Identity Resolution Daily Links 2010-03-13
[Post from Infoglide] Architectures for Entity Resolution-Part 2
“In the last post we examined how entity resolution (ER) systems are actually implemented, starting with the most basic merge/purge process and heterogeneous join systems. Both of these approaches focus on collecting equivalent references from among the sources provided, either as a large batch of references in a single file, or through queries against a federation of databases…”
The Foundry: Thwarting the Next Terrorist Attack: Are We More Prepared?
“Knowing what we know now, would the U.S. be able to stop another attack like that of Christmas Day 2009? This is certainly the question on the minds of many Americans today. It is also one that Jamie McIntyre, veteran journalist and blogger for Military.com, had the opportunity to ask of Rand Beers, Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate from DHS, at a Heritage Foundation National Security Bloggers Luncheon.”
Perceptive Information Strategies: Informatica and the Identity Opportunity
“In the middle of all of this are software providers, primarily IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight Solutions, Infoglide (which is providing software for the DHS) and Informatica… Identity recognition and resolution systems enable organizations to use data matches to gain a better understanding of identity across multiple systems. This could include not just individual identities but also networks and relationships: that is, who people know and how they are connected.”
Managing Automation: The MDM Supplier Market Gets a Little Smaller
“It’s been a heady couple of months in the IT infrastructure market, as any independent company that wasn’t tied down seemed to be swept up in a whirlwind of M&A activity. Independent data integration specialist Informatica, a 4,000-customer company in business since 1993, announced in January that it had acquired Siperian for $130 million.”
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