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40% of BUSINESSES DO NOT VALIDATE THEIR DATA
24/09/2008: So how do they know who their customers are? Experian®, the global information services company, has revealed that 40 per cent of Australian businesses do not validate any of the information that they collect and that 45 per cent do not have a data quality strategy at all. This raises the important question of how do businesses know they are talking to the right people in the right way?

NEARLY HALF OF AUSTRALIAN ORGANISATIONS OPERATE WITHOUT A DATA QUALITY STRATEGY
24/07/2008: So, where does Australian business stand to comply with data regulations? Experian®, the global information services company, has revealed that 54 per cent of organisations around the world are still neglecting one of their most profitable assets: data. This is mirrored for Australian organisations, with 45 per cent of businesses unable to confirm that a documented strategy exists to keep their contact data accurate and up-to-date.

40 per cent of Australian businesses do not validate their data
30/06/2008: So how do they know who their customers are? Experian®, the global information services company, has revealed that 40 per cent of Australian businesses do not validate any of the information that they collect and that 45 per cent do not have a data quality strategy at all. This raises the important question of how do businesses know they are talking to the right people in the right way?

Experian appoints new General Manager for Data Integrity division in Australia & New Zealand
01/04/2008: Sydney, Australia – April 2008 – Experian®, the global information services company, has appointed Matt Glasner as General Manager of its Data Integrity division in Australia and New Zealand. Experian is one of the regions’ leading contact management specialists.

NZ businesses can clean up their act with QAS QuickAddress Batch
10/06/2007: Sydney, June 2007 – QAS, an Experian® company, one of Australia’s leading address management specialists, today announced the launch of NZ QuickAddress Batch address management software to clean, complete and verify existing records in an address database.

QAS launches QuickAddress Geocode to enhance business data
17/05/2007: Sydney, May 2007 – QAS, an Experian® company, one of Australia’s leading address management specialists, today announced the launch of a new data set solution, QuickAddress Geocode. QuickAddress Geocode references the PSMA’s* G-NAF (Geocoded National Address File), producing latitude and longitude coordinates for physical addresses. The key objective of this new solution is to provide the ultimate source for actual, physical address data.

QAS reaches 10,000 client mark worldwide
29/04/2007: Sydney, Australia – April 2007 - QAS, an Experian® company, has achieved a major milestone by surpassing the 10,000 customer mark worldwide. The importance of address management and data integrity in today's worldwide market is undisputed and QAS has been a consistent innovator in developing market leading products.

Challenger Enhances Customer Service With QAS
07/02/2007: Challenger Financial Services Group has purchased QuickAddress address matching and verification solution. The implementation will enable Challenger to maximise the accuracy and effectiveness of its customer databases, enhancing customer service and reducing costs.

Fitness First Gets Its Data In Shape With QAS
15/09/2006: Fitness First, Australia's largest health club operator, has reduced its return-to-sender mail by 50 percent and greatly improved the accuracy of its membership database since purchasing and installing QuickAddress Pro, QuickAddress Batch and QuickAddress Pro Web from QAS.

QAS Fuels Growth with the Appointment of Megan Allsopp to Product Development Manager
09/05/2006: QAS has appointed Megan Allsopp as product development manager for the Asia Pacific region where she will be responsible for all areas of developing and delivering QAS products.

QAS Strengthens Professional Services Team with the Appointment of Anneka Hunston as Technical Manager
01/05/2006: QAS has appointed Anneka Hunston as technical manager for the Asia Pacific region where she will be responsible for managing the professional services and technical services teams.

QAS Launches National Change of Address Service
01/04/2006: Approximately 3 million or 17% of Australians change address each year. The challenge is keeping track of them.

QAS Launches QuickAddress Pro Web v.5
26/09/2005: Leading Web-based Address Verification Solution Delivers Powerful Extended Functionality

Inaccurate Customer Data Results in Lost Revenue
10/08/2005: Findings from International Research Report "How Well Do You Know Your Customers?" (Commissioned by QAS)

Harry Meikle succeeds Simon Worth as head of QAS
16/05/2005: Following Simon Worth's decision to leave the company, Harry Meikle will now become Group Managing Director of QAS.

Experian acquires QAS for £106 million
05/10/2004: Acquisition of UK address management software provider creates the UK’s market leader in data integrity services.

QAS champions data accuracy for Call Centre experts
07/07/2004: QAS, leaders in address management software, has signed a deal with call centre specialists Insight CCS to supply QuickAddress Pro to ensure accuracy of address entry within the Western Australia based company's Contact Centres.

QAS calls on UCMS to connect with the call centre market
19/12/2003: UCMS Solutions has signed a partnership agreement with QAS to include the address management software suite in their call centre offerings

QAS Growth Continue
24/11/2003: Leading international Address Management Technology group QAS, developers of the QuickAddress range of address management solutions, has reported continued growth across all territories for the year ended 30th June 2003.

QAS drives database accuracy at Bib Stillwell BMW
17/11/2003: Bib Stillwell BMW, located in Melbourne, was founded in 1949 by Australian-born motor racing champion Bib Stillwell.

QAS signs up Professional Advantage to target Epicor market
28/10/2003: Professional Advantage to bundle QAS address management products with Epicor CRM offering; QAS commits greater resources to reseller channel

QuickAddress carries Psychics connection worldwide
18/07/2003: Psychics Connect www.psychicsconnect.com is a leading provider of psychic and spiritual readings. It offers astrological predictions and personal birth chart interpretations to customers in the UK, Australia and the Americas. Since its inception in 1997 it has built a strong reputation for credibility and accuracy with its clients.

QAS announces QuickAddress for PeopleSoft 8 CRM
05/03/2003: QuickAddress will provide international rapid and accurate customer postal address capture and validation for users of leading customer relationship management solution PeopleSoft 8 CRM.