News Headlines 1. Question of the day: Tabulations: Do you think it is time for the MR industry to re-think?, click for details (05/08/05) 2. What is TSXE? Click for details (04/08/05) 3. MRDC Software is pleased to announce the release of QuickBuilder, click for details (03/08/05) 4. QPSMR CATI: MRDC Software launches software in Asia Pacific, click for details (20/07/05) 5. MRDC Asia Expansion continues, click for details (22/06/05) XML interfaces set to revolutionise MR data processing ( 31/01/05 ) MRDC has announced a number of developments which will mean that all of its products will be linked using XML. It will mean all inputs, controls and outputs for a project will be simultaneously stored in either an Access or SQL Server database. The XML interfaces are built around the already highly-acclaimed Triple-S XML standard ( www.triple-s.org ) for project metadata and TabsML for tabular output. The Triple-S standard is being extended (to be known as TSXE) to accommodate many of the more advanced features within our products as well as allowing customisation so that controls for other types of products, such as CATI products, can be stored within TSXE. Additionally OnTraq and Report Direct will have their project specifications stored in XML, so that they can be easily driven by other systems. For full details, follow this link OnTraq Small Business Edition close to release ( 15/01/05 ) Final testing is being carried out on the OnTraq Small Business Edition (OTSBE). The new product is available at a budget price of USD1425 and includes a free Report Direct licence – there are further discounts for sites in certain countries. The software is entirely menu drive and will enable those wishing to analyse marketing and research data an upgrade growth path. The software will be completely compatible with the full OnTraq product and will allow more advanced users to make use of the powerful scripting language within the suite. OTSBE will also be available within The MRHub later this year. Phil Hearn to attend ESOMAR Asia Conference in Tokyo Phil Hearn, the CEO of MRDC, will be attending the ESOMAR Conference in Tokyo held between 13-15 March 2005 (see www.esomar.org for more details). Phil will be on hand to give you more information about any of the company's software or services as well as explain more fully the developments that are being undertaken this year. To arrange an appointment, please contact phil.hearn@mrdcsoftware.com Report Direct Version 3.2 released ahead of schedule ( 31/12/04 ) The new release of Report Direct was made available on 1 st January – two months ahead of schedule. One of the major features of the new release is the ability to automatically generate a volume of charts from a set of tabulations. The new wizard allows you to select the tables required, the banner points to be plotted as well as the type of output. Hundreds of charts can now be automatically generated in seconds. MRDC's Asia office grows ( 12/12/04 ) After its opening in June of last year, the South East Asian office in Kuala Lumpur has expanded with new appointments. Not only is Phil Hearn, one of the founders of MRDC's European operation, spending most of his time promoting the Asia operation, but new faces will soon be joining the operation. MRDC also hopes to announce the appointment of representatives in China and Japan over the coming months. USA partners ready for business ( 1/11/04 ) During the last quarter of 2004, MRDC formally appointed Vista Research ( www.vista-rs.com ) as its agents for USA . Pat Johnston, the founder of the company, has put much effort into ensuring that Vista is well qualified to support the products. The company has a wide experience of working in the business having worked for many years with SPSS and Quantum. Kudos Research switch to OnTraq ( 14/10/04 ) Kudos Research ( www.kudosresearch.com ) one of the leading data collection houses in Europe has agreed to take on OnTraq and MRDC licences. The automation tools within OnTraq will enable Kudos staff to read SPSS data files, for example, and generate a basic set of tables at the press of a couple of buttons. OnTraq Small Business Edition announced ( 14/9/04 ) MRDC has announced plans to release a menu driven version of the popular OnTraq product. The product will need little or no training to get started and allows a growth path for new users unfamiliar with survey analysis. The bundle also allows users free use of the MRDCL scripting language as well as a Report Direct licence. Pricing is expected to be highly competitive offering a cheaper solution than most competitors. |