IBM Initiate Master Data Service

IBM® Initiate Master Data Service is included in IBM InfoSphere® MDM Enterprise Edition, IBM InfoSphere MDM Advanced Edition, and IBM InfoSphere MDM Standard Edition.

IBM Initiate Master Data Service assembles a virtual view of master data from existing systems, delivering tailored views whenever and wherever they are needed. IBM Initiate Master Data Service can help organizations improve customer service, lower costs, and reduce risks, while meeting current and future business needs.

IBM Initiate Master Data Service provides:

• A virtual master registry that improves existing foundational processes and applications.
• Views of trusted information that are delivered in real time and tailored to individual users or groups.
• Data stewardship and data governance capabilities to help resolve differences between source systems and maintain data integrity.
• Powerful relationship and hierarchy management capabilities that provide significant value in managing both household and business-to-business relationships.
• An assembled "single view" of key data such as Customer, Patient, Product, Account, and Location information, and their relationships.
• Accuracy, performance, and scalability to grow from departmental implementations to multinational enterprises, with proven deployments across a dozen industries.
• Exceptional time-to-value for virtual registry implementations.

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