1. Jansine Joy Green ISM 158 06/03/10

2. Informatica Informatica is a data integration company Provides data integration software and services that enable organizations to gain a competitive advantage in today’s global information economy by empowering companies with timely, relevant and trustworthy data for their top business imperatives. Backs their industry-leading solutions with a comprehensive and customizable set of professional, education, and customer support services to help their customers maximize the value of Informatica software.

3. Informatica Retailers are struggling in today’s tough economic environment. They’re competing for far fewer customers. They need to make sure that every dollar spent on marketing delivers real, measurable results. Companies in the retail industry need to be able to access, integrate, and trust their information assets so they can increase operational efficiency, better comply with industry standards and government regulations, and optimize their sales channels to compete more effectively.

4. Informatica Informatica platform brings together the business and IT sides of a company making companies work faster, cheaper, and smarter. It handles the complex, high-volume data integration requirements in retail environments. The Informatica platform is the ideal foundation for many data integration projects and initiatives common to the retail industry. The platform offers capabilities to help companies (e.g. integrate and transform data, deliver data, profile all data sources, data replication and more.

5. Informatica Benefits from using Informatica platform: 1)Increase operational efficiency and reduce costs 2)Improve regulatory compliance management 3)Respond more efficiently to market changes 4)Reduce maintenance costs, increase flexibility, and minimize risk

6. Informatica Also provides world-class education offerings to retail companies to increase the productivity of their limited IT teams. Show their staff how to leverage the full functionality of Informatica software so that they can maximize their return on investment. With the help of Informatica, businesses in the retail industry can compete more effectively and become more self-sufficient with the knowledge they gain about their IT.

7. Sources http://www.informatica.com/solutions/retail/Pages/in dex.aspx