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Master data management andchoosing anMDM platform: A primerBY DAVID LOSHIN

HAT WE REFER toas the “enter-prise” is oftencomposed of manyapplications refer-ring to multiple,sometimes disparate

sets of data that are intended to repre-sent the same, or similar, business con-cepts. And although in many organiza-tions the administrative control of datais still aligned with operational businessapplications, there is a growing desireto consolidate common data concepts,subject that data to analysis and ulti-mately turn it into actionable knowl-edge to benefit the common good.In order to exploit that information

for both operational and analyticalprocesses, an organization must be ableto clearly define those business con-cepts, identify the different ways thatdata sets represent those concepts,integrate that data and then make itavailable across the organization. Thatneed has introduced an opportunity fororganizational information integration,management and sharing, thereby cre-ating a truly integrated enterprise. Andthis is the challenge of what is knownas master data management (MDM):integrating tools, people and practicesto organize an enterprise view of theorganization’s key business informationobjects, and to govern their quality, use

and synchronization and use thatunified view of the information toachieve the organization’s businessobjectives.

UNDERSTANDING MASTER DATAAND MASTER DATA MANAGEMENTIf (either deliberate or inadvertent)replication of these “key business infor-mation objects” impedes the achieve-ment of organizational business objec-tives, then creating a unified view of“master data” will reduce barriers tosuccess. We can define master data asthe key business information objectsused in the different applications acrossthe organization, along with their asso-ciated metadata, attributes, definitions,roles, connections and taxonomies.Typical examples of master data includeCustomers, Suppliers, Parts, Products,Employees and Locations.In turn, MDM uses business applica-

tions, information management meth-ods and data management tools toimplement the policies, procedures andinfrastructure that support capturing,integrating and sharing the use of accu-rate, timely, consistent and completemaster data.In essence, MDM should give users

the ability to uniquely identify represen-tations about each master data entityacross the infrastructure.

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Master Data HubIntegration:Acquisition

MDM TECHNICAL CAPABILITIESLaunching a comprehensive MDMprogram, by virtue of its position as anenterprise application, requires coordi-nation and planning in addition to tech-nology acquisition. When your organi-zation is at the point where criticalstakeholders are aligned and preparedto commit to implementing MDM, itis valuable to know what goes into anMDM project in order to assess organi-zational business needs and appropri-ately evaluate vendor offerings.To create a unified view of master

data, the MDM platform must have anindex or database of each unique entityto be managed. There are several de-ployment methods. On one side of thespectrum is the “registry,” which is avery thin index that only containsenough information to differentiatebetween unique entities while maintain-ing links to all managed data instances

of each unique identity. The other sideof the spectrum is the “transaction hub,”which is a single consolidated databasecontaining all attributes associated witheach entity. Variation in the degree ofattribution managed within the imple-mentation of a master data environ-ment along that spectrum is determinedby the organization’s business applica-tion operational and analytical businessapplication requirements and corre-sponding need for synchronization.Layered on top of the core repository,

no matter how it is implemented, areadditional components and services.We can group MDM technical capabili-ties into seven general infrastructureand service areas, as shown in Figure 1:

1. Core master data hub2.Data integration and consolida-tion

3.Master data services

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Figure 1: MDM technical capabilities

Synchronization

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Master Data Repository

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4. Integration and delivery5.Access control6. Synchronization7.Operations and data governance

Different organizations’ scenariosfor using master data may reflect differ-ent underlying requirements, whichmay or may not be met by a singleMDM vendor.

CORE MASTER DATA HUBThe master data hub combines theinfrastructure supporting the unifieddata models, metadata management,reference data management and busi-ness rules management. The MDMarchitecture enables the instantiation ofthe selected implementation model(e.g., registry vs. transaction hub) uponwhich the models for each master dataconcept will be deployed. Some vendorproducts come packaged with datamodels that can be extended; othervendors expect the implementers tointegrate their own models within thearchitecture.Because of the variant syntax (struc-

ture and semantics associated with thedistributed source data sets), a criticalcomponent is metadata management,including data element catalogs withbusiness definitions, data structure andtype specifications, as well as a catalogof master reference data concepts andcorresponding enumerated valuedomains, such as country or currencycodes. In addition, data hierarchies(such as regions, organization struc-tures, cost centers and product cate-gories) are managed as master data forboth transactional and analytical appli-cations. Likewise, business rules that

are applied in different applications notonly govern the consistency and com-pleteness of master data, the rulesthemselves are potentially replicatedand therefore are subject to mastering.

