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PC Makes New Statistics Applications Possible For those who have always thought statistics was a dry, esoteric science, guess again. Statistical software running on a PC could help users buy [...]

DEC EMULATION Crossing the PC-to-VAX bridge gives users entrance to a pair of popular realms Sales of Digital Equipment Corp.'s VT 220 terminal soared to 145,000 units last year, proving [...]

Statistical Software When SAS Institute released a PC version of its mainframe statistical software last year, it signaled that the once mainframe-bound genre of statistics has taken firm root on [...]

Statistical Software When SAS Institute released a PC version of its mainframe statistical software last year, it signaled that the once mainframe-bound genre of statistics has taken firm root on […]

Charts Other Than Pie Are Appealing to the Eye The PC can be used to generate a wide selection of graphs of statistical data, many of which offer visual clarity […]

Expanded Memory May Help Boost Graphics Power The expanded-memory specification, initially targeted to the overloaded-spread-sheet user, may soon find additional applications boosting the functionality and performance of memory-intensive graphics software. […]

Only the kiss of IBM can rouse the sleeping 3-1/2-inch floppy-disk market, and it may awaken that market in 1986 with a new product introduction, analysts and manufacturers speculate. Since […]

Speculization has become prevalent in the statistical-software arena as vendors seek ways to appeal to the needs of narrow markets, according to industry analysts and consultants. Readily available are a [...]

Advent of PCs Spurs an Exponential Growth in Number of Statistics Users The metamorphosis continues in the world of statistics. Ten years ago, prodigious mainframes muscled statistical calculations in batch […]

STATISTICAL SOFTWARE For centuries, man has sought to breach the boundaries of time to look into the future. In his efforts, he has harnessed an array of vehicles to secure [...]

Quality Control: Key to Productivity At the close of World War II, W. Edwards Deming began to preach the gospel of statistical quality control to American manufacturers. Monitor the manufacturing […]

IBM Throws a Lifeline to Customers In keeping with this policy, IBM marketing representatives became infinitely familiar with the way their clients' companies ran, so they could tailor their services […]

Free Service Helps Manage Big Projects Looming before you is a massive task, intimidating not only in its size but in its importance. You company plans to implement a project […]

CIO Position Emerges as a New Strategic Force Corporations Turn to Chief Information Officers as a Way To Gain Competitive Advantage from Information Systems In 1981, Bill Synnott and Dr. […]

Pattern Matching This type of OCR software must be trained to recognize different fonts and point sizes. For example, to enable the software to recognize 12-point Helvetica, the user must […]

Measuring the Value of an IBM Microcomputer A microcomputer's worth is ultimately determined by its buyer -- especially in the used-computer market where customers directly influence price. For eight years […]

With tax season looming a few months into the new year, CPAs and other tax professionals can save time and money with PC-based tax-planning software, according to analysts and industry […]

Graphics Device Standards May Still Elude Most Users Although device support standards offer valuable marketing leverage, the acronyms VDI (Virtual Device Interface) and CGI (Color Graphics Interface) are obscure technobabble […]

Role of Dealers Diminishes As More Software Houses Sell Directly to Customers To satisfy large corporate customers' demands, traditional software distribution channels are taking on new shapes that often bypass […]

Presentation Graphics, Statistical Software Linked Presentation graphics are appearing more frequently alongside statistical software, a signal that statistical programs are gaining acceptance outside academic circles and establishing a firm foothold […]

PC Programs Provide Precision, Profit In Managing, Modeling Money Matters The advent of the PC has made financial planning convenient and affordable, resulting in a flood of financial-planning software for […]

Spate of Sales-Software Packages Provide Powerful Help in Keeping Clients Satisfied A flood of decision-support programs geared specifically for sales professionals has hit the market within the last six months. […]

Speculization has become prevalent in the statistical-software arena as vendors seek ways to appeal to the needs of narrow markets, according to industry analysts and consultants. Readily available are a […]

Mainframe statistical-software programs adapted to the PC can be a blessing or burden to PC users, depending on their applications and hardware configuration. Last March, SAS Institute Inc., of Cary, […]

BELMONT, CA--Ideally, a library of facts and figures could be accessed rapidly, cheaply and easily using a PC and modem. Until recently, however, equipping a PC for telecommunications, registering with [...]

Transamerica President Rules Against Switching to the PS/2 In Rare Move, Executive Takes Active Purchasing Role Senior managers at Transamerica Life Companies may be committed to the latest technology, but […]

New SideKick Allows Customizing Borland International early next year will add several new features to its SideKick desktop-utility program, including the ability to let users write customized pop-up applications. According [...]

Microcomputers Provide Key Cog in Development Of Robotics Workstations Firm Utilizes PCs in Its Fully Automated Manufacturing System Sealed in its own immaculate world, the robot glides silently across the [...]

Presentation Graphics, Statistical Software Linked Presentation graphics are appearing more frequently alongside statistical software, a signal that statistical programs are gaining acceptance outside academic circles and establishing a firm foothold [...]