In this issue:
Cross-border data quality: One size does not fit all
To do business in Europe, a thorough understanding of local characteristics is essential. Neglecting country-specific data quality fundamentals can lead to negative impressions regarding the understanding of local markets and can seriously damage your business. Click here to download this publication.
Human Inference extends portfolio for address standardization
Human Inference announces the next step in its HIquality Address product: support of premium quality fault-tolerant address standardization for France. HIquality Address already includes this functionality for Germany, UK, Belgium and the Netherlands. Besides the addition of the standardization functionality for France, the new version includes optimizations for standardizing Belgian and British addresses. The Rapid Addressing functionality included in the software enables quick entry of addresses for over 100 countries. Click here to read the press release.
Suggestion Name
As an addition to the validation of surnames, Human Inference is now offering Suggestion Name. With this bespoke solution it is possible to generate suggestions for a detected unknown family name, beyond the limitations of similar spelling or sound. Click here to read more.
Human Inference teams with SAP and Capgemini
On 29 november 2005 SAP Netherlands will present their Master Data Management solution together with Capgemini and Human Inference in 's Hertogenbosch (NL). Capgemini has developed a Master Data Alignment proposition with the help of Human Inference. The proposition will help SAP customers evolving their IT landscape towards a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The SOA-solution of SAP (called the Enterprise Service Architecture) will enable companies to have a real-time view of customers, products and suppliers in a heterogeneous environment. Click here to learn more on this event.
Alliances agreement with Atos Origin
Atos Origin, a leading international IT services company and global provider of business consulting and technology integration services, has closed an Alliance Agreement with Human Inference. Atos Origin is a long-term relation of Human Inference and has implemented Human Inference solutions at companies like KPN and ING. Both companies agreed to re-enforce their relationship by jointly developing and marketing Data Quality solutions for the Telecom, Leisure and Healthcare insurance market. Click here to go to our Alliance section.
Country-specific releases "In Detail"
These new publications elaborate on the country-specific backgrounds of the intelligent, automated processing of persons' names and company names. Unlike many other details that are laid down in an automated system, a name features many components and appears in various forms. Capitals and/or lower case letters, long or short, varying sequence of the composite parts, abbreviations, professions and proper names - there are countless aspects pertaining to names and appellations. Click here to dowload the German version and click here to download the Dutch version.
Business breakfast sessions in Germany
On 17 November in Frankfurt and on 1 December in Hamburg, Human Inference organizes two breakfast sessions in order to reflect on current data quality topics and to discuss relevant customer cases. Click here to sign up for these events.
Data quality in the finance industry: Breakfast and dinner sessions in the UK
On 16 and 17 November 2005, Human Inference organizes a dinner and a breakfast session in London. A unique customer profile helps to be compliant and get the most out of multi-channeling activities. The renowned ABN AMRO Bank and accounting and consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have experienced that good data quality is essential for their organization. Both are willing to explain why and how developing a data quality strategy improves the business of banks and insurance companies. Click here to apply for the dinner session and click here to join the breakfast session.
Trends in information management
On Wednesday, 7 December 2005, Array Seminars in association with the Dutch chapter of DAMA (the Data Management Association) will hold a conference on information management in Leiden (NL). This conference will give insight into new developments in the area of information management and the experiences of selected companies. During this day a number of prominent speakers will present their visions of the future of information management, as well as present a few interesting cases. Holger Wandt, principal advisor of Human Inference, will be one of the featured speakers. Click here to read more.
De Telegraaf triples the quality of its CRM-system: Subscribers become customers
In Adforesult, Jan van Helsdingen describes the new customer contact tool of the largest Dutch newspaper, de Telegraaf. Within this totally integrated, multi-channel and multidisciplinary solution, the results of active customer approach are now three times better than in the past. Click here to this article in Dutch.
The effect of poor data quality on CRM and BI projects
In the Belgian business magazine "Smart Business Strategies", Dominique Deckmyn discusses data pollution and its consequences. In addition, he compares data quality software and service suppliers and considers the important steps towards better data quality. Click here to read this article in Dutch.
The art of intelligent name interpretation
More and more companies and organizations are recognizing the importance of data and information quality. Issues such as the value of a single customer view, data integration, fraud prevention, operational risks, compliance and anti-terrorism have become boardroom themes. In this article, Holger Wandt explains what it takes to interpret customer data. Click here to read this article.
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