AN OLD MASTER

ROP/RAC GTPase: an old new master regulator for plant signaling.

The ROP family of small GTPases has emerged as a versatile and pivotal regulator in plant signal transduction. Recent studies have implicated ROP signaling in diverse processes ranging from cytoskeletal organization to hormone and stress responses. Acting as a switch early in signaling cascades, ROPs are also capable of orchestrating several downstream pathways to amplify a specific signal.

Vermeer ’ s maps : a new digital look in an old master ’ s mirror

The links of Cartography to Art and culture are as old as the field itself. The art of painting has always been present within maps, which, in turn have always been regarded as a combination of scientific and artistic skills. One of the most prominent examples of the harmonic duality of maps as scientific tools and objects of culture is witnessed in the Netherlands during the 17 century, when t...

Making Sense of the Master Data Management (MDM) Concept: Old Wine in New Bottles or New Wine in Old Bottles?

This paper presents an insight into the emerging concept of Master Data Management (MDM) and highlights issues that both academics and business managers should consider to better understand the meaning of this ‘hot topic’. This critical reflection paper is forward looking and attempts to make sense of the MDM concept and highlight the issues associated with implementation. We argue that both th...

The Master and Margarita: An Analysis

An ERP-centric Master Data Management Approach

Both, ERP and MDM target integration: ERP follows a business process centric approach and integrates master data along value chains into one ERP system. MDM follows a broader approach and targets providing an enterprise-wide single version of the truth of selected master data objects and distribution of them to the different target IT systems. ERP and MDM include overlapping master data managem...