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What Vendors Published About Gartner's First PIM Magic Quadrant
Stephan Spijkers, independent PIM Selection
· 2026-11-11 · 12 min read
Vendors told their own stories after Gartner's first PIM Magic Quadrant: what those posts emphasize, where they differ, and what they leave out.
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Agentic Commerce Fails on Product Data, Not on the Model
Stephan Spijkers, independent PIM Selection
· 2026-11-11 · 8 min read
Shopping agents fail on incomplete or inconsistent product data, not on the model. Syndigo, inriver and Pimberly show why, and what follows the first pilot.
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AI Guardrails for Product Data: Stop Invented Claims and Trace Every Change
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-11-06 · 6 min read
Akeneo connects source evidence, agents and approvals. Bluestone PIM focuses on grounding and validation. Together they clarify AI guardrails for product data.
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MCP Leaves the Demo: What DwyerOmega's Akeneo Setup Shows About Governing Agents in Product Data
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-11-04 · 7 min read
DwyerOmega runs Akeneo's MCP server in production for Power BI, AI descriptions and acquisition onboarding. Crystallize argues agent guardrails belong outside the prompt. Together they show where…
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PIM for Industrial Wholesale: Seven Platforms Checked on Supplier Data, ETIM and ERP Fit
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-11-03 · 11 min read
What decides PIM fit for an industrial distributor, and how Pimberly, Compano, novomind, Stibo Systems, Akeneo, inriver and Pimcore handle supplier intake, ETIM and the ERP, checked on their own…
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PDM vs PIM vs DAM: Most Catalogs Break at the Handoff
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-11-03 · 7 min read
PDM owns the engineered product, PIM the sellable record and DAM the files. Crystallize's comparison shows why the handoff between them decides catalog quality.
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Crystallize Builds a B2B Store in 60 Minutes. The Catalog Model Takes Longer.
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-30 · 3 min read
Stephan Spijkers and Crystallize built a B2B store live in 60 minutes on one headless PIM and commerce platform, and showed what still sits outside that hour.
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Onedot After Bankruptcy: Relaunched by Exuberance Capital as a PXMIZE Brand
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-22 · 6 min read
Onedot went bankrupt in November 2024. Armin Dressler's Exuberance Capital took over the platform and brand in February 2025. What happened and what it means for onboarding buyers.
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Censhare Under DuMont: From Founder-Owned Vendor to Part of Entirely
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-22 · 6 min read
DuMont bought into Censhare in 2017 and took control in 2019. Since July 2025 Censhare sits inside Entirely AG. What changed and what it means for PIM and DAM buyers.
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SAP Closed the Reltio Deal: What Changed for MDM, MDG and PIM Buyers
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-21 · 7 min read
SAP closed its Reltio purchase on 7 May 2026 for €1,076 million. Where SAP Reltio sits next to SAP MDG and a PIM, and what SAP has not said yet.
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Salesforce Now Owns Informatica: What It Means for Product 360 and MDM Buyers
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-21 · 7 min read
Salesforce closed its Informatica deal on 18 November 2025. What changed for Product 360 and MDM customers, and what it means for companies evaluating PIM now.
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Ibexa and Quable: What a DXP Owning a PIM Means for PIM Buyers
Stephan Spijkers
· 2026-10-21 · 6 min read
Ibexa took a majority stake in Quable in December 2024. Since then came a DXP connector and a single platform brand. What it means for PIM buyers.
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