Vol.1, Issue 1

Global Engineering Documents Delivers Individual Electronic Solutions As electronic delivery of goods and services booms, the demand for single documents or small sets of standards continues to grow. To meet demand, Global Engineering Documents offers new standards, products and services designed specifically for the needs of the electronic marketplace. By accessing www.global.ihs.com, customers have complete ordering capability of over 200,000 documents including: National & International Standards U.S. Industry Standards European Standards U.S. Military Standards & Specifications Total Quality Management Guidelines Environmental Management & Safety Standards Engineering & Technical Documents Reference Books U.S. Government Publications, and more To pinpoint exactly what they need, customers can search for a document by keyword in title, number or source and view documents that meet their search criteria. Once the search is complete, documents can be selected on the order form. When the "Place Order" button is clicked, the order is sent to Global. Over the past five years, Global has had numerous requests from their customers and standard developing organizations (SDOs) to put small standard sets and more on CD-ROM. Handling the smaller electronic products, in terms of documents or data, was a natural progression for Global. Today, Global has numerous CD products available. Electronic technology will continue to provide a platform to boost new and creative products and services. How exactly new technologies using the Internet will unfold is difficult to predict. One thing is certain, Global is dedicated to developing solutions compatible with changing technologies.