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ALSO CALLED: VisiCalc DEFINITION: VisiCalc was the original computer spreadsheet program. Very popular among early personal computer users, it could also be said to have been the first killer app. Many people bought computers just so they could use VisiCalc. Created by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in Bricklin's attic in 1979, VisiCalc originally ran on Apple computers. An IBM PC version became available in 1981.Prior to VisiCalc, … Definition continues below.
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iPad in Business: App Focus - FileMaker sponsored by Apple Inc. WEBCAST: This live seminar will help you see how to take advantage of 16 business-ready starter solutions to better manage contacts, projects, digital content, equipment and more. Learn how to build simple custom solutions, import spreadsheet data into FileMaker, share solutions with employees, and more! Posted: 17 May 2013 \| Premieres: May 30, 2013, 19:00 EDT (23:00 GMT) TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile IP \| Mobile Workers \| Spreadsheets

Microsoft announces new office 365 offerings sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ANALYST REPORT: Analyst group, Nucleus Research assesses Microsoft's plans to update to its Office 365 cloud services, including enhanced social capabilities with SharePoint and Yammer. Posted: 15 Mar 2013 \| Published: 15 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Databases \| Email \| Email Software \| Microsoft Office \| Office Suites \| Presentation Software \| Publishing Software \| SharePoint \| Small Businesses \| Social Networking \| Spreadsheets \| Videoconferencing Systems \| Word Processing Software

Webinar - Revenue Management Best-Practices for Manufacturing & Technology Organizations sponsored by Revitas, Inc. WEBCAST: This webcast explores best practices for revenue management, including explorations of enterprise revenue dynamics and ways to eliminate waste, error, and associated revenue leaks. Posted: 05 Mar 2013 \| Premiered: Feb 25, 2013 TOPICS: Contract Management \| CRM \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| Incentive Management \| Spreadsheets

Corporate Performance Management software from a finance perspective sponsored by Prophix Software WHITE PAPER: Now that spreadsheets no longer suffice, finance is compelled to help the company perform more effectively, and must balance these pressures against the costs of implementing a corporate performance management (CPM) system to automate analytical business processes. Access this resource to learn of the CPM benefits for finance. Posted: 05 Mar 2013 \| Published: 05 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Spreadsheets

Best Practice Guide to Reducing Your Cost of Compliance sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: With the cost of compliance expected to rise, organizations must find ways to streamline compliance spending to maintain IT operations and IT security service levels in the coming year. Here are some useful best practices to slash regulatory overhead and improve the effectiveness of your compliance spend. Posted: 31 Jan 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Security \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Spreadsheets \| TCO

Accelerate Your Business: Performance Reporting Essentials sponsored by Prophix Software WHITE PAPER: Companies that are still using spreadsheets to collect and disperse data may run into errors and possibly outgrow the capacity of Excel. Read this paper to learn find the ideal reporting and performance management system for your organization. Posted: 01 Sep 2012 \| Published: 31 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Budgeting \| ERP \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Systems \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Spreadsheets

Moving Beyond Spreadsheets sponsored by Prophix Software WHITE PAPER: This paper provides warning signs that your budget and forecasting processes have outgrown your spreadsheets. Once you have established this is the case, read further to find steps on what your next move should be, including how to choose the right financial software to adopt. Posted: 01 Sep 2012 \| Published: 31 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Budgeting \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Financial Systems \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Spreadsheets

Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation - Speeds delivery of justice with a business analytics solution sponsored by IBM CASE STUDY: Read this paper to learn how the the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation implemented a business analytics option to streamline processing and how it shifted to electronic inspection request forms. Discover how this option predicts future business development trends, replaces paper-based systems with automated processes and more. Posted: 24 Jul 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Data Quality \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Governments \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Spreadsheets

Transforming spreadsheets: planning, budgeting and forecasting for midsize companies sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Does your business rely on spreadsheets for performance management? Spreadsheets require labor-intensive manual processes and are highly error-prone. Learn how you can replace or augment your spreadsheets with planning applications that integrate easily with spreadsheets, leveraging the best of your existing investment. Posted: 17 Feb 2012 \| Published: 17 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| Spreadsheets

Risk and Reward:Are you still using Spreadsheets for Budgeting and Forecasting? sponsored by Centage WHITE PAPER: Modern financial software enables business to collaborate with visibility, reliability, and accountability in a controlled environment. This paper explains the issues with spreadsheet budgeting and helps business find better financial software for easy long-term planning. Posted: 19 Jul 2012 \| Published: 19 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial reporting software \| Financial Statements \| Financial Systems \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Spreadsheets

Advanced Case Management: Making its Mark on Key Government Sectors sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Government agencies are frequently adopting advanced case management strategies to automate processes, streamline practices and achieve better, swifter results. This paper from IBM discusses how advanced case management strategies are taking hold in today's agencies and how these practices can help foster more efficient, effective environments. Posted: 10 May 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Data Management \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Spreadsheets

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Software Evaluation and Selection Guide sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn a systematic approach to select software for your planning, budgeting and forecasting needs. Read how to combine today's best practices with leading-edge technology. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Financial Reporting \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Spreadsheets

The Risks of Using Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper presents some points you should consider if you use, or plan to use, a spreadsheet to perform statistical analysis. It also describes an alternative that in many cases will be more suitable. Posted: 26 Oct 2011 \| Published: 26 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Predictive Analytics \| Spreadsheets

Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting for Midsize Companies sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In “Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting for Midsize Companies” you’ll discover how to transform spreadsheet-only processes into an effective financial performance management solution with IBM Cognos Express. Posted: 17 Feb 2011 \| Published: 17 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Dashboards \| Data Analytics \| Forecasting, planning and budgeting software \| Query Tools \| Reporting Software \| Spreadsheets

MapInfo Professional v10.5 sponsored by Pitney Bowes Business Insight SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: Helps organizations visualize data on a map so they can easily determine relationships between data and geography. Posted: 07 Oct 2010 \| Premiered: 07 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Management \| Data Analytics \| GIS Software \| IT Infrastructure \| Spreadsheets

Getting the Most From Your SAP Production Reports sponsored by Symtrax Corporation WHITE PAPER: This eight-page whitepaper is a guideline for improving the rendering and efficiency of the complete SAP production reporting system. It discusses how to leverage the value of existing systems reports, and how to deliver timely, properly formatted reports and business documents. Posted: 10 Sep 2010 \| Published: 10 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Application Programming Interfaces \| Applications Management \| Balance Sheets \| IT Departments \| Reporting Software \| SAP (Product) \| Scripting \| Spreadsheets

Fast, Accurate Management Reporting: eight reasons why spreadsheets may be letting you down. sponsored by Indicee WHITE PAPER: While spreadsheets are useful for one off analysis and modeling, they’re not ideal for repeatedly creating reports from large volumes of data. More users are now replacing their spreadsheet based systems with Indicee. By doing so they are improving the timeliness and reliability of their business information with a cost-effective alternative. Posted: 05 Apr 2010 \| Published: 05 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Systems \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Microsoft Excel \| Reporting Software \| Spreadsheets

Executive Paper: Oracle Crystal Ball sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Increase revenue. Decrease costs. Reduce development time. Every day you strive to meet these goals. And each business decision you make either enables you to advance toward them - or impedes your progress. Read this paper to learn more. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Balanced Scorecards \| Business Continuity Planning \| Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Information Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Reporting Software \| Spreadsheets

Oracle Hyperion Workforce Planning sponsored by Oracle Corporation DATA SHEET: In most organizations, employee compensation and related expenses are the largest line items in the budget. Having control over these expenses is critical to meeting corporate performance objectives. Check out this data sheet to learn more. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Salaries and Wages \| Spreadsheets \| Workflow Software \| Workforce Management Software

Oracle Hyperion Planning sponsored by Oracle Corporation DATA SHEET: This data sheet will outline Oracle Hyperion Planning, a centralized Microsoft Excel- and Web-based planning solution that integrates financial and operational planning processes. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Forecast/Demand Management Software \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| Platform as a service \| Reporting Software \| Spreadsheets

Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance sponsored by Oracle Corporation DATA SHEET: Spreadsheet models for financial reporting can be cumbersome. With Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance, your finance experts will be able to focus on testing alternative strategies, building contingency plans, and understanding the impact of those strategies and plans on your company's long-term performance. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Contingency Planning \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Reporting Software \| Spreadsheets

Oracle Hyperion Capital Asset Planning sponsored by Oracle Corporation DATA SHEET: With Oracle Hyperion Capital Asset Planning your capital asset plans are an integral part of Oracle Hyperion Planning, allowing you to accurately assess the impact of capital decisions on overall expense plans. Read on to learn more. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Development \| Business Intelligence Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Financial Reporting \| Forecast/Demand Management Software \| Spreadsheets

The Risks of Using Spreadsheets for Statistical Analysis sponsored by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters WEBCAST: Are spreadsheets a help or a hindrance when performing data analysis? Get the real story from the author of SPSS for Dummies, Arthur Griffith. In this informative and entertaining webcast, you'll receive expert guidance on the proper uses and limitations of spreadsheets, as well as the strengths and benefits of SPSS Statistics. Posted: 05 May 2009 \| Premiered: Mar 19, 2009, 01:00 EDT (05:00 GMT) TOPICS: Data Classification \| Data Collection \| Data Management \| Data Mining \| Data Mining Software \| Spreadsheets \| Statistical Software

Wales & West Utilities Distributes Data Entry Savings across the Company with Winshuttle sponsored by Winshuttle, LLC CASE STUDY: Wales & West Utilities uses Winshuttle to streamline SAP data loading and extraction in multiple business areas, from finance to asset management. Posted: 05 Dec 2008 \| Published: 05 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Asset Management (Finance) \| Asset Management Services \| Data Entry \| Data Integration \| Data Quality \| Productivity \| SAP (Product) \| Spreadsheets

Simplify the User Experience: Enable Business Users to Automate the Integration of Microsoft Office Business Applications with the SAP Business Suite sponsored by Winshuttle, LLC WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how Winshuttle data management applications enable finance, accounts payable/receivable, purchasing, human resources and production planning teams to easily automate the incorporation of Excel data into an SAP solution. Posted: 04 Dec 2008 \| Published: 04 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Business Processes \| Data Management \| ERP \| Microsoft Office \| Programming \| SAP (Product) \| Spreadsheets \| Testing

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SPREADSHEETS DEFINITION (continued): … a spreadsheet required that a user who changed one figure on a spreadsheet had to manually recalculate the effect of that change on other figures. VisiCalc not only exploited the computer to automatically update a spreadsheet but allowed the user to immediately see all the changes.Never patented, VisiCalc was soon followed by what became an even more popular spreadsheet program, Lotus 1-2-3. Later, Microsoft developed Excel and included it in its widely-sold Office suite.VisiCalc was coded in assembler for the microprocessor in the Apple II and tested in a Multics system at MIT. The original …
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