<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
is	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
econometrics	O
and	O
statistics	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
for	O
estimating	O
,	O
testing	O
,	O
simulating	O
and	O
forecasting	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
econometrics	O
and	O
statistical	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Kenneth	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
Version	O
11	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
(	O
server	B-Application
,	O
workstation	B-Device
or	O
desktop	B-Device
)	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
editions	O
read	O
and	O
write	O
both	O
fixed	O
and	O
free	O
format	O
text	O
formats	O
using	O
the	O
READ	O
and	O
FORMAT	O
statements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
supplied	O
Windows	B-Application
Environment	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
comma-separated	O
values	O
(	O
CSV	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
(	O
both	O
XLS	O
and	O
XLSX	B-Operating_System
)	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
read	O
and	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
Professional	O
Edition	O
contains	O
comprehensive	O
data	O
import	O
capabilities	O
through	O
its	O
Data	O
Connector	O
and	O
SQL	O
editor	O
allowing	O
the	O
import	O
of	O
machine	O
data	O
source	O
such	O
as	O
tab	O
,	O
space	O
or	O
comma	O
separated	O
text	O
formats	O
,	O
other	O
file-based	O
proprietary	B-Application
binary	O
formats	O
(	O
including	O
various	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
formats	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Access	I-Application
or	O
any	O
other	O
LAN	O
,	O
WAN	O
or	O
internet	O
data	O
source	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
a	O
driver	O
on	O
their	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
can	O
import	O
data	O
from	O
Database	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
DBMS	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
ships	O
with	O
drivers	O
for	O
most	O
common	O
data	O
Database	O
Management	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
is	O
extensible	O
through	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
Procedures	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
included	O
or	O
reused	O
in	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
command	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
Procedures	O
have	O
been	O
written	O
and	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
Website	O
or	O
from	O
many	O
sites	O
throughout	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
four	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
Command	O
Line	O
Edition	O
(	O
SHAZAMD	O
and	O
SHAZAMQ	O
)	O
are	O
text	O
user	O
interface	O
versions	O
that	O
allow	O
batch	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
Standard	O
Edition	O
(	O
SHAZAMW	O
)	O
adds	O
a	O
native	O
Windows	B-Application
application	O
that	O
incorporates	O
a	O
multiple	O
document	O
interface	O
(	O
MDI	O
)	O
interface	O
including	O
command	O
,	O
data	O
,	O
matrix	O
,	O
graph	O
editors	O
and	O
a	O
Workspace	O
viewer	O
along	O
with	O
integrated	O
online	O
help	O
,	O
samples	O
and	O
examples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SHAZAM	B-Application
Professional	O
Edition	O
(	O
SHAZAMP	O
)	O
adds	O
menu	O
and	O
wizard	O
driven	O
facilities	O
for	O
executing	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
techniques	O
,	O
a	O
data	O
connector	O
with	O
SQL	O
editor	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
integrated	O
debugger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
guide	O
available	O
for	O
using	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
and	O
offers	O
detailed	O
descriptions	O
of	O
all	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
features	O
,	O
commands	O
and	O
options	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
providing	O
guidance	O
on	O
statistical	O
techniques	O
performed	O
and	O
the	O
algorithms	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
SHAZAM	B-Application
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
