Vitalnet Platforms Compared

VitalPro for DOS	vpd		For Windows PC
VitalPro for Unix	vpu		For Unix or Linux computer
VitalPro for Windows	vfw		for Windows PC
VitalWeb Standard	std		For web browser
VitalWeb Wizard	wzd		For web browser
Prominent state system #1	S1		For web browser
Prominent state system #2	S2		For web browser
Prominent state system #3	S3		For web browser

Major Capabilities and User Needs	VitalPro			VitalWeb		Other
	vpd	vpu	vfw	std	wzd	S1	S2	S3
Age groups - select as 5-year, 10-year, etc.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
Age groups - can customize as needed	Y	Y	Y				Y
Categorical vars - can combine into sets	Y	Y	Y
Cell suppression - for cells with low numbers	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Confidence intervals - can use 95%, 99%, etc.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Exports results - HTML, text, dBASE, CSV formats	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Geographic areas - combine into sets as needed	Y	Y	Y
ICD codes - can combine into sets as needed	Y	Y	Y
Leading causes - made for any race, age, etc.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
Maps produced - based on query			Y	Y	Y	Y
Map colors and ranges - can be customized			Y	Y	Y
Map data layers - produced for GIS software	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Multi-Tables - makes series of tables	Y	Y	Y		Y
Pie / line / bar charts - directly produced			Y	Y	Y		Y
Remembers selections - don't need to reselect	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			Y
Row / column percents - done if appropriate	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Row sorting - can be done, for any variable	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Statistics include - age-adjusted, SMR, YPLL	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Table flexibility - any variable for rows / columns	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Table flexibility - select row / column field values	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y
Time trends - analyze for significant trends	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Score: Percent of 21 provided (3/15/2005)	86	86	100	76	81	24	38	5