



Despite glistening figures pitting $68.8 million's worth of applications downloaded on the iPad for 2010, global analyst firm Ovum doesn't see the new Apple opus as the gadget that will save the print medium from eventual death, citing the lack of volume to address immediate needs of the media and publishing businesses.
Retailers are commonly faced with the challenge of forecasting demand for items that are sold only at certain times of the year, but in high volumes. This paper suggests a compression approach for dealing with these kinds of highly seasonal forecasts using SAS software, which could produce more accurate results than forecasts based on standard time series modeling. It provides an illustrative example based on real-life data.
Data warehousing is expected to grow over the next 12 months despite the effects of the global economic crisis, IDC revealed.



