SAS/IML Studio is the new name for the product formerly called SAS Stat Studio, which was itself derived from an earlier product called SAS/IML Workshop. The different versions of this software are listed in the following table:
| Product Name | Version | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| SAS/IML Workshop | 1.0 | June 2001 |
| SAS/IML Workshop | 2.0 | September 2002 |
| SAS/IML Workshop | 2.1 | September 2003 |
| SAS Stat Studio | 3.1 | March 2008 |
| SAS Stat Studio | 3.1.1 | March 2009 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 3.2 | July 2009 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 3.3 | November 2010 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 3.4 | July 2011 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 12.1 | August 2012 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 12.3 | July 2013 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 13.1 | December 2013 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 13.2 | August 2014 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 14.1 | June 2015 |
| SAS/IML Studio | 14.2 | December 2016 |
IML Studio represents a huge advancement over IML Workshop. If you have previously used IML Workshop, you will find that IML Studio provides many new features, higher performance, and greater reliability. Please refer to the following sections for important information: