BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: WRF
- Web response form: a Web-based form designed to collect site-visitor contact and other information. A WRF often forms part of a landing page or termination point of a Web site address intended to funnel response not just from a Web site but also from traditional direct marketing material.
Additional Resources
- WRF eyes more buys on syndicate upgrade.
- Byline: Rebecca Keenan Dec 13, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- WRF Securities has upwardly revised the valuations on its Southern River subdivision syndicate, prompting it to look for more opportunities in Western Australia WA. The valuation for the Perth...
- Research articles 2006-12-13
- WRF eyes more buys on syndicate upgrade.
- Byline: Rebecca Keenan Dec 12, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- WRF Securities has upwardly revised the valuations on its Southern River subdivision syndicate, prompting it to look for more opportunities in Western Australia WA. The valuation for the Perth...
- Research articles 2006-12-12
- CRAY XT4 "Jaguar" Supercomputer at ORNL Sets New Sustained Performance Mark for Meteorological Modeling
- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced that a recently upgraded Cray XT4TM supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL has set a new performance record for the Weather and Research Forecast WRF meteorological modeling software. ORNL's Cray XT4 system, nicknamed "Jaguar," ran the advanced WRF code on...
- Research articles 2007-04-03
- New weather model marries research and forecasting.(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Center for Atmospheric Research developed weather research and forecasting model)
- Weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the U.S. Air Force have adopted an advanced weather research and forecasting WRF model that predicts several types of extreme weather with substantially improved accuracy. The high-resolution WRF model is billed by NOAA as the...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Microsoft Acquires Numinous, Graphics Software Startup
- SEATTLE--BUSINESS WIRE--March 26, 1999--Microsoft Corp. has acquired Numinous Technologies, Inc., a start-up software company funded by the Washington Research Foundation WRF, for an undisclosed sum.
- Research articles 1999-03-26
- Agencies partner on new weather system.(Government Connection)
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency NOAA, the National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR and a handful of other federal agencies are developing a new weather forecast system designed to help the research community as well as the operational forecasting community. Other agencies involved in the...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Yale Researcher Receives Dan Anderson Research Award.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-11 February 2005-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale Researcher Receives Dan Anderson Research AwardC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02102005 New Haven, Conn. - In support of the Yale Child Study Center's School of the 21st Century (21C) in Arkansas, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation WRF...
- Research articles 2005-02-11
- Recodagen Corporation is Seventh New Start-Up Launched by Accelerator
- SEATTLE -- Accelerator Corporation, a privately held biotechnology investment and development company, announced today the formation of Recodagen Corporation, the seventh company in the Accelerator portfolio. The syndicate of investors leading the Series A investment in Recodagen included Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Amgen Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, OVP Venture Partners...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
- From the Desk of…. Dick Wiley
- DTV In 2001: Where Things Stand Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com The nation's transition to digital television DTV received a major boost last week when both the FCC and the nation's two leading broadcast industry groups - the National Association of Broadcasters NAB and the Association for Maximum...
- Research articles 2001-01-26
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- Internet Telephony: Old Wine In New Bottles? Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com Fueled by advances in technology and the convergence of service applications, the simmering conflict between an unregulated Internet and regulated telecommunications may be coming to a head. Recent developments in the United States and abroad...
- Research articles 2001-02-09
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- A New FCC Emerges Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com This year marks the dawning of the Bush Administration - and with it will come many changes. In particular, a multitude of new faces and policies can be expected. FCC Appointments At the FCC, no less...
- Research articles 2001-03-23
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley Current Legal Issues No Audio Hallucination For Webcasters
- Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com It's a tough regulatory landscape out there - and webcasters can no longer avoid the reality that two pressing legal issues facing this industry today involve copyright and telecommunications law. Industry and government policymakers alike have trained a sharp eye on both these...
- Research articles 2001-04-06
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- Market Conditions Ripe For Even Bigger Mergers Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com Three interrelated trends are sweeping through the communications field, not only in the United Sates, but around the world as well. I refer to the three "Cs" of communications: competition, convergence and consolidation....
- Research articles 2001-04-20
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- Convergence: A Dream Finally Realized? Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com In my last article, I suggested that three interrelated trends are today sweeping through the communications field: consolidation, convergence and competition. I then discussed the first of these developments. In this piece, let me turn...
- Research articles 2001-05-04
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- The Dawn Of A New FCC Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell will soon be joined by three new commissioners: Republicans Kathleen Abernathy and Kevin Martin, and Democrat Michael Copps. The nominees are expected to win Senate Commerce Committee and full Senate...
- Research articles 2001-05-18
- From the Desk of… Dick Wiley
- Universal Service Reform Comes To Rural America Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was designed to foster a competitive telecommunications marketplace. At the same time, Congress recognized the need to preserve affordable telephone service for all Americans. Under the monopoly ...
- Research articles 2001-06-18
- A Decent Approach To Indecency
- Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com FCC Chairman Michael Powell is said to be more interested in enforcing existing regulations than in creating new ones. The agency's Enforcement Bureau appears to have taken this view to heart, stepping up its enforcement of the Commission's broadcast indecency rules...
- Research articles 2001-07-06
- From the Desk of……….. Dick Wiley
- Realizing Real Competition Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com The 1996 Telecommunications Act envisioned three modes of local exchange competition: resale of the incumbent carrier's services, use of "unbundled network elements" or UNEs (piece-parts of the incumbent LEC's network), and deployment of competitive facilities. Even so, Congress and...
- Research articles 2001-08-03
- From the Desk of……….. Dick Wiley
- Global Privacy Challenges For Carriers Opinion By Dick Wiley, rwiley@wrf.com Telecommunication companies face an international array of privacy regulations that complicate cross-border operations and interfere with business planning. Privacy laws are already in force domestically and in critical European and Asian economies, creating a global patchwork...
- Research articles 2001-08-17
- Enerplus Resources Fund, Westrock Energy Income Fund I and Westrock Energy Income Fund II Announce Agreement To Merge
- Business Editors CALGARY, Alberta--BUSINESS WIRE--April 17, 2000 Enerplus Resources Fund ("Enerplus") (TSE:ERF.G), Westrock Energy Income Fund I ("Westrock I") (TSE:WRE.UN) and Westrock Energy Income Fund II ("Westrock II") (TSE:WRF.UN) are pleased to announce that they have agreed to merge their operations into a single fund and continue as...
- Research articles 2000-04-17
