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Brown University economists measure GDP growth from outer space

Space warming....We are now causing space warming due to the cow tooting..

Tags: Brown University, gross domestic product

Discussion threads 2009-09-06

Brown University economists measure GDP growth from outer space

For many developing countries, the data for measuring economic growth is unreliable or incomplete. In response, a team of economists at Brown have suggested a new framework for estimating a country or region’s gross domestic product GDP by using satellite images of the area’s nighttime lights. by Chris Jablonski

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Brown University, Economist, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-09-06

Forrester expects IT spending trough in third quarter; U.S. tech spending to fall 5 percent in 2009

Forrester Research has revised its 2009 technology spending projections with expectations that U.S. IT spending will fall 5.1 percent in 2009 with global outlays to drop 11 percent. Forrester's revision is a cut from the 3.1 percent decline expected in its March report. Forrester analyst Andrew Bartels...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Business Investment, Information Technology, IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Expectations for Windows 7 may be getting a bit out of hand. It's one thing to expect Windows 7 to juice a PC upgrade cycle, Microsoft's earnings and tech industry growth. It's quite another to think that Windows 7 is going to move the needle on gross...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, PC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Government Agency Speeds Calculation by 25 Times With Custom Database Solution

Based in Washington, D.C., the Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA promotes a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data. BEA needed a flexible system to calculate the Gross Domestic Product GDP faster so that it could incorporate the latest data...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, BEA Systems Inc., Agency, Custom Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Management, Government, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-06-26

Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics

Updated: Stephen Wolfram, creator of the Wolfram/Alpha search engine, on Tuesday demonstrated his much ballyhooed "computational knowledge engine" at a talk at Harvard University. Wolfram likened his effort to reproducing a global reference library and said Wolfram/Alpha will launch in "a few weeks." Wolfram's demonstration was one...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Algorithm, Search Engine, Analytics, Knowledge, Data, Search Result, Wolfram/Alpha, Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram/Alpha Search Engine, Search, Engineering, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Forrester Slashes 2009 US IT Sales Forecast

Forrester Research said US IT sales of goods and services will fall 3.1 percent this year, it had expected growth of 1.6 per cent compared with 2008. The only sector expected to show growth is outsourcing, which traditionally does well in downturns. The US market research firm...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Information Technology, IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-31

America's lag-time in alternative energy

America's lag-time in alternative energyIt is silly to compare the US to Portugalwhy not compare an elephant to a microbePortugal's population 10 millionUS's 300 milliontry Sweden instead 9 millionEnvironmental whackos with LIESGlobal Warming in a lie and it is proven by the thousands of scientists who are silenced by the...

Tags: alternative energy

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

CIA World Factbook - Complete Edition. Detailed Countries Info and Maps. FREE 1st half book in trial (Mobile)

The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials. This complete electronic edition is designed for optimal navigation on your handheld device. FREE fist half of the book in the trial.Features: Complete unabridged edition. Maps, history, climate, population, religion, government, US diplomatic...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, CIA, Mobile, Natural Gas, AIDS, HIV Virus, World Factbook, Electricity, Oil, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2007-10-25

WatchDirectory 4.2.3 (Windows)

WatchDirectory automatically starts tasks when the directory contents that this program is monitoring changes (a file or directory is added, deleted or changed). You can choose from the following predefined tasks: automatically copy files; automatically sort files based on rules; automatically email when files are created/deleted; automatically delete files; automatically...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, GdP Software

Software downloads 2007-09-04

Pocket World Info & Maps 2.1 2.1 (Mobile)

MenuePocket World gives you the whole world in your pocket. At any time, one click will bring you 133 facts from each of 272 countries. Facts such as currency, population growth, life expectancy, inflation rate, rate of exchange, international relations, political personalities, and more. On top of that, there is...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Mobile, Income, Fact, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance

Software downloads 2007-05-07

World Facts Maps 3.0 (Mobile)

td.lw {background-color:#9999ff;}td.tytul {color:white;background-color:blue;font-size:130%;padding:0.5em;}td.c1 {background-color:#9999ff;text-align:center;}td.c2 {text-align:center;background-color:#8888ff;}World facts mapsThis pack includes two free maps containing a comprehensive set of current world facts, based on The World Factbook.These maps can be used with the PrettyMap software. If you are new to PrettyMap, try it here.PrettyMap not only lets you read raw data, perform...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Mobile, Maciej Komosinski, PDAs, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Handhelds, Hardware, Finance

Software downloads 2007-02-18

Pocket World Info & Maps 2007 2.1.0.0.1 (Mobile)

MenuePocket World gives you the whole world in your pocket. At any time, one click will bring you 133 facts from each of 272 countries. Facts such as currency, population growth, life expectancy, inflation rate, rate of exchange, international relations, political personalities, and more. On top of that, there is...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Mobile, Income, Fact, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance

Software downloads 2006-06-27

CIA World Rankings (Mobile)

Which country consumes the most oil, and which one produces the most? Find out more...Town Compass presents the CIA World Rankings 2006 Handheld Edition.The United States has carried on foreign intelligence activities since the days of George Washington, but only since World War II have they been coordinated on a...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, CIA, Mobile

Software downloads 2006-03-22

imgThumb 1.5.4 (Windows)

The imgThumb thumbnail creator program enables you to make a smaller sized thumbnails and HTML for your original pictures. It allows you to specify the width or height in pixels. By making thumbnails you reduce the size from megabytes to kilobytes! It can also create a HTML file ready...

Tags: Program, Gross Domestic Product, HTML, GdP Software, imgThumb 1.5.4, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-05-15

CIA World Factbook (Mobile)

Get a "snapshot" of the world...Town Compass presents the CIA World Factbook 2005.The United States has carried on foreign intelligence activities since the days of George Washington, but only since World War II have they been coordinated on a government-wide basis. The CIA World Factbook is one of three programs...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, CIA, Mobile, Natural Gas, AIDS, HIV Virus, CIA World Factbook, Internet, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2005-04-21

FileLink 2.2 (Windows)

Unix users know and love it, now Windows users have the ability to give a single file multiple names. If you have the existing file C:DOCSFILE.DOC and execute the command FileLink C:MEMOANOTHER.DOC C:DOCSFILE.DOC, the data of the file will exist only once, but it is accessible in 2 directories using...

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, File, GdP Software, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-10-04

WaitForFile 1.0.1 (Windows)

Try to open a file with exclusive access. This can be very useful in a bat-file if you want to process a specific file that may be opened in another program word for example. WaitForFile will block until it is able to open the specified file.

Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Microsoft Windows, File, GdP Software

Software downloads 2003-03-27

Additional Resources

Global IT purchases to decline in 2009; BRIC and 'tech 12' analyzed

Global IT purchases will equate to $1.66 trillion in 2009, down 3 percent from 2008. Software purchases be flat in 2009 relative to 2008, but continue to do better than other categories in tech spending. And Australia spends the most on IT relative to gross domestic product relative with the...

Tags: Growth, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., BRIC, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Web Conferencing for Nonprofits: Technology You Can Use

The nonprofit sector is a rapidly growing sector. Approximately 1.4 million nonprofit organizations are currently registered with the IRS. The figure includes a diverse group of organizations both in size and mission, which range from hospitals and human service organizations to advocacy groups and chambers of commerce. When compared to...

Tags: Web, Sector, Nonprofit, ReadyTalk, Web Conferencing, Internet

White papers 2009-01-13