Enterprise infrastructure company Sybase South Africa and Similarity Systems, the leading supplier of business-focused data quality solutions, have announced a partnership to promote data quality services in Africa.
Under the terms of an agreement, the BI Practice of Sybase SA becomes a Similarity Systems data quality consulting partner and Athanor distributor.
Similarity Systems' Athanor is a data quality solution that enables business information owners and data analysts to take control of enterprise-wide data quality. This solution offers a single platform for tackling data quality at multiple points across the organisation while maintaining centralised control and management of data quality standards.
The combination of Sybase's implementation and consultancy skills with Similarity Systems' data quality product provides African businesses in financial services, retail and consumer products, manufacturing, telecommunications, government and healthcare with a complete solution for the successful planning and execution of data quality initiatives.
"To date most organisations have attempted to tackle data quality on a tactical basis by improving data within a single application or business area. This combined solution enables organisations to address this growing problem at a strategic level for the first time," said Alan Cowley, CEO, Sybase SA.
"Solving the problem of low-quality data requires a combination of people, processes and technology. Sybase has a wealth of business experience and technical know-how, which coupled with Athanor is enabling its customers in SA to reap the benefits of high quality data," said Garry Moroney, CEO, Similarity Systems.
Poor data quality costs businesses and government agencies vast amounts of money every year. Defective data leads to breakdowns in the supply chain, poor business decisions and inferior customer relationship management.
By providing solutions to generate, measure and maintain high quality data, Similarity Systems and Sybase enable data owners to rapidly achieve important benefits, including cost savings, better decision-making, improved customer service and more streamlined supply chain management.
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Sybase SA is the sole African representative of Sybase Inc (USA), one of the largest global independent software companies, and has offices across the continent. Sybase's open architecture solutions provide the data management and mobility necessary to create the unwired enterprise.
The company has three solutions focused "practices": The Data Management Practice, The Business Intelligence Practice and The Unwired Practice, each mandated to assist in converting technology into holistic, end-to-end solutions that meet specific business needs. The practices offer a solid combination of technology know-how and business area expertise.
Similarity Systems
Similarity Systems (www.similaritysystems.com) is a leading provider of business-focused data quality management solutions. The company's flagship offering, Athanor is a unique data quality solution that enables business information owners and data analysts to take control of enterprise-wide data quality. Athanor offers a single platform for tackling data quality at multiple points across the organisation while maintaining centralised control and management of data quality standards.
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