DataFlux Announces Customer Award Winners at Annual Users Event

Release date: 11/4/2008

Awards presented for best practices in data quality and data governance at industry’s leading event for master data management and data quality.

CARY, N.C. (November 4, 2008) - DataFlux, a leading provider of data quality and data integration solutions, announced the winners of its customer awards, including the Customer of the Year Award, at the DataFlux International Data Event and Symposium (IDEAS 2008) – the sixth annual DataFlux users event – in Las Vegas.

DataFlux presents the Customer of the Year Award annually to an individual who has made the greatest overall contribution to DataFlux or the data quality industry through demonstrated success using DataFlux solutions. This customer provides detailed user feedback to DataFlux and facilitates frequent interactions with others who are interested in developing an efficient data quality or data governance program.

This year’s Customer of the Year Award was presented to Andrew Wynn, who is in charge of data quality management at a global biopharmaceutical company. Through a full implementation of DataFlux products on numerous projects, Wynn established a methodology to assess, standardize and control data quality, increasing the business value of data throughout the enterprise.

Along with Customer of the Year, DataFlux presented other additional awards at the IDEAS 2008 event, including:

• Customer Success Award – Presented to Sallie Mae
• Customer Appreciation Award – Presented to Pitt Ohio Express
• Customer Advisory Board Appreciation Award – Presented to Gary Rosteck, R.L. Polk & Co.

“Each year, we are thrilled to see more innovative uses of the DataFlux technology by our customers,” said Tony Fisher, president and CEO of DataFlux. “These awards provide DataFlux the opportunity to recognize our customers’ accomplishments over the last year.”

IDEAS 2008 is a hands-on event that includes interactive customer education sessions, a Customer Success Forum featuring DataFlux users, and seminars from some of the top industry leaders in data governance, master data management, data quality and customer data integration.