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SOA's role in master data management explained

SOA has a critical role to play in the development of Master Data Management, or MDM. At Pfizer, SOA decoupled data from applications I hadn't heard much to date on how these two enterprise-changing forces can work together. But Martin Brodbeck, executive director for...

Tags: Pfizer Inc., SOA, Data Management, MDM, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2007-11-08

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Zinc 3.0.16 (Windows)

Zinc v3.0 empowers your Macromedia 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 SWF files with unrivaled functionality and flexibility. Create powerful Desktop Applications for Windows with over 800 new and extremely powerful commands for your Flash projects. Zinc v2.5 can completely customize every aspect of your Application from size, style, border...

Tags: Zinc, Master Data Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-27

Bake off: On-premise vs. SaaS toasters

Blogger and master data management MDM expert, Ramon Chen, compares what would happen if on-premise and cloud-based software companies each made toasters. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Master Data Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-08-31

IOD Portfolio Overview Demo

Watch this video to see how IBM can help you unlock the business value of information for competitive advantage. Whether you are planning an initiative that requires master data management MDM, information integration, enterprise content management ECM, data warehousing and business intelligence, an SAP information infrastructure, or data server innovations;...

Tags: Data Server, IBM Corp., Corporate Communications, Databases, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Training 2009-08-26

Oracle Master Data Management: Executive Overview

Fragmented inconsistent Product data slows time-to-market, creates supply chain inefficiencies, results in weaker than expected market penetration, and drives up the cost of compliance. Fragmented inconsistent Customer data hides revenue recognition, introduces risk, creates sales inefficiencies, and results in misguided marketing campaigns and lost customer loyalty. "Product" and "Customer" are...

Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Master Data Management, Master Data, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Revenue Recognition, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Financial Services

White papers 2009-06-01

10.5.7 increases hackintosh battery life

It was less than 48 hours ago that I reported that Mac OS 10.5.7 was causing grief for some hackintosh owners who couldn't wait to install Apple's latest update on their netbooks. What a difference two days makes. MyDellMini Forums member "conq" has found...

Tags: Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Sapphire 09 Live: Smart business plans, moral benchmarks

SAP is always a bit of a conundrum to me. They have extraordinarily talented people, an incredibly deep product portfolio that they are always extending, more often than not make good acquisitions that take some time but work out all in all, and seem to be actually dedicated to transforming...

Tags: Sustainability, SAP AG, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Broader Microsoft Office 2010 test program to kick off in July

Office 2010 will begin rolling out to a wider cross-section of testers starting this July, according to Microsoft officials. Company execs are telling attendees of this week's Microsoft TechEd 2009 conference to expect the first Community Technology Preview CTP test build of Office 2010 in July, as...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Community Technology Preview, RTM, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-11

TechNet Webcast: Deploying Mobile Device Manager 2008 Is Easier (and Cheaper) Than You Think (Level 300)

System Center Mobile Device Manager SCMDM is a complex product with a lot of dependencies which must all be in place in order for it to work correctly. This webcast, which takes almost 2 years of hands-on experience of deploying implementing SCMDM in the field, steps through how to successfully...

Tags: Webcast, Mobile, Mobile Device, Microsoft TechNet

Webcasts 2009-04-24

News to know: Windows 7; U.S. CTO; Quickoffice; Ubuntu

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Brian Sommer: The immediacy of value: Where SaaS must go next Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is...

Tags: Ubuntu, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Mary Jo Foley, Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Home Entertainment, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Microsoft's 'Bulldog' MDM: New test build coming in May

Microsoft's 'Bulldog' MDM: New test build coming in Maymore on MS MDMhttp://tcdii.com/microsoftMDM.html--and--Microsoft has had a slow start in this fast moving market but we expect it to fully catch up to provide robust MDM capabilities for the small-to-medium enterprise. Part of its strategy to catch up is to acquire...

Tags: master data management, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Microsoft's 'Bulldog' MDM: New test build coming in May

For close to two years, Microsoft hasn't said much about its plans for MDM (meaning Master Data Management, rather than Mobile Device Manager, in this case). But it looks like the Softies will have some new MDM technology to show and talk about at its TechEd 2009 conference in mid-May....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Master Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Is having SOA and Master Data Management at the same time a form of overkill?

Is having SOA and Master Data Management at the same time a form of overkill?MDM BPM SOA OMGIn part this is dependent on the nature of the soa effort. SOA is an architectural world view that can be easily applied to MDM.Whether you are dealing with variants of interfaces, schemas,...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, master data management

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Is having SOA and Master Data Management at the same time a form of overkill?

Is building out SOA and a Master Data Management MDM-based infrastructure at the same time too much for organizations to handle? That's what Gartner's Andrew White found in a study of companies that were wrestling with the two efforts. He even observed that there is even fear...

Tags: SOA, Master Data Management, Dave Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?HTML5 and PhonegapAs HTML5-based applications begin to permeate the mobile space, the smartphone OS will become less & less relevant (i.e. all apps will run on all OSes). Then, consumers will be able to base their smartphone decisions on...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Handhelds, HTML5, phone, smart phone, mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

The ROI needed to sell software/services

(Hint: It must be substantial and believable) I do a lot of sales and negotiating training, and contrary to the current economy, it’s becoming a brisk bit of work. That said, there’s often a tough sticking point for many technology and service firms: crafting compelling ROI statements...

Tags: Prospect, ROI, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-03-11

Top 10 Trends in Business Intelligence for 2009

Conducting business in an economy that has no precedent makes fact-based decision making more than a nice-to-have. Furthermore, increased efficiency and productivity will be needed to help lift companies, industries and countries out of the recession. To make the most of BI, first one needs to get the data right....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

White papers 2009-02-01

Gartner: too few companies link SOA to master data management

Gartner: too few companies link SOA to master data managementWhy MDM?Surely a well constructed Service Oriented Architecture removes the need for seperate MDM. If each service is autonomous, cohesive and the wonershipt of data is well defined then many of the issues MDM is trying to solve disappear. I...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Gartner Inc., master data management, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

SOA eased the way for recent shotgun financial mergers

SOA eased the way for recent shotgun financial mergersBetter governance, lower operational overhead and an improved risk profileFinancial institutions, including banks, have always grown through acquisition. In fact, SOA was originally introduced in the financial services industry to help mitigate the risk of operational disruption during the integration process. Two...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Mergers & Acquisitions, SOA, operational overhead, financial

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Mark Twain, US Politics, and the state of enterprise BI

If you haven’t yet heard the latest news on the American political scene, let me fill you in: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and soliciting bribery. Among the alleged offenses is that the Governor planned to sell the Senate seat of...

Tags: User Satisfaction, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson

Blog posts 2008-12-10