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SAS becomes sun worshipper
News SAS CEO, Jim Goodnight said employees and customers expect the company to be responsible corporate citizens and the solar farm is "one small gesture" among the company's green initiatives. Business intelligence software company SAS is to build a... [26 Jun 2008]
Tech Visions: New media floods firms' networks
Comment The ability to travel the world and still kiss the kids goodnight is priceless. Experts are forecasting an important role in the enterprise for new media data applications. But for many CIOs that future has already arrived, argues Howard Greenfield. [19 Feb 2008]
Fighting against the data deluge
News Companies that fail to use all their data are missing a trick, according to SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. We are still seeing a lot of interest in the low-end BI space, retail is growing considerably and banking," said Goodnight. [24 May 2007]
Colin Powell: 'Open borders to skilled immigrants'
News Powell's words follow comments made earlier this year by Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, who said the US is shooting itself in the foot by restricting the number of visas it offers. Speaking to silicon.com in June, Goodnight said: "You want to talk... [11 Oct 2006]
Foreign workers not needed by UK IT - poll
News The CEO of SAS, Jim Goodnight, also recently spoke out on the subject. Back in June, Goodnight called for the UK and US governments to open their borders to skilled overseas IT workers as a means of fostering innovation and maintaining competitive... [18 Sep 2006]
Q&A: Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS
Comment silicon.com's managing editor Will Sturgeon met up with Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS - the world's largest privately-owned software company - to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap... [30 Jun 2006]
'Open borders to IT workers' says SAS chief
News Jim Goodnight, the outspoken CEO of software giant SAS, has said the UK and US governments must open their borders to skilled overseas IT workers in order to remain competitive and foster a culture of innovation. [30 Jun 2006]
SAS CEO baits rivals with 'old skool' trash talk
News Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of business intelligence giant SAS, rekindled the spirit and swagger of the tech boom with some baiting of his rivals that the outspoken Sun boss Scott McNealy would be proud of - as would Oracle chief Larry Ellison, if his... [22 Jun 2005]
Learn to love your CFO
News Among the business leaders taking the stage at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's CFO Summit were George Reyes, chief financial officer of web search giant Google, and James Goodnight, chief executive of SAS. [23 Nov 2004]
Inside SAS: A vendor dossier
Comment But while that ethos isn't rocket science to fathom, few companies go about practising what they preach with the same level of dedication as Goodnight. Speaking to Goodnight he cites research which values such strong staff retention at $85m for SAS... [02 Nov 2004]
Inside SAS: Fact file
Comment Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO, co-founder and president Read Will Sturgeon's inside look at SAS in our vendor dossier. Key financials (annual revenue): bn bn bn bn bn Key claim: consecutive years of profit and revenue growth [02 Nov 2004]
SAS chief talks down IPO talk
News SAS chief executive Dr Jim Goodnight has denied that company is planning to go public this year. Goodnight is quoted in the FT as saying his company - and with a 67 per cent stake, it is still very much his company - is "still moving in the... [06 Jul 2001]
Behind the Headlines: Ecommerce lessons from the past
News Comments from SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, that internet companies need and offline presence to survive sparked a lively debate among silicon.com's guests on Behind the Headlines. Although Perri 6, senior research fellow at the University of Strathclyde... [30 Jun 2000]
Online retailers will fail without bricks and mortar
News Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS Institute, said dot com businesses will fail if they only have one sales channel. Goodnight said: "Business-to-consumer is undoubtedly good business, but you've got to be bricks and clicks to survive - you can't just be an... [28 Jun 2000]
Flotation speculation mounts around SAS
News However, Jim Goodnight, CEO, is this week reported to have said at a user conference that his company is "getting closer" to investment bank Goldman Sachs, which could handle a flotation. SAS Institute is once again rumoured to be readying itself... [11 Apr 2000]
