IBM InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM (IBM Master Data Management)

IBM MDM Server for PIM (Product Information Management) creates uniformity and consistency of information on the client's products. Software allows the companies to create a uniform repository of up-to-date information about products which can be used on the scale of all organization when implementing strategic business programs. IBM MDM is a part of the system the module of quality control of data, and the openness of MDM platforms allows to execute development of procedures of import export of data and also provides a possibility of integration of additional components and systems.

The relevance and reliability of corporate information is a crucial factor for acceptance of management decisions in the conditions of crisis. Proposed solution increases efficiency of business processes of the company due to creation of a single corporate system of NSI on the basis of standardization of accounting and management information and providing with the unified relevant, complete and consistent normative reference information of users of corporate applications.

The solution intended for product information management for centralization and communication of data on a product in all enterprise, and management of these data. IBM InfoSphere MDM Server for Product Information Management is a crucial element of strategy of management of basic data of the customer. This product earlier known as WebSphere Product Center, allows customers to create uniform information representation about a product for the solution of strategic business challenges. The new version of this product received the name IBM InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM. This product allows:

• provides a flexible data model,
• allows to aggregate and at the same time to publish data from external and internal sources,
• it will be approved with the existing business processes,
• uses access rights for protection of integrity of information.

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for PIM provides broad functionality on product information management of the organization, including binding of the different objects located in different information systems and containing information on products, the addresses, the organizations and conditions of cooperation with partners.

Expanded data model of product accounting

The companies should manage different measurements of product accounting and including information on the goods and its arrangement, information on the partner and other connected information: prices, cooperation conditions. Through InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM it is possible to manage information on goods and its arrangement using an unlimited number of any qualifiers and also merchandising, geographical and operational hierarchies.

Organizational modeling with role-level and attribute-level administration

Information on products often belongs and is controlled poltzovatel from different divisions of the organization. With InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM of the organization can segment different groups of attributes of product accounting by the centers of responsibility (for example, logistics, finance, pricing, marketing, purchases, etc.).

Vsestoronnya support business of processes

InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM is designed thus to support and expand business processes on information management about product accounting in the company. Thanks to it by means of InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM mechanisms it is possible to describe both the current business process, and new (to-be) business process. Multiple classifications and hierarchies are a basis of setup of features of product accounting of the specific organization. InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM provides multilingual support of product information management of the organization.

High performance, scalability and reliability

InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM has high reliability, performance and scalability and is designed for information management about millions of products with information localized and provided to requirements of local regulators. The organizations can provide access to InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM to hundreds of users who manage information on products in hundreds of warehouses.

Openness, support of SOA

InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM can function in the heterogeneous IT environment and is integrated with the means of the guaranteed delivery leading in the class, such as WebSphere MQ and also supports a set of protocols: as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, JMS and Web Services. Using the Web Services interfaces which can be developed on Java, InfoSphere MDM Server for PIM it can be built in the IT infrastructure conforming to the SOA standards.

New opportunities in version 6.0:

• increase in convenience of using thanks to the configured screens;
• easy integration on the basis of the service-oriented architecture (SOA);
• standardization using API interfaces of Java;
• speeding up and scalabilities;
• advanced instruments of maintenance.