HOME : Support : Dialog Search Aids : Bluesheets
RSS FeedAdd RSS | What is RSS?
View Bluesheets by | Database Name | File Number | Subject | OneSearch Categories | Search Options |
192
Industry Trends and Analysis

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: February 8, 2000

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Subject Coverage Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options
Tips Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates
Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort


File Description [top]

Industry Trends and Analysis provides indexes, abstracts, and selected full text from the publication services of Decision Resources, Inc., an Arthur D. Little affiliate. Providing broad coverage of industries, technologies, and management topics, this database includes strategic planning, forecasts, informed judgement and opinion, and company assessments in the following subject areas: chemicals and materials, pharmaceuticals, health care, biotechnology, food, environmental management, information systems, and telecommunications. In addition to indexing and availability information, some records contain Tables of Contents, lists of Tables, and/or extensive executive summaries, abstracts, and full text.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 192

to find reports focussing on strategic planning, industry forecasts, technology assessments, product and market overviews, public opinion surveys, and management commentaries.

USE CO=

to find reports discussing a particular company.

TO FIND REPORTS FOCUSSING ON TRENDS:

     S (FORECAST? OR OUTLOOK OR TREND?)/TI


Subject Coverage [top]

  • Biotechnology
  • Bulk and Specialty Chemicals
  • Electronics Industry
  • Energy Industry
  • Environmental Management
  • Food and Agribusiness
  • Health Care
  • Diagnostic Products
  • Health Care Services
  • Information Systems Industry
  • Medical Equipment and Devices
  • Performance Materials
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Telecommunications Industry


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1997
File Size: 3,147 records
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Reports


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
DRUGECON Pharmacoeconomics
MANUFBUS Manufacturing Industry News
MKTRES Market Research Information
MULTIIND General Industry Information


Contact [top]

ARTHUR D. LITTLE/ONLINE is produced by Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, an Arthur D. Little company. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Arthur D. Little Decision Resources Inc.
Thea Wolosinski
Manager of Database Services
17 New England Executive Park
Burlington, MA 01803

Telephone: 617-487-3707
Fax: 617-487-5750


Terms and Conditions [top]

INDUSTRY TRENDS AND ANALYSIS is copyrighted by Arthur D. Little, Inc. No part of the database may be duplicated in hard copy or machine-readable form without prior, written authorization of Arthur D. Little, Inc. The opinions stated represent Arthur D. Little Decision Resources' interpretation and analysis of information generally available to the public or released by responsible individuals in the subject companies. It is believed that the sources of information on which the database material is based are reliable, and Arthur D. Little Decision Resources has applied its best professional judgement to the data obtained. Arthur D. Little Decision Resources does not assume any liability for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information presented. This disclaimer limits Arthur D. Little Decision Resources' liability, if any, to the total amount paid by the use of the database.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 192:Industry Trends & Anal. 
    (c) 1997 Decision Resources Inc. All rts. reserv. 
    00002242   DIALOG File 192:  INDUSTRY TRENDS AND ANALYSIS 
  CN=   CN=T191020 
     
  /TI   Implications  of  the  Digital  Transformation of the U.S. Public 
     Switched Telephone Network 
  AU=   Losk, Rick 
  PY=   March 1991  8 pp. 
     PUBLISHER: Decision Resources, Inc. 
  DT=   DOCUMENT TYPE: Article 
     
