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Design for Retrieval is the catalog management application in IHS' Parts Management Solutions

IHS is a leading provider of critical information, products, solutions and services to governments and corporations in six core industries in over 100 countries. Our objective is to provide complete information solutions that improve customers’ efficiency, competitive positions and offers decision support at every level of the product development life cycle. Our information tools offer users quick access to a vast amount of timely and relevant information and knowledge-based application tools. The bulk of the Company’s revenues are derived from subscriptions. IHS maintains the most comprehensive databases of their kind and employs proprietary processes and technology to collect, manage and deliver a vast inventory of information.

Design for Retrieval is used as part of Accenture product cost management practice

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with net revenues of US$16.65 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Our "high performance business" strategy builds on our expertise in consulting, technology and outsourcing to help clients perform at the highest levels so they can create sustainable value for their customers and shareholders. Using our industry knowledge, service-offering expertise and technology capabilities, we identify new business and technology trends and develop solutions to help clients around the world.

Design for Retrieval is used for both migration and parts re-use initiatives

At IBM Business Consulting, we combine deep industry expertise with high-powered technology to unlock business value for our clients. Our teams have the ability to think globally and act locally with consultants positioned in virtually every country and culture worldwide. In areas such as HR, sales, marketing, finance, accounting, business strategy, supply chain, logistics and procurement, we've shown our clients innovative new ways to think about their business and their bottom line.

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Software Partners

Providing Integrated Enterprise Solutions

Design Retrieval is used to prepare structured data for ENDECA'S Navigation Guided Solution

Endeca's Guided Navigation® Search, and Analysis solutions have emerged as the easiest way for people to find and discover information. For technology leaders like Walmart.com, NASA, IBM, and John Deere, Endeca is helping solve the persistent problems of information overload in a uniquely effective way. And reflecting the broad applicability of these new solutions across the enterprise, our hundreds of commercial deployments span a wide variety of markets — like Financial Services, Media & Publishing, Manufacturing & Distribution, Government and Retail.

Convergence’s software integrates with BDI’s DFMA cost modeling tools to help further manage and report cost data

Boothroyd Dewhurst’s Companies in many industries all over the world have been using DFMA software tools and services since 1983. BDI clients aim for competitive advantage in their marketplace, and they understand the importance of creating products that are simple in structure, low in cost, and high in quality.

Design Retrieval is used to prepare structured data for Co-Exprise’s direct materials sourcing application

Co-exprise was founded by a group of innovators and business people who pioneered collaborative approaches in sourcing strategic components and commodities for large organizations and governments. The Co-exprise Technology team, working in concert with your supply chain partners, enables your company to significantly accelerate your supply chain activities. Our solutions enable our customers to qualify, source, contract and manage suppliers globally, while minimizing the risk of exposure. The Co-exprise Technology software and process creates closer, more precise, relationships between a customer’s internal design and sourcing functions – as well as with their extended supply base.

Design for Retrieval provides classification, data preparation, migration and cleansing capabilities for PTC's Product Lifecycle Management system

Serving 35,000 manufacturing companies worldwide, PTC develops and supports superior Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. PTC’s Product Development System works seamlessly across critical product development processes, enabling companies to bring winning products to market faster.