Elsevier Engineering Information and GlobalSpec Announce Alliance
Engineering Village 2 subscribers can now link directly to engineering search engine
Troy, NY (PRWEB) March 10, 2005 -- GlobalSpec, The
Engineering Search Engine(sm), today announced an alliance with Elsevier
Engineering Information, the publisher of Engineering Village 2. The alliance enables subscribers to
Engineering Village 2 to link directly to GlobalSpec's Engineering Web(sm) and
access SpecSearch® from the http://www.engineeringvillage2.org site.
Engineering Village 2 is the premiere web-based discovery
platform for the engineering research community, featuring leading bibliographic
engineering databases including Compendex®, Inspec® and the NTIS
Database.
GlobalSpec's Engineering Web, allows the user to search more than 200
million tech-centric Web pages filtered from the World Wide Web for their
engineering-relevance. SpecSearch, GlobalSpec's patented search technology,
allows users to search by specification the world's largest collection of online
supplier catalogs boasting more than 78 million parts in 1,200,000 product
families from more than 13,000 supplier catalogs.
"Engineering Village 2
is committed to providing our subscribers, and the tens of thousands of
engineering researchers they serve, with the information resources needed to
further their work," explained Rafael Sidi, Elsevier Engineering Information's
Vice President of Engineering Publishing. "By linking to GlobalSpec's extensive
database of parts, suppliers and specifications, Engineering Village 2 now
offers our customers more content choices from the engineering discovery
platform they rely on for engineering research."
"GlobalSpec is committed
to working with other engineering-focused information providers such as Elsevier
Engineering Information to help enhance the overall search experience for the
engineering community," said Scott Virkler, Vice President, Business Development
at GlobalSpec. He continued, "By providing subscribers to Engineering Village 2
direct access to GlobalSpec, we are not only enabling them to precisely identify
suppliers and distributors, but to also access a wealth of engineering-specific
content on The Engineering Web."
About GlobalSpec, Inc.
GlobalSpec,
Inc. is the leading specialized information resource for the engineering
community. Engineers and technical buyers regularly use GlobalSpec in their work
process to search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers
and access comprehensive technical content on standards, patents, materials
properties, specifications, designs, application notes and more. GlobalSpec's
trademarked search technology, SpecSearch®, allows users to search by
specification more than 78 million parts in 1,200,000 product families from more
than 13,000 supplier catalogs. Suppliers representing their products and
services on GlobalSpec gain a comprehensive marketing program designed to
promote their brand and generate, track and manage highly-qualified sales leads.
Information about GlobalSpec can be found at http://www.globalspec.com.
GlobalSpec and SpecSearch
are registered trademarks and The Engineering Search Engine and The Engineering
Web are service marks of GlobalSpec, Inc.
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