BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Spreadsheet
- a computer program that provides a series of ruled columns in which data can be entered and analyzed
Wiktionary Definition for: Spreadsheet
- #(''originally'') A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data was recorded and totals calculated manually
- # computing A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulae calculated automatically
Additional Resources
- Actuate Spreadsheet Application Platform Garners Industry Validation; Actuate Spreadsheet Applications Help Companies Avoid Errors, Inconsistencies and Compliance Risks Typically Introduced by Manual Spreadsheet Processes
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), the world leader in Enterprise Reporting Applications, today announced industry support for the first Spreadsheet Application Platform that gives corporations the ability to create closed-loop spreadsheet applications that integrate workflow, write-back and business models all in a single spreadsheet. (See related announcement,...
- Research articles 2005-10-18
- Talking spreadsheet. (Davidson & Associates' The Cruncher spreadsheet software for kids)
- TALKING SPREADSHEET... Davidson & Associates Inc. has unveiled a new $59.95 spreadsheet package for kids and spreadsheet novices that is sure to be a big seller. "The Cruncher," an easy-to-use, talking, animated spreadsheet targeted to ages 10 and up, teaches spreadsheet and math...
- Research articles 1994-01-10
- Actuate Delivers the Industry's First Spreadsheet Application Platform; Actuate Spreadsheet Applications Transform a Favorite Personal Productivity Tool into a Legitimate Enterprise-Class Solution
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), the world leader in Enterprise Reporting Applications, today announced the first Spreadsheet Application Platform that gives corporations the ability to automate the production, distribution, updates, workflow and collaboration associated with enterprise-wide spreadsheet processes. Actuate 8 now allows organizations to create specialized spreadsheet...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- The Retrospective Life Insurance Method: A Pedagogic Spreadsheet Application
- This paper describes an innovative Excel spreadsheet model, referred to as the Retrospective Method Pedagogic Spreadsheet Application, that has been successfully used in risk management and insurance and personal finance courses to demonstrate the retrospective life insurance method. The model can also be use in principles of finance course to...
- White papers 2002-05-28
- Create A Data-Bound Spreadsheet Web Part
- This paper explains to specify and import data for your Spreadsheet Web Part, to specify the layout and formulas for your Spreadsheet Web Part, to create and save the solution specification file for your Web Part and to create the Web Part definition file for your Spreadsheet Web Part and...
- White papers
- Show Me the Spreadsheet
- Many people go on about the salvation for news media being sites that offer free content and find other ways -- most often advertising -- to pay the freight. I understand that the industry is heavily populated by people who are most comfortable with words, but we're talking about the...
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Spreadsheet-Based Quality System Is More Costly Than You Think
- Spreadsheet-based quality management systems are fairly common in mid-sized organizations. While such systems can successfully manage product and process quality, they significantly increase the risk of cGMP non-compliance at FDA-regulated organization. They also impede a manufacturer's ability to implement continuous improvement initiatives. Such systems also become a bottleneck for companies...
- White papers
- Trading in a spreadsheet.(part 1)(market analysis using Microsoft Excel)
- Steps on how to use the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel for conducting market analysis are presented. This method is useful for stockbrokers who are just starting to build and test their trading systems. With the Microsoft Excel program, large amountsSteps on how to use the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel for...
- Research articles 1999-04-01
- All about F: using a spreadsheet to maximize gain. (finding the optimal f using Microsoft Excel 3.0) (Trading Techniques)
- What is the optimal number of contracts to trade for a given equity level? We illustrate the answer using a popular spreadsheet program. What is the optimal number of contracts to trade for a given equity level? We illustrate the answer using a popular...
- Research articles 1992-09-01
- Lotus's graphical spreadsheet. (Lotus 1-2-3 3.0)
- We recently wrote a magazine column admonishing Lotus for not moving faster on developing a true graphical spreadsheet. Jack McGrath, our favorite 1-2-3 guru, called a few days later to say we missed something obvious. "Lotus already has a gr We recently wrote...
- Research articles 1989-05-15
- Bloor Research Product Evaluation Ranks Compassoft Market Leader for Enterprise Spreadsheet Management and Control
- SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- As the forerunner to a major report on the enterprise spreadsheet management industry that is expected to be published later this month, Bloor Research (www.bloor-research.com) has issued an In-Detail Paper concluding that Compassoft is the market leader for enterprise spreadsheet management, Compassoft announced today.
- Research articles 2007-05-03
- Excel spreadsheet: Calculates dimensional change. (Techno News).(Brief Article)
- Scott Leavengood at Oregon State University has developed a free Excel spreadsheet for quickly estimating the amount of dimensional change in wood. It also calculates density, given specific gravity and moisture content. For shrink/swell, the spreadsheet simply uses the coefficients and formulas from the Wood Handbook....
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Use of a spreadsheet for method evaluation statistics
- At the time this article was written, the author was an instructor in the Clinical Laboratory Science Division of the University of Alabama at Birmingham He is now a medical student al the University of Cincinnati. Many types of statistics must be generated in the assessment of a laboratory...
- Research articles 1988-10-01
- Supply Chain Analysis: Spreadsheet or Simulation?
- In the last few decades, a lot of company effort has been spent in the optimization of internal efficiency, aiming at cost reduction and competitiveness. Especially over the last decade, there has been a consensus that not only the company, but the whole supply chain in which it fits, is...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- Download our sample WORKDAY function spreadsheet
- Excel's DATE function is essential for performing calculations using dates, but it doesn't account for weekends or holidays. Download this sample spreadsheet that uses Excel's WORKDAY function to consider only business hours.
- Tools & templates 2001-12-05
- World time finder spreadsheet
- When you conduct business with organizations across multiple time zones, you need the ability to quickly calculate the local time in various cities. TechRepublic's World time finder spreadsheet lets you quickly find the local time in 79 times zones and 141 cities around the world.
- Tools & templates 2004-04-27
- Create A Connectable Spreadsheet Web Part
- This white paper describes how to create two Spreadsheet Web Parts that implement Web Part connection interfaces. To make the example clearer, it assumes you are creating these two Web Parts by using the Suppliers and Products tables from the Northwind sample database on Microsoft SQL Server. A Web Part...
- White papers
- CLEAR Software announces CLEAR Process; Flowchart and Spreadsheet combo makes for powerful process analysis tool
- NEWTON, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 19, 1995--CLEAR Software, Inc. today announced CLEAR Process, a Windows-based process management tool designed to graphically analyze business procedures combining flowcharting with an Excel-compatible spreadsheet in a single desktop package.
- Research articles 1995-09-19
- Expert Source Available for Commentary on Google Spreadsheet and Browser-Based Application Market
- Google's upcoming release of a browser-based spreadsheet application and its acquisition of browser-based word processor Writely signals that widespread use of browser-based applications is fast approaching.
- Research articles 2006-06-08
- Actuate Announces Immediate Availability of e.Spreadsheet Performance Edition
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Scalable, Managed Spreadsheet Solution Supports Users' Preference for Conducting Performance Analysis Using Spreadsheets
- Research articles 2005-02-22
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