DATA INTEGRATION AND CONSOLIDATIONTwo aspects of MDM are critical whenit comes to the data managed inside themaster data hub: getting the data intothe hub and getting the data out of thehub. The first part requires data integra-tion and data quality components, suchas connectors to different source datasystems, data transformation, dataquality validation, parsing and stan-dardization, data cleansing and loading.Some vendors bundle their MDM plat-forms with data integration and dataquality/cleansing capabilities, whileother vendors have partnership arrange-ments to provide these functions.

MASTER DATA SERVICESThe second part, getting the data out ofthe hub, relies on data delivery services.At the basic level, standard data objectlifecycle services are implemented,such as “create a customer record” or“update product price.” For each mod-eled master object, basic master dataservices can be configured to create,read, update and delete—either theobject itself or its associated attributes.MDM products may provide either aservice library or the means for creatingmaster data services as master objectmodels are integrated or enhanced.

INTEGRATION AND DELIVERYThe delivery of information builds on

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the core master data services. The waywe view it in Figure 1, delivery focuseson adding value to the business servic-es, allowing you to reduce replication ofcommon functions implemented multi-ple times across different applications(such as “create a new customeraccount” or “look up product”). In turn,these basic business services can pro-vide more complex business services,implemented once and used multipletimes. Creating a standardized interfacewill also help in transitioning existingapplications to use the master data sys-tem by facilitating application interop-erability.

ACCESS CONTROLWhile not typically seen as a value-added component of an MDM productper se, access control is nonethelessnecessary as the unified master dataobjects are exposed to a greater spec-trum of applications (and correspon-ding users).

SYNCHRONIZATIONAcross the implementation spectrum(from registry to transaction hub), thereare different requirements for synchro-nizing data from the numerous sourcedata systems. For reporting purposes, adaily synchronization may be sufficient,while certain operational activities maydemand immediate coherence acrossall views of master data.Every MDM vendor should be able

to describe how its product synchro-nizes data across the enterprise andshow how to adjust the frequencyand monitor the guarantees of consis-tency.

OPERATIONS AND DATA GOVERNANCENot only must the quality of the databe continuously monitored to verifyacceptability, there must be operationalgovernance and stewardship servicesin place to support the inspection, rootcause analysis, correction of data andpropagation of corrections across themaster data environment, as well asdata quality and data governance re-porting. Note that the inspection of dataquality issues will be closely tied to thedata quality capabilities of the data in-tegration layers and to the businessrules managed within the master datahub.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A MASTERDATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORMWhen evaluating and selecting MDMplatforms, look for the following corefunctionalities:

1. Identity resolution: Since the objec-tive is to provide a unified view of eachmaster data concept, an MDM productmust either provide identity resolutionand matching as a built-in componentor as an add-on from another vendor.

2. Core data models: Some standardsimilarities can be encapsulated into atemplate model that can be adjusted tomeet customer needs. Same goes forother standard data concepts, like prod-uct, agreement, account (as in chart ofaccounts) and so on.

3.Data services: In relation to the coremodels, the product should suggest orprovide a library of services used to cre-ate, modify and retire instances of mas-ter data objects.

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4.Hubmanagement functionality: Ifthe MDM tool is used to collect andconsolidate a single copy of master dataobjects, there must be a systemic capa-bility to instantiate and manage thatmaster database.

5.Data governance utilities: If issuesare identified, usually because of a falsepositive merge or a false negative non-merge, there should be an interface toallow for manual remediation (eitherunlinking a merged record into its origi-nal constituents or linking two recordsthat the tool may have missed).

6.Data federation: To support synchro-nization with application replicasor to capture and communicateupdates, some data federation function-ality (e.g., change data capture andmessage queues) should supportobservance of the specified expectationfor coherence.

7.Data integration: The product shouldinclude tools with extract,transform and load capabilities.

8. Standardization and enhancement:When merging records together, thesecapabilities, which are often part of adata quality suite, will help reduce vari-ance and improve matching and linking.

