IDEA Connector’s Data Integrity Hub Provides Real-Time Interface for Quality Checks

Product data quality continues to be a crucial component of electrical product sales. Within IDEA Connector, distributors and manufacturers have a one-to-one interface—the Data Integrity Hub—that provides quality checks between individual distributors and individual manufacturers. The Data Integrity Hub puts the manufacturer and the distributor in closer contact. This enables them to communicate directly about…

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Opportunity to Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Contribute Your Product Expertise for the Electrical Industry Have you heard about the industry’s Harmonized Data Model (HDM) initiative? Here’s an opportunity to get involved and be recognized by the industry for your efforts. IDEA is inviting the industry to participate in the Product Expert Task Force that will impact the future of the electrical…

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Electrical Industry Announces Advisory Council for Harmonized Data Model (HDM)

The Industry Data Exchange Association, Inc. (IDEA), in collaboration with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), announces the launch of the Harmonized Data Model (HDM) Advisory Council. The Harmonized Data Model (HDM) initiative is defining a unified data model in IDEA Connector that enables manufacturers to easily…

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