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Based on expertise developed in working with the Department of Homeland Security, Infoglide Software Corporation has introduced a fundamentally different approach to operational business intelligence - identity resolution (also known as entity resolution and analysis).
Our Identity Resolution Engine™ (IRE) is typically used to uncover risk, fraud, and conflicts of interest but is also a useful tool for use within Customer Data Integration (CDI) and Master Data Management (MDM) requirements.
Our Identity Resolution Engine™ (IRE) is a fully integrated engine that provides four layers of operational business intelligence power.
WHO’S WHO – NAME/IDENTITY MATCHING
Due to data entry errors or purposeful manipulations, organizations often have several variations of individuals’ identities spread across different data silos. IRE analyzes data in disparate, often remote, data sources such as employee records, vendor data, and watch lists to determine which variations may or may not be the same individual. By comparing similarities between underlying attributes such as address, date of birth, driver’s license, etc., IRE eliminates some possible matches and confirms others as very likely matches.
IRE uses over 50 patented algorithms to assess degree of similarity and returns a scored result indicating the likelihood that certain entities are a match. It can then access both internal and external data sources, including commercially available public sources, and can operate in batch mode or real time.
For example, IRE can determine if Moamar El Kadhaafi, Moammar Khadafy, and Mo’ammar Gadhafi are the same person with altered name spellings or three distinct individuals.
WHO KNOWS WHOM – RELATIONSHIP DETECTION
IRE applies analytical logic to understand where non-obvious relationships exist between individuals and entities. In the example above, perhaps Muammar al-Quaddafi and Mo’ammar Gadhafi are not the same individual, but rather two distinct people who share common attributes such as a similar address or phone number.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN – DECISIONING AND RULES PROCESSING
IRE applies rules specific to the industry or organization. In the instance of airline passenger screening, if Muammar al-Quaddafi and Mo’ammar Gadhafi are two people who share common attributes such as a similar address or phone number and Muammar al-Quaddafi is on the terrorist watch list and Mo’ammar Gadhafi is trying to board an airplane, that signals a possible risk.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT – BUSINESS PROCESSING
The information from the three preceding steps is used to determine what action, if any, needs to be taken. Based on the needs of the organization, this determination can be specifically tailored and adapted. So, in our example, DHS may want to mark Mo’ammar Gadhafi’s boarding pass so that he undergoes further screening before being allowed to pass through security.
BENEFITS TO SELECTING IDENTITY RESOLUTION ENGINE
Infoglide Software is a leader in identity resolutions because our IRE provides:
- Faster integration
- Easier usage and customization
- Responsive support
- Lower cost of ownership
