What is Thomson Reuters Data Capture?
Thomson Reuters Data Capture is a division of the Platform Technology group at Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters Data Capture provides efficient, centralized systems that automate retrieval and receipt of electronic data.
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What methods are available for uploading files to Thomson Reuters Data Capture?
Thomson Reuters Data Capture supports different methods for uploading files: FTP, Web, Internet Email,SFTP. There is an entire section of Thomson Reuters Data Capture's web site devoted to this topic.
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How Secure and Reliable are the various methods for uploading files?
Each uploading method has its own levels of security and reliability.

FTP: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a very reliable method of transmission. The data provider is connected to Thomson Reuters Data Capture's FTP server for the entirety of the transmission, so errors are easily detected. Though there is no encryption built into the FTP protocol, data providers may send files encrypted with Network Associates PGP software via FTP to ensure security.

Web: Uploading files through the World Wide Web is not as reliable as FTP because it relies on emerging standards for transmitting files via the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). But World Wide Web transmissions have proven nearly as reliable as FTP in Thomson Reuters Data Capture's testing, and it is a much more reliable method for data transfer than Internet email. Thomson Reuters Data Capture's web site uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to transparently encrypt and decrypt transmissions. An SSL capable browser, like Google Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer, is necessary to use these security features.

Internet Email: Internet email is the least reliable of the five supported uploading methods. Email does not travel directly from the sender's computer to the recipient's. Instead, email bounces around from one Internet mail server to the next, until it reaches the recipient. This type of transmission has proven reliable, but not at the same level as FTP or the World Wide Web. It also opens security issues, though Thomson Reuters Data Capture supports email encrypted with Intel Security .

Secure FTP Thomson Reuters Data Capture allows data providers to securely upload files using Secure FTP.
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What types of compression can be used to cut upload times?
Thomson Reuters Data Capture supports three different types of compression. All three are available for a variety of computer platforms and operating systems, including Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh, and UNIX.

PK-ZIP/Info-ZIP: The ZIP format is one of the most common compression formats available. The standard extension for ZIP files is .zip. PKWARE's PK-ZIP and WinZip are available for DOS/Windows machines to write this format. Macintosh users should use ZipIt or a similar utility. The Info-Zip distribution of zip and unzip are available for UNIX.

GNU ZIP: The free software group GNU has released their own version of ZIP galled G-ZIP. Various utilities are available for many platforms to deal with G-ZIP files. The common extensions for G-ZIP files include .gz and .gzip.

UNIX Compress: UNIX operating systems include a program called compress. Thomson Reuters Data Capture supports archives created with this program. Utilities are also available for Macintosh and Windows to create UNIX Compress archives. The file extension for UNIX Compress archives is .Z.

In addition to those three types of compression, Thomson Reuters Data Capture also supports tar archives. Tar archives are one way to bundle multiple files into one larger file, but offer no compression. Tar archives usually have an extension of .tar. Tar archives are often compressed with G-ZIP. When this is done, the extension is usually .tar.gz or .tgz. Utilities are available for Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX for creating tar archives.


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Who can download files from Thomson Reuters Data Capture?
Under certain arrangements, Thomson Reuters must transmit data to various parties. One method for doing this is through Thomson Reuters Data Capture's FTP site and Bulletin Board. In order to use this feature, Thomson Reuters Data Capture must make prior arrangements and set up special permissions. Most Data Providers do not need this functionality.

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What methods are available for downloading files from Thomson Reuters Data Capture?
Thomson Reuters Data Capture supports three different methods for downloading files: FTP, Web.SFTP There is an entire section of Data Capture's web site devoted to this topic.
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How do I contact Thomson Reuters Data Capture?
The easiest way to contact Thomson Reuters Data Capture is from this web site.

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