9.Data profiling:While technically thisis often a standalone component, itsuse for assessment of quality and formetadata discovery makes it indispen-sible, and someMDM tool vendorseither bundle it or offer it as a separateproduct.

SUMMARYTransitioning to a master data man-agement program is a strategic decisionthat’s intended to modernize and sim-plify the horizontal integration of enter-prise business applications while pro-viding data consistency and predicta-bility. Organizations that want to suc-ceed in building their master data envi-ronment must consider how their busi-ness processes intersect with theirinformation needs and assess theirinformation requirements before select-ing a tool. Because of the complexityinvolved in transitioning to MDM, iden-tifying key business drivers and theirtechnical needs informs the technologyselection process and enables a mod-ern, staged implementation. As theMDM vendor market continues tomature, look for improvements in inte-gration, development, deployment andespecially governance capabilities for asuccessful implementation. �

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David Loshin, president of Knowledge Integrity Inc., is a recognized thought leader and expert consultantin the areas of data governance, data quality methods, tools, and techniques, master data managementand business intelligence. David is a prolific author regarding BI best practices, via his B-Eye Networkexpert channel and numerous books on BI and data quality. His book, Master Data Management,has been endorsed by data management industry leaders, and his MDM insights can be reviewed atwww.mdmbook.com. David can be reached at loshin@knowledge-integrity.com, or 301-754-6350.

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9 DataFlux DataFlux qMDM

9 Data Foundations OneData

10 Enterworks Enterworks Enable PIM

10 Enterworks Enterworks Enable MDM

11 FullTilt Solutions Perfect Product Suite

11 Global IDs ID Integrator

12 Heiler Software AG Heiler Product Manager

12 IBM IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server

13 Initiate Systems Initiate Interoperable Health

13 Initiate Systems Initiate Master Data Service

14 Innovit iICE Express Edition (EE)

14 Innovit iICE Supplier Edition (SE)

15 Innovit iICE Enterprise Edition (EE)

15 iWay Software iWay Enterprise Information Management Suite

16 Kalido Kalido Master Data Management

16 Liaison Technologies Liaison MDM

17 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2Master Data Services

17 Oracle Oracle Customer Hub

18 Orchestra Networks EBX.Platform

18 Purisma Purisma Data Hub

19 Riversand Technologies Riversand PIM for Master Data Management

19 SAP SAP NetWeaver MDM

20 SAS SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server

20 Siperian Siperian MDMHub

21 Stibo Systems STEP MDM (PIM)

21 Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems Master Data Management Suite

22 Teradata Teradata MDM

22 TIBCO Software TIBCO Collaborative Information Manager

23 VisionWare MultiVue Identification Server

23 Zynapse Zynapse Harmony

24 Zynapse Zynapse Integrity

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DATAFLUX

DataFlux qMDM

The DataFlux qMDM is designed toincorporate technology proven tointelligently consolidate and managedata and deliver a more unified viewof the enterprise across applicationsand platforms.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.dataflux.comFOUNDED: 1997SUMMARY:DataFlux qMDM is built on dataquality technology, providing users with theability to correct, standardize and de-dupli-cate data before it enters the master repos-itory. Available in two integrated productsets (for customer data and product data),DataFlux qMDM enables effective in-datamanagement across applications and plat-forms.

DataFlux qMDM harnesses the potentialof your data and is designed to help users:

� Work from a consistent, unified viewof all corporate data

� Make more informed, predictivedecisions

� Provide everyone in the organizationwith the data they need, when it isneeded

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OneData

OneData offers comprehensive, fulllife-cycle functionality for master datamanagement, along with support formultiple MDM styles and architecturalapproaches.

COMPANYWEBSITE: www.datafoundations.comFOUNDED: 1998SUMMARY: OneData is a comprehensive,fully integrated yet modular, browser-based data management framework toconsolidate, cleanse, create, manage andstandardize all sharable data, includingmaster data, reference data and metadata.Multi-domain MDM solutions available outof the box are designed to provide a ready-to-use application within weeks, helpingorganizations achieve low implementationtime and costs. Multiple architecturalstyles of MDM are supported. OneDatacan incorporate the customer’s data modelas is and is extendible at any time. OneDa-ta supports complex business processesand workflows and provides granular role-based security.

