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November 2009

Greetings, fellow data analysts!

Humans have always had a fas­cination for machines. The ancient Greeks, for example, already had automatic door openers and analog computers. Apparently, they even constructed mechanical puppets to entertain a crowd. In 1738, the French inventor Jacques de Vaucan­son presented a life-sized mechani­cal flute player - whose re­pertoire consisted of an impressive 12 songs. The professors at the French Academy of Sciences stared in amazement. Eighty years later,

E. T. A. Hoffmann wrote in his story "The Sandman" of a student who unknowingly falls in love with a charming female robot. We interpret motion as a sign of life - which could explain our fascination for ma­chines. And culture has con­stantly reinterpreted the machine. Through­out DeltaMaster's development, we sometimes let the machine take on more - and sometimes less - respon­sibility. We think that although it makes sense to auto­mate whatever saves time and simplifies routine tasks, the challenge remains to try "exorcise" the devil in the details.

This edition of clicks! will focus on one task that we can definitely pass on to a machine. See for yourself.

Best regards,

Your Bissantz & Company team

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