In today’s networked, plugged-in and IT-intensive businesses, leaders responsible for enterprise systems have their hands full when it comes to integration. They have to deal with all kinds of IT assets: legacy systems, trading partner systems, custom applications, systems from mergers and acquisitions, packaged applications, systems in autonomous business units and disconnected databases.

Manage enterprise charts of accounts for financial reporting or branding structures for consumer goods products or different organizational structures across your organization. You can do this with a ready-to-use, adaptive framework to help your organization manage hierarchies of all types and complexity.

When looking for a solution for hierarchy data management, look for one that offers hierarchy creation wizards, versioning, a configurable business rules engine, workflow approvals, collaboration and security.

Businesses run on information. Data is everywhere, and it exists on customers, products, suppliers, employees, you name it.

Because data is the lifeblood of an enterprise, companies are looking at new ways to manage information and in the process improve how they run their businesses. Companies like Avon Products Inc. have done a good job at it.