AREMOS is a data management

Data management

Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...

 and econometrics

Econometrics

Econometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...

 software package released by Global Insight

Global Insight

Global Insight is the world's largest economics organization, serving over 3,800 clients in industry, finance and government worldwide, with revenues of over $95 million and employing more than 600 economists and other staff in 23 offices in 13 countries...

. Although it is still sold, it was most popular in the late 80's and 90's, when it was used by leading economists Originally developed as a DOS application by Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates - WEFA now IHS Global Insight, it has gone through many iterations since. Thomsons' Datastream macroeconomic databases which were accessible with AREMOS, were a key selling point. Today its use is largely legacy

Legacy system

A legacy system is an old method, technology, computer system, or application program that continues to be used, typically because it still functions for the users' needs, even though newer technology or more efficient methods of performing a task are now available...

 and has been superseded by newer econometric packages such as eViews

EViews

EViews is a statistical package for Windows, used mainly for time-series oriented econometric analysis. It is developed by Quantitative Micro Software , now a part of IHS. Version 1.0 was released in March 1994, and replaced MicroTSP...

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