Data Quality Tools

Future functionality includes:
• Geocoding
• 411 directory assistance data
• NCOA^Link change-of-address

DQ*Plus Basic

The Next-Generation Data Quality Platform for Oracle

DQ*Plus Basic corrects and validates addresses for the United States and Canada using address data from the USPS and Canada Post. In addition to address correction, DQ*Plus Basic will also standardize, format, and generally clean up data anywhere in your data source. DQ*Plus Basic is ideal for call centers, data warehousing, business intelligence and database administration.

Features and Benefits
    • Intuitive GUI designed for the business user -- no programming needed
    • Easy to install – implements in hours
    • Java-based Web service – nothing to update or maintain

Account and Contact Cleanup
In addition to address verification and correction, DQ*Plus Basic also cleans up data about organizations and individuals. This includes things like setting the case (UPPER, Mixed, lower) of your data, removing leading, trailing, or multiple spaces, and formatting phone numbers. DQ*Plus Basic puts you in complete control of formatting the data the way you want it.

Designed for the Business User
DQ*Plus Basic has an intuitive point-and-click interface that eliminates the steep learning curve commonly associated with enterprise-class products. DQ*Plus Basic uses common terminology that you readily understand. There are no cryptic instructions or confusing screens.

DQ*Plus Basic Administration Features
These functions help you manage the data quality life cycle of your data through a comprehensive process.

Rules
Easily define data quality rules with a point-and-click interface.

Fields
Cleans data anywhere in your database, in any fields: names, phone numbers, addresses, etc.

Data Sets
Easily define only the records you want cleansed to minimize your costs and maximize ROI.

Scheduling
Batch cleansing according to a schedule that you define: once only; periodically; or persistent cleansing for virtually constantly clean data.

Monitoring
Live monitoring of active cleansing process.

Auditing
A complete history of every change made to your data.

Reporting
A history and analysis of your data quality process.

Easy Implementation and Integration
DQ*Plus Basic implements in hours, not weeks, faster than any other data quality solution on the market. DQ*Plus Basic is a Java application that provides a Web services API for ease of integration with internally developed systems, commercial EAI products, and third party applications.

Technical Information
DQ*Plus Basic provides application connectors for Oracle E-Business and Siebel, and database connectors for Oracle 8-11g and SQL Server 2000 or higher.