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- Modeling
- Simulating a condition or activity by performing a set of equations on a set of data. See data model, data administration, financial planning system and scientific application.
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- Oracle adds zest to SQL Developer with standalone data modeling tool, stirs the SQL market pot
- The whole SQL databases and associated tools and modeling ecosystem is ripe for tumult. My best guess is that Oracle's pending Sun Microsystems purchase will provide offense via MySQL, and the associated community, to target the Microsoft SQL Server franchise. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Developer, Oracle Corp., SQL, Tool, Modeling, Research & Development, Programming Languages, Databases, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- modo 401 (Mac)
- Engineered For Flexibility modo was engineered to meet the challenges of the increasing demands of film, gaming, television, print and many other markets. modo combines a highly advanced real-time subdivision surface engine, fast, flexible and extensible modeling tools, and one of the most innovative and flexible user interfaces ever created....
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Environment, Artist, Modeling, Modo, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Modeling the uber-efficient house
- At around 8,000 feet, not far from the glitz of Aspen, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Institute is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to hyper-efficient, sustainable, housing. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Aspen Technology Inc., Colorado, Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-23
- Adobe morphs the online spreadsheet
- Adobe's new online spreadsheet, Tables, is more like a database than a financial modeling tool. Its target is all those business people who collaborate on datasets such as inventories, price lists, mailing lists and downloads from corporate applications. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Financial, Spreadsheet, Modeling, Research & Development, Productivity, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- (yX) for Excel 1.1 (Mac)
- 2 data modeling applications, yX for Excel and KnowledgeMiner 6.0 both in one download. yX has 3 main differences from KnowledgeMiner. 1. yX works in Microsoft Excel and can export models back to Excel. 2. yX contains a subset of the features in KnowledgeMiner. 3. yX Is...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Modeling, Script Software, yX, Research & Development, Microsoft Excel, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Office, Marketing Research, Databases, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-16
- Microspot Interiors Pro 4.1 (Mac)
- Microspot Interiors Professional takes 3D interior design to a whole new level with superb raytrace rendering and a host of modeling tools including 3D text, lathing, pipes and Boolean operations. By providing Interior space and modelling space in the same application with a shared library Interiors Pro gives professionals...
- Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, Item, Tool, Modeling, Microspot Interiors Professional, Model Space, Research & Development, Productivity, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-06-16
- Simgua 2.8.2.1097 (Mac)
- Simgua is a powerful modeling tool similar to VenSim or STELLA that can solve complex simulation problems with surprising ease. Simgua's foundation is an intuitive flow and stock principle. Stocks - or reservoirs - of some material are connected by a series of flows. The stocks can contain any material...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Stock, Flow, Modeling, Simgua, Research & Development, Investment, Business Operations, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-06-14
- Predictive Analytics for the Claim Handling Process
- Predictive Analytics for the Claim Handling Process: Understanding the Analytics Behind Predictive Claims This 12-page technical brief serves as a guide for understanding how Predictive Claims' predictive modeling capabilities can help your company optimize the claim handling process and improve the detection of suspicious claims.
- Tags: Predictive Analytics, SPSS Inc., Claim, Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-06-03
- Activity Trainer 1.1 (Windows)
- The Activity Trainer is a software program that makes the research-based, effective video odeling teaching method practical for the classroom and home. Activity Trainer is a versatile teaching tool that enables teachers to use videos to teach almost any targeted activity or skill - from simple to complex - and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Modeling, Accelerations Educational Software, Activity Trainer, Research & Development, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-05-27
- Devgems Data Modeler 1.0 (Windows)
- Devgems Data Modeler is the ultimate tool for modeling databases with an easy and simple interface. It provides powerful features you need, such as diagramming, reverse engineering, SQL script generation and version control. It keeps track of your changes and generates SQL scripts to update your database according to them....
- Tags: SQL, Microsoft Windows, Modeling, Devgems, Devgems Data Modeler, Research & Development, Programming Languages, Productivity, Development Tools, Databases, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-04-30
- 3DVIA Shape 3.0 (Windows)
- 3DVIA Shape is a free online 3D modeling, remix and publishing application that allows anyone to easily share their ideas in 3D. Based on some of the most powerful modeling applications in the world, 3DVIA Shape allows users to create models, add textures and then publish them directly to our...
- Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Modeling, 3DVIA, 3DVIA Shape, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-04-20
- IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling
- IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modelingAll watched over by machines of loving graceIBM seems to want to remove the human element, which is the only infinitely variable part of a business. By opting for safety and predictability, you create institutionalised mediocrity. RE: IBM launches business analytics services...
- Tags: Research & Development, IBM Corp., IBM launches business analytic, IBM launches business analytics services unit, IBM Launches, predictive modeling, business analytics, services unit, analytics, modeling
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling
- IBM said it is pushing for "fact based enterprises" that operate more on analytics than intuition. In other words, gut feel will be downgraded in management. Big Blue also noted that it expects rivals to follow. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Business Analytics, Modeling, IBM Corp., Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Cuecent BPMN 1.0 (Windows)
- Cuecent BPMN is a user-friendly, standards based and freely available development environment for process modeling. The Cuecent BPMN Modeler provides business managers & analysts with a graphical tool to model and document the organization's business processes. The models built on the Cuecent BPMN Modeler are compliant with BPMN and XPDL...
- Tags: Environment, Microsoft Windows, Standards, Modeling, Bahwan CyberTek, Cuecent BPMN, Cuecent BPMN Modeler, Research & Development, Quality, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-04-01
- Simgua for Windows 2.6.1 (Windows)
- Simgua is a powerful modeling tool similar to VenSim or STELLA that can solve complex simulation problems with surprising ease. Simgua's foundation is an intuitive flow and stock principle. Stocks - or reservoirs - of some material are connected by a series of flows. The stocks can contain any material...
- Tags: Stock, Flow, Modeling, Simgua, Research & Development, Investment, Microsoft Windows, Business Operations, Finance, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-03-31
- Data Modeling: It's All About the Relationships
- Unsuccessful data models are due to many factors - uncertainty about the concepts or the business requirements, lack of solid training for the programmer and even trying to be effective before efficient. Also, successful database modeling requires an understanding of relationships and their corresponding foreign keys. ...
- Tags: Quest Software Inc., Modeling, Data Model, Research & Development, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-03-30
- EasyPlanEx 1.52 (Windows)
- EasyPlanEx is both a simple and powerful tool that performs capital budgeting. It is a self-contained non-spreadsheet software that solves four key issues related to using spreadsheets: first, it automatically evaluates up to thousands of alternatives, instead of evaluating only one project configuration; second, it performs risk analysis Monte Carlo...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Modeling, BoraSystems, EasyPlanEx, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-03-28
- Easy-Fit ModelDesign 5.02 (Windows)
- The system solves constrained nonlinear parameter estimation (nonlinear regression, data, curve and surface fitting) problems based on ODEs, DAEs, PDEs, PDAEs, steady-state systems, Laplace equations, and analytical functions. A statistical analysis provides confidence intervals, correlation and covariance matrix, identification of significant parameters, and allows optimum experimental design. Model equations are...
- Tags: Equation, Microsoft Windows, Modeling, Klaus Schittkowski, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-03-27
- Easy-Fit Express 1.0 (Windows)
- The software system solves constrained nonlinear parameter estimation problems. Synonyms are data fitting, nonlinear regression, parameter identification, curve and surface fitting. The numerical methods are based on highly efficient Gauss-Newton-SQP algorithms. Model functions are defined in a modeling language called PCOMP and are interpreted and evaluated during runtime.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Modeling, Klaus Schittkowski, Software System, Synonyms, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-03-27
- Using Modeling and Simulation for Policy Decision Support in Identity Management
- The process of making IT security policy decisions, within organizations, is complex: it involves reaching consensus between a set of stakeholders (key decision makers, e.g. CISOs/CIOs, domain experts, etc.) who might have different views, opinions and biased perceptions of how policies need to be shaped. This involves multiple negotiations and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Decision Support, Stakeholder, Policy Decision, Modeling, Identity Management, Research & Development, Data Mining, Authentication/Encryption, Tools & Techniques, Free Trade, Databases, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Security, Management, Finance
- White papers 2009-03-21

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