SAS chief executive Jim Goodnight has poured cold water on speculation that the business-intelligence company might merge with its former rival, data warehousing software company Teradata.
In an era when the much-coveted IPO takes companies from rags to riches and back again in the blink of an eye, SAS Institute is an anomaly. In 24 years of operation, the business intelligence company has an unbroken record of double-digit growth, and while others announce massive layoffs, SAS is in hiring mode, recently picking up about 200 new sales employees.
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Software giant Oracle's acquisition of business intelligence vendor Hyperion is no great shakes, according to three of Hyperion's largest competitors.
Oracle announced on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Hyperion Solutions for US$3.3 billion, in a move to expand in the area of performance management systems.
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