StrikeIron, Inc


Accurate Data. Right when you need it.



StrikeIron provides an on-demand cloud-based infrastructure for delivering business data to any Internet-connected system, including Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, websites, mashups, spreadsheets or core enterprise systems. The leading innovator in the data-as-a-service (DaaS) space, StrikeIron is the premier provider to next generation cloud-oriented applications. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, StrikeIron was founded by veteran entrepreneurs with more than fifty years of combined experience in building successful technology companies.

Located in the cloud, StrikeIron's Web services catalog are Data as a Service solutions that greatly reduce the complexity for developers and business users who want to integrate live data from any number of sources. The catalog is built in the cloud that providing a consistent interface across many XML-based Web services from multiple and diverse sources. Currently, StrikeIron provides live data sources and business functionality from organizations specializing in contact record verification and communication.


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Products & Services
SMS Alerts and Notifications
SMS Alerts and Notifications Web service enables an SMS (text) message to be sent to virtually any mobile phone instantly. Provide corporate alerts and notifications to improve communication processes to opt-in mobile users.
North American Address Verification
This service corrects addresses, adds ZIP+4 data, provides delivery point verification, gives congressional districts, carrier routes and much more.Inspect every element of an address to ensure its validity using sophisticated matching and data standardization technology.
IronCloud
IronCloud expands the application of infrastructure beyond subscription-based Web service usage. Companies that want to leverage the same Web service delivery platform to externalize their own data or services to the general public for use in applications, mashups, mobile devices, and Web sites can take advantage of its Web service onboarding capabilities.
Global Address Verification
Simply provide basic (even incorrect) address information and it will be matched and appended with accurate data. The advanced features provide additional address formatting options like specifying country of origin, preferred language, capitalization and so much more.
Email Verification
Instantly determine the validity of an email address or domain. Simply provide an email address and the Web service will return whether it is valid without sending an actual email.
Contact Record Verification Suite
Your business processes are easily enhanced with accurate and cost effective Contact Record Verification from StrikeIron. These services are easy to integrate into your business processes, applications, websites and more, providing seamless functionality that improves productivity, reduces maintenance and management and enables efficiency. Discover innovative Web services from StrikeIron and access powerful, live, accurate and actionable data- when and where you need it.FeaturesThe following functionality is available in the North American Contact Record Verification offering.•Email Verification •North American Address Verification •ZIP and Postal Code Information •Phone Number Validation
Featured Stories
Putting Data-as-a-Service to Work Improving Data Quality
by Vince Vasquez
With all the concern around data security in the cloud, another facet of data –its quality – often gets overlooked. Yet, if inaccurate data is being stored, then what’s the point? As the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out. This story covers how DaaS can improve data quality, especially with customer records.
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Resources
Other: Contact Record Verification Suite PDF
Data quality is fundamental for successful CRM Management. Easily clean, verify and maintain the pertinent details of your contact records.



Other: StrikeIron and Retailers PDF
Your business depends on reaching your customers. Incorrect and invalid data wastes your time and money. About 18% of online registration request are incomplete or fraudulent. Undeliverable mail costs direct mailers over $6 billion each year. Contact centers spend $11.7 billion dollars each year on manually verifying callers’ identities.


Article: Contact Verification Suite for Healthcare PDF
StrikeIron’s Contact Verification Suite for Healthcare was created to help healthcare providers maintain accurate patient contact information. Correct patient contact information is critical for billing collection and follow-up care. A recent study by the Journal of Emergency Medicine showed that “only 42 percent [of patients] could be successfully contacted using the numbers provided [and] nearly 28 percent of the patients gave wrong or disconnected numbers.”