Properly This article is the third in a four-part series about eliminating the confusion with using data ... Structure, Data Movement Have you ever used any of the above terms? Chances are that you have and that ...

From The Chair It’s been an active year for the Technology Section. We sponsored a variety of sessions ... sessions at actuarial meetings throughout the year and also offered several webcasts. ; By J. Eddie Smith ...

Computing on Multi-Processor Computers Using Freely Available Tools This article discusses the emergence ... emergence of multi-processor computers and the importance of acquiring parallel computing skills. Computer ...

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2 In Part 1 of this article, we reviewed the history that led to the large database of actuarial tables ... now being actively maintained and expanded by the Society of Actuaries. Data warehousing;Computer science;Mortality ...

Letter from the Chair Your assistance is requested to help define the role of the Technology Section ... Schwartz Welcome to the first CompAct newsletter of 2016! It is my honor to serve as the new Council chair ...

Letters From The Editors Examples of how data and analytics are exploding in popularity.By Paul Ramirez ... As actuaries, we are constantly immersed in a sea of data. We likely spend more time with Excel than with ...

from the Editors Welcome fellow members of the Society of Actuaries Technology Section to the third ... third 2016 edition of CompAct. We have fallen short on our goal to deliver four issues for 2016. By Mark Africa ...

Letter From The Chair I consider it a huge honor to chair the Technology Section. Not only is it an ... a cast of other volunteers who, like me, are passionate about using technology to improve the profession ...

Reminiscences of a Prophet Operator Read this article for an overview of Sungard’s Prophet Professional ... have worked with Sungard’s Prophet software for the past three years. Upon finding out that I would be ...

Campbell’s January 2014 CompAct article, “ Variations on Approximation – An Exploration in Calculation,”, ... probabilities to high precision using the multiplication method, and How accurate the various methods are. How Excel ...