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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,  … 
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Spreadsheets Reports
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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

IBM

How to Stop Using Spreadsheets and Simplify Fixed Asset Management
sponsored by Sage Software
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Sage Fixed Assests software eliminates the need for spreadsheets and is designed specifically for the tracking of fixed assets to reduce over payments on taxes and insurance while improving your bottom line.
Posted: 01 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2012

Sage Software

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

IBM

Business Intelligence: The Definitive Guide for Midsize Organizations
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 09 Jun 2008

SAP America, Inc.
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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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