Exhibit, Sponsors and Perspective Sessions

• Platinum Sponsors
• Gold Sponsors
• Sponsors
• Endorsed By
• Hosted By
• Media Sponsors
• Perspective Sessions

EXHIBIT HOURS:

Monday 1 November			Tuesday 2 November
	10:30-11:00			10:30-11:00
	12:30-14:00			12:00-13:30
	15:30-16:00			15:35-16:05
	17:30-19:00			17:05-18:45

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

EVAXYX www.evaxyx.com

Delivering solutions that work for your business Evaxyx is an established professional services consultancy. Working closely with our clients, our core competencies are the design & delivery of enterprise-wide customer management and data management solutions in high volume, business to consumer environments. Evaxyx has established partnerships with acknowledged global software leaders including Ab Initio and Trillium Software. We believe our focused expertise provides clients with the UK’s foremost technical and project management competence in high end data warehousing, data migration, data cleansing and enterprise data management solutions. BSkyB, NFU Mutual, Norwich Union and Scottish Courage are leading UK businesses who have engaged Evaxyx to deliver core business initiatives.

GOLD SPONSORS:

TRILLIUM SOFTWARE www.trilliumsoftware.com

The Trillium Software System® provides a failsafe source of total data quality for enterprise business systems. Trillium Software®, a division of Harte-Hanks, is today the most trusted provider of technologies for continuous global data analysis, cleansing, enhancement, and monitoring. Many of the world’s leading companies use the Trillium Software System and Trillium Software Discovery to dramatically lower the costs and risks associated with data integration, data transformation, enterprise data quality, and data-dependent regulatory compliance. Trillium Perspective Session

Ab Initio Software www.abinitio.com

"Ab Initio has created a new class of software for building, powering, and managing mission-critical information processing systems. Ab Initio software solves the hardest problems in corporate computing — how to take massive amounts of data from the widest array of sources and process them using any and all hardware resources available; how to make that process scale infinitely as the volumes of data grow; and how to give developers building specific processing applications the flexibility to quickly translate complex logic into reality. The world’s leading companies are using Ab Initio software to build enterprise-scale applications with unmatched performance and complete scalability." Ab Initio Perspective Session

SIMILARITY SYSTEMS www.similaritysystems.com

Similarity Systems is a leading provider of business-focused data quality solutions. The company’s flagship offering, ATHANOR™, is a suite of second generation data quality software products that enables organizations to rapidly identify and correct data quality problems based around an end-to-end data quality management and improvement process. From extraction and upfront data quality analysis, to cleansing and transformation ATHANOR is a powerful and easy to use system that quickly leads to tangible results. The product handles all the key functions of a data quality strategy from profiling and matching to standardization and consolidation. Leading organizations in financial services, utilities, telecommunications, manufacturing & distribution and government use ATHANOR to guarantee data quality in CRM, BI, Data Warehouse, and ERP and supply chain systems. For further information, please visit http://www.similaritysystems.com. Similarity Systems Perspective Session

TRANATO www.tranato.com

Tranato exists to help make sense of your information. We know that Information Quality cannot be solved by a “one-size fits all” solution but requires an in-depth understanding of the business and technical issues involved. Tranato’s consultants are dedicated Information Quality professionals with extensive experience of the full project lifecycle. Gained from our work with major organisations in the Financial, Telco and Utilities markets, this encompasses everything from identifying the need and building the business case to designing, building, testing and deploying IQ solutions. Working with your key knowledge workers, Tranato will deliver an IQ solution that fits your business. Tranato Perspective Session

DATAFLUX www.dataflux.com

DataFlux is a global software company that provides leading edge data management technology for data profiling, data quality, data integration, data augmentation and data monitoring. DataFlux provides comprehensive data management solutions that help you inspect, correct, integrate, enhance and control your data. With better data, you can build a solid information foundation that can enhance the effectiveness of data-driven initiatives such as CRM, ERP, data warehousing and database marketing. DataFlux is a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS Institute, the market leader in providing business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. For more on DataFlux, visit: www.dataflux.com. DataFlux Perspective Session

