IBM Takes the CDI/EMPI Initiative with its Initiate Acquisition
Earlier today, IBM announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a provider of customer data integration (CDI) and enterprise master patient index (EMPI) technology. According to the company press release, IBM describes Initiate as “a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate’s software [...]
News Analysis: IBM Acquires MDM Leader Initiate Systems For Public Sector and Healthcare Prowess
IBM Adds A Leading Customer Data Integration/MDM Pioneer To Its Master Information Management Arsenal With arguably 10 master information management acquisitions since 2003, IBM continues to push towards its goal of adaptive master data management (MDM) (see Figure 1). The recent acquisition of Initiate Systems comes after the heals of Oracle’s purchase of SilverCreek Systems [...]
