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SAS CEO: "Teradata merger? They couldn't afford me"
News SAS CEO Dr Jim Goodnight has poured cold water on speculation that the business intelligence company might merge with its former rival, data warehousing software company Teradata. It's not a view... [03 Nov 2008]
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... [26 Jun 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... [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,... [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... [18 Sep 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... [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]
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... [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... [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... [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... [11 Apr 2000]
SAS chief advocates on-site schools for corporates
News Jim Goodnight, president and CEO of SAS Institute, told Silicon.com that businesses can save money by building schools and restaurants on site. In an Agenda Setters interview, Goodnight claimed his staff... [01 Mar 2000]
SAS poised to release version 8
News SAS founder and CEO, Dr Jim Goodnight, estimates the company will be generating annual revenues of over $1bn by the end of 1999. SAS Software this week unveiled version 8 of its flagship product, SAS System, at its... [18 Jun 1999]
