Clavis Technology Partners with Broadstreet Data Solutions to Support Data Governance and Master Data Management Initiatives with Pre-Emptive Data Quality

Toronto ON and Dublin Ireland, November 12, 2009: Clavis Technology, which develops and markets the Clavis Data Quality Steward™ on-demand data quality governance solution, has partnered with Broadstreet Data Solutions, a leading data solutions consulting firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Broadstreet Data’s offers comprehensive data management and data solution application development services with a focus on Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. The partnership announced today will enable it to offer its customers a solution that provides data quality controls and governance in upstream data creation and data update processes, which is essential to ensure the success of MDM and data governance initiatives.

“Poor data quality is an intractable problem in large organizations. Once incorrect data gets into an information system it becomes difficult and costly to rectify,” said Bill Coleman, chief operating officer and general manager, at Broadstreet Data Solutions. “Clavis Data Quality Steward is the first product to focus on fixing data quality problems in upstream data collection forms, documents, spreadsheets and applications where most master data is created; enabling large organizations to get their data ‘right the first time’.”

“Broadstreet Data works with its customers to develop data governance policies and master data management solutions in order to enhance productivity and maximize results for their operations,” said Martin Query, vice president of sales, North America, Clavis Technology. “Clavis Data Quality Steward paves the way for data governance compliance and MDM ongoing operation by enabling organizations to dramatically improve master data quality, even before it touches the MDM or is used in an enterprise application.”

Clavis Data Quality Steward is delivered in the cloud as Software as a Service, which means Broadstreet Data customers don’t need to install any additional software to benefit from data quality controls in their data collection and data creation processes. The data quality solution is accessible inside and outside the enterprise, enabling suppliers, trading partners and customers to apply the same data quality standards to any process. It is easy to configure, offers accelerated time-to-results and universal access based on a scalable subscription-based pricing model.

ABOUT CLAVIS TECHNOLOGY

Clavis Technology develops and markets Clavis Data Quality Steward™, the first cloud-based pre-emptive data quality and data quality governance solution. With Clavis Data Quality Steward organizations can focus on preventing data quality problems by getting data ‘right first time’ to eliminate the major costs and losses associated with bad data in their core IT and Master Data Management systems. Provided online as Software as a Service the data quality and data governance solution is easy to use, easy to integrate and universally accessible. It accelerates time-to-results, and offers an affordable, predictable, and scalable subscription-based pricing model to enable more organizations to reap the benefits of high quality data.

For more information: www.clavistechnology.com

ABOUT BROADSTREET DATA SOLUTIONS

Broadstreet Data Solutions has grown into one of Canada's premier boutique data solutions consulting firms. Founded in 2001 and originally called DSC, Broadstreet Data has deep expertise in five key verticals Master Data Management, Data Integration & Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Application Development and Information Search & Access. Broadstreet Data has contributed leadership and tactical support in critical data management projects at some of Canada's largest companies. Customers include: CIBC Mellon, Labatt, GlaxoSmithKline, Pernod Ricard, Celestica, Bruce Power etc. Broadstreet Data offers comprehensive consulting solutions that enhance the data life cycle of our clients to increase productivity and maximize business results. We will help you to get the INFORMATION that you need to make better decisions, faster!

For more information: www.broadstreetdata.com or 416-945-6646