ASM International Launches Online Library Using eMeta Technology; eRights Software Expands Access to 20-Volume Reference Resource on Metals and Materials.Business & High Tech Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2002 ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. International, the world's leading materials information society, has made its 20-volume ASM Handbook
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Using eMeta's flagship eRights software, ASM International expects to vastly expand the reach and access of the most comprehensive resource on metals, engineered materials and processes to its 40,000 members, as well as to businesses, academic institutions and professionals working with metals and materials. An enterprise software solution, eRights enables ASM International to effectively manage the user authentication See authentication. and flexible subscription levels necessary to facilitate the society's first-ever paid digital content offerings. Using eRights, ASM International is able to offer its members yearly, unlimited access to the entire handbook collection for $179 - roughly the average cost of purchasing a single hardcover volume. Nonmembers can gain similar access for $279; and academic or corporate licenses are offered starting at $1500. "In the short time we've we've Contraction of we have. we've have gone live, we've gotten far better usage response from our members than we expected," said Leslie Chom, Manager of ASM Online Services, "and we anticipate this move will be particularly valued by our international members, who are located in some 100 countries around the world. In addition, we're really excited about being able to expand our information offerings outside our core membership. After all, everything is made of materials - so everybody should be able to access the best resource on materials." Moving its handbook collection online gives ASM International greater flexibility in its information offerings, while providing better value for its members and other subscribers. For example, while the society typically updates one volume every year, this usually results in only about a 20% change in the average 1,000 pages. With an online subscription, those owning previous handbook editions gain access to the latest information without having to buy an entirely new volume - and access to the latest updates across all 21 volumes at a considerable cost savings. Moreover, ASM International is now able to more quickly update information across the whole series without incurring in·cur tr.v. in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs 1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash. 2. traditional publication costs and delays. By the end of the year, the society anticipates completing the second phase of its online publishing initiative, using eRights to move the ASM Alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. Center - a collection of some 8,000 two-page data sheets plus its extensive property databases - into the online suite. This will not only give subscribers specific information about a particular alloy or process, but will also enable them to make inquiries about a particular functionality or need - for example, a query for an aluminum casting alloy with tensile strength tensile strength Ratio of the maximum load a material can support without fracture when being stretched to the original area of a cross section of the material. When stresses less than the tensile strength are removed, a material completely or partially returns to its of 33000 psi PSI - Portable Scheme Interpreter that takes a high polish could be linked to an Alloy data sheet on Ternalloy 8. "Our latest project with ASM International is further proof of our ability to help our customers get their digital content commerce operations up and running quickly, easily and securely," said Ethan Mollick, eMeta's Vice President of Business Development. "We tell potential customers they can generally expect to complete installation of our eRights software platform in three to four months' time. We first announced our partnership with ASM International on April 1. It's now July, and they've completed the first phase and already working on the next." About ASM ASM International, The Materials Information Society, is the world's leading society for reliable information and data on metals, engineered materials and processes. Founded in 1913 and headquartered near Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , the society is renowned for handbooks (including the ASM Handbook(R) series), magazines (including Advanced Materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, & Processes) and journals (including Practical Failure Analysis). ASM's 40,000 members share information and ideas through international conferences and expositions, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). programs and local chapter meetings. For more information, visit www.asminternational.org. About eMeta Corporation eMeta is the industry leader in providing information access control and commerce software solutions that enable businesses to maximize revenue from their intellectual capital. The company offers the only fully integrated, intuitive solution able to meet the demands of a complex customer base as well as the flexibility to simultaneously serve disparate markets using widely ranging business models - quickly, securely and reliably. The world's largest and best-known publishers and information providers license eMeta's software, including: Celera Genomics, FT.com, Hoover's Online, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Digital, Pearson plc, Reed Elsevier and SmartMoney. eMeta is headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. 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