Interface:2010
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Supplier Integration Institute, widely known as INTERFACE and IMSI , is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national marketing and supply chain management organizations. Founded on 11 March 2009, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary marketing supplier integration standards. It is headquartered in Geneva
, Switzerland
. While IMSI defines itself as a non-governmental organization, its ability to improve the marketing supply chain , reduce costs and eliminate risk makes the IMSI highly influential within the government sector.
IMSI enables sophisticated suppliers of marketing services such as fulfillment providers , call centers and online marketers to integrate the back office functions of data transfer, CRM
and billing
. Enabling partner organizations to provide end to end marketing service supply chain management. The standards enable IMSI approved organizations to offer a seamless service and billing environment to clients looking for streamlined management of their direct marketing and CRM activity. The IMSI aims to deliver a single point of contact, billing ( if required) and accountability to end users, while still enabling clients to access specialist service providers.
Member organisations are generally but not exclusively also ISO accredited.
The standard fully complies with the PCI DSS
standards.
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
Supplier Integration Institute, widely known as INTERFACE and IMSI , is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national marketing and supply chain management organizations. Founded on 11 March 2009, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary marketing supplier integration standards. It is headquartered in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. While IMSI defines itself as a non-governmental organization, its ability to improve the marketing supply chain , reduce costs and eliminate risk makes the IMSI highly influential within the government sector.
IMSI enables sophisticated suppliers of marketing services such as fulfillment providers , call centers and online marketers to integrate the back office functions of data transfer, CRM
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
and billing
Bill (payment)
A bill or invoice is a document requesting payment for an order previously supplied. Presentation of a bill is common practice on the part of credit card companies, utilities, and other service providers...
. Enabling partner organizations to provide end to end marketing service supply chain management. The standards enable IMSI approved organizations to offer a seamless service and billing environment to clients looking for streamlined management of their direct marketing and CRM activity. The IMSI aims to deliver a single point of contact, billing ( if required) and accountability to end users, while still enabling clients to access specialist service providers.
Member organisations are generally but not exclusively also ISO accredited.
The standard fully complies with the PCI DSS
PCI DSS
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is an information security standard for organizations that handle cardholder information for the major debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards....
standards.
Member Organisations
- The Prospect Shop (marketing data, mailing lists, targeting advice)
- URSA Communications (full service advertising agency)
- Unity4 (remote agent call centre services)
- Premium Fulfilment Services(Australia's leading provider of product management systems)
- Rapportcms (Call centre technology)
- Partizan Patient Support (medical patient support and adherence services)
- Morgan & Dunn (Consumer Credit, Commercial Debt Recovery)
- Marquecoms (PCI DSS Consultancy & Audit Services)
See also
- PCI DSSPCI DSSThe Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is an information security standard for organizations that handle cardholder information for the major debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards....
, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard - American National Standards Institute (ANSI)American National Standards InstituteThe American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international...
- Deutsches Institut für NormungDeutsches Institut für Normungis the German national organization for standardization and is that country's ISO member body. DIN is a Registered German Association headquartered in Berlin...
, German Institute for Standardization (DIN) - British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Countries in International Organization for StandardizationCountries in International Organization for StandardizationCountries in International Organization for Standardization is a list and map of the 162 members in the International Organization for Standardization and their membership status within the organization.-List:-Map:-Notes:...
- Canadian Standards AssociationCanadian Standards AssociationThe Canadian Standards Association, also known as the CSA, is a not-for-profit Standards organization with the stated aim of developing standards for use in 57 different areas of specialisation...
- European Committee for StandardizationEuropean Committee for StandardizationThe European Committee for Standardization or Comité Européen de Normalisation , is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment by providing an efficient infrastructure to interested parties for...
(CEN) - Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) set of standards (GOST)GOSTGOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
- International Classification for StandardsInternational Classification for StandardsInternational Classification for Standards is an international classification system for technical standards. It is designed to cover every economic sector and virtually every activity of the humankind where technical standards may be used....
- International Electrotechnical CommissionInternational Electrotechnical CommissionThe International Electrotechnical Commission is a non-profit, non-governmental international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology"...
(IEC) and ISO/IEC standards - International healthcare accreditationInternational healthcare accreditationDue to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
- International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) - ISO A4
- ISO country code
- List of ISO standards
- ISO divisions
- ISO/TC 37ISO/TC 37ISO/TC 37 is a technical committee within the International Organization for Standardization that prepares standards and other documents concerning methodology and principles for terminology and language resources....
- ISO/TC 68ISO/TC 68ISO/TC 68 is a technical committee formed within the International Organization for Standardization , of Geneva, Switzerland, tasked with developing and maintaining international standards covering the areas of banking, securities, and other financial services...
- TC 46/SC 9TC 46/SC 9ISO TC 46/SC 9 is the ninth subcommittee of ISO technical committee 46, and is responsible for identification and description of information resources.-ISO standards overseen:Note: All names are in the format of International Standard...
- ISO/TC 211ISO/TC 211ISO/TC 211 is a standard technical committee formed within ISO, tasked with covering the areas of digital geographic information and geomatics. It is responsible for preparation of a series of International Standards and Technical Specifications numbered in the range starting at 19101...
- ISO/TC 215ISO/TC 215The ISO/TC 215 is the International Organization for Standardization's Technical Committee on health informatics. TC 215 works on the standardization of Health Information and Communications Technology , to allow for compatibility and interoperability between independent systems.-Working...
- ISO/TC 223ISO/TC 223ISO/TC 223 is a technical committee of the International Standards Organization formed to develop standards in the area of societal security: increasing crisis and continuity management and capabilities through technical, human, organization, operational, and management approaches as well as...
- ISO/TC 37
- StandardizationStandardizationStandardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
- Standards AustraliaStandards AustraliaStandards Australia was established in 1922 and is recognised through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government as the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. It is a company limited by guarantee, with 72 members representing groups interested in the...
- Standards organizationStandards organizationA standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...
- Terminology planning policyTerminology planning policyTerminology planning is a planning activity for developing domain communication largely according to the needs and requirements of knowledge representation...
- The International Customer Service InstituteThe International Customer Service InstituteThe International Customer Service Institute is an international organisation enabling the recognition and sharing of global best practice in customer service...
(TICSI) - CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and QualityCARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and QualityThe CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality is a regional standards body for the Caribbean Community CARICOM bloc of countries.CROSQ is a Caribbean representative body to ISO....
(CROSQ) - AP StylebookAP StylebookThe Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, usually called the AP Stylebook, is a style and usage guide used by newspapers and in the news industry in the United States...
(Associated Press Style) - Interface:2010 (Interface Marketing Supplier Integration Institute)
External links
- *Available Standards (free access to a small subset of the standards)