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IHS Announces Web Access to More Than 30,000 Military Documents in Full Text Format.


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Subscribers to IHS's Specs and Standards Service to enjoy more accurate search results, as well as access to both military and related commercial standards

Subscribers to Information Handling Services' Specs and Standards service on the World Wide Web can now employ more powerful and accurate full-text searching A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. , cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another.  functionality and easier access to related documents thanks to the addition of 30,000 Military Specifications, Standards and related documents in full-text format.

The Service also includes 109,000 documents in scanned image format - making it the largest collection of unclassified un·clas·si·fied  
adj.
1. Not placed or included in a class or category: unclassified mail.

2.
 military documents in the world.

"Many organizations today are faced with the need to reduce cycle times, comply with acquisition reform, and increase productivity," said Patrick Romich, president of IHS IHS

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 Engineering Products. "Our full-text Military Specs and Standards Service helps these organizations achieve this by providing their engineers with fast, online access to the information in a format that ensures better search results.

The complete IHS Specs and Standards Service with Full Text Military Documents provides online access to military specifications and related documents, and commercial standards from the U.S., international, and non-U.S. national standards organizations A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, . This helps users meet DoD acquisition reform requirements by enabling them to locate military and commercial standards on the same subject in one quick search. In addition to the full text military documents, the service has bibliographic bib·li·og·ra·phy  
n. pl. bib·li·og·ra·phies
1. A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.

2.
a.
 data on 350,000 standards from more than 730 organizations, plus DODISS DODISS Department Of Defense Index of Specifications & Standards  index data. It also includes complete scanned images of the complete standards of more than 40 standards organizations.

After users locate a specific document, they can view it in full text or as scanned images. If they choose the full-text version, they can copy any paragraph, table, figure or chart and paste it directly into word processed documents, making it far easier for them to add the information to proposals, contracts and other similar documents. The IHS Specs and Standards Service with Full Text Military Documents also includes provision for users to flag preferred documents. The system will then be automatically notify them when these documents update.

For additional information on these or other IHS services, contact Information Handling Services, 15 Inverness Inverness, town, Scotland
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 B203, Englewood, CO 80112-5776. Telephone 1-800-716-3447, ext. 532 (USA/Canada), 1-303-397-2896 (international); fax 1-800-716-6447 (USA/Canada), e-mail info@ihs.com or visit our home page at http://www.ihs.com.

Information Handling Services is part of the international IHS Group of information companies. IHS Group is a leading international publisher of electronic information databases, with annual sales of approximately $440 million. IHS Group employs more than 3,000 worldwide. Its companies serve the vital information needs of customers across the world's technical, business and professional sectors.

Information Handling Services, IHS, and the IHS logo are registered trademarks of Information Handling Services Inc. Registered U.S. Patent & Trademark office. All other trade names, trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: IHS, Englewood

Mark Strandquest, 303-397-6127

800-716-3447, ext. 6127

mark.strandquest@ihs.com

Douglas Hanna, 303-397-2249

800/525-7052, ext. 2249

doug.hanna@ihs.com
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