Dear Readers,
I would like to inform your readers of the report, "The Forecasting
Report", written by Dr.Ulrich Küsters and Michael Bell. It was
published in September 1999 by IT Research, a firm which publishes
English and German language reports about different topics in the
information technology sector.
A summary of the contents of the report is listed below:
Table of Contents
1. Main Issues of the Report
2. General Classification and Short Guide to Forecasting Systems
3. Product Descriptions
4. Results of the Questionnaire with Comments
5. Do's and Don'ts
Appendix
A References to the Sources of Information
B Distributors
C Prices of Selected Systems
D Forecasting Software not Included in the Survey
E Output Samples
Systems Analysed in Detail
The study provides detailed information about 75% of the forecasting
systems currently on the market. In total 43 systems have been analysed
in detail and classified into five different categories:
1. Pure Forecasting Systems
2. Statistical Packages with 'Strong' Forecasting Functionality
3. Integrated Planning and Forecasting Systems
4. Econometric Systems
5. Libraries for Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
The following systems have been included:
ADAPTA DLS-FBS, AGSS, AIDA, APPS, astra 2.0, Autobox, Beta, Demand
Solutions, DrPro++, EViews, FANPAC, FORCE 4, Forecast Pro XE, FORMAN,
Futurmaste, Genstat, LOGOL, Microfit 4.0, microTrend & microForecast,
Minitab, NCSS, PC-Give Professional, PEER Planner, RATS, S-Plus, SAS,
SCA, SKEP, Smart Forecast, Soritec, SPSS Trends, SSATS 2.0,
Statgraphics, Statistica, System A3, Time Series (TS) GAUSS Library,
Time Series Expert, Time Trends, TSM, tsMetrix, TSP 4.4, TURBO
Spring-Stat, UNISTAT.
In addition the report gives short descriptions of systems whose vendors
did not fill out the questionnaire and did not provide detailed
information.
For more information about the report, please visit
http://www.IT-Research.net
Regards,
Alida Bolton
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