SPSS SHIPS DATA ENTRY 3.0 FOR LINUX AND SUN SOLARIS SYSTEMS.Data Entry 3.0, the latest version of the survey design and data collection software from SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), is now available for the Linux and Sun Solaris platforms. SPSS Data Entry 3.0 features a new architecture which delivers better Web performance, faster processing times and increased online security. Organizations running Linux and Solaris servers can now use SPSS Data Entry to collect the data they need to be competitive in today's information-driven business world. The software is currently shipping worldwide. SPSS Data Entry 3.0 features a new architecture which delivers faster processing times, better Web performance, increased security and multi-platform availability. While administering Web-based surveys, SPSS Data Entry performs all of the processing work on the server, which allows surveys to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. to a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used much more quickly. Additionally, respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. do not need to download a Java applet A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. before completing a questionnaire, saving even more time. SPSS Data Entry also has the ability to share the workload of large surveys across multiple servers, which uses IT resources more efficiently. "This is the first product SPSS BI has offered for the Linux platform, and SPSS Data Entry's new Web-enabled architecture is a perfect fit with the large number of organizations hosting Web sites on Linux and Solaris servers," said Marcus Hearne, SPSS marketing manager. "These platforms have a growing number of installations, all of whom will now be able to take advantage of SPSS Data Entry's design, security and data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a power." The SPSS Data Entry family of products, which includes everything from survey design to data collection software, consists of SPSS Data Entry Builder, SPSS Data Entry Station and SPSS Data Entry Enterprise Server. SPSS Data Entry Builder is an easy-to-use form and survey design tool that also allows users to enter data. SPSS Data Entry Builder helps design and implement data collection rules--such as validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. , skip-and-fill and checking--that ensure a high degree of data accuracy. Once created, questionnaires can be printed and filled out by hand, answered online in a browser or completed on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. by operators using SPSS Data Entry Builder or SPSS Data Entry Station. SPSS Data Entry Station gives organizations that administer large numbers of paper- or phone-based surveys a low-cost, data entry only tool. Data entry operators can use SPSS Data Entry Station on isolated workstations or across a network in conjunction with SPSS Data Entry Enterprise Server. SPSS Data Entry Enterprise Server organizes and stores all data, no matter how it is collected, in a central location where it is immediately ready for analysis with SPSS Base. SPSS Data Entry Enterprise Server can also save collected data into other data file formats or database systems. |
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