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Census processing to use innovative technology
News There are just two days to go before National Census Day, but for one company the hard work of processing the data is just about to begin. Thirty three million census forms have been sent out, enough to stretch from London to South Africa.
[April 28, 2001, 7:03]
US Census Bureau Counts on SAS
White Papers Census Bureau employees and their sworn census agents from partnering states enjoy access to more than 1 billion records stored online in a client-server environment. The challenge was to slice, dice and merge a billion census records into valuable...
[September 19, 2009, 1:22]
Ubuntu takes early lead in Open Source Census
Blog They announced it in December, but OpenLogic's census of open source software is now actually open for business. I've downloaded and run the client software from the census site, and added one desktop to the database so far.
[April 16, 2008, 14:46]
Integration of GPS, Digital Imagery and GIS With Census Mapping
White Papers This paper outlines some developments in satellite imagery, GPS and GIS with reference to census mapping activities, and provides some insight on the similarities between a geographic information process and a census mapping process, therefore, it...
[January 5, 2006, 0:01]
Enterprise open-source census underway
News Open-source management company OpenLogic, backed by sponsors such as IDC and Unisys, this week launched its long-promised Open Source Census, aimed at delivering the first detailed survey of how open-source software is used in the enterprise.
[April 18, 2008, 11:15]
UAE Census Takes Just Three Months Using PDAs to Capture Data in Real Time
White Papers UAE Tedad (Census) 2005, the most important nationwide initiative in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was completed on time, thanks to Microsoft technologies. A regular census has happened in the UAE since 1968, but for the first time in the Gulf...
[November 8, 2006, 0:00]
An Open Source Census?
Blog Comment The census is an additional benefit on the side -- and the company is making the right promises about anonymising data, so I don't see huge problems with sharing. You're right of course. Like so many of these tools, though, it's attractive to...
[December 24, 2007, 6:59]
Ubuntu takes early lead in Open Source Census
Blog Comment 254 machines there today.
[April 17, 2008, 8:10]
An Open Source Census?
Blog Comment Potentially a useful tool, but i think companies will be reluctant to reveal what software they're using and i see no incentive from OpenLogic to make them download this tool.
[December 21, 2007, 23:46]
An Open Source Census?
Blog Comment Some of the larger organizations might be afraid to reveal how many open source apps they use, if they are locked into a Microsoft deal. They could see an increase in usage fees. Frankly I don't see how this tool can actually reveal the exact...
[December 24, 2007, 13:53]
Ubuntu takes early lead in Open Source Census
Blog Comment Looks like it's changing pretty fast! The most common app right now is Firefox (and I'd be surprised if that didn't stay the case). Only a few participants from the UK.surely there are quite a few open-source users out there?
[April 16, 2008, 15:06]
Ubuntu takes early lead in Open Source Census
Blog Comment Actually, if I'm reading their pie charts right, that's just one participant from the UK, out of a total of 25 so far. This really is early days :-) and I've just realised, that one is me!
[April 16, 2008, 15:24]
The Enterprise Melting Pot: Everyone's a SAS User - They Just Don't Know It
White Papers This paper describes the business intelligence effort for the Decennial Census through implementation of SAS Business Intelligence. All the usual problems associated with stovepipe systems development exist at the Census Bureau such as data...
[June 2, 2007, 1:00]
Star Wars fans stung by Jedi email
News Star Wars fans in the UK have been stung by an email suggesting that the forthcoming UK Census would recognise "Jedi" as a religion if enough people put it on their form. If there are enough people who put down a religion that isn't mentioned on...
[April 17, 2001, 10:11]
IT knowledge is a dangerous thing, say CIOs
News Chief information officers are feeling the pressure, with half believing it is becoming increasingly difficult to meet the expectations of the business, according to the latest Census of IT leaders by CIO Connect.
[July 5, 2005, 18:30]
ElectionStudio Screensaver
Downloads Census Bureau's 2000 Census. The ElectionStudio Screensaver showcases a few political maps included into the ElectionStudio product. The maps are drawn one county or Congressional District at a time in random order from east to west.
[January 17, 2005, 14:25]
2001: The weird world of tech
News The power of email as a persuasion tool was proven yet again shortly before the UK census earlier this year. Following an attempt in New Zealand, Star Wars fans started an email going round suggesting that people put 'Jedi' as their religion on the...
[December 26, 2001, 6:31]
Works of Leo Tolstoy. Huge collection. (60+ Works) FREE Author's Biography and Stories
Downloads Esarhaddon, King of Assyria - Work, Death, and Sickness - Three Questions Essays: A Comparison of America and Europe The First Step The Gospel In Brief The Kingdom of God Is Within You Last Message to Mankind, written for the 1909 International...
[October 5, 2007, 7:00]
Names
Downloads Names provides random male and female names, generated based on data from the US 1990 census data.
[August 14, 2008, 8:00]
Survey: IE continues to gain share
News The census, based on a survey of 260 companies, revealed that 54 percent of the respondents are using Navigator and that 45 percent are using IE. Although Netscape's Navigator remains the primary browser of choice in the enterprise, Microsoft's...
[July 14, 1998, 11:50]
