The patent was awarded to Tony Fisher and Scott Gidley (DataFlux CEO and CTO, respectively) as well as DataFlux lead developers Brian Rineer and Brent Jackson. The patent number for the company’s data solution is US 7,318,162, given on January 8, 2008.

“DataFlux has long been providing innovative software, such as developing the industry’s first completely integrated data profiling and data quality platform,” said Fisher. “This patent affirms that we have a unique technology platform that can empower customers to build a single framework to analyze, improve and control the quality of corporate information.”

DataFlux has won several awards for its core technology, including being named the market winner in data quality in CRM magazine for three consecutive years, and winning the first annual Innovative Solution Award for data integration from DM Review magazine alongside customer RLPTechnologies.

“This patent demonstrates that the DataFlux research and development team has worked on designing and delivering best-in-class software,” said Gidley, who originally developed the initial version of the DataFlux code base. “The patent underscores our innovation in data quality and data integration solutions from DataFlux, and I look forward to extending this leadership position in the future.”

About DataFlux

DataFlux enables organizations to analyze, improve and control their data through an integrated technology platform. With DataFlux enterprise data quality and data integration products, organizations can more effectively and efficiently build a solid information foundation that delivers a unified view of customers, products, suppliers or any other corporate data assets. A wholly owned subsidiary of SAS (www.sas.com), DataFlux helps customers rapidly assess and improve problematic data, building the foundation for enterprise data governance, compliance and master data management (MDM) initiatives