Master Data Management News

Jul 24, 2007
Global communications provider to improve enterprise information management across finance, customer and Procurement disciplines

Burlington, Mass. - July 24, 2007 - Kalido, the active information management company, today announced BT, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, has selected Kalido active information management software to provide a strategic reference data platform for Group Finance management reporting as part of BT's Chorus Project, a global ERP initiative. Kalido will provide a single, strategic Master Data Management (MDM) solution to centrally control and manage finance information. The new platform will enable BT to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of enterprise reporting while driving down integration and Compliance costs.

Jun 21, 2007
Program bundles MDM education, training and software designed to provide customers with the foundation for successful, high-ROI projects

Burlington, MA - June 21, 2007 - Kalido, the active information management company, today unveiled the Kalido MDM QuickStart Program, a new offering to help companies quickly and easily identify, understand and demonstrate the value a Master Data Management (MDM) solution can bring to their organizations. Delivered in conjunction with expertise from Ventana Research, the Kalido MDM QuickStart Program includes MDM education, training and the use of Kalido's award-winning MDM software.

NRX Aligns with Partners to Deliver Compelling Value for Owner Operators,
Engineering Companies and Suppliers in Asset Lifecycle Information Management

TORONTO, CANADA – June 11, 2007– NRX is pleased to announce the release of Asset Hub 4.5, its market
leading asset Master Data Management (aMDM) solution that enables interoperability and operational
excellence across the entire Design, Operate, and Maintain (DOM) Spectrum of the asset lifecycle. The solution
widens NRX’s leadership position in aMDM by adding leading edge functionality for engineering companies and
supplier collaboration, and enables owner operators to meet their strategic requirements for operational

Planned Offering to Combine Oracle’s Master Data Management Software with Acxiom’s Leading Customer Data; Pre-Packaged Solution To Enable Unprecedented MDM Data Quality and Reduced Implementation Time and Total Cost of Ownership

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. Oracle the worldwide market share leader of Master Data Management (MDM) software and services, and Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM), a world leader in customer and information management solutions, today announced an intent to work together to offer the industry's first pre-packaged and integrated, content rich Knowledge-Based MDM solution. Leveraging both companies' respective strengths and technology, Oracle and Acxiom plan to bring to market a powerful, integrated solution that will allow organizations to better understand their customers, and help increase sales and marketing effectiveness and reduce overall cost of ownership with faster implementation and deployment.

Oracle Ranked Leading Supplier of Customer and Product Data Hubs

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., ARC Advisory Group, a leading independent research firm in manufacturing and Supply Chain management, has named Oracle the leading supplier in the worldwide Master Data Management (MDM) market. In ARC Advisory Group's recently published report entitled, "Master Data Management Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2011," Oracle is the clear MDM industry leader with 39.8 percent market share of total MDM software and services, and year-over-year growth of close to 50 percent.1 IBM placed at a distant second compared to Oracle with 8.8 percent market share.2

GXS' PIM Customers Now Can Manage, Process and Share Master Product Data through a Single Solution

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) E-Commerce solutions, today announced the commercial availability of GXS Product Information Manager (PIM) 8.0. GXS PIM solutions are already in use by more than 50 retailers and suppliers. The new versions of GXS PIM meet demands to support product-related master data and internal data collaboration. Specifically, the new enhancements include Business Process Management functionality to support greater visibility and control over workflow processes; management of master data associated with products or product categories; and improved flexibility for data sharing across internal channels and for collaboration with trading partners.

PAM-CRASH 2G brings major innovations to improve accuracy and reduce the product design cycle by offering a new and unique methodology to process more realistic compute models

Paris, France, – ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310), the leading provider of digital simulation software based on the physics of materials, is pleased to announce the release of PAM-CRASH 2G, the virtual testing solution for impact, crash and safety professionals.
PAM-CRASH 2G serves clients in industries such as automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and material producers.The software also provides benefits in time-to-market and lifetime cost over traditional manufacturing techniques. It supports collaborative work between various actors involved in the simulation process.