Its report highlighted poor forecasting about passenger demand for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which had "proved over-optimistic".

BBC: UK road

Those who practice the fine art of forecasting supply and demand for the oil industry had a banner year.

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For instance, PDI could be embedded in a storage appliance used on demand for device data analysis, such as capacity forecasting or failure prediction.

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Apple was more upbeat on sales, claiming that demand for its redesigned iMac computer is stronger than expected, and forecasting an increase in revenues over the next three-month period.

BBC: Computer makers back in the black

After posting a net loss for year ending Mar. 31 on weak demand, Sega Sammy is forecasting a return to profit this year, helped by the popularity of a pachinko machine featuring manga character Hokuto Ken and the release of a new Sonic the Hedgehog videogame.

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