The new UKChanges>online:Supply service combines map-driven selections and real-time counts to save the user valuable time and reduce the effort involved in building prospect lists. By simplifying the process and removing the need to for users to wait on a 'holding page' whilst the system counts the records, UKChanges believes it has removed two of the remaining barriers to broader market acceptance of online data supply services.

In addition to providing traditional pick-lists, the unique map-driven geographic selections of the new service overlay administrative and selected boundaries on to a UK outline, speeding and easing the process of making selections by allowing the user to simply click on the desired area of the map. The number of households or individuals within the selected areas are instantly counted and collated in a list that provides the user with an immediate total of the records available.

During the second stage of selections, where the user refines their lists by applying additional conditions such as age-ranges, ACORN profiles, wealth indicators, etc, the real-time counting engine provides immediate counts of the amended selections in each area, reflecting changes to the user's criteria as they are applied and ensuring that the user is always aware of the exact number of records selected.

Commenting on the launch, Steven Day, Director, UKChanges, said: "In designing UKChanges>online:Supply, our aim was to empower data planners and data buyers of all levels, providing them with the tools and information they require to quickly and effectively establish their own selections and build successful prospect lists."

Day continued: "We have looked at the market and there is nothing quite like this available. The limited number of established online data supply services cannot match the speed, flexibility and usability of our system. The user interface for our service is excellent and initial feedback from existing customers has been very positive."

As the second element in the company’s three module web-based data management system, UKChanges>online, Supply builds on the February release of the Clean service to extend the company’s offer in to a new market.

An established leader in online data cleansing, UKChanges has applied the same successful functional design principles to the development of UKChanges>online:Supply; creating a system that is fast, flexible and easy-to-use, with a strong, clear interface and a range of time and labour saving devices that put the user in control of their data requirements.

UKChanges, the established online data cleaning expert, is extending its service offer to provide direct marketers with a complete web-based data management solution.

Launching on 5th February, UKChanges>online will build on the company’s reputation as a leading supplier of internet-based marketing services and meet the industry’s demands for a single provider of secure, accessible and comprehensive online data management tools.

The UKChanges>online offer is divided in to three core areas: data cleaning; data hosting; and data supply.

Available as an end-to-end solution, or as a selectable menu of services, UKChanges>online will enable marketers to cleanse, manage, analyse, profile and enhance records from uploaded files or hosted databases, as well as identify and add new prospect information; all within a single, live web environment.

UKChanges>online capitalises on existing data management expertise, making customers and prospects aware of the growing range of services available and delivering the key tools that commercial data managers require through easy-to-use web interfaces.

The initial release, which will be presented to marketers at TFM, features a fully redesigned, refreshed and reinvigorated online data cleansing tool to replace the existing Direct Connect Online application.

Commenting on this element of the UKChanges>online service, Steven Day, Director, UKChanges, said: “We’ve taken all the knowledge, expertise and valuable user feedback that we’ve received since DCO was launched in 2000 and designed a user-friendly data cleaning service that retains the benefits of its predecessor and meets the needs of all data controllers, from the novice to the technically advanced.”

The data hosting element within UKChanges>online will offer users a comprehensive suite of hosting, management and analysis tools, allied with consultative services and database design and build skills. Users will also be able to source new B2B and B2C prospect records through the data supply function, quickly applying selection and exclusion criteria to a growing range of datasets.

The system, which has been designed to evolve with users requirements, will continue to be offered with full account management and technical support. UKChanges is also actively encouraging customers to suggest ways in which the service can be advanced, looking to regular users for assistance in ensuring that UKChanges>online keeps pace with the changing needs of the industry.

UKChanges, the data cleansing specialists, are pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Capscan, one of the leading suppliers of UK domestic and international addressing software.

Under the new agreement, UKChanges has provided a branded version of its established web-based data cleaning tool, Direct Connect Online, as an upgrade to the Capscan Integrity service that was launched last year.

Capscan Integrity customers will now have access to an extended range of data cleaning services, including goneaway and mortality suppressions, business and consumer data tagging and extraction, telephone numbering and preference service screens. Delivered via a flexible user interface and easy-to-follow Job Wizard, Capscan Integrity is available 24/7 from any internet-enabled PC, providing users with complete control over their data cleaning projects.

Commenting on the announcement, Steven Day, director, UKChanges, said: “Capscan is a major name in the address management industry and a long-standing partner to UKChanges. We are obviously delighted that it has chosen UKChanges to provide the new Integrity solution.”

He continued: “The ease of use and flexibility of the system mean that it is ideally suited to the varied base of customers that currently utilise the Capscan product suite. The new Integrity service complements Capscan’s address processing offer by allowing users to further enhance and validate the currency of contact details.”

UKChanges has launched a fresh new website, full of useful information on all of the key data cleaning files, as well as a range of statistical information and case-studies.

Designed and produced in-house, the new website, which can be seen at www.ukchanges.com, draws its influence from the company’s advertising campaigns, using brilliant bold photography and uncluttered white space to communicate the message that data cleaning need not always be a complex science.

Visitors to the new website can read about the various cleansing and enhancement files that are available via the UKChanges bureau, on the web through Direct Connect Online, or in real-time via fetch118. They can also gain a clearer understanding of the costs associated to inaccurate contact data and look at the ways in which other companies have employed the services of UKChanges to help improve campaign performance and bottom line profitability.

Commenting on the new website, Steven Day, Director, UKChanges, said: “We’re really pleased with the new website. We hope that our customers and prospects will appreciate the new look and feel, as well as the revised content. The site will grow and change, with new information being added on a regular basis. We welcome feedback and will be interested to hear any suggestions visitors have about information they would like to see.”

In addition to serving as an online brochure, the new website is also the point of entry for Direct Connect Online, the company’s web-based data cleaning tool. The current interface is unchanged but UKChanges suggests that this review is forthcoming and believe that the new online service will completely reshape the market.