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![]() | ![]() | Company name: Topflight Research Ltd Contact name: Tim Smart; Research Analyst. Company address: Weir House, Hurst Road, Hampton Court, Surrey, KT8 9AQ Telephone number: 0181 941 2505 Fax number: 0181 941 2149 ![]() ![]() | |||
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![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Topflight Research Ltd was established in 1989 and employs 17 people. The company is a very data-intensive research operation, processing 200,000 complex data collections records per annum on one job alone which is concerned with monitoring UK exports and demand for international transport services. The company started out using an external VAX-based computer bureau, but when more control over production processes was required they ported the whole complex system to a PC based Microsoft DOS application. Then as applications expanded, Topflight Research rapidly moved on to Microsoft Windows NT which they have found provides much the same benefits but much more transparently. Tim Smart, Research Analyst at Topflight Research Ltd said: "Our own proprietary data manipulation and tabulation systems now interface directly with Microsoft Excel, and other MS office applications, making the charting of results an automated procedure. This vastly reduces the time involved in charting and report writing." Tim added: "It is now much easier to contribute to a project through the network, which has increased our productivity levels, whilst easing the company's communication flow." Although it does not use the Internet at the moment, Topflight Research is assessing the viability of using it to access information, send graphics, data and messages via email and to operate a web site. | |||