Data Strategy articles from June 2008

Data Strategy archives from June 2008

LEADER: Things look like they're on the way up from here.
June 19, 2008... Is the UK experiencing its first ever segmented slowdown? As a reader of this magazine you are earning more than the average household income. You might be paying more for your petrol, but chances are you will still take a good holiday this...

Acxiom shakes off its troubled past.
June 19, 2008... A resurgent Acxiom will look to expand its global footprint while maintaining its position as a leading data owner under new global chief executive John Meyer. Speaking to Data Strategy, Meyer said: "The company has been occupied with providing...

IN BRIEF: Hamilton plot highlights data risks.(Brief article)
June 19, 2008... An alleged attempt to extort #8,000 from Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil has highlighted the risks of data theft. The plot involved pictures and bank details taken from the hard drive of a PC formerly owned by the drivers....

Data Summit goes carbon neutral.
June 19, 2008... Data Strategy's first annual Data Summit, which runs in Jerez, Spain, later this month, will be carbon neutral thanks to UKChanges. The data quality company, which is one of the lead sponsors of the event, is paying to offset the carbon...

HP stakes claim to operational BI.
June 19, 2008... The new release of HP Neoview, a data warehouse solution that provides operational business intelligence, is a "stake in the ground to establish that we believe we have reached critical mass across the operational BI space," according to Dan...

IN BRIEF: Legislation creates staff shortage.(Brief article)
June 19, 2008... Compliance with regulations and standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the EU Data Protection Directive have increased the staffing needs of UK companies to such an extent that the IT industry is facing a recruitment shortfall. Melanie...

Damart pulls on transactional data pool.
June 19, 2008... Mail order and e-retailer Damart has appointed Transactis to a three- year, half million pound-plus deal to provide customer and prospect data management. The deal will see Transactis providing Damart with its desk-top marketing solution,...

Coremetrics explores Web data solution.
June 19, 2008... Coremetrics has released a new digital marketing optimisation solution that allows for rapid visualisation of very high volume datasets. Coremetrics Explore allows users to analyse data across campaigns and Web properties down to a fine...

IN BRIEF: Callcredit brand wins out.(Brief article)
June 19, 2008... Skipton Information Group has rebranded as Callcredit Information Group in a move that sees a closer alignment of the group's businesses. These include EuroDirect and Broadsystem. Mike Green, chief executive of Callcredit Information...

NHS Spine suffers further fracture.
June 19, 2008... The project to provide every NHS patient in England with an electronic care record has suffered another blow following the decision to terminate the #896m contract with IT services provider Fujitsu. After 10-months of talks about...

Data protection laws 'too archaic' for business.
June 19, 2008... Global privacy officer at Acxiom, Jennifer Barratt, has criticised the UK's data protection laws for being too out of date to cope with modern business practices. "Terms like data controller and data processor are archaic," Barratt told Data...

IN BRIEF: Invaluable Prospects on new B2B database.(Brief article)
June 19, 2008... Prospect Swetenhams has launched a B2B data universe called The Invaluable Prospect. The database uses unique matching processes to identify links between sites and companies within groups across a universe of 4 million who might not otherwise...

Legal backing for MPS screening.
June 19, 2008... New consumer protection laws could be interpreted as giving the same statutory backing to the Mailing Preference Service as is already enjoyed by the Telephone Preference Service. While screening against TPS is mandatory for unsolicited...

Sainsbury's attacks ONS data quality.
June 19, 2008... Chief executive of J. Sainsbury, Justin King, has criticised the way the Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects food price data for over-stating the rate of food inflation. He claimed that real food prices within his grocery chain were...

IN BRIEF: Siperian ties up with informatica.(Brief article)
June 19, 2008... Master data management solutions vendor Siperian has joined Inform, the partner programme run by Informatica Corporation, a provider of data integration solutions. This will result in a comprehensive MDM solution covering data integration,...

Govt data 'not fit for purpose'.
June 19, 2008... The House of Commons Treasury Committee has called on the Office for National Statistics to make improvements in the way population estimates are developed and Census data is collected. In its report, "Counting the Population", the committee...

Prevent your company becoming Mr Bean.
June 19, 2008... It's no surprise that data gets lost. Data is kept in multiple locations and comes from numerous offline and online marketing channels. From online registrations and subscription payments to website visitor activity and competition entry...

LETTER: Where does reporting end and analysis begin?(Letter to the editor)
June 19, 2008... As an industry we are in serious danger of forgetting about what 'true' data analytics is. Why? Because today when many in the industry think they are doing analysis what they are actually doing is simply good old fashioned reporting. ...

LETTER: Data stewards must be given more influence.(Letter to the editor)
June 19, 2008... I enjoyed reading the article 'Stuck in the Middle', (DS May 2008) covering the importance of data stewards or quality managers in data compliance. However, I was surprised that there was no debate about their importance across the wider...

Is business about taking a gamble?
June 19, 2008... I've always been an entrepreneur. In kindergarten I sold stickers to my classmates, upgrading to silkworms at primary school. Unica, which I founded in 1992, was my third enterprise. I developed a strong interest in statistics while at...

Just who exactly do we sell to now?
June 19, 2008... As the global economy seems set to slip into the recession many have been predicting for months, data has a key role to play. Even in the most troubled times, targeting the right consumers is vital to the survival of your brand, says David...

CASE STUDY: Remarkable results.(Company overview)
June 19, 2008... Customer-centricity boosts profits for Wolters Kluwer Under the brand names Croner and CCH, Wolters Kluwer UK provides publications, information and consulting services that help businesses and professionals comply with changing laws in key...

CUSTOMER INSIGHT: A bigger picture.(Company overview)
June 19, 2008... Intelligent customer insight is vital for the success of any business. While many companies think they know who their customers are and what motivates them, the reality is quite different, argues Emily Cubitt In order to gain a better...

DATABASE SOFTWARE: Wishing on a cloud.
June 19, 2008... The capacity to store data may be growing, but this can place an extra strain on resources. As a result, more and more companies are examining the possibilities offered by the virtual database. David Reed investigates When Wal-Mart...

THE BACK ROOM: Blue Sheep's dedicated drover.(Interview)
June 19, 2008... Data Strategy talks to data practitioners who toil unnoticed behind the scenes Q What is your name and job title? Mark Jameson, head of operations, Blue Sheep. Q What does your job involve? Is there a lot of pressure? Heading...

THE BOTTOM LINE: Life and times of the 24 hour party people.
June 19, 2008... If you live in Manchester you might not live there that long. According to recent figures from the ONS, Mancunian men have just over 50:50 odds of living to the age of 75. Diet, smoking, alcohol and lack of fitness are the key...