The availability study, sponsored by ezRez Software Inc.

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Delta, at 27.1% availability in the study, says it has made major improvements in availability over the past year, driven largely by its low standing in the IdeaWorks research last year and coverage by this column.

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The maths study examined the availability of resources at home - such as books - with pupils in South Korea, Norway, Sweden and the US being the best equipped.

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This process also helped me identify which specific features were most important to potential customers (such as weekend availability and the unmet need for study space open to students).

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Importantly, the study did not consider the availability of transmission capacity and proximity to load centers.

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One reason for BMI's tenacity can be seen in the availability of so many patients for the JAMA study, enough to provide the statistical power to detect 6% differences in mortality among groups.

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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is liberally licensed software that grants users the right to use, study, adapt and distribute its design through the availability of its source code.

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Careful study of when and where cancellations are most likely, and adjusting spare aircraft availability to keep flights moving if there is a breakdown helped, as did a rebuilt baggage system at its Atlanta hub to reduce lost luggage.

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The disparity in availability is "not accidental, " said Jay Sorensen, president of IdeaWorksCompany, a consulting firm that conducted the study.

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