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Part Exchange

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Product data quality has different needs from customer name and address. An interesting company is sparesFinder, which specialises in data quality for spare parts. They have an impressive customer base and deep industry knowledge. [Read More...]

There's an Appliance in Yonder Cloud

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Vertica launches an analytic appliance as a hosted service, using Amazon's cloud infrastructure. This is a sensible move since it lowers barriers to trying out appliances, reducing sales cycles. [Read More...]

Risky Business

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Master data management is not just about customer and product. Supplier is also a key data domain. Aravo specialises in supplier data management and, in its new release, has several specialist capabilities to help manage suppliers. [Read More...]

Applying Yourself

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:00 +0100

ParAccel has been busy in the last few weeks signing up a range of partner relationships. The most important of these is with EMC, with whom it will sell an appliance bundled with the EMC management suite. This is positive for ParAccel. [Read More...]

Bulldogs are shy but determined

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Microsoft acquired Stratature over a year ago, and is busy using this as the basis for its entry into the master data management market. At this stage its release date is unknown, but early signs are that it may be worth waiting for. [Read More...]

IBM Goes Multi-Domain

Andy Hayler, The Information Difference — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

A new version of IBM's master data management offerings makes an important first step towards unifying its approach to different data domains. It has also launched an entry level pricing structure which is getting market traction. [Read More...]