Data Strategy articles from November 2007

Data Strategy archives from November 2007

LEADER: Getting ready for the industry's big event.
November 19, 2007... Networking is never easy in the data industry. By definition, this is a backroom job and practitioners have fewer opportunities to meet their peer group than their front office colleagues. That is why the annual Data Strategy Awards, which...

Data industry sees boom in MIA activity.
November 19, 2007... Mergers, investments and acquisitions (MIA) across the data industry have been running at a fast rate in quarter three of this year, with a successful flotation for Teradata, deals for Visual Sciences and Information Arts, and new cash...

IN BRIEF: Information security standard launched.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... The Information Security Forum has launched a new version of its international Standard of Good Practice for Information Security. Based on practical experience at over 300 organisations, it focuses on topics such as mobile security and apsects...

Police and councils lag in data security.
November 19, 2007... Data security is being neglected by police authorities, councils and London boroughs, with 90 per cent having no special procedures in place to protect sensitive data. According to a survey carried out by specialist solutions provider...

Clients sign up for Data Summit 2008.
November 19, 2007... Nearly one third of delegate places at the invitation-only Data Summit 2008 have already been claimed by senior client-side heads of data. In pre-launch marketing, data practitioners from leading companies, including American Express, BSkyB,...

IN BRIEF: Blue Sheep offers end-to-end service.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... Blue Sheep has introduced a fully-integrated acquisition and retention service under the name Aggregated Information Management Platform (AI:MP). It offers a hosted customer database, supported by implementation and project management...

Educators ramp up data courses.
November 19, 2007... A new degree on Society and Information has been launched by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), as the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has partnered with Oracle to gain input into its new Diploma in Integrated Marketing Communications....

Dixons switches to Blue Sheep.
November 19, 2007... DSGi Business, the dedicated business-to-business arm of Europe's largest specialist electrical retailer DSG International, has switched to Blue Sheep after nine years with its incumbent data and services provider. Following an intensive...

IN BRIEF: Alterian boosts marketing ROI.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... Alterian is applying advanced algorithms to drive up return on investment from marketing campaigns using Contact Optimizer. The solution takes into account busienss rules and constraints to determine the best offer, channel and proposition...

Air Miles adopts data security solution.
November 19, 2007... Travel loyalty scheme AirMiles is progressing towards compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard by rolling out an encryption and key management solution from Ingrian Networks. The company holds financial and personal...

Fraudsters get savvy as crime rate grows.
November 19, 2007... Growth in the targeting of credit-worthy individuals by ID fraudsters has helped to drive a 68 per cent increase in calls for assistance during the first half of this year. According to the Experian Victims of Fraud Dossier III, covering...

IN BRIEF: Tool links individuals and banks.(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... A new verification tool from Capscan will allow users to link an individual's name to a bank account while verifying the bank issuing the account. The service is aimed at companies looking to improve their end-to-end customer sign-up process....

UCAS tightens online capture.
November 19, 2007... Universities & Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) is improving its end- to-end electronic application service for the 2008/09 academic year. By implementing Matchcode Webnet from Capscan, it is hoping to reduce the level of undelivered mail...

The answer to a good night's sleep.
November 19, 2007... Companies are facing increasing challenges when it comes to managing data. Compliance with new legislation, demands placed by new technologies and increasingly sophisticated customer needs are factors that put pressure on data managers and IT...

LETTER: Bank crisis highlights need for contingency plan.(Letter to the editor)
November 19, 2007... Northern Rock has been coming under fire from all quarters following its emergency Bank of England loan, and it has been criticised for adding to the sense of panic by not ensuring that its website was able to cope during unexpected peaks in...

In anticipation of the data auditors.
November 19, 2007... Compliance spend may continue to rise year-on-year, but there has been no attendant increase in compliance confidence. The majority of compliance officers are all too well aware of gaps and holes in systems, often created by unauthorised...

Digital data - the last great unknown.
November 19, 2007... Multichannel customer management strategies are critical to many companies. Yet when a customer's contact information is captured, there is no mechanism to verify that an accurate email address has been supplied. David Reed investigates ...

Legal column: Susan Mann.(Column)
November 19, 2007... Susan Mann, counsel at Reed Smith Richards Butler Clarification of the term 'personal data' has become necessary following a number of events, such as the Court of Appeal ruling in the Durant case and the Rule 29 Working Party...

CASE STUDY: Ahead of the retail pack.(Case study)
November 19, 2007... Information Builders provided retail giant Arcadia with a solution to drive intelligence across its empire The retail industry is ferociously competitive with loyalty far from guaranteed. Now retailers are looking for a competitive edge....

DATA FINANCIALS: Easier IT creates micro-silos of data.
November 19, 2007... All you ever wanted to know about making profit from data but were too afraid to ask Marketing departments could be responsible for creating compliance issues through their creation of localised databases, according to new research...

DATA FINANCIALS: Business failures slow, but risks still high.
November 19, 2007... The number of UK businesses which have failed so far this year is 4.7 per cent lower than in 2006. Yet figures compiled by Experian show that the total number of corporate failures is at its highest ever - at 20,067 - due to the fact...

BUREAU SOLUTIONS: Too many steps to take?
November 19, 2007... Current processes see data cleaned, managed and analysed by a third party in which there are steps with potential for delay, failure and error. David Reed investigates Strictly Come Dancing fans will know that the first thing the...

ADDRESS MANAGEMENT: A pole by any other name.
November 19, 2007... Immigration is having a significant effect on the British economy and society. It is also making an impact on the way data is captured and managed. With a major increase in the diversity of names being collected from consumers, front-line...

THE BACK ROOM: The specialist with learning ambitions.(Interview)
November 19, 2007... Data Strategy talks to data practitioners who toil unnoticed behind the scenes Q What is your name and job title? Mark Johnston, operational technical specialist, Alchemetrics Q What does your job involve? Is there a lot of...

THE BOTTOM LINE: Over the rainbow, or under a cloud?
November 19, 2007... So how much did you pay for the latest Radiohead album In Rainbows? Unless you are one of the people who would pay not to hear the Oxfordshire-based, gloomy prog rock combo, you cannot help but know about their new release. In another move...