  /ES    In  order  to  accomplish  the  transformation  from  the public 
     switched  telephone  network,  RBOCs  will  acquire  fiber  optic 
     transmission  systems,  transmission-level multiplexing gear, and 
     digital  cross  connect  systems at an increasing rate. They also 
     must  install  centralized digital network installation, test and 
     maintenance  systems  in  order to ensure reliable operation and, 
     importantly,  to  permit  them  to pare down their inflated labor 
     costs. 
           Recently  adopted  standards  in  Phases  I  and  II of the 
     Synchronous  Optical  Network  (SONET)  will  free  the  RBOCs to 
     implement  multi-vendor solutions to their network upgrades. This 
     will   create   opportunities  and  inevitably,  increased  price 
     competition, among vendors targeting the RBOCs. 
           SONET  standards,  which will ultimately permit aggregating 
     signals  into  the  multi-gigabit  range,  have been adopted with 
     unusual  promptness.  This  is  an  indication  of increased user 
     influence  in  the  standards-setting  process,  and  a signal to 
     vendors  that  users  will  insist  on  conformance  to standards 
     including  those  for DS3, FT1 and frame relay in their equipment 
     purchases. 
           The  RBOCs  must  undertake  this digital transformation or 
     risk  additional  losses  of large corporate customers to private 
     networks and bypass vendors. In order to accelerate the return on 
     this  enormous  investment, however, they must develop and market 
     high  bandwidth  applications  in  the  business  and residential 
     markets.  Most  of  the RBOCs have established consulting/systems 
     integration    arms    to   help   business   customers   utilize 
     telecommunications  services  more  effectively.  The residential 
     market  has  so  far  proven  relatively  uninterested in digital 
     services   such   as  call  forwarding,  conference  calling  and 
     automatic  number  identification. The RBOCs hope to be permitted 
     eventually  to  supply  video entertainment, security, and energy 
     management  services  to  homes,  a  regulatory  step which could 
     potentially  justify  the costs of fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to- 
     the-curb in the local loop. 
           The  generation  of  profits  for  public  network  service 
     providers  has  shifted  from  increasing  the  total  number  of 
     installed   lines   to  increasing  the  bandwidth  capacity  and 
     utilization of existing installed lines. 
           The  digital  transformation  of the public network will be 
     expensive,  but  it  will  permit  significant  cost-saving labor 
     reductions  by the RBOCs and create potential new revenue streams 
     from ISDN-related services. 
           User  influence  on  standards-setting  is  growing;  it is 
     evident  in recently adopted SONET specifications and frame relay 
     standards.  Conformance  to DS3, FT1, and SONET standards will be 
     critical to successful vendor strategy in the 1990s. 
           Adoption  of  SONET  and  fiber termination (mid-span meet) 
     compatibility  standards means that the RBOCs will no longer need 
     to   commit   to   single  vendor  solutions.  This  will  create 
     opportunities  and  inevitable  price  competition  among vendors 
     targeting the RBOCs. 
     
  /DE   DESCRIPTORS: Public networks; Standards; Bell operating companies 
     ;  Regional  Bell  holding  companies;  ISDN;  Optical switching; 
     Switching equipment 
     
     Copr. Decision Resources, Inc. 1991 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S TELEPHONE(W)NETWORK?
/AB AB Abstract Word S FULL(W)TEXT/AB
/CO CO Company Name1 Word S SYNTEX/CO
/DE DE Descriptor Word
& Phrase		 S REGIONAL(W)BELL/DE
S PUBLIC NETWORKS/DE
/ES ES Executive Summary2 Word S HOME(W)CARE/ES
/FN FI Tables & Figures Word S SUPPORTIVE(W)SERVICES/FN
/NT NT Table of Contents Word S AGING(W)POPULATION/NT
/SP SP Spectrum Abstract Word S FRAME(W)RELAY/SP
/TI TI Title Word S TELEPHONE(W)NETWORK/TI

1 Displays only in Format 9, when available.

2 Displays only in Format 9, when available.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None AN DIALOG Accession Number
AU= AU Author Phrase S AU=LOSK, RICK?
CN= CN Control Number Phrase S CN=T191020
CO= CO Company Name1 Phrase S CO=MANOR CARE
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=HC PORTFOLIO
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=1991
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999
WD= WD Word Count3 Phrase S WD>200

3 Word Count may be given for both abstracts and longer executive summaries or Spectrum articles.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /AB, /DE, /ES, /FN, /NT, /SP, /TI (e.g., S S5/TI), as well as by Publication Year, e.g., S S2/1991.


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
WD SORT S6/ALL/WD


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK AU S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,AB/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Abstract, Table of Contents, and Executive Summary
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Abstract and Title
5 Long Full Record except Executive Summary
6 Free Title, Publication Date, and Word Count
7 -- Full Record except Descriptors and Executive Summary
8 Short Title, Publication Date, Word Count, and Indexing
9 Full Full Record including Executive Summary
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 0002242/5
DISPLAY 0002179/TI,ES
PRINT 0001322/7


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Industry Trends and Analysis[192]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $3.85
Cost per minute:                   $1.44
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $1.24    $1.24
     3    $1.30    $1.30
     4    $0.00    $0.00
     5    $2.54    $2.54
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $2.54    $2.54
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9   $32.03   $32.03
    15   $23.06   $23.06
    17   $32.03   $32.03
KWIC95    $0.28       NA
KWIC96    $3.83       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:
      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
[top]


All contents Copyright © Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.
If you have any questions about, problems with, or corrections for our Web site,
please contact Customer Service for assistance.