SAS 9.4_STATISTICAL.ANALYSIS.SYSTEM SAS 9.4 includes features that are beneficial to all users at your site. For IT departments, SAS 9.4 provides a simplified architecture, increased security, and more deployment options. For SAS administrators, SAS 9.4 provides new management capabilities and administration tools. For data administrators, the integration of the DataFlux products creates a more complete data management solution. Also, new programming languages enable you to manipulate your data and access relational data from various data sources. New programming languages enable you to update data on the database and access relational data from various sources. For SAS programmers, high-performance analytics enable you to quickly analyze large amounts of data. Multi-threading capabilities have also been added so that you can perform analyses on single-machine deployments. SAS Studio provides a web browser-based interface for SAS programmers to write, edit, and submit SAS code. For the business user, SAS 9.4 extends the options for mobile access and self-service options for data access, reporting, and exploration. During the SAS 9.4 life cycle, maintenance releases enable us to continue delivering new functionality to our users. The second maintenance release for SAS 9.4 (which shipped in August 2014) includes new releases of the SAS analytical products, such as SAS/STAT 13.2, SAS Enterprise Miner 13.2, SAS Contextual Analysis 13.2, SAS/ETS 13.2, and many more. The third maintenance release for SAS 9.4 (which shipped in July 2015) includes new releases of SAS Studio and the SAS analytical products, such as SAS/STAT 14.1, SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1, SAS Contextual Analysis 14.1, SAS/ETS 14.1, and many more. This maintenance release also increases support for secure configurations of SAS.