Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-03-20
[Post from Infoglide] Matching – MDM’s “Secret Sauce”
[Dan Power, Hub Solution Designs]”Few areas in master data management (MDM) are as critical as identity resolution. Just yesterday, I was working with a client on a matching issue where their customer (a car dealership) was matched to a veterinary clinic because the business names both contained the city and the client had somehow entered the address of the vet clinic in their customer record.”
Risk & Insurance: California Insurance commissioner announces $1 million grant to fight comp fraud
“After a meeting of the state’s Advisory Task Force on Insurance Fraud’s Blue Ribbon Review Committee last year, Poizner announced the implementation several actions to help reduce fraudulent claims, including the creation of a fusion center for insurance fraud investigations so law enforcement can share information more efficiently and quickly to identify emerging trends and crime patterns.”
“Ambitious IT projects in areas such as enterprise data warehousing (EDW) and master data management (MDM) are likely to suffer as CIOs focus more on reducing IT costs, than leveraging IT to help the business fight the recession. As I noted in a recent blog, the solutions that will have the most impact in 2009 will be those that offer quick and low-cost approaches that help organizations reduce costs and enable business users to become more productive and self-sufficient.”
Peter Greenburg Worldwide: Additional TSA Security Measures: Progressive or Oppressive?
“Dubbed ‘Secure Flight,’ the new program will require anyone who buys a plane ticket to give their birth date and gender along with their name when they make a reservation. The information will then be cross-referenced against various government ‘watch lists’ of potential terrorists, and only people who don’t match will be cleared to fly. Authorities claim the new procedure will improve the quality of the ‘no fly’ list and prevent misidentifications from occurring.”
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