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DataFlux Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS Institute headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is a software provider of data management technology and services. Founded in 1997, the company originally focused on data cleansing tools, but has evolved into a global provider of enterprise data quality, data integration and master data management (MDM) solutions.
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History
In 1997 three friends and coworkers at Seer Technologies, Bob Brauer, Don Williams and Scott Gidley, founded DataFlux to provide organizations with data quality software. The early technology focused on "dirty data", especially in the areas of invalid address data and name ambiguity within databases. While their technology was promising, the founders struggled to attract interest from venture capitalists. Despite the funding setbacks, they managed to keep the business afloat even during the dot-com bust in the late 1990s. In 2000, SAS Institute purchased DataFlux based on its data quality capabilities. DataFlux relocated its offices from Raleigh, North Carolina to Cary, NC – only a few miles away from SAS. In September 2000, the company hired Tony Fisher as its president and CEO.
Company
DataFlux has offices across the globe, from the US to Europe to Australia. Its customer base encompasses practically every industry, including finance, transportation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, retail, telecommunications, education, government and utilities.
Products
DataFlux software products include solutions for both IT and business users. For example, the DataFlux Data Management Platform provides organizations with the ability to plan and complete data integration, data quality and MDM projects from a single interface, while business solutions like data governance and data optimization enable users to manage their existing data.
DataFlux works with organizations that are pursuing a better way to manage data within customer relationship management systems (CRM), enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) and data warehouses.
DataFlux Data Management Platform
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Competitors
According to analyst firm Gartner, DataFlux's main competitors include Harte-Hanks, Informatica, IBM and SAP. More recently, Talend and Ataccama have emerged on the Gartner Magic Quadrant as competitors.
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Categories:- Software companies of the United States
- Companies established in 1997
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