Online Alert: EDM Council Raising the Profile of Data Management at the Financial Technology Congress 2008


NEW YORK, September 18 /PRNewswire/ --     What: On behalf of the EDM Council, a not-for-profit organization
addressing the business strategies and practical implementation realities of
enterprise data management, Mike Atkin, managing director, will be chairing a
pre-conference workshop and leading two roundtable discussions at the
Financial Technology Congress 2008. As the chair of the pre-congress workshop
on enterprise data management (EDM), Atkin will ask panel members how
companies can develop strategies and tactics to operate more efficiently
through data collection and management. A second roundtable will bring
together market data executives from Fidelity Investments, Bank of New York
Mellon Corporation and MFS Investment Management to discuss what they need
from suppliers in the EDM field in order to more effectively manage data.

Where: Financial Technology Congress 2008, The Four Seasons Hotel,
           Boston, MA

    When: Financial Technology Congress 2008: September 22-23, 2008
          Operating Efficiently through Data Collection and Management
          September 22: 3:30 p.m. EDT
          Enterprise Data Management Summit Opening Remarks
          September 23: 10:30 a.m. EDT
          Cheaper, Faster, Better...Market Data Executives Sound Off on What
          They Need From Suppliers: 
          September 23: 2:00 p.m. EDT



Why: The importance of data management is understood by financial
institutions at an abstract level. The next step is for financial
institutions to understand the pragmatics of data management in reality and
its importance as a business priority.

Who: The EDM Council is a business forum for financial institutions. It
has been designed to enable senior officers responsible for content managers
to share information on the business strategies and practical implementation
realities associated with achieving enterprise-wide control over data
content. For more information on the EDM Council please visit
http://www.edmcouncil.org.

Press note: Mike Atkin is available for press interviews and briefings
while onsite at the Financial Technology Congress. Please contact Charlotte
Crivelli at Metia to schedule a time.

US press office:
    Metia Inc.
    Charlotte Crivelli
    Tel: +1-917-320-6452
    Email: charlotte.crivelli@metia.com



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