Eth's Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (Kof) Creates Internet Portal for Economic Data with Ecofin Software: kof.ethz.ch/datenportal
ETH Zurich's Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) has selected ECOFIN's Financial Data Management System to create its data portal for economic indicators.
(PRWEB) June 3, 2005 -- Zurich, May 30th, 2005 - ETH Zurich's Swiss Institute
for Business Cycle Research (KOF) has selected ECOFIN's Financial Data
Management System to create its data portal for economic indicators. After a
short rollout period, ECOFIN's Financial Data Management System is already
working productively for the KOF. This means the KOF's business cycle data can
be called up online on a user-friendly platform for the first time.
Dr.
Duri Schmidt, ECOFIN's project manager, says, "The KOF's data portal shows how
institutions can use ECOFIN's Financial Data Management System to offer their
data to new user groups on the Internet quickly and
cost-effectively."
Economist W. Roth, head of KOFdata and information
services, adds, "Opening the KOF's data portal is a further step towards our
goal of keeping the public informed of economic trends in Switzerland promptly
and in depth. ECOFIN's software has enabled us to complete the project on time
and achieve a user-friendly solution."
About ECOFIN
ECOFIN is an
independent group of companies working in banking and finance, pensions,
investment consulting and financial planning for private investors. It brings
together know-how from the fields of finance, IT and the actuarial profession
with knowledge of institutional frameworks. ECOFIN's Financial Data Management
System is a comprehensive software solution for managing and publishing
financial and statistical data.
About the KOF
Swiss Institute for
Business Cycle Research (KOF), an institute of Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology, Zurich, (ETHZ), is Switzerland's leading business cycle research
institution. The KOF has been surveying businesses in industry, the construction
trades and the service sector on their performance and prospects for 50
years.
You can find out more about these companies on the Internet at:
http://www.ecofin.ch
http://www.kof.ethz.ch
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb247191.htm