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IBM Adds A Leading Customer Data Integration/MDM Pioneer To Its Master Information Management Arsenal
With arguably 10 master information management acquisitions since 2003, IBM continues to push towards its goal of adaptive master data management (MDM) (see Figure 1). The recent acquisition of Initiate Systems comes after the heals of Oracle’s purchase of SilverCreek Systems in [...]
Market pressures and organizational maturity drives new master data management (MDM) trends
Conversations with 31 leading edge organizations seeking business transformation highlight shifts in the MDM trends of the past. Organizations awash in data need to move beyond the clutter and get to the information. More data does not equate to more information. In order to [...]
Proliferation and access to new social tools creates significant challenges for organizations
Organizations engaged in Social CRM initiatives often start out by monitoring the chatter and conversation across a few platforms and channels such as Facebook and Twitter. As these organizations increase their savviness, they quickly realize the enormity of the challenge. The exponential number of [...]
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About 200 attendees were present as Ramon Chen, VP of Marketing, kicked off the event to the theme of adventurers and pioneers in MDM at the Bridgewater Marriott (New Jersey). CEO, Peter Caswell, led the keynote session with a view on where [...]
Quick thoughts from Scottsdale. Initiate as many you know is one of the leaders in the customer hubs/MDM market. At their annual conference, Initiate Exchange, a few key trends emerged from conversations with customers and partners:
Rapid deployment still key to securing buy-in a the business level. The registry style approach lends itself to demonstrating quick [...]
On November 5th, Short Hills, NJ-based Dun and Bradstreet revealed its $48M acquisition of Purisma, Inc, a, Redwood City, CA provider of customer hub solutions. Until now, the majority of DandB’s expertise had been applied to the company’s flagship hosted services and data products, not its on-site Integration Manager or customer hub solution. The acquisition [...]
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