SAS

SAS Institute Inc. headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded. SAS was originally an acronym for Statistical Analysis System but, for many years, has been used as a tradename to refer to the company as a whole and its line of software products, which have long since broadened beyond the statistical analysis sphere. SAS Institute is one of the largest privately-held corporations in North Carolina and in the software business.