Company overview

QAS is an international provider of data quality solutions. Our software helps organizations worldwide verify addresses accurately and conserve data integrity over time. Any organization that holds data on citizens, customers, suppliers, employees or distribution networks will benefit from the efficiency gains and cost savings achieved with QAS.

QAS software uses data secured from national postal authorities and other leading data sources to verify and clean name and address records. For more specialized applications, up to 60 additional datasets are available.

Company history

QAS Ltd. was acquired by Experian®, the global information solutions company, in October 2004. The award-winning software from QAS is a result of a 15-year investment in technology development to ensure each solution delivers the highest level of functionality and service support. QAS supports more than 10,000 customers worldwide across all industry sectors, including mail-order/catalog, retail, financial services, healthcare, education, government and more.

Products

The QAS suite of products is designed to capture and correct addresses quickly and accurately. The front-end products, including QAS Pro, Pro Web, and Names, verify postal addresses instantly during data entry in the call center, at point-of-sale or over the Web. The back-end product, QAS Batch, automatically verifies and corrects addresses stored in the database. The QAS suite enables companies to have and maintain a clean, accurate address database.

Alliances

QAS works together with software vendors and system integrators to deliver our software to users of the leading front-office and back-office applications, including:

• SAP
• Oracle
• SunGard
• CommercialWare
• Microsoft
• Escalate Retail

About Experian

Experian is a global leader in providing analytical and information services to organizations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions.

Combining its unique information tools and deep understanding of individuals, markets and economies, Experian partners with organizations around the world to establish and strengthen customer relationships and provide their businesses with competitive advantage.

For consumers, Experian delivers critical information that enables them to make financial and purchasing decisions with greater control and confidence.

Clients include organizations from financial services, retail and catalogue, telecommunications, utilities, media, insurance, automotive, leisure, e-commerce, manufacturing, property and government sectors.

Experian Group Limited is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN). It has corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and operational headquarters in Costa Mesa, California and Nottingham, UK. Experian employs more than 12,500 people in 32 countries worldwide, supporting clients in more than 60 countries. Annual sales are in excess of $3.1 billion.

For more information, visit the Group's website on www.experiangroup.com.

The word 'Experian' is a registered trademark in the EU and other countries and is owned by Experian Ltd and/or its associated companies.