SYBASE www.sybase.com/powerdesigner

Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions for information management, development and integration. At this conference, Sybase will be presenting its all-in-one enterprise modelling tool, PowerDesigner. PowerDesigner combines several standard modelling techniques: application modelling through UML, business process modelling and traditional database modelling. PowerDesigner offers features for the most discriminating database modellers, including the latest in RDBMS support, more powerful database analysis tools and IDEF 1/X Notation. Sybase Perspective Session

QAS www.qas.com

QAS is the developer of the QuickAddress range of international address management software, which captures, cleans and enhances address records within any organisation. The software validates address data against records of national postal authorities, such as the Royal Mail's Postcode Address File. QAS' new award-winning suite of software, QuickAddress DataWorld, represents a development investment of over £2.5 million. QuickAddress DataWorld delivers the most comprehensive solution available for organisations seeking to enhance the accuracy of their B2C and B2B customer address data and to unlock the true potential of that data by adding additional information. QAS Perspective Session

OBJECTSTORE www.objectstore.net

ObjectStore® is a global provider of real-time data management products. Its solutions enable enterprise data caching and complex event processing, providing high performance and scalable systems. ObjectStore products are used in multiple application areas such as real time data caching, complex data management but also for event driven architecture and leaders in financial services, government, manufacturing, retail and telecommunications have been using ObjectStore for more than 15 years. ObjectStore is an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, a global software industry leader headquartered in Bedford, Mass. USA. ObjectStore Perspective Session

THE DATA CIRCLE www.thedatacircle.co.uk

Embarcadero Technologies, data integration and data management specialist has built on its relationships with data improvement specialist, DQ Global, and data profiling specialist, Business Data Quality, to provide companies with an end-to-end data management solution, known as ‘The Data Circle.’ Embarcadero DT/Studio, a model-driven data integration solution, allows users to transform, migrate and integrate large quantities of data from disparate sources using a Java-based visual data modelling tool. Business Data Quality’s BDQ Suite is a next generation data profiling solution that provides organisations with a detailed and accurate understanding of their data assets. DQ Global offers a range of data quality software applications and toolkits to ensure all data is accurate, correctly formatted and duplicate free for every stage in its development, delivering a healthy and reliable single source of information for all users. Together, the three company solution set enables organisations to manage the entire lifecycle of their data, from cleansing and quality assessment to integration into the business. The Data Circle Perspective Session

SPONSORS:

UNICORN www.unicorn.com

Unicorn Solutions Inc. (www.unicorn.com) turns multiple data resources into coherent business information by allowing each system’s proprietary “data language” to be mapped to a common business language - a methodology known as Semantic Information Management (SIM). This is a low-cost high-impact approach to achieving a seamless enterprise without disrupting existing systems. With SIM an enterprise knows where its data is and what it means providing a foundation for accelerating business integration and business intelligence projects while increasing IT’s agility and efficiency. The SIM methodology is supported by the Unicorn System™, the world’s only all-in-one system for managing enterprise information resources. The Unicorn System includes an active enterprise metadata repository, ontology modeling, semantic mapping and services to support the management and integration of data. Libraries based on industry standards accelerate the attainment of a common business language in the insurance, financial services, and government sectors. Unicorn is based in New York City and London.

ASG www.asg.com

ASG's business is to partner with clients to improve productivity and significantly enhance performance through the intelligent use of technology. Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately held global enterprise software and professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in the Security Management, Applications Management, Operations Management, Information Management, Performance Management, and Infrastructure Management arenas - including business re-engineering, systems integration, and systems development. ASG has approximately 900 employees, $169 million in annual revenues, 7,000 customer sites, and 18,000 software licenses worldwide. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Florida, USA, with more than 45 offices serving the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia/Pacific. Inc. magazine recognized ASG as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States, with a three-year growth rate of 394 percent. For more information, visit ASG at www.asg.com.

