DB2 Anonymous Resolution is designed to help companies share information with other organizations, while protecting – or “anonymizing” – the identity of individuals within their respective data repositories.  

DB2 Anonymous Resolution expands IBM’s analytics capabilities through the use of irreversible “digital signatures” and advanced techniques for correlating this data while remaining in the “anonymized” form. This enhances privacy as it prevents data from being observed in its original form, the company says, thereby helping reduce the risk of misuse or accidental exposure.

DB2 Anonymous Resolution technology also helps to facilitate more secure information sharing between organizations and supports key strategic and regulatory initiatives, such as privacy compliance, information sharing in support of homeland security, regulatory compliance, due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, and clinical research. 

“With the recent rise in identity theft and unintentional information disclosure, customers across all industries are telling us that the ability to safely and securely share data is a top priority for their businesses,” said John Slitz, VP IBM Entity Analytics. “DB2 Anonymous Resolution makes it possible for companies to openly share their personally identifiable information in a manner that is more secure than transferring clear text or even encrypted data.”

IBM’s new Anonymous Resolution software will help customers meet the security and privacy demands associated with opening up their information repositories to take advantage of new and emerging business opportunities.  For example, in the healthcare industry, “anonymization” may be used by public health organizations to share and correlate data that has been stripped of personal information for medical research.  The unique capability of this software enables such an initiative to determine when two people are the same despite using only the anonymized data - thus addressing double-counting of records that can plague medical research.
<!--[endif]-->