Data collection and distribution

Abstract

The paper outlines the evolution of data handling and processing methods employed by a group of insurance companies in day-to day operation, culminating in the adoption of a fully integrated computer system. Field trials of a telex link using live data and subsequent extension of these trials are to embrace the use of high-speed transmission equipment described. A summary of the transmission errors encountered during the later trials is given together with the approximate comparative costs of a telex and high-speed system.