about
meta5

Born in Silicon Valley through an exclusive partnership with IBM, meta5 is uniquely engineered to integrate today’s data and applications—and to work with the new interfaces of the future.

about
meta5

Born in Silicon Valley through an exclusive partnership with IBM, meta5 is uniquely engineered to integrate today’s data and applications—and to work with the new interfaces of the future.
meta5 was founded in 2000 when Relational Development Systems (RDS), a long-standing IBM Partner led by Jim Kanzler, was selected to migrate IBM’s Intelligent Decision Server (IDS) product to the Windows platform. RDS rebranded this IDS integration and automation technology—and the company itself—as meta5, the name a nod to Metaphor Computer Systems which built the original system’s rock-solid foundation.

Today, meta5 supports businesses from small start-ups to enterprise companies with our microservices toolset, working with data and applications across a broad range of platforms and software. Steeped in our rich history, we continue to enhance our technology to integrate with today’s ever-changing data and business applications—and to deliver Business Intelligence systems that others can only dream of.

Jim Kanzler

Founder, President and CEO

25 years’ experience in Business Intelligence Systems and Data Warehousing Technologies for Fortune 500 companies
Jim is a technology executive and business leader with a proven record of success in helping companies gain valuable insights into their challenges, risks and opportunities by building a culture of analytics and data-driven decision making.

Debbie Kiederer

Strategic Advisor

30 years’ experience repositioning brands in the digital space with a strong global sensibility
Debbie is the founder of ChalkDust Consulting, a strategic online consulting practice with a client list of Fortune 500 companies primarily in the CPG space. As an advisor, she rebrands, repositions and creates initial sales opportunities.

Robert Schaffrath

Software Development

30 years’ experience in Software Development with Consumer Packaged Goods and Enterprise organizations
Robert is responsible for all technical components of the meta5 core product, including our signature integration with Microsoft Office products.

Jim Kanzler

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO

25 years’ experience in Business Intelligence Systems and Data Warehousing Technologies for Fortune 500 companies
Jim is a technology executive and business leader with a proven record of success in helping companies gain valuable insights into their challenges, risks and opportunities by building a culture of analytics and data-driven decision making.

Debbie Kiederer

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

30 years’ experience repositioning brands in the digital space with a strong global sensibility
Debbie is the founder of ChalkDust Consulting, a strategic online consulting practice with a client list of Fortune 500 companies primarily in the CPG space. As an advisor, she rebrands, repositions and creates initial sales opportunities.

Robert Schaffrath

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

30 years’ experience in Software Development with Consumer Packaged Goods and Enterprise organizations
Robert is responsible for all technical components of the meta5 core product, including our signature integration with Microsoft Office products.

our users

CPG/FMCG

Bimbo Bakeries
Campbell Soup
Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company
Coca-Cola
Colgate-Palmolive
Del Monte
Entenmann’s
General Mills
Johnson & Johnson
Kimberly-Clark
Kraft
McVities
Pfizer
Philip Morris
Scott Paper Company
Sysco Corporation
Unilever

Process

Ashland
Chevron Philips Chemical
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Goodyear Tire
U.S. Silica

TRANSPORTATION

American President Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Marriot International, Inc.
US Airways

RETAIL

Canadian Tire
Clarks
Duty Free Shops
The Gap
Lenscrafters
Marshalls
Safeway
Sears
Walgreens
WSS

UTILITIES

National Grid
USA Southern California Edison

HEALTHCARE

Community Care Home Health Services
Gold Medal Home Health
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Family & Community Services
Swedish Medical Center

SEO / SEM

Elite SEM
IBM

FINANCIAL SERVICES

American Express
Chase Manhattan Bank
Citigroup
Morgan Stanley
Paine Webber
Standard Chartered Bank
Wells Fargo

INSURANCE

Blue Cross Blue Shield
John Hancock
Kaiser Permanente
Norwich Union | Aviva
Phoenix Life Insurance Co.
Prudential
RSA Insurance Group
The Travelers
United Health Group

TELCO

AT&T
Bell South
BT Group
Verizon Communications

AERONAUTICS

Raytheon
Sikorsky

PHARMACEUTICAL

Baxter Healthcare
Bayer
Bristol Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Hoffman La Roche
Merck
Schering-Plough

MEDIA

CBS
Disney (Walt Disney Company)
Meredith Corporation
Ogilvy & Mather

EDUCATION

Purdue University
University of Arizona
University of Missouri
Stanford University

GOVERNMENT

Internal Revenue Service
US Department of Health and Human Services
US Department of Labor
US Navy
US Postal Service

Process

Ashland
Chevron Philips Chemical
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Goodyear Tire
U.S. Silica

CPG/FMCG

Bimbo Bakeries
Campbell Soup
Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company
Coca-Cola
Colgate-Palmolive
Del Monte
Entenmann’s
General Mills
Johnson & Johnson
Kimberly-Clark
Kraft
McVities
Pfizer
Philip Morris
Scott Paper Company
Sysco Corporation
Unilever

HEALTHCARE

Community Care Home Health Services
Gold Medal Home Health
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Family & Community Services
Swedish Medical Center

FINANCIAL SERVICES

American Express
Chase Manhattan Bank
Citigroup
Morgan Stanley
Paine Webber
Standard Chartered Bank
Wells Fargo

PHARMACEUTICAL

Baxter Healthcare
Bayer
Bristol Myers Squibb
GlaxoSmithKline
Hoffman La Roche
Merck
Schering-Plough

SEO / SEM

Elite SEM
IBM

MEDIA

CBS
Disney (Walt Disney Company)
Meredith Corporation
Ogilvy & Mather

AERONAUTICS

Raytheon
Sikorsky

INSURANCE

Blue Cross Blue Shield
John Hancock
Kaiser Permanente
Norwich Union | Aviva
Phoenix Life Insurance Co.
Prudential
RSA Insurance Group
The Travelers
United Health Group

TRANSPORTATION

American President Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Marriot International, Inc.
US Airways

TELCO

AT&T
Bell South
BT Group
Verizon Communications

RETAIL

Canadian Tire
Clarks
Duty Free Shops
The Gap
Lenscrafters
Marshalls
Safeway
Sears
Walgreens
WSS