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This report explores in depth the Common Information Model (CIM) approach to data exchanges between systems. As Stratecast sees it, the mismatch between data models in diverse OSS/BSS systems is the real reason that integration has been so difficult and the benefits of SOA so hard to achieve. Stratecast analyzes CIM in the context of other integration approaches, discusses its impact, and defines core CIM components. Stratecast's research also examines how using CIM to manage data exchanges among systems resolves the issues much more constructively and much more successfully than manual processes and ad hoc fixes. Finally, Stratecast describes how implementing CIM can boost company revenue and streamline business processes.