DataFlux offers data quality integration technology and services that ensure a consistent, accurate and unified view of enterprise data. With DataFlux solutions, organizations can discover and manage data on customers, products or suppliers. A single-platform technology suite allows business and information technology users to analyze, improve and control any data. The result is a single, comprehensive view of mission-critical corporate information - accessible from any application and updated in real time.

Exeros, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, was founded in 2002 by senior executives with more than 50 years combined experience in data management and integration.  Funded by Bay Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, and Alliance Bernstein, the company's mission is to lower the risks of hidden sensitive data and increase the efficiency and accuracy of data integration projects through automated data relationship discovery and data mapping.

NEON Enterprise Software, Inc. is the technology leader in enterprise data management software and services. As the rules of business change, our solutions let you efficiently control, protect and manage your data with confidence. Founded in 1995, NESI is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas and serves customers worldwide with its dedicated team of industry experts. For more information about NEON Enterprise Software, visit our website or contact us at 1.888 338.6366

Siperian, Inc. offers the most flexible software platform for master data management across heterogeneous IT environments. With Siperian MDM Hub™ companies can reconcile any master data type, whether customer, product or location-and present real-time unified views to business users within existing business applications and reports. Allergan, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, EcoLab, EMC Corporation, LexisNexis, Pfizer, and State Street Bank are among the Fortune 500 companies placing their trust in Siperian solutions.

Global IDs, based in New York City, provides software and services that address the multiple facets of data stewardship program. We provide solutions that help organizations, manage the cost and complexity associated with large data environments (100+ databases). Our solutions help companies monetize their information assets, through a structured process of data discovery, data profiling, data quality, data integration, hierarchy management and data monitoring.

Adaptive is the leading developer of enterprise-class metadata repositories for end-users, consultancies and OEMs.Adaptive's ubiquitous interoperable repository platform provides enterprise-wide web-based capabilities to integrate, analyze and collaborate on multiple models, architectures and tools across an evolving set of technologies, applications and users. Global 2000 customers use Adaptive to support and manage their Compliance, Governance and Transparency needs.Adaptive develops and markets solutions in Metadata Management, Enterprise Architecture and enables other vendors' Repository-Based Solutions.

Initiate Systems is the leading provider of customer-centric master data management (MDM) software for companies that want to create complete, real-time views of people, households and organizations from data dispersed across disparate systems. More than 100 companies have deployed Initiate Identity Hub™ solutions to enable strategic initiatives that increase revenue and profitability, reduce operational costs, facilitate data stewardship, ensure regulatory compliance and improve customer satisfaction.

SilverTrain is a product agnostic, full lifecycle Business Intelligence and data management consulting firm. Our BI / DW solutions encompass the full lifecycle from strategic advisory and planning to solution architecture and implementation. Our expertise includes data quality, business requirements gathering, data monitoring, key performance indicator analysis. Our philosophy is to first equip companies with the knowledge necessary to make educated decisions, enabling them to engage with a consulting company when it is truly appropriate.

Transparency Software is a leading provider of data governance solutions for data auditing, compliance and security. Unlike existing products that are limited to low level technical monitoring, Transparency Vision is built on patent-pending data service recognition technology, Transparency SRT™, that automatically discovers, monitors and reports on the service interactions between applications and database systems. These service interactions, Transparency Business Actions, provide the fundamental business visibility needed for implementing business driven data governance solutions.

Varonis is the foremost innovator and solution provider of comprehensive, actionable data governance solutions. Named a 2007 "Cool Vendor in Data Management and Integration" by Gartner, the company has more than 100 installations worldwide. Based on patent-pending technology and a highly accurate analytics engine, Varonis' solutions give organizations total visibility and control over their data, ensuring that only the right users have access to the right data at all times. Venture backed by Accel Partners, Evergreen Venture Partners and Pitango Venture Capital, the company has headquarters in New York, N.Y., with research and development offices in Hertzliya, Israel. More information can be found at www.varonis.com.

DAMA International is a not-for-profit, vendor- independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information resource management (IRM) and data resource management (DRM). DAMA International's primary purpose is to promote the understanding, development and practice of managing information and data as a key enterprise asset.

The Data Administration Newsletter, LLC is an award winning electronic publication that focuses on the various disciplines of data management. TDAN.com will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary in July of 2007 and presently attracts more than 80,000 visitors a month. The publication is produced by Robert S. Seiner, a well-known data management specialist that focuses on "Non-Invasive©" Data Governance & Data Stewardship program development.

The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is a non-profit, international professional association comprised of business and IT professionals in all areas of meta-data practice. MPO provides a community that fosters discussion, advancement and increased understanding of meta-data as it is applied in the field.  The MPO seeks to disseminate technical and professional information to meta-data practitioners of all levels of experience.

Founded in 2003, Purisma is a leading provider of a solutions-driven master data management (MDM) platform for enterprises. With Purisma's incremental approach, enterprises can now achieve unprecedented accuracy, validation, and alignment of data across multiple applications and external data sources, in a way that is faster and easier that any competing approach. By delivering all of the value of large-scale MDM solutions without the re-engineering, cost and risk, Purisma has reset the bar for what MDM can achieve.