The FINANCIAL — Academic and Student license fees for Salford Systems' predictive modeling software have been dramatically reduced for the 2011 academic year.
Through Studica, a source for software and technology products for academics, Salford Systems has been able to reduce its license fees for these groups up to nearly 95 percent.
Salford Systems' four core data mining products – CART, MARS, TreeNet and RandomForests – as well as the Salford Predictive Modeler™ (SPM) suite – will maintain a one-year license for a single user. Students interested in utilizing SPM, which includes all four products, may purchase it for as little as $120 per license. Professors will also be eligible for discounted software licenses. In addition, professors may receive free 90-day student licenses with the purchase of a license upon submitting their current faculty ID and course syllabus.
"Salford Systems is pleased to announce the availability of special academic pricing for the complete line of Salford products including CART, MARS, TreeNet, and RandomForests, all within Salford's new Salford Predictive Modeler suite," said Dan Steinberg, CEO and Founder. ldquo;This software is the full-powered industrial version being used today by leading banks, insurance companies, online retailers, and a wide variety of specialists in the biosciences, social sciences, market research, and educational research. These are the best prices ever for Salford tools!"
"Salford System's recent decision to offer university students their premier data mining tool SPM at such low cost is fantastic news for university academic staff and their students," comments Ray Duplock, Salford client and Senior Research Specialist at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. "Academic staff can now prepare a comprehensive range of data mining/machine learning lectures and tutorials using SPM confident in the knowledge their students can have their own student SPM version to reengage in class tutorial examples and to be able to complete class assignments more easily and effectively. Without a doubt, this decision will benefit and enhance student and program educational outcomes, as well as being exceedingly convenient for both students and academic staff."
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