Exhibitors and Sponsors

As today’s financial organizations drive aggressive strategies and equally powerful risk management platforms, more disparate information is captured. Those who find ways to manage it more effectively are the ones more likely to succeed. An information integration and governance strategy is just what is needed. IBM provides a comprehensive approach to information integration & governance driven by quality, compliance, risk, cost reduction and value creation imperatives. Return on Information: The new ROI. Learn more at www.ibm.com/software/info/rte/bdig

BTRG, an IBM Premier Business Partner, offers enterprise-wide information governance solutions for financial services organizations from data quality and information lifecycle management to data security and data privacy. These IBM approved and recognized solutions extend the capabilities of InfoSphere Optim™, Discovery™ and Guardium™;  automating the typical steps required for the implementation process; saving you both time and money. 

Global IDs, based in Princeton, NJ provides software for global data management. We provide solutions that help organizations, manage the cost and complexity associated with managing large data environments (100+ databases). Our core product, the Global IDs Data Governance Suite, addresses the core functional areas that are essential to govern data as an enterprise asset. Our solutions help companies monetize their information assets, through a largely automated, systematic process of discovery, profiling, classification, quality, mapping, integration, monitoring and analytics.

Global IDs is a Gartner Cool vendor for Enterprise Information Management.

Collibra is a leading Data Governance software company bringing Business and IT together to govern data as an enterprise asset. As a best of breed vendor, Collibra provides the data steward organization with a technology platform that supports their activities. The Collibra Data Governance platform supports key Data Governance functions: data stewardship support, business definitions and rules, taxonomies and classifications, reference data management, Master data Governance, cross organizational collaboration and workflow, as well as end to end traceability. Collibra also provides data management solutions for regulatory compliance within the Financial Services industry.

Collibra is a Gartner Cool vendor for Enterprise Information Management.

Phasic Systems Inc (PSI) provides services & technology for Agile Data Governance, Standardization & Warehousing Aggregation. Our core technology suite, DataStar, is an agile data governance and standards methodology and management system that delivers data modeling, aggregation and automation. PSI created Corporate NoSQL™ , a hybrid approach which blends traditional data modeling tables and NoSQL together for agile warehousing and aggregation. Corporate NoSQLTM is object-based, uses business terminology, easily handles all semantic variations & updates without changes to logical or physical models and directly implements governance concepts in models and physical storage. DataStar provides you with Agile Solutions that other companies can't in 60-90 days!

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning software tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance, and accelerate innovation. Additionally, Embarcadero’s licensing innovations make software management and deployment easier. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.

Ataccama Corporation is a leading software development company which provides Data Quality, Master Data Management and Data Governance solutions for enterprise customers all on a single integrated platform. Major financial institutions, insurance firms, telecommunication companies, utilities, and government agencies choose Ataccama technologies to improve the quality of the data their business uses to make informed decisions. Download our free data profiling tool at www.ataccama.com/dqanalyzer

A major problem in data management is that high quality definition content is often missing, even when advanced tools for managing definitions are available. Without high quality definitions, it is impossible to confidently understand what the data means and if data content cannot be matched to data definitions it is impossible to properly assess data quality. 

DefinitionWorks provides a range of support activities so that enterprises can drive up the value of their definition content, including training, consulting, support, and methodology.

The Data Governance Professionals Organization (DGPO) is a newly formed international non-profit, vendor neutral, association of business, IT and data professionals dedicated to advancing the discipline of data governance.

The DGPO provides a forum that fosters discussion and networking for members and seeks to encourage, develop and advance the skills of members working in the data governance discipline.

The Data Administration Newsletter is an electronic newsletter that focuses on the exchange of ideas between individuals related to data administration. Every article focuses on tips, techniques, and strategies on how to manage corporate data as a valued asset.

The Data Administration Management Association of New York, DAMA-NY, explores the role of information management in today's competitive global market place. DAMA-NY events bring together the best and the brightest to present and discuss the new strategies which are changing the way business is done in the information age.

DAMA-NY is the organization for business executives with information needs, for information managers who must be aware of emerging management techniques, and for information management professionals who wish to acquire the latest skills.

www.dama.org

DAMA, the Data Management Association International is a not-for-profit, vendor independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information and data management. The primary purpose of DAMA International is to promote the understanding, development, and practice of managing data and information to support business strategies. DAMA International has chapters and members throughout the world.

www.edmcouncil.org

The Enterprise Data Management Council (EDM Council) is a neutral business forum founded by the financial industry to elevate the practice of data management as mandate for efficient business operations. The Council was established in 2005 as a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association to create and implement standards for effective data management; to develop best practice recommendations for EDM implementation; to conduct data management-related research; and to provide a network for all segments of the data management industry to use for the development of business relationships.

The prime directive of the Council is to ensure that all consumers have trust and confidence that the data they rely on for decision-making, analysis, trading, clearing, settlement, modeling, business development, valuation, risk assessment, compliance, etc. is precisely what they expect it to be (i.e. fit-for-purpose) without the need for manual reconciliation or multiple data transformations. The Council is a mutual organization of members and governed by an elected Board of Directors.

www.idma.org

The Insurance Data Management Association, Inc. (IDMA) is an independent, non-profit professional association that provides education seminars and forums, one-day classes, and a formal certification curriculum for individuals who want to further their career with training in Insurance Data Management ­ including Insurance Statistical Data, Financial Data, Data Administration and Warehousing, Systems and Project Management, Data Processing and Data Quality.