for SAS to counter sign and then send the licenses. Please subscribe to ncsu-sas-users list to receive email updates.
[ Jan 2007 ] - We are working with SAS to renew our SAS and JMP licenses - even as you are reading this. Please subscribe to ncsu-sas-users list to receive email updates.
[update]Paperwork has been forwarded to Purchasing for NCSU signatures. Once these signatures are obtained, the paperwork goes back to SAS for their legal signatures and then the licenses should be forwarded to NC State. Once we have the licenses here, we will update the license renewal tool. Still hoping to have licenses available by the end of January. Keep in mind our grace period expires at the end of March, so SAS will continue to work through that time.

SAS Media Distribution - update

[ Feb 14, 2007 ] ITD's media distribution service is back in business, but running slower than normal. Requests for SAS software CDs are being filled as quickly as possible, but please expect delays.

january 2007:

SAS Media Distribution

[ Jan 23, 2007 ] Public Message: Due to technical difficulties, ITD's media distribution service will be down until further notice. Since many campus users get copies of SAS by this method, they should be aware of other alternatives to CD sets:
[Downloads] SAS 9.1.3 is available for download from our website at sas.ncsu.edu. While the download process is long, you will have your software in a much shorter timeframe. SAS 9.1.3 will NOT run on Microsoft Windows XP Home, but will run on XP Pro. Don't forget -- after you download SAS 9.1.3, you will have to download the license file as well.
[VCL]: You can register to use SAS 9.1.3 in our Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) environment. This will give you access to SAS via a remote computer connection, and can get you software access more quickly than waiting for CD software duplication.
For more information, please see: http://sas.ncsu.edu/products/v913options.php
[Computing Labs]: SAS 9.1.3 and SAS 8.2 are both available in the public Unity computing labs, as well as many other departmental computing facilities. For more information on lab locations on campus, please see: http://www.ncsu.edu/it/essentials/connections_labs/
We apologize for the inconvenience. More information will be posted as it becomes available. For more information, pelase contact the NC State Help Desk at help@ncsu.edu or 515-HELP(4357).

october 2006:

Limited number of JMP Genomics Licenses available.

[ update Oct 2006 ] - 50 licenses for JMP Genomics are now available to NC State faculty, staff or students who need this software. Additionally, the software can be accessed using remote desktop to the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL).
Please request access to the JMP Genomics download or to JMP Genomics in the VCL by completing the software request form (click here). When completing the software request form, place a check in the OTHER category and state which access method you need.
For more information, please contact the NC State Help Desk at help@ncsu.edu or 515-HELP(4357).

[ update: oct 2006 ] - Plan to distribute to those who have requested the software by Mid-October. Complete the "Request Software" option specifying JMP Genomics in the Other category to request the software. NCSU has 50 licenses.
[ update: august 10 2006 ] - Signed amendment & supplement have been sent back to SAS for SAS signatures.
[ august 2006 ] - The license amendment for 50 licenses on the Windows platform for Genomics has been received and is currently being processed. Historically, it takes at least one month, which in this case would be mid-September, for the software to be available for request through the helpdesk. At this time, NCSU signatures are being obtained. Next, SAS signatures are required. Once all the proper signatures to this NCSU SAS Grant amendment are obtained, SAS will cut the software, send the licenses and then send the software.

SAS Distribution Changes

[ august 2006 ] - At 10am on Monday, August 14th, the online form that NC State faculty, staff, and students use to request SAS software was changed to introduce a new method of obtaining software and licenses.
SAS v9.1.3 for Windows is now available via two new methods: a downloadable executable or through access to a VCL image. Both of these options will allow users much faster access to SAS, without the need to wait for costly CDs to be burned, prepared, and picked up.
For now, the download/VCL options are only available for SAS v9.1.3 for Windows, although there are plans for transitioning other software packages in the future.
Users will be able to access the new form via the "Request New Software" option under Products at: http://sas.ncsu.edu More information on download times, VCL reservations, and other items can be found off of this page as well.
For more information, please contact the NC State Help Desk at help@ncsu.edu or 515-HELP(4357).

JMP 6.0.2 available for request

[ august 2006 ] - UPDATE: The JMP 6.0.2 CD is available. Likewise, the updater, to update from JMP 6.0 to JMP 6.0.2 is also available. Click HERE for more information.

[ august 2006 ] - ITD has received the updated JMP 6.0.2 CDs and are currently creating the hybrid CD that will contain both the Windows & Macintosh versions of this update to be distributed through the helpdesk. Anticipated release is August 18, 2006.

july 2006:

NC State and SAS to Collaborate on Data Analytics Education

At an executive breakfast, North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger and Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, announced an initiative to create a new graduate degree program in the rapidly expanding field of data analytics.

The new Analytics Initiative – led by Dr. Michael Rappa, Alan T. Dickson Distinguished University Professor – proposes an intensive one-year professional master’s degree that will give students an understanding of analytical concepts and hands-on experience with the same powerful tools used in industry today. The degree program will be organized as part of the proposed Institute for Advanced Analytics, to be located on NC State’s Centennial Campus. (read more)

june 2006:

** June 2006 - still the same situation with the Genomics software

mar 2006:

[ march 2006 ] - NC State University does NOT currently license JMP Genomics software. This software (http://www.jmp.com/software/genomics.shtml), which has just recently been released commercially, is currently only found on campus in the hands of SAS Early Adopters and SAS Development Partners; it is NOT available to the whole campus at this point.

NC State is currently working with SAS/JMP to add JMP Genomics to the software available through the SAS Grant.

More updates will be posted as developments occur.
** June 2006 - still the same situation

feb 2006:

2006 License and Software Now Available!

We're pleased to announce that license updates are currently available. All updates can be downloaded via the update form which you access here by clicking on the Updates link. Updates are limited to NCSU affiliated individuals, so you will need your unity ID and password to obtain an updated license. Instructions for applying the license updates are also available on the products page. Please send email to sas_help@ncsu.edu if you have questions, can't find a particular license or have trouble applying your license.

dec 2005:

SAS Grants NCSU a 1 year extension on 2000 Grant

NCSU will receive a grant amendment this year extending the year 2000 SAS Grant until Dec 31st, 2006 (1 year).

The paperwork for this has gone to NCSU Legal and signatures are expected shortly. After that, the paperwork goes back to SAS for their signatures. Following this, SAS sends NCSU the renewed licenses.

Although everyone's SAS and JMP software will technically expire Dec 31, 2005 it will continue to work through March 31st, 2006 (the grace period). We are working now on setting up the distribution method for license renewals.

Join ncsu-sas-users mailing list if you would like email updates on license renewal progress.

nov 2005:

NCSU has a New SAS page!

N.C. State, in order to help pass along exciting information on new opportunities to collaborate with SAS, has launched a new web site!

This site, now with an easier to find URL (http://sas.ncsu.edu), is a quick way to see the SAS products available on campus, order and get help using them, and discover the new ways SAS and NCSU are working together to improve the educational experience.

If you find problems, or have comments on any of the pages in this site, please contact our webmaster.