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Enterworks Enable PIM

Enable PIM has enterprise-classworkflow technology built in forstreamlining product-related processesand coordinating people and systems.

COMPANY WEBSITE: www.enterworks.comFOUNDED: 1996SUMMARY: Enterworks Enable product infor-mation management (PIM) offers the toolsthat help ensure that product data is cur-rent, accurate and delivered to the rightusers at the right time.With product datacleansed, integrated and managed from oneeasy-to-use application, Enable PIM helpsensure that all users are working with a sin-gle version of product truth. It is designedfor problem-free business transactions andfewer mistakes and delays in catalog cre-ation. Effective product information man-agement cuts time-to-market, reduces out-of-stock losses, decreases product returnsand increases accuracy in everything fromorders to invoices. 2

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Enterworks Enable MDM

Enable MDM has enterprise-classworkflow technology built in forstreamlining product-related processesand coordinating people and systems.

COMPANY WEBSITE: www.enterworks.comFOUNDED: 1996SUMMARY:Amaster data management(MDM) platform from Enterworks isdesigned to aid integration from multiplesystems, allowing users to manage thedata in a central repository and leveragethe data for access by authorized users andapplications. The Enterworks Enable MDMplatform can help organizations managemore accurate and up-to-date data. Masterdata management can break down thewalls between data sources so organiza-tions can discover valuable relationshipsamong data sets and make data worktogether more effectively to further thegoals of the organization. 2

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Perfect Product Suite

FullTilt’s Perfect Product Suite automatesand manages the complete and accurateinternal data synchronization process toenable optimized business-to-businesscommerce.

COMPANY WEBSITE: www.fulltiltsolutions.comFOUNDED: 1987SUMMARY: FullTilt provides the automationcapability for accurately updating enter-prise product information including coreitemmaster data and extended attributesto ensure a perfect, consistent matchbetween its originators and all its users.Perfect Product Suite enables the synchro-nization of internal product informationbetween existing enterprise systems anddata stores through automated data inte-gration processes and between people withintegrated workflow automation. Key fea-tures include leveraging key information onproduct attributes, price and location andmaking it more accurate and valuable tobusiness processes. It streamlines businessprocesses with automated workflow capa-bilities. 2

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ID Integrator

ID Integrator allows for enterprisereference data integration by discovering,extracting and integrating reference datafrom a global data landscape.

COMPANY WEBSITE: www.globalids.comFOUNDED: 2001SUMMARY: ID Integrator automates the inte-gration of enterprise reference data. It canbe used to create repositories of enterprisereference data that are essential for anyenterprise data integration projects. IDIntegrator is intended primarily for refer-ence data integration. It is most useful forprofiling columns in the enterprise datalandscape for discovery, identification andclassification of reference data; extractionof reference data tables from global infor-mation landscape to a central repository(Global ID Store); and semi-automatedintegration of reference data using ad-vanced record matching techniques. IDIntegrator helps companies create anenterprise reference data repository, withhigh-quality, up-to-date reference data. 2

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HEILER SOFTWARE

Heiler Product Manager

Heiler Product Manager is a standardplatform for product informationmanagement and product communicationin trade and industry.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.heiler.comFOUNDED: 1987SUMMARY:Heiler Product Manager compris-es data extraction and workflow manage-ment, as well as data export and synchro-nization functionality capable of meetingthe most rigorous requirements. The prod-uct suite includes functionality for dataintegration, maintenance and export andworkflow management. It acts as a centralplatform for accurate product data in alllanguages, anytime, anywhere. The productalso allows organizations to trace datachanges, an important requirement for thecentral management of product informa-tion.

