11. Master Data Services also includes certain features not available in the Stratature + EDM product.12. Master data are the products, accounts and parties for which the business transactions are completed.13. Master Data Services ( MDS ) is the SQL Server solution for master data management.14. Unlike + EDM, Master Data Services supports Unicode characters, as well as support multilingual user interfaces. 15. It is also frequently used to upload master data or to make changes to master data records. 16. In October 2010, the company acquired New Jersey based Data Foundations, a leading master data management provider. 17. Master data management often makes references to the need for data stewardship for its implementation to succeed.18. It is also frequently used to upload master data or to make changes to master data records. 19. This is where most of the master data management ( MDM ) efforts are undertaken in organizations. 20. The selection of entities considered for master data management depends somewhat on the nature of an organization.