DataSynapse, the global provider of virtual application infrastructure software, today announced that it has partnered with SAS, the market leader in business intelligence software, to offer customers a solution for managing complex, distributed applications. By bringing together DataSynapse's software with the power of SAS, customers will be able to easily improve the performance, scalability and manageability of SAS business intelligence (BI) and analytics applications across an IT environment. "SAS and DataSynapse are joining efforts to address next-generation business challenges. Many businesses today are managing complex BI and analytic applications and our synergy will alleviate the complexity by virtualizing the infrastructure for grid computing through DataSynapse's GridServer," said Cheryl Doninger, director of SAS grid research and development. "Customers will be able to effortlessly process volumes of data through BI and analytic applications, while improving performance levels and productivity." This partnership is focused on maximizing application virtualization that drives business agility, helps organizations reduce the complexity of their IT environments, and improves resource utilization at lower costs. "This is a mutually beneficial relationship, uniting DataSynapse's award-winning virtualization technology with SAS' renowned BI and analytics software," said Rick Moran, senior vice president of business development for DataSynapse. "We look forward to expanding our collaboration with SAS to help meet the virtualization needs of customers worldwide."