Each driver has a characteristic spatial and temporal scale at which it affects ecosystem services and human well-being. Climate change may operate on a spatial scale of a large region; political change may operate at the scale of a nation or a municipal district.
Amazon has several competitors in the electronics and general merchandise segment, many of which are brick and mortar rivals including Best Buy, Family Dollar, RadioShack, Staples, Target, Walmart, Sears, Big Lots, Delia and Systemacs.
There will definitely be a scramble to be competitive with the Hyperion-Oracle combination, he said. SAP will be compelled to come to market with a product to do [what Hyperion does], which SAP has already been developing for a year or so..