Claim: SAS spent 2.5 times the industry average on R&D, and as of 2010 revenues come relatively evenly from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
Evidence: In 1994, Computerworld found that out of the world's 50 largest software companies, SAS spent 2.5 times the industry average on R&D. As of 2010 revenues come relatively evenly from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.