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IBM InfoSphereMaster DataManagement Server

IBM InfoSphere Master Data ManagementServer is designed to manage criticalmaster data across customer, productand account domains.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.ibm.comFOUNDED: 1896 (as the Tabulating MachineCompany)SUMMARY: IBM InfoSphere Master DataManagement Server gives organizationsthe strategic architecture needed to solvecritical enterprise master data manage-ment issues by centrally managing cus-tomer, account and product data. It givesorganizations an operational environmentto store, maintain and update critical infor-mation about customer, product andaccount data and provides front- and back-office systems through multiple interfaces,allowing it to be a business process hub forcustomer-centric transactions. The InfoS-phere MDM Server is designed to beimplemented within a service-orientedarchitecture and contains more than 800business services out-of-the-box to man-age both complex and simple master datainquiries. 2

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INITIATE SYSTEMS

Initiate Interoperable Health

Initiate Interoperable Health solutionsdelivers high-quality data to healthcaresystems, driving informed decisions,increased efficiency and reduced costs.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.initiate.comFOUNDED: 1995SUMMARY: Initiate Interoperable Health toolscan help improve regional connectivity ini-tiatives-such as regional health informationorganizations and data exchanges by accu-rately matching and linking patient recordsacross the healthcare ecosystem.With Ini-tiate software, organizations can find a sin-gle, accurate view of a patient's recordsacross linked hospitals, outpatient centers,laboratories, pharmacies and other facili-ties.

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INITIATE SYSTEMS

Initiate Master Data Service

Initiate Master Data Service is a masterdata management product built andoptimized purely for master datamanagement.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.initiate.comFOUNDED: 1995SUMMARY: Initiate Master Data Service deliv-ers a single, trusted version of critical dataassets and their relationships wheneverthey are needed. Organizations can accel-erate time to value with out-of-the-boxmaster data models that let users modelcomplex data domains and relationships.Initiate Master Data Service helps usersunlock the value of data assets and elevatethe effectiveness of important businessprocesses.

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INNOVIT

iICE Express Edition (EE)

iICE Express is a comprehensive MasterData Management (MDM) systemdesigned for small and medium suppliers tofast track best practices in catalog manage-ment and master data synchronization.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.innovit.comFOUNDED: 1999SUMMARY: iICE Express is designed for organ-izations that require an enterprise-widesystem to manage all their product data.With a built-in Adapter for GS1net andNPC, iICE Express becomes a comprehen-sive platform for managing all forms ofproduct data across an organization’s busi-ness systems and processes. iICE Expressallows organizations to go beyondGS1net/1SYNC compliance by deliveringrich product information for both internaland external business applications such assales and marketing, customer service, e-commerce, warehouse management andcatalogue production. 2

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iICE Supplier Edition (SE)

iICE Supplier Edition is built for suppliersthat need to control the maintenance andpublication of product data that goes totheir distributors and customers.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.innovit.comFOUNDED: 1999SUMMARY: iICE Supplier Edition helps organi-zations transition from the traditional, hap-hazard task of product data maintenance,to a controlled and centralized process formanaging all forms of product master data.iICE Supplier Edition empowers organiza-tions to streamline the processes for gath-ering, validating and synchronizing productinformation. iICE, using sophisticatedapproval workflow processes facilitatesefficient and controlled new product devel-opment (NPD) and new product introduc-tion (NPI) processes. 2

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iICE Enterprise Edition (EE)

iICE Enterprise Edition is Innovit's flagshipmaster data management platformdesigned for retail and industrial distribu-tion companies.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.innovit.comFOUNDED: 1999SUMMARY: iICE provides business profession-als such as category managers and productand catalogue managers with a powerful,user-friendly toolset to manage missioncritical master data. iICE Enterprise Editionenables fast and effective data cleansing,categorizing, synchronizing, formatting andthe publication of high volumes of productcatalogues. Data quality is controlled atpoint of data capture to ensure the infor-mation is at its highest level of integrity. 2

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IWAY SOFTWARE

iWay Enterprise InformationManagement (EIM) Suite

iWay’s EIM suite is designed to facilitatereal-time management of informationacross the enterprise; integrating,enriching and transforming data intotimely intelligence.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.iwaysoftware. comFOUNDED: 2001SUMMARY: iWay’s Enterprise InformationManagement Suite includes iWay’s DataQuality Center (DQC) and Master DataCenter (MDC). These products are de-signed to lower the total cost of informa-tion management by addressing enterpriseinformation needs in a single platform withreusable services. Regardless of whereenterprise data resides, whether it’s instructured or unstructured format, iWayEIM Suite can seamlessly integrate it,enrich it and transform it into relevant,timely intelligence. Built around the corestrength of iWay Service Manager, thesuite, which is deployed on-premise, usesthe connectivity options of the iWay Uni-versal Adapter Suite.

