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PRESS RELEASE - A NEW ONLINE SERVICE DESIGNED TO HELP COMPANIES DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE THEIR CORPORATE BUSINESS LANGUAGE  (JUNE 2010)
PiLog International announced the release of the PiLog™ Master Data Ontology Manager (PiLog-MDOM™) a landmark software application designed to help companies create, maintain and enforce their corporate business language. The application goes beyond metadata and covers data requirements and corporate classifications, essential to the corporate ontology. The application is available under a software as a service license at an introductory price of $250 per user per month and is designed to complement existing ERP applications and business automation systems...  Read More

PRESS RELEASE - THE SECRETS OF DATA CLEANSING AND DATA QUALITY REVEALED (MARCH 2010)
Today the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA) announced the release of a landmark white paper on managing a data cleansing, data cleaning or cataloging project. Designed to provide company executives and project managers with a detailed understanding of the process, the document includes the steps to successfully completing a project on time and on budget along with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and guideline data cleansing prices for 2010... Read More

PRESS RELEASE - PILOG UNVEILS THE FIRST SOFTWARE SUITE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MANAGE MASTER DATA QUALITY (FEBRUARY 2010)
PiLog announces the launch of its Master Data Quality Manager (PiLog-MDQM™), a comprehensive solution to achieving and maintaining ISO 8000-110:2009 compliant master data quality. Headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, and with offices in the USA, Russia, India, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and The United Arab Emirates, PiLog is an international leader in data cleansing and data quality solutions. The new PiLog Master Data Quality Manager is unique in that it includes the first practical master data ontology manager as well as a master data acquisition manager that integrates outsourced data cleansing and cataloging, at source a faster and better way to obtain authoritative source data....Read More

USER GROUP (3 FEBRUARY 2010)
PiLog hosted their first user group for 2010 on February 3rd at Shelanti in Centurion, South Africa. The meeting was well attended with 67 people, some current clients and potential clients. The agenda was divided into four sessions with key note speakers per session from PiLog, Telkom and EXXARO. Each session was concluded with a question and answer session where clients had the opportunity to ask questions or share ideas with colleagues from other companies... Read More

DATA QUALITY SYMPOSIUM (23/24 APRIL 2009)
The second yearly South African Quality Symposium, hosted by SABS, PiLog and Traces of Africa, was held from April 23-24, 2009 at the Valley Lodge in Magaliesburg. During this successful event, critical issues of data quality and the impact thereof on businesses were again highlighted. Delegates presented papers on issues such as data requirements, standards, strategies and implementation pitfalls. The symposium was attended by delegates from as far as the USA, Middle East and Russa... Read More

WEEK OF DATA QUALITY  (20/24 APRIL 2009)
From April 20-24, 2009 the critical issue of data quality will be highlighted again through the Data Quality Workshop and Data Quality Symposium. The week starts with the workshop that is held at the offices of PiLog from April 20-21st and culminates in the symposium to be held at the Valley Lodge in Magaliesburg from April 23-24th. Keynote speakers from South Africa and internationally will bring you the latest in the field of data quality...  Read More

PRESS RELEASE - PILOG PRESENTS AT THE ISO 8000 DATA QUALITY CONFERENCE IN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, USA
We are proud to announce that PiLog was invited to present two papers on its world leading data quality solutions and services at the ISO 8000 Data Quality Conference, held at Battle Creek, Michigan, USA during the second week of October 2008...Read More

PILOG HOSTING THE 55TH ISO TC 184/SC 4- MEETING AT SUN CITY
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PRESS RELEASE - OMAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - DATA CLEANSING PROJECT AWARDED
PiLog has recently been awarded a major contract by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman to supply a Codification/Catalogue software system and to provide a Master data cleansing service for the Oracle ERP system implemented within the MOD...Read More

PiLog RELEASE MULTI-LANGUAGE eOTD VERSION OF RAMIS CATALOGUE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
PiLog, leaders in cataloguing technology has signed a new deal in Russia on the strength of their latest release of their sophisticated Pi-Log Ramis Master Data Management software...Read More

WORKSHOP ON THE ECCMA OPEN TECHNICAL DICTIONARY (eOTD)
PiLog in co-operation with The Asset Partnership is presenting a course on the use of the eOTD in Brisbane Australia...Read More

PiLog RELEASES NEW SOFTWARE UTILIZING THE eOTD (January 2007)
PiLog International announced that the new release of its highly successful Ramis Structured Text Generator now utilises the eOTD...Read More

INTERNATIONAL COURSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST BY ECCMA (November 2006)
Starnode and our Sister companies PiLog (Saudi Arabia), PiLog Al Jaber (UAE) are glad to announce the hosting of an International Cataloging Standards course in the Middle East as conducted by the Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA)...Read More

STARNODE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE ECCMA 2006 CONFERENCE (October 2006)
The ECCMA conference in Hershey, PA starts October 25th 2006 and will focus on ISO standards that are set to change supply chain management and dramatically increase the speed and accuracy of web search engines...Read More

STARNODE POSITION PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF THE USC SERVICES (June 2006)
The USC Services is the only field proven standard for the cataloging or codification of services available in the world...Read More

SABS WORKSHOP TO FORMULATE A SANS FOR CATALOGING (May 2006)
The South African Buro of Standards embarked on a course for the creation of a South African National; Standard (SANS) for the cataloging and codification of Material Items and Services...Read More

SERVICES INDUSTRY CONTENT STANDARDISATION COUNCIL formed to develop services cataloging for the eOTD (May 2006)
On his recent visit to South Africa, Peter Benson, chairman of ECCMA announced the formation of a Content Standardization Council for services (SICSC) and ECCMA’a full support to this new council...Read More

STARNODE TO RELEASE USC SERVICES FOR INCLUSION IN EOTD (March 2006)
A special committee meeting of the Starnode Executive Management has decided to make the USC Services available to ECCMA to form the basis of a services Catalog standard in the eOTD...Read More