GlobalSpec Announces Strategic Alliance With Sopheon's IntotaGlobalSpec's Unique SpecSearchsm Technology Is Now Available To Users Of Intota's Knowledge Management ServicesTroy, NY (May 15, 2001) - GlobalSpec, the Internet’s leading product discovery resource for engineers and other technical buyers, recently announced a strategic partnership with Sopheon, the international knowledge management software and services company. As part of the agreement, GlobalSpec will place a link to Sopheon’s Intota site in the GlobalSpec Technical Library. The link will provide easy access to Intota’s on-line scientific and technical experts. In turn, visitors to the Intota site, as well as users of Sopheon’s client research portal, Teltech.com, will have a direct link to SpecSearch, GlobalSpec’s award-winning product discovery system. SpecSearch allows engineers to search for components using parameters based on engineering specifications. “We are continually looking for ways to enhance the value that we provide to our engineering user base,” says John Schneiter, Chairman of GlobalSpec. “As intellectual capital is one of the most important engineering components of all, this partnership with Sopheon adds a new facet to the services we provide. It further demonstrates our commitment to being an indispensable resource for the engineering community.” Adds Andy Michuda, Chief Executive Officer of Sopheon, “Timely and relevant information is the bedrock of successful product creation. Our alliance with GlobalSpec not only makes our expert services more widely available, but it will allow users of our knowledge management solutions access to the wealth of information available at the GlobalSpec site.”About Intota Intota is the leading online source of scientific and technical experts. Built to address the growing problem of scientific and technical “brain drain” caused by early retirements, employee turnover, rapid obsoleting of knowledge and declining graduation rates, Intota has evolved from a proven “bricks-and-mortar” enterprise with more than 15 years of industry success in person-to-person knowledge transfer. The Intota network includes experts in more than 33,000 areas of science, technology and business. For more information, please visit www.intota.com. About Sopheon Sopheon (LSE:SPE), which last year merged with Minneapolis-based Teltech Resource Network Corporation, is an international provider of information and knowledge solutions that enable companies to more efficiently access internal and external information and turn it into the knowledge to compete. Sopheon's experience in integrating information process and content is the foundation for a unique combination of pre-loaded, industry-specific software applications, expert services and specialized content. Its comprehensive solutions can enhance business processes ranging from product development and customer relationship management to R&D and quality management. Sopheon has operations in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States. Its customers are companies in the life sciences, high tech and healthcare industry sectors, and include nearly half of the technology-driven companies in the Fortune 500. For more information, please visit www.sopheon.com. About GlobalSpec, Inc. GlobalSpec, the first Web-based, centralized engineering design gateway, connects engineers and technical buyers with the products and manufacturers they need based on engineering specifications. GlobalSpec's SpecSearchsm is an advanced parametric and universal engineering component search system that provides users access to bias-free information from more than 21 million product specifications and access to more than 13,000 contactable suppliers arranged in more than 1,600 product areas. Information about GlobalSpec and its services can be found at www.globalspec.com. GlobalSpec.comR and SpecSearchsm are registered marks of GlobalSpec, Inc. in the United States. |
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