Information Builders Honored by the Center for Digital Government With Best Fit Integrator Award

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 10, 2012) - Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that the Center for Digital Government recognized the company with the Best Fit Integrator Modernization Award in Finance and Administration for its instrumental role in the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration's (DRA) Single View of the Taxpayer project. The DRA, which manages the tax collections for 253 state municipalities and oversees the statewide property tax system, used Information Builders' WebFOCUS BI platform and iWay Software to develop the Single View of the Taxpayer initiative, a BI and data analytics environment that boosted revenue and improved data quality across critical tax processing activities through modernization of the DRA's legacy applications.

Users can tap the Single View of the Taxpayer application to view customized BI dashboards across numerous divisions of the department, including: Document Processing, Central Taxpayer Services, Administration, Audit, Hearings, Municipal Services, Property Appraisal, and Collections.

Prior to the project, a legacy IBM As/400 IT environment limited the DRA's ability to analyze historical trends or conduct strategic future planning. Rather than implementing a packaged revenue management system, which would require a complete replacement of the legacy infrastructure, costing more than $40 million, the DRA chose the route of modernization, which enabled better access and management of legacy information and more flexible reporting and analysis based around a single view of the taxpayer.

"At the DRA, we recognized that our success relied upon collaborating with an integrator that would bring innovation, efficiency, and integrity to the table," says Brian Pace, systems architect for the New Hampshire DRA. "Information Builders' modernization program gave us the flexibility to overcome the challenges of working with legacy systems, while also creating an environment in which we uncovered a true view of our taxpayers."

"We are honored to be recognized for helping New Hampshire DRA realize the vision of a 'single-view' system," said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders. "The beauty of Information Builders technology is that it not only enables our customers to create reports and analytics to suit their precise information needs, but also addresses the critical issue of data integration and quality, which are essential to an endeavor of this scale. This award is testament to the value that our solutions deliver, and to the positive relationships between our company and our customers."

Details about the Best Fit Integrator Award and the list of Integrator winners in all categories are available at www.centerdigitalgov.com/survey/84. 

About The Center for Digital Government
The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. The Best Fit Integrator award contenders were evaluated across 12 categories based on nominations gathered from state and local government agencies.

About Information Builders
Information Builders' software and services transform data into business value for game-changing results. Our solutions for business intelligence and analytics, integration, and data integrity empower people to make smarter decisions, strengthen customer relationships, improve employee performance, and drive growth. Our dedication to customer success is unmatched in the industry. That's why tens of thousands of leading organizations rely on Information Builders solutions to run their business for developing and executing on a world-class information strategy. In addition, we are a major provider to leading technology vendors including HP, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Teradata, Amdocs, and many others. Founded in 1975, Information Builders is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices around the world and remains one of the largest independent, privately-held companies in the software industry. Visit us at informationbuilders.com, follow us on Twitter at @infobldrs, like us on Facebook, and visit our LinkedIn page.