IBM

IBM Product Master, formerly known as IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition, is an enterprise-grade Product Information Management and Master Data Management solution designed to unify and govern product data across organizations. The platform creates a trusted, centralized repository of product and service information that can be leveraged throughout the enterprise to support strategic business initiatives.

Target Market

IBM Product Master targets large enterprises and organizations requiring sophisticated master data management capabilities combined with product information management. The solution serves companies across multiple industries that need to manage complex product catalogs, synchronize data across numerous systems, and maintain data governance at scale, particularly in manufacturing, retail, distribution, and supply chain operations.

Key Features

IBM Product Master provides highly scalable enterprise PIM capabilities that establish a single, integrated, consistent view of product and service information both inside and outside the organization. The platform aggregates information from any upstream system including ERP, PLM, and external suppliers, enforces business processes to ensure data accuracy and consistency, and synchronizes trusted information with downstream systems. The solution includes comprehensive matching capabilities for reconciling data differences, data quality control features, data governance enforcement, and collaborative workflows. Integration capabilities enable seamless connectivity with IBM Sterling Catalog Manager and other enterprise systems for complete product lifecycle management.

Value Proposition

IBM Product Master delivers a golden copy of products that serves as the trusted system of record for all product-related information. The platform accelerates time-to-market, increases market share and customer satisfaction, and reduces operational costs by centralizing and optimizing product data. It provides relevant and unique content delivery to any person, system, business partner, or customer while maintaining data integrity and compliance across the enterprise. The solution enables organizations to manage, link, and synchronize item, location, organization, trading partner, and trade terms both internally and externally.