DATANOMIC www.datanomic.com

Datanomic's breakthrough software product combines data audit and discovery with flexible data cleansing, validation and re-engineering in an integrated package. Datanomic eliminates poor quality or 'dirty' data without the need for extensive custom coding or manual re-keying of data. Through ease of use, speed of implementation and flexibility, Datanomic ensures that problems or uncertainties with data are identified and resolved within a repeatable, standards-based solution. Datanomic is used within the Finance, Telecoms, Utilities, Manufacturing, Process Industry, Retail and Defence sectors, with proven IT project cost savings of 80% and multi-million pound business benefits. Datanomic customers include Alliance and Leicester, AMEC Oil and Gas, COLT Telecom and Powergen.

INFOSHARE www.infoshare-is.com

Gartner Group estimates that more than 25 percent of critical data within Fortune 1,000 businesses is inaccurate or incomplete. Yet these companies continue to invest in technology such as BI, warehouses or CRM which are crippled by bad data. The message is clear. Throwing IT at the data problem doesn't work. Infoshare focuses on measuring existing data quality in any IT and factually determining the gap between a company's current data accuracy and 100% accuracy. Only then can you determine how this "gap" translates to revenue loss, risk increase or degraded IT performance. Infoshare provides a credible method for tracking back to fix the hidden individual data errors which degrade IT performance. Infoshare's technology is at present trialling in the US. Customers include Barclays Bank, Huchison 3G and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

OASIS www.oasis-open.com

OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit, international consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. The consortium produces standards for Web services, security, e-business, and standardization efforts in the public sector and for application-specific markets. Founded in 1993, OASIS has more than 3,000 participants representing over 600 organizations and individual members in 100 countries. Approved OASIS Standards include CAP, DocBook, DSML, ebXML, SAML, SPML, UDDI, WSRP, WSS, XACML, and XCBF. . http://www.oasis-open.org.

HARTE-HANKS www.hartehanks.com/europe

Harte-Hanks is a worldwide marketing company that provides a range of direct and interactive solutions to national and international consumer and business-to-business marketers. Proven specialists, working for over 35 years in Database Marketing, Harte-Hanks has experience of more than 600 customer databases. Our Customer Data Solutions are designed to tackle the challenges of global information quality, data quality and data management. We work with our clients to deliver a best practice approach, bringing together the right combination of people, processes and technology to reduce risk and improve ROI.

ZOOMIX www.zoomix.com

Zoomix provides Intelligent Data Mastering to enterprise business by creating coherent information from heterogeneous data sources. Zoomix accomplishes that by accessing structured and unstructured data from multiple systems within one or more organizations; matching information through statistical analysis and AI in a self-learning system; creating a consistent and logical information mapping; and transforming information to match corporate standards. The Zoomix solution provides companies a much clearer picture of their information, and significant time and cost savings over other methods.

GLUE www.glueltd.com

glue: is a specialist IS strategy and execution consulting organisation focussing on the provision of enterprise (service oriented) architecture, process consulting, technology value management, organisation & governance, portfolio & programme management and solution delivery services. Our focus is on helping the CIO and the executive IS management team realise a range of 'enterprise integration', ‘enterprise information visibility’ and technology-enabled business objectives through: the creation of pragmatic and re-usable enterprise and solution architectures the exploitation of existing legacy software and data assets the creation of the client case for enterprise level investments in BPM/Workflow/BI/BAM/Portal/EAI/Data Management/AppServer technologies the delivery of the complete solution life cycle from architecture to solution implementation to operational support the optimisation of cross-programme IS budgets & resources the implementation and enforcement of IS governance and portfolio risk management frameworks glue: has complementary partnerships with some of the world's largest business consulting firms as well as a portfolio of technology solutions providers with whom we seek to maintain our status as a dedicated provider of industry-leading independent advice and associated delivery expertise. Our partnerships and consultant knowledge-base covers such technologies as: IBM Websphere, Siebel (UAN/UCM), SAP (Netweaver), WebMethods, Tibco/Staffware, Intalio, SeeBeyond, Informatica, Trillium, Ab-Initio and Vignette. We differentiate ourselves by providing a combination of ‘pragmatic thought leadership’ and IPR enabled packaged services to our clients that decrease the time and cost to value. Our clients cover multiple industry sectors and include organisations such as Amersham, Argos, Arup, Axa, BBC, Boots, Burberry, BSKYB, Diageo, General Motors, ICI Paints, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, nPower, Vodafone and WH Smiths.

