LONDON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ --     The data integration market is currently at an early stage of maturation.
Competition from numerous smaller participants is limited, with tier 1
companies continuing their domination. However, the need for effective data
integration will support the market's immense growth potential even as it
attracts more entrants in the future.

As various kinds of data lend themselves to a variety of depictions and
end usages, there has been a steadily growing need for effective tools to
store and view the same. Moreover, the need for continuous access to the
latest business intelligence information is spurring the first phase in the
march towards achieving effective data utilisation.

"The industry has a unique feature wherein solution providers provide
customised solutions to adopters," notes Frost & Sullivan (
http://www.healthcareandlifesciencesIT.frost.com) Research Analyst Vinod S.M.
"The process of customisation enables end users to choose according to their
requirements, allowing the solution to match the needs of the diverse sectors
within the life sciences market."

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Although most companies specialise in data integration, a few
participants provide both data quality and integration. There are also a few
firms providing both hardware and software solutions.

"The requirement for data integration is certain and this 'need'
phenomenon will characterise not just a few but the entire bulk of life
sciences and pharmaceutical/ biotechnology/ medical device firms," concludes
Mr. Vinod. "Hence, the activity currently witnessed in the area is a
minuscule subset of the potential application sectors that data integration
can serve."

Life sciences organisations are positively anticipating the adoption of
data integration. Its wide range of prospective applications includes
customer relationship management, product data management, supply chain
management and enterprise resource planning.

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