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One of Knovel’s most popular titles, this 2nd edition of Knovel Critical Tables has been updated and enhanced with over 40 new interactive tables. A total of more than 16,000 new records have been added.
 
New tables have been introduced in areas including:

- Electrical Properties
- Thermal Expansion
- Transport and Flow
- Density and Compressibility
- Vaporization and Vapor Pressure
- Reaction, Thermodynamics and Equilibrium 

Each serves to enhance the availablilty of materials and property information you can use Knovel to help find. Check out Knovel Critical Tables to see for yourself.

NEW YORK -- February 5th, 2008 -- Knovel (www.knovel.com) today announced that John R. Patrick, a member of Knovel's board of directors, has been named an IEEE Fellow in recognition of his leadership in technical and policy development of the World Wide Web. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.

Mr. Patrick was a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium at MIT in 1994 and of the Global Internet Project in 1995. Mr. Patrick was also instrumental in the development of e-commerce at IBM in 1997 as vice president for Internet technology. He is a member of the Internet Society, the Association for Computing Machinery, and The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma. His book, Net Attitude, was published in 2001 and helped guide corporate strategies to leverage the Internet.

Mr. Patrick is a member of the board of directors of Jupitermedia, Knovel, Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems, as well as a member of the Lehigh University Engineering Advisory Board.

"It's great to have the IEEE validate the reason we recruited John to our board," said Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel. "John is a visionary with deep understanding of the role the Internet can and should play in helping people tackle their work efficiently and effectively. His insights meshed perfectly with the deep domain expertise of our board members who were principal executives at Thomson and Oxford University Press."

About IEEE
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - the world's largest technical professional society - fosters technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Through its more than 370,000 members in 160 countries, IEEE is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The organization also sponsors or co-sponsors nearly 400 international technical conferences each year.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

NEW YORK– January 28th, 2008 –  Knovel (www.knovel.com), the leading online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information, today announced the appointment of Grant Hunter to Vice President of Product Marketing. Hunter brings more than 12 years of executive experience in strategic roles, including vice president of the Enterprise Solutions Business Unit at GE. Hunter's extensive experience with science and technical publishing include consulting and executive roles with IHS, Elsevier, and British Standards International.

"Knovel has consistently been the first mover in addressing engineers' technical information needs. I'm excited to work with our enthusiastic champions at leading companies around the globe to address currently unmet needs and help Knovel become ubiquitous on engineering desktops."

Hunter's experience with search technologies and publishers will be a key asset in helping prioritize and deliver Knovel's next set of innovations. Hunter's strengths in assessing and leveraging technology will help Knovel accelerate delivery of innovative capabilities.

"New technology developments are creating opportunities for Knovel to better serve the needs of our engineering customers," said Barbara Wasserman, Executive Vice President of Operations at Knovel. "We are confident that Grant's technology acumen and executive-level experience with science and technical publishing will help us maintain our lead in boosting engineering productivity."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

NEW YORK – January 16th, 2008 – Knovel (www.knovel.com), the leading online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information, today announced the appointment of Barbara Wasserman to Executive Vice President of Operations.

Wasserman brings more than 20 years of publishing experience, having most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Oxford University Press. “Knovel’s success in 75 of the Fortune 500 companies combined with its stellar renewal rate in excess of 96% underscores how effectively Knovel meets engineers’ information needs. No other company comes close to Knovel’s ability to first find more potentially relevant content, then help engineers rapidly narrow in on the most useful answers,” said Wasserman. “I’m excited to help accelerate the expansion of Knovel’s collection to additional engineering disciplines and build the infrastructure and staff to facilitate the company’s rapid growth.”

Wasserman’s strong general management experience will serve to round out and strengthen Knovel’s management team. In addition to her operations role, she will focus on important areas for Knovel’s growth: further development of relationships with publishing partners, enhancement of production systems that will allow for delivery of content to customers “on demand,” and growing Knovel’s presence with students and academic institutions.  

“As Knovel continues to expand both globally and in coverage of engineering topics, Barbara’s extensive publishing and operations experience will greatly benefit us,” said Chris Forbes, President and CEO of Knovel. “We are confident that her industry insight and experience will serve us well as we continue our impressive growth rate.”

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel’s thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel’s content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions. 

NEW YORK – January 10th, 2008 – Knovel (www.knovel.com), the leading online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information, now provides access to essential references for Earth Sciences as part of its online collection.

The new Earth Science subject area enables subscribers in infrastructure construction, oil and gas, civil engineering and many other fields to rely on Knovel as a single place to get reliable answers quickly.

The new titles span the following areas:

 
• Climatology
• Geochemistry
• Geology
• Geomechanics
• Geophysics
• Glaciology
• Hydrology
• Mineralogy
• Oceanography
• Paleontology
• Petrology
• Seismology
• Soil science
• Stratigraphy
 

Delores Meglio, VP for Content Development at Knovel said: “Based on requests from our subscribers, we’ve introduced titles from prestigious publishers such as Elsevier, Cambridge University Press, Springer, and John Wiley & Sons. Engineers at our clients need access from remote locations, so adding these titles to our online collection gives them access anywhere they have an Internet connection. And our engineering-oriented search helps them to quickly pinpoint the data and background information they seek.”

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel’s thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel’s content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions. 

NEW YORK –  December 18th, 2007 –  Knovel (www.knovel.com) and Merck Publishing (www.merckbooks.com) announced today that The Merck Index has been integrated into Knovel’s online reference collection, enabling Knovel’s thousands of subscribers to find answers to more of their technical questions from a single website. Chemists and engineers who regularly use The Merck Index –  the go-to reference for generations of professionals and academics –  can now benefit from Knovel’s optimized search to find and use material in The Merck Index faster.

John Dooley, VP of Sales at Knovel said “The addition of The Merck Index will provide Knovel’s subscribers with a key source of precise, comprehensive information on chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. By adding The Merck Index to our extensive collection of technical reference titles and databases, our online collection has become a one-stop source for reliable, relevant data for the chemists and chemical engineers in our customer base.” 

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel’s thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel’s content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions. 

About Merck Publishing
Merck (www.merckbooks.com) has a long tradition of providing trusted medical and scientific information to doctors, nurses, chemists, veterinarians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. For over a century, Merck Publishing, in cooperation with Merck Research Laboratories, has been dedicated to providing the best, timely and relevant resources in the world.

The Merck Publishing Group publishes these best-selling references – The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition, The Merck Manual of Health & Aging, The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, The Merck Index, and The Merck Veterinary Manual – all on a non-profit basis as a service to the medical, veterinary and scientific communities.

NEW YORK - September 24th, 2007 - Knovel, the leading provider of online technical references, has announced today that an additional 15 academic institutions from 11 countries have become Knovel subscribers, bringing the number of academic subscribers to over 280.

Knovel now has academic subscribers in 