TAH www.www.tah.co.uk

Prototype, Deploy and Document a Data Warehouse in weeks Often data warehouse projects fail due to poor design, poor implementation, poor documentation, high costs or all of the above. TAH provide a unique tool to build, manage, maintain, document and operate data warehouses. The tool (Wherescape RED) encourages a best practice approach (Ralph Kimball) for design and implementation providing fast development, easy maintenance and easy extension of the data warehouse. Fast and consistent implementation reduces up front building costs and also ongoing maintenance costs. Existing data warehouses can be “retro fitted” achieving above benefits. Key Benefits: educed time and cost of building a data warehouse Full documentation generated for users and for support staff Efficient and Consistent data warehouse design Integrated scheduling and updating engine (ELT) Easy to use interface Prototype and Deploy a data warehouse in weeks Contact TAH for more information on www.tah.co.uk, email: info@tah.co.uk. Telephone +44 (0) 8700 138080.

ENDORSED BY:

BCS QUALITY SIG www.bcs.org

The Quality Specialist Group is one of the larger Specialist Groups and has several active regional sub-groups. Interests are wide ranging and cover all aspects of quality in IT.

BCS DATA MANAGEMENT SIG www.bcs.org

A study group for the exchange of experience and good practice on data analysis, database design, repositories, data management and information resource planning. The group addresses data-centric aspects of project development as well as techniques for data interchange and understanding across separate information systems.

HOSTED BY:

DAMA UK www.damauk.org or www.dama.org

The drive for the future is to successfully focus on providing quality support to core members whilst guaranteeing sufficient financial income to ensure sustained activity. The four areas which DAMA UK recommends addressing over the next two years are: Academic - to survey UK organisations to understand their Data Management skill set needs and then induce academic institutions to supply them. Data Quality (DQ) - to benchmark data quality standards in the UK and encourage development of business awareness of the importance of DQ and help develop DG metrics. Government regulations versus data - to increase awareness of the legal implications of data management, assist organisations in reducing their legal liabilities and support ETA (and others) lobby for "data clever" legislation. Data Standards - survey requirements then work with other organisations (eg BCS) to develop effective data standards.

MEDIA SPONSORS:

Information Age www.infoconomy.com

Information Age is the UK's leading monthly magazine dedicated to helping managers maximise the use of technology for business advantage. Information Age is a monthly, business magazine for technology decision makers: the people who are defining the strategy & the budget, buying the products & the services, & delivering the value to their businesses through technology. Information Age provides analysis, information & insight in three streams: technology, which covers the latest developments in software, hardware & services strategy, which covers how organisation should, or are, implementing technology & new business practices; finance, which discusses the costs & the financial implications of technological decisions.

TDAN www.tdan.com/

The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com) is a reputable and non-biased on-line source for information about the data management and business intelligence industries. TDAN.com was recently named an "exceptional resource" by DM Review and has received "Editor's Choice" honors from America Online, Netscape, datawarehouse.com, and searchdatabase.com over the past five years.

CUTTER CONSORTIUM www.cutter.com

Cutter Consortium's Business Intelligence Practice shows you how to empower your corporate decision making! Through our subscription-based service, you receive monthly Reports, Summaries, Updates and weekly E-mail Advisors of the latest business intelligence technologies and strategies on topics including data warehousing, data quality and management, knowledge management, CRM, portals, ERP, supply chain intelligence and more! Please visit <http://www.cutter.com/advisory/intel.html>.

XML ORG www.www.xml.org/xml/news_market

XML.ORG is a credible, independent resource for news, education, and information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings. Hosted by OASIS and funded by organizations who are committed to product-independent data exchange, XML.ORG offers valuable tools, such as the XML.ORG Catalog, to help you make critical decisions about whether and how to employ XML in your business. For businesspeople and technologists alike, XML.ORG offers a uniquely independent view of what's happening in the XML industry.

PERSPECTIVE SESSIONS:

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For further information on exhibiting please contact jeremy.hall@irmuk.co.uk tel +44 (0)20 8866 8366.