Product and Solution Overview

EBX5, The Next Generation of MDM. Enterprise-class Power. User-focused Experience.
Orchestra Networks' EBX5 multidomain Master Data Management (MDM) software is an end-to-end, model-driven and flexible MDM solution. Business users, data stewards and IT experts now have the ability to collaborate on one single, unified platform and take advantage of MDM content and every feature, including: data modeling, hierarchy management, governance workflow or complex quality rules definition capabilities. The product's simplified business user experience puts companies on the fast track to achieving their strategic goal of managing and governing their most important asset – Data.

Master Data Management in the Finance & Accounting Office.
For companies to remain competitive and compliant in today's economy, a single point of management for all Corporate Financial data is critical. Financial chart of accounts, cost centers and legal entities are the core of a well-run Finance & Accounting organization. With the increased complexity of applications, reporting structures, regulations and internal processes across the enterprise, the benefits of establishing true governance over shared data are significant. Shared data enables accurate and flexible financial reporting, allows companies to adapt to constant organizational change and most importantly, ensures compliance with accounting and regulatory standards.

Master Data Management in the Human Resources Office.
As companies work to remain competitive in today's economy, one of their biggest challenges is the effective management of human capital. In order to successfully address this challenge, a comprehensive, accurate and global understanding of employee data is essential to effectively run the business and optimize the productivity of its workforce.

Master Data Management in the Sales & Marketing Office.
As companies compete to acquire and retain customers in today's challenging economy, a single point of management for all Sales & Marketing master data is critical. Accurate product catalogs, services and pricing; up-to-date locations and Point of Sale information; and channel synchronization--each are key to a successful Sales and Marketing organization. With the increased complexity of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), product configuration, sales channels, and compliance processes across the enterprise, the benefits of establishing true governance over shared data are significant. Shared data enables faster product introductions, allows companies to adapt to constant market and channel changes, ensures accurate sales reports, and ultimately increases revenues and profitability.

Case Studies

Orchestra Networks has successfully addressed the MDM needs of Global 500 companies in multiple industries including: Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer Goods, Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Public Utilities, and Global Logistics. These case studies reflect how EBX.platform puts companies on the fast track to achieving their strategic data management initiatives.

MDM for Corporate Finance: MDM Quickly and Accurately Reconciles Corporate Financial Reference Data and Hierarchies for a Global 500 Banking and Insurance Firm.
Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, a global organization unifies multiple accounting and financial systems at HQ and regional levels.

MDM for Regulatory Compliance: Global 500 Company Achieves Basel II Compliance in Record Time through MDM and Data Governance.
Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, a leading bank unifies its credit reference data in order to reduce risk exposure and enforce compliance.

MDM for Real Estate: Global Real Estate Firm Manages Fixed Assets with Master Data Management and Data Governance.
Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, a leading real estate management company manages and tracks its global building master data life cycle.

MDM for Finance & HR: Global 500 Oil & Gas Company Improves Human Resources and Finance Master Data Sharing and Governance with MDM. Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, a leading Oil & Gas group has built a central MDM of its organizational structures and employees and synchronized it with its Information System.

MDM for HR: Global 500 Bank Builds a Single Employee and Organization Master for Streamlining Human Resources and Facilitating Merger and Acquisition Processes. Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, a leading bank unifies its human resources master data in order to gain a single point of governance for all employees and organizational structures.

MDM for Complex Products: MDM Enables a Company to Achieve Complete and Accurate Governance of Product Catalog and Bill of Materials Master Data. A global semiconductor manufacturer uses Orchestra Networks™ EBX Master Data Management (MDM) software to manage master data and control changes across its organization.

MDM for Business Intelligence: Global 500 Pharmaceutical Company Improves Its Business Intelligence, Achieves a Single View of Products and Customer Hierarchies through MDM and Data Governance. Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management Software (MDM), a leading pharmaceutical company consolidates and enriches Product and Customer hierarchies to produce accurate and consistent reports.

MDM for Financial Services: Global 500 Insurance Company Launches Innovative Products Faster with Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. Using Orchestra Networks™ EBX MDM, an Insurance Company manages financial services catalogs for its product lines and distribution channels.

MDM for R&D: Global 500 Healthcare Company Manages R&D Reference Data with MDM and Data Governance. Using Orchestra Networks™ Master Data Management (MDM) Software, the company manages one central repository for its R&D reference data.

Whitepapers & Reports

Ovum Report: EBX5 Orchestra Networks
Orchestra Networks' EBX is billed as a "true multi-domain" master data management (MDM) application that models and manages all types of master data across the enterprise. EBX's flexible, model-driven approach coupled with a friendly user interface (UI) means that business and IT can collaborate on common MDM tasks. Support for data services ensures tight integration within service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments, while a newly developed distributed data delivery framework provides scalability.

A Real Multidomain MDM Solution or a Wannabe?
By Dan Power. Is it a real Multidomain MDM solution or is it a wannabe? Master data management (MDM) initiatives are challenging at best but selecting the wrong MDM technology is a difficult mistake from which to recover and can make it impossible to achieve the expected return on investment from your MDM program. Learn from industry expert by Dan Power about the eight critical aspects you should consider as you evaluate the various master data management solutions on the market.

Books

Enterprise Data Governance by Pierre Bonnet.
This book highlights the importance of data modeling to streamline Data Quality and Master Data Management projects that are deployed at the scale of the whole company. It details a complete Data Enterprise Architecture approach encompassing the Semantic Modeling and the Model-driven development lifecycle to manage rich data models and business data governance.