<s>
DIMES	B-Operating_System
(	O
Distributed	O
Internet	O
Measurements	O
&	O
Simulations	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
subproject	O
of	O
the	O
EVERGROW	O
Integrated	O
Project	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
Information	O
Society	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Future	O
and	O
Emerging	O
Technologies	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DIMES	B-Operating_System
used	O
measurements	O
by	O
software	O
agents	O
downloaded	O
by	O
volunteers	O
and	O
installed	O
on	O
their	O
privately	O
owned	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DIMES	B-Operating_System
intended	O
to	O
explore	O
relationships	O
between	O
the	O
data	O
gathered	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
's	O
growth	O
with	O
geographical	O
and	O
socio-economic	O
data	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
for	O
fast	O
developing	O
countries	O
,	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
they	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
economic	O
development	O
and	O
societal	O
openness	O
.	O
</s>
