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Statistical Software Site Licenses No.61, 12/12

Information Technology Services (ITS) has an annual SAS and SPSS site license (SAS for Windows or Linux, SPSS for Windows or MAC). These software packages provide tools for data management, data retrieval, report writing, file conversion, and statistical analysis.

Eligibility

SAS:
URI full-time faculty, staff, and graduate students may install a copy of the software at no charge.

SPSS:
URI full-time faculty and staff may install a copy of the software at no charge; students need to purchase the SPSS GradPack from:

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/products/statistics/gradpack

ITS will provide yearly renewal information and updates. The original agreements may be updated as new software libraries are purchased. ITS retains the right to charge a nominal update fee in the future. Presently, no such fee is planned.

In the event that the customer leaves the University or that the agreement between URI and SAS Institute or SPSS Inc. is terminated, distributed versions of the software must be returned or destroyed as specified by SAS Institute and SPSS Inc.

Minimum System Requirements

SAS for Windows
Version: 9.3
Education Analytical Suite

Included on the DVD:

 

MB Required:

 

Base SAS

726.6

SAS/STAT

155

SAS/GRAPH

511.4

SAS/ETS

78.6

SAS/FSP

1.9

SAS/OR

47.3

SAS/AF

5.1

SAS/IML

15.1

SAS/QC

123.6

SAS/SHARE

1.1

SAS/LAB

7.9

SAS/ASSIST

20.3

SAS/CONNECT

2.8

SAS/INSIGHT

17.1

SAS/EIS

25.4

SAS/SECURE

0.9

SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2

1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to ORACLE

1.3

SAS/ACCESS Interface to SYBASE

1.3

SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC File

9.6

SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC

1.1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to OLE DB

0.9

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata

1.1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to MYSQL

0.6

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Netezza

0.7

SAS/ACCESS Interface to HP Neoview

0.6

SAS Total (on Windows):

 

1758.3

 

Operating System: MS Windows 2003, XP, Vista (XP and Vista Home edition is not supported), and Windows 7.64 bit version for XP, Vista, and 7 is also available. More details…
Hardware: Intel or Intel-compatible Pentium 4 class processor or above
Memory: 4GB or more.
DVD-ROM drive
Web browser: Internet Explorer version 6, Service Pack 2 or higher.

 

SAS for Linux
Version: 9.3
Education Analytical Suite

Included on the DVD:

 

MB Required:

 

Base SAS

659.9

SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2

1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to HP Neoview

0.6

SAS/ACCESS Interface to MySQL

0.5

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Netezza

1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC

0.9

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Oracle

1.1

SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files

4.6

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase

1.3

SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata

0.9

SAS/AF

11.2

SAS/ASSIST

22.6

SAS/CONNECT

4

SAS/EIS

21

SAS/ETS

92.4

SAS/FSP

1.5

SAS/GRAPH

224.3

SAS/IML

20.4

SAS/INSIGHT

22.2

SAS/LAB

10.1

SAS/OR

65.7

SAS/QC

103.7

SAS/SECURE

1.9

SAS/SHARE

2

SAS/STAT

216.9

SAS Total (on Windows):

1491.7

Operating System: Linux for Intel Architecture
Hardware: Pentium 4 or Xeon class processors and above
Memory: 4GB or more.
DVD-ROM drive
Web browser: Firefox 2.0 or higher

 

IBM SPSS for Windows and Mac
Version: 20.0

Included on the DVD:

 

MB Required:

 

IBM SPSS Statistics Base

IBM SPSS Advanced Statistics

IBM SPSS Regression

IBM SPSS Custom Tables

IBM SPSS Data Preparation

IBM SPSS Missing Values

IBM SPSS Forecasting

IBM SPSS Decision Trees

IBM SPSS Direct Marketing

IBM SPSS Complex Samples

IBM SPSS Conjoint

IBM SPSS Neural Networks

IBM SPSS Bootstrapping

IBM SPSS Categories

IBM SPSS Exact Tests

SPSS Total:

~800

 

IBM SPSS Visualization Designer for Windows
Version:1.0.3

IBM SPSS SamplePower for Windows
Version:3.0

 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit versions), Vista (32-bit or 64-bit versions), and Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit versions). More details…
Hardware: Intel or AMD x86 processor running at 1GHz or higher
Memory: 4GB RAM or more recommended
Minimum free drive space: 800MB
DVD-ROM drive
Super VGA (800×600) or higher-resolution monitor: For connecting with an SPSS Server, a network adapter running the TCP/IP network protocol
Web browser: Internet Explorer 6 or higher

Operating System: Apple Mac 10.5x (Leopard™) and 10.6x (Snow Leopard™). (32-bit and 64-bit).More details…
Hardware: Intel processor
Memory:4GB RAM or more recommended
Minimum free drive space: 800MB
DVD-ROM drive
Super VGA (800×600) or higher-resolution monitor
Web browser:Safari with Java™ Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE 5.0)


Obtaining SAS and SPSS

  1. Fill out the online form. The form contains the conditions for using the product and needs to be completed for each workstation licensed. If the software is to be installed on a local network server, each attached workstation must be licensed separately, in addition to the server device. Make sure all fields are filled in, including the physical location and the serial number of the workstation on which the software will reside.
  2. Print it out first, and then
  3. Click the Submit button
  4. Sign the printed form
  5. Drop the signed paper request in Campus Mail addressed to Christian Vye, 210 Flagg Road, Office 107; alternatively, deliver it to 210 Flagg Road. Be sure to call ahead and make sure that Christian (4-2966) or his graduate assistant (4-2815) will be there to accept the form.

Once we have your signed form, we will approve your request within 2 business days and email you instructions on how to get the software.

Annual Renewal Code:
You will need to apply a renewal code yearly in order to continue using the software. The code is maintained at the SAS and SPSS Intranet address, which you will receive once your form is approved.

Documentation
ITS maintains a link to on-line documentation for SAS. Manuals can be purchased at the software vendor’s Web-site: http://www.sas.comSPSS documentation is provided on a DVD-ROM and the PDF files can be copied to your computer.

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