PRICING: The pricing is based on configura-tion and ranges $250,000 to $400,000.

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KALIDO

KalidoMaster DataManagement

Kalido Master Data Management providesa single platform to describe, harmonizeand govern multi-domain data to supportaccurate business intelligence and datagovernance.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.kalido.comFOUNDED: 1997SUMMARY: Kalido Master Data Managementcan deliver a fully automated, businessmodel driven method that supports richdata definitions and configurable work-flows to automatically route invalid data tothe stewards in the business so the datacan be corrected or discarded. An effectiveimplementation of Kalido MDM helpsreduce misclassified products, orphanedcustomers and error-prone data entry. It isdesigned to help end-users and decisionmakers begin to trust their data and unlockthe real value of the true intelligence withintheir systems.

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LiaisonMDM

Liaison’s Software-as-a-Service(SaaS)-based MDM platform enablesorganizations to strategically leverageand share critical data assets.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.liaison.comFOUNDED: 2000SUMMARY: Liaison’s MDM platform isdesigned to enable organizations to strate-gically leverage and share critical dataassets—providing complete, accurate andreal-time views of data spread across mul-tiple systems or databases, inside or out-side the firewall. This enables customers tounlock the value of their data assets forcompetitive advantages and operationalimprovements—while managing enter-prise-wide, operational, regulatory compli-ance, and IT-related risk, governance, riskmanagement and compliance (GRC). Liai-son’s holistic approach to MDM and dataintegration helps organizations bring enter-prise-wide product and customer data insync and up-to-date. 2

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MICROSOFT

SQL Server 2008 R2MasterData Services

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 MasterData Services can enable organizationsto start with simple tools for analytic oroperational requirements, and then adaptthe software to additional requirementsincrementally.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.microsoft.comFOUNDED: 1975SUMMARY:Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2Master Data Service supports multipleuses of the same data. The master datahub that provides central management ofmaster data entities and hierarchies andprovides a comprehensive role based secu-rity model that ensures fine-grained,secure access to master data. The flexibledata model is completely defined in ametadata-driven data model. Data admin-istrators are free to define the data modelin any way that satisfies the needs of theirorganization. As new business entitiesappear or current business entities change,the master data hub data model canchange to accommodate the new businessrequirements. Human workflow that noti-fies assigned owners of business rule viola-tions by email.2

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ORACLE CORP.

Oracle Customer Hub

Oracle Customer Hub is customer dataintegration (CDI) software that enablesorganizations to centralize informationfrom heterogeneous systems, creating asingle view of customer information thatcan be leveraged across all functionaldepartments and analytical systems.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.oracle.comFOUNDED: 1978SUMMARY:Oracle Customer Hub delivers aprebuilt extensible global master datamodel for customer information, consistentrepresentations of shared data and clean,accurate, de-duplicated and enriched cus-tomer information. The Customer Hub alsoprovides a single enterprise-wide 360-degree view of the customer and allowsbusiness services to maintain customerdata across disparate systems andprocesses. It also allows businesses toenhance customers' experience by provid-ing more targeted, differentiated customerservice and streamline business processesby eliminating manual rework caused bypoor quality data. 2

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EBX.Platform

The EBX.Platform provides clients with thecapability to take control of their masterand reference data across their enterpriseproviding significant life cycle managementand data governance capabilities for bothanalytical and operational systems.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.orchestranetworks.comFOUNDED: 2000SUMMARY: Rather than providing rigid, pre-defined data models limited to specificbusiness objects, EBX.Platform allowscompanies to design their own data mod-els, whatever the extent of the complexityof their reference data. Using EBX.Platform,users can start their data governance initia-tive on one project and then reuse the plat-form for all of their data managementrequirements. The EBX.Platform is amodel-driven, cross-domain MDM soft-ware. It’s designed for business users andis based on service-oriented architecture(SOA) standards. Key features include flex-ible data modeling, life cycle management,role-based security, data governance toolsand the ability to integrate master datawith enterprise application using standard-based interfaces.

PRICING: $350,000 per production instance.

