Office supplies mail-order company opts for fully integrated data management system

Atlanta, USA, Reading, UK, March 2012 – OTTO Office, the German mail-order company for office supplies, has chosen the PIM/MDM STEP platform by Stibo Systems. Following this move, the entire product range will now be managed globally from a single source. OTTO Office is part of the largest mail-order company for office supplies and furniture in Germany. With more than 17,000 items from over 150 leading brand manufacturers, OTTO Office covers the needs of small and medium size businesses.

OTTO Office will start managing its article master data using the PIM/MDM STEP platform by Stibo Systems from spring 2012. Ulli Sachse, IT & Organisation Manager for OTTO Office, explains: "Using STEP we want to create a central, media-neutral database which should optimize our product communication processes and work flows." The central master data platform offers a basis for the international activities of OTTO Office. Customers from Slovakia, Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic can currently order products by telephone, fax and post or via the online shop. Manfred Heckt, CEO of Stibo Systems GmbH, comments: "We are happy that with STEP we can offer OTTO Office a safe MDM basis for the future."

You can find further information at http://www.otto-office.de