DataFlux Enables Accurate, Reliable Enterprise Product, Services and Materials Data

Release date: 10/7/2009

DataFlux Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement allows users to organize and analyze complex, non-standard description data

DataFlux, a leading provider of data quality and data integration solutions, today announced the general availability of the DataFlux^® Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement. This solution improves business processes within an organization by cleansing, standardizing and enriching product, materials and services data.

Following the release of the DataFlux Accelerator for Materials Data Classification, which appends standard classification codes to product and item data through advanced matching with industry standard taxonomies, the Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement provides the foundation for improved internal and external reporting, supply chain, purchasing and inventory functions, business intelligence activities and advanced spend analytics.

The Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement provides an array of DataFlux real-time data services, such as attribute extraction, product identification and matching, standardization and pattern recognition; all optimized to standardize, normalize and integrate product and service description data. Using the DataFlux Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement, organizations can:

• Consolidate, cleanse and efficiently manage materials data, regardless of its original source or supplier
• Extract product attributes from textural descriptions of materials
• Standardize and format product and attribute descriptions at any point in the enterprise
• Prepare product and service description data for the coding or analysis processes supported in the Accelerator for Materials Data Classification and the Accelerator for Spend Analysis

“As organizations seek the ability to better understand and manage information on products and services, the DataFlux Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement supports the critical tasks of accurately classifying and managing materials data,” said Tony Fisher, president and CEO of DataFlux. “With standardized and up-to-date materials data, companies can better manage and deploy information for a holistic view of the enterprise.”

The Accelerator for Materials Data Improvement powers an internal materials reference database created from external and internal sources that delivers common product and service attributes to add value to data. This helps customers analyze product and service data more consistently and apply universal standards. The Accelerator also captures new data efficiently given that materials, requirements and source systems change over time.

About DataFlux Accelerators
DataFlux Accelerators are sets of pre-built technical services and business rules built on the core DataFlux technology platform. Combining DataFlux award-winning technology with the knowledge gained from years of experience solving data quality problems, DataFlux Accelerators offer proven solutions to common data issues, reducing the time required to realize the results from your data quality initiative.