PURISMA

Purisma Data Hub

Designed to establish a source of truthabout customers, prospects, and themarket at large to drive critical businessprocesses and analytics with a focus oncomplex B2B industry needs.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.purisma.comFOUNDED: 2003SUMMARY:As a single supplier of both MDMtechnology and key commercial data, D&Bis designed to deliver fast time to value.The Purisma Data Hub is an MDM plat-form for enterprises looking to rapidly solvedata quality and integration problems inresponse to specific business initiatives. Asthe Purisma Data Hub identifies cus-tomers, vendors, and other entities acrosscorporate data sources, its ContinuousLearning Engine accumulates knowledge toensure the highest accuracy. The PurismaData Hub creates an accurate, master ver-sion of every identified entity, flexiblyorganizes all identities into hierarchies tai-lored for each business user, and synchro-nizes this information across the enter-prise.

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Riversand PIM for Master DataManagement

Riversand PIM is designed to enablecompanies to aggregate, manage anddistribute up-to-date product informationfrom a central repository.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.riversand.comFOUNDED: 2001SUMMARY: Riversand can address all of anorganization’s product data needs, fromdata synchronization and strategic sourc-ing to e-procurement, catalog publishing,proposal automation, Internet selling, andpublishing content to websites or portals.Some key features include: A flexible andextensible data modeling environment formodeling different entities, hierarchies,attributes and relationships robust dataquality and approval engine for duplicateidentification and normalization/standard-ization functions, robust integrations formaster data synchronization across theenterprise, publish/subscribe model forhandling master data changes and robustreporting. 2

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SAP

SAP NetWeaverMDM

SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management(MDM) is an enabling foundation forenterprise services and business processmanagement.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.sap.comFOUNDED: 1972SUMMARY:Working across heterogeneoussystems at disparate locations, SAPNetWeaver Master Data Management isdesigned to ensure cross-system data con-sistency through interactive distribution.Organizations can leverage SAPNetWeaver Master Data Management todo the following: integrate and supportbusiness processes across the extendedvalue chain; consolidate, synchronize, dis-tribute, centralize, and administer masterdata; manage internal content; enable cata-log searches; customize print catalogs;enable multichannel syndication of productcatalog content; and perform analytics andreporting. 2

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SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server

SAS Enterprise Data Integration Serverprovides enterprise connectivity, dataaccess, integrated data quality and aninteractive development environment.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.sas.comFOUNDED: 1976SUMMARY: SAS Data Integration Server is apowerful, configurable and comprehensiveplatform that can access virtually all datasources; extract, cleanse, transform, con-form, aggregate, load and manage data;support data warehousing, migration, syn-chronization and federation initiatives; sup-port both batch-oriented and real-timeMaster Data Management tools; and cre-ate real-time data integration services insupport of service-oriented architectures(SOAs).

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SIPERIAN

SiperianMDMHub

Siperian MDMHub is a multidomainmaster data management (MDM)platform that is designed to satisfy theneeds of business users, data stewardsand IT professionals.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.siperian.comFOUNDED: 2001SUMMARY: Siperian MDMHub’s is designedfor flexibility and has been deployed formore than 20 different business solutionssuch as productivity improvement, compli-ance, and contact management, Siperiancustomers benefit from:

� Rapid deployment of business toolsthat directly meet the unique needs ofthe business users and organization.Users configure Siperian to drive thebusiness, not the other way around.

� Ability to adapt to changing businessconditions and to easily extend to addi-tional business solutions as they movetowards enterprise MDM. Customersuse the same platform across all solu-tions.

� A high level of ROI through configura-bility and reuse. Customers configureand use what they previously defined,with no custom coding required.

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STEPMDM (PIM)

STEP is designed to provide a sophisticatedset of tools and an intuitive user interfacefor managing, validating, manipulating andaugmenting data, attributes, descriptions,documentation, images and other relateddata components.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.stibosystems.comFOUNDED: N/ASUMMARY: STEP enables efficient manage-ment of both structured and unstructureddata—such as product-related richmedia—on theWeb and across all printmedia. This helps facilitate key data-man-agement processes such as digital assetmanagement, catalog content manage-ment and web content management relat-ed to products and promotions. STEP’s richmedia management capabilities enableefficient management and control ofimages and digital assets that are linked tomaster data. This includes importing, stor-ing, validating, manipulating, managing andsyndicating digital media. STEP’s documentmanagement functionality provides anelectronic archive of all documents associ-ated with master data. 2

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SunMicrosystemsMaster DataManagement Suite

Sun MDM Suite is an integrated, secureplatform to develop, deploy, and manageenterprise integration and trustedsingle-view composite applications.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.sun.comFOUNDED: 1982SUMMARY: The Sun Microsystems MasterData Management Suite is designed to cre-ate integrated, consistent view of masterdata; dramatically improve visibility of dataacross the enterprise and deliver real-time,appropriate access to master data.

