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White Paper The aim of this paper is to provide participants of the seminar with some background information on the general notion of Data Quality (DQ), to illustrate a few agreed-upon and frequently used concepts and definitions, and to detail open problems... [05 Feb 2007]
SAS Data Quality - Cleanse: Techniques for Merge/Purge on Very Large Datasets
White Paper The SAS System can perform merge/purge - the process of combining lists and removing duplicates - with the functionality provided by SAS Data Quality-Cleanse ("SAS-DQ"). In developing SAS programs for monthly merge/purge on hundreds of millions of... [13 Sep 2006]
Texas Instruments: Setting the Pace
White Paper When TI needed to beta test a new demand queue (DQ) supply-chain planning application, it was no surprise they looked to Sun Microsystems, Inc. TI needed a highly reliable system that could meet the demands of a DQ application, and we found it with... [08 May 2005]
Directory enquiries: UK 'not interested in price'
News The research found 24 per cent of consumers only chose their DQ service provider because they remembered the number from an advert, while 17 per cent picked their chosen provider because the number was easy to remember and another 16 per cent... [18 Mar 2005]
10 Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Data Quality Solution
White Paper Selecting a DQ application can be a complex endeavor. There are many issues to consider that can directly impact the success or failure of DQ deployment within your enterprise. The answers to those questions are provided in this white paper to help... [25 Aug 2004]
Leader: 118 - not so great?
Leader It's happened in areas such as digital TV, in telecoms in general and specifically in the world of directory enquiries (DQ) over the past 12 months - or more, if you count the people who started to use new numbers beginning 118 before the old 192... [24 Aug 2004]
Directory enquiries: They're better but they're worse
News The reliability of the main providers has improved over time, according to the pair - with 87 per cent of queries getting a realistic response from the DQ providers, up from 62 per cent at the end of last year. [18 Jun 2004]
BT cuts residential voice calls
News Meanwhile, BT has also raised directory enquiry (DQ) calls to 40p from 25p. BT was the former monopoly provider of DQ services. BT has announced price cuts which it says will make bills easy to compare and mean savings as compared to rival services. [24 Mar 2004]
Meeting the Performance Texas Instruments Demands
White Paper When TI needed to beta test a new demand queue (DQ) supply-chain planning application, it was no surprise they looked to Sun Microsystems, Inc. TI tested a Sun Fire V880 system that boosts six 750MHz UltraSPARC processors, giving it the firepower... [01 Mar 2004]
118 118 runners lose out to hairy athlete
News The watchdog ruled that the singlet-wearing, mustachioed heroes of the advertising were meant as a "caricature" of Bedford in his running heyday, but decided not to go as far as banning the commercials, given that the DQ company had already... [27 Jan 2004]
118 providers make like the Marie Celeste
News If the watchdog rules against the DQ provider, they may be forced to alter - or even shelve - the runners. Conduit isn't the only company turning its back on the DQ market. The recently deregulated directory enquiries market has been having a hard... [09 Jan 2004]
BT tops 118 enquiries chart
News The study reveals huge discrepancies in the cost of the new DQ services with the cheapest costing just 20p compared to £1.84 for the most expensive service. The opening up of the DQ market to competition has come in for increasing criticism, with... [10 Dec 2003]
Leader: Learning business lessons the hard way
Leader Unfortunately another area where defeat will increasingly seem like the norm is directory enquiries - or 'DQ', to that (contracting) industry. We'd put our money on 118 118 (owned by a US DQ specialist), perhaps Orange, one or two budget providers... [21 Nov 2003]
Thus hangs up on 118 business
News Thus has pulled out of the 118 directory enquiries (DQ) business. The Scottish telco's decision comes after a survey by regulator Oftel showing a large number of calls to 118 services being handled incorrectly. [21 Nov 2003]
Oftel research exposes 118 failures
News Telecoms regulator Oftel and supervisory body Icstis have today published their research into the recently deregulated directory enquiries (DQ) market - and have turned up mixed results. The research, which used 'mystery shoppers' to investigate DQ... [17 Nov 2003]
