WIRELESS ACCESS TO THE BOARD'S PUBLIC WEB SITE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH HAND-HELD DEVICES.The Federal Reserve Board announced on August 25, 2000, that wireless personal digital assistants can be used to access and read items on the Board's public web site. The most popular items on the web site will be available, including statistical reports on foreign exchange rates, selected interest rates, consumer credit, and industrial production and capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens. . Press releases and Federal Open Market Committee announcements will also be accessible. Items may be added or deleted Deleted A security that is no longer included on a specified market. Sometimes referred to as "delisted". Notes: Reasons for delisting include violating regulations, failing to meet financial specifications set out by the stock exchange and going bankrupt. with changes in user demand and technology. Users of Palm OS-compatible personal digital assistants can 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. the required application file from the Board's web site to their personal computers and then transfer it onto their personal digital assistants. Users of Windows CE-compatible personal digital assistants can directly access pages that are optimized for display on their personal digital assistants. The application file can be found on the Board's website: www.federalreserve.gov/wireless. |
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