BT Calls on Kalido for Master Data Management.

Global communications provider to improve enterprise information management across finance, customer and procurement disciplines

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Kalido, the active information management company, today announced BT, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, has selected Kalido[R] active information management software to provide a strategic reference data platform for Group Finance management reporting as part of BT's Chorus Project, a global ERP initiative. Kalido will provide a single, strategic master data management (MDM) solution to centrally control and manage finance information. The new platform will enable BT to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of enterprise reporting while driving down integration and compliance costs.

"As a global company operating in more than 170 countries, our organization faces complex reporting challenges. With multiple silos of data and platforms that don't effectively talk to one another, we require a flexible and cost-effective solution to manage reference data and deliver reliable performance management reports," said Martin Hunter, Head of Reference Data Management within BT Group Finance. "Kalido has the proven expertise to help us consolidate information and transform our enterprise information management capabilities."

According to a recent Ventana Research report1, organizations are embarking on MDM initiatives to combat the ongoing challenges they face in delivering reliable information on corporate performance. Unlike other MDM solutions, Kalido's analytic capabilities provide organizations with a consistent, accurate foundation of information that can be repurposed throughout the organization, thereby maximizing previous business intelligence and performance management investments while offering better visibility into business operations and metrics.

In conjunction with Project Chorus, Kalido will help BT establish consistent master data for the enterprise, driven from data residing in more than 100 Oracle and other repositories. As the market's most mature MDM product, Kalido was selected by BT for its cross-subject area capabilities and business-model driven approach, as well as the unique time variance management capabilities that address compliance and audit requirements.

"BT, as a market leader, must stay ahead of the curve in dealing with significant data related issues to remain competitive," said Bill Hewitt, CEO of Kalido. "They have recognized the depth and breadth of our offering and can see how our MDM solution can play a critical component to a successful information management strategy. We're delighted to add BT to our roster of world-class customers."

About Kalido

Kalido delivers active information management for business. With Kalido's unique business model-driven technology, decisions are fueled by accurate, accessible and consistent information, delivered in real time, to dramatically improve corporate performance. Kalido software can be deployed at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional information management methods.

Kalido software is installed at over 250 locations in more than 100 countries with market leading companies. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, Kalido is backed by Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and Matrix Partners. More information about Kalido can be found at: http://www.kalido.com.

1 Ventana Research, "Master Data Management: Business and Technology Trends" June 2007