Key features of the product include:� Connectivity, bulk data loading, andhighly distributed initial match andload engine

� Profiling, cleansing, standardization,and normalization

� High-performance, configurable andextensible probabilistic matching capa-bilities

� Rich intuitive GUI for data stewards toreview and manage master data

� Synchronization with source systemsleveraging a rich integration platform

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TeradataMDM

Teradata MDM is designed to provide com-panies with the capability to ensure that allmaster data (definitive data pertaining tocustomers, products and suppliers) is inte-grated and accurate.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.teradata.comFOUNDED: 1979SUMMARY: Teradata MDM can enable com-panies to create and manage a definitivesingle view of its most valuable data—aconsistent master reference for the entireenterprise—which helps ensure timelyavailability of complete, accurate data in acommon language for better planning andoptimal decision-making. It bringseconomies to the business via reducedlabor on data preparation, management,and interface development; and reducedtime on data maintenance.

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TIBCO Collaborative InformationManager (CIM)

TIBCO Collaborative InformationManager enables organizations to alignenterprise master data across multiplebusiness units, departments and partnersand synchronize that information withdownstream IT transactional systems.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.tibco.comFOUNDED: 1985SUMMARY: TIBCO Collaborative InformationManager software provides a comprehen-sive approach to managing all types ofmaster data within your organization,ensuring that the data is consistent, com-plete, accurate, and highly available.

Collaborative Information Manager takesa process-centric approach to MDM. Byenforcing configurable rules for data valida-tion and orchestrating and controlling themanner in which master data is introduced,modified, and consumed, it can help ensurethat data quality standards and businesslogic governing master data are enforcedas part of business processes.

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MultiVue Identification Server

VisionWare’s MultiVue IdentificationServer, the Customer Data IntegrationHub is an option for the provision of citizenand patient indexes and identity, addressand location management.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.visionwareplc.comFOUNDED: 1993SUMMARY:MultiVue Identification Server canenable unique identification of a personacross the disparate systems within theorganization, or even across organizationalboundaries—e.g. social care and health.Organizations can search for an individualusing a variety of parameters, includingnumeric identifiers or other attributes suchas date of birth, name, address, etc.Searches are passed through complex algo-rithms that have been specifically devel-oped for MultiVue, to enable close associa-tions for individuals across thedepartmental datasets being searched.MultiVue helps organizations identify andmatch people to information securely andaccurately, and is designed to make wide-scale matching across the complete organ-ization affordable today. 2

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Zynapse Harmony

Zynapse Harmony is an artificialintelligence-based fully automated solutionto cleanse, enrich and de-duplicatehistorical master data, which going forwardcan be governed using Zynapse Integrityon an on-going basis.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.zynapse.comFOUNDED: 1998SUMMARY: Zynapse Harmony is a fully auto-mated solution for cleansing and enrichingmaster data. It combines artificial intelli-gence-based software driven automation,domain expertise and proven methodologyto help ensure success with item, vendorand customer master data cleansing proj-ects. This helps organizations attain highquality and highly scalable master dataconsolidation projects and reduce time-lines by more than 50%.

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Zynapse Integrity

Zynapse Integrity is an automatedtool that manages the quality of themaster data on an on-going basis.

COMPANYWEBSITE:www.zynapse.comFOUNDED: 1998SUMMARY: Zynapse Integrity is an automatedmaster data management tool, which helpsto manage the quality of master data on anon-going basis. It is designed to preventdata duplication and enhances discovery,visibility as well as compliance. It automati-cally classifies, extracts attributes, enrichesthe data, checks for duplication, andenables superior discovery of identical/alternate parts and items. A unique featureof approval workflow helps to keep previ-ously harmonized data permanently clean.

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