The PC-Axis family A consortium for output databases Presented by: Lars Nordbäck, Statistics Sweden IT Directors Group, Luxembourg

Statistics Sweden 2 The PC-Axis family of software Distributed development Statistics Sweden, PC- Axis+SQL+PX-Web Norway, PX-Map, ODBCCELLS Denmark, PX-Make,PX-iGraph, PX-Publ Finland, PX-Edit, PX- Tools,XML, SAS-PX-files UNECE, PX-Admin Spain, Jaxis Iceland, PX-Excel Ireland, PX-Batch extension Eurostat, PC-Axis files QQQ, TPL, PC-Axis files Space Time Research, PC- Axis files FAO, SDMX-ML Gothenburg, PC-Axis files Croatia, GUI SQL Slovenia, GUI SQL

Statistics Sweden 3 Cooperation Data model PC-Axis file Software development Why do we cooperate Economic reasons Together a critical mass of competence in the dissemination area The product keep the cooperation alive in a natural way

Statistics Sweden 4 The Consortium Sweden managing the consortium Nordic core - Sweden, Denmark and Norway Develop the common Meta data model International reference group Swedish user group Internal use group at Statistics Sweden Internal group SSD Steering committee for the Data Base project at Statistics Sweden

Statistics Sweden 5 The PC-Axis license offers PC-Axis and PX-Web SQL extension Membership in the PC-Axis family of users Sublicensing to minimize administration and support Denmark Finland Spain Iceland Ireland Slovenia Taiwan

Statistics Sweden 6 The PC-Axis license gives the following rights Dissemination with in country/geographical area Sublicense Support International reference group meetings Take Part of all updates in the PC-Axis family

Statistics Sweden 7 The PC-Axis license covers the following costs at Statistics Sweden Development of new versions User documentation Support via and telephone Annual meetings in the reference group Customer administration and invoicing Marketing efforts Maintenance of the PC-Axis website: new versions of software and documentation for download Distribution of software on CD-ROM

Statistics Sweden 8 The use of PC-Axis at Statistics Sweden Internal use, PC-Axis SQL On the Statistics Sweden website, components and PC-Axis main module Commissioned services using PC-Axis SQL Statistics to international organizations, PC-Axis SQL

Governmental bodies Licenses (5) Folkhälsoinstitutet Räddningsverket SLL Epidemiologisk enhet Socialstyrelsen EPC Jordbruksverket Prospects CSN Lotteriinspektionen Municipalities Licenses (10) Göteborg Halmstad Helsingborg Karlstad Linköping Täby Växjö Västerås Örebro Enköping Prospects Kalmar Varberg Falköping PC-Axis in Sweden Other organisations Licenses (1) Västra Götalandsregionen Prospects Malmö Allmänna sjukhus

Americas Licenses (3) Brasil Bolivia Guatemala Prospects Canada El Salvador Costa Rica IMF Bahamas UNSD US Dep.Agric. Ohio state Africa Licenses (12) Algeria Mocambique Namibia South Africa Tanzania Uganda East Africa - Commission West Africa - (ECOWAS) UEMOAS Kenya Senegal Mali Togo Asia Licenses (5) Philippines (2) Taiwan(R.O.C.) Bhutan Iraq Prospects Hong Kong PC-Axis around the world Prospects Ghana(FAO) Cap Verde Europe Licenses (65) Basque (5) Croatia Denmark (9) Estonia Faroe Islands Finland (15) Åland Greece Greenland Iceland Ireland (2) Latvia Lithuania Macedonia F.Y.R. Norway Slovakia Slovenia (2) Spain (3) UNECE Sweden (16) Prospects Greece II Cyprus Moldova Montenegro UK D Work&P. Romania Serbia Kirgizistan (FAO) Ukraine Albania Sweden (5) Germany Dev. FAO

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.NET PX-Map2 Internet GUI Internet GUI Data model Data model SCB SQL Data model DSt SQL Data model SSB SQL NSIs SQL PX PAXIOM class library Storing metadata based on the PX-file PX-file Parser Reading px-files SQL Parser Reading SQL PC-Axis Internet GUI PX-iGraph Finnish Parser Reading XML PX-Web Menu class library Storing metadata for selection§ Menu 1 Parser Reading PX-files Menu 2 Parser Reading SQL Extra SQL class library Metadata not based on PX Plug in functions Pivot function Table function Functions in common Site spec functions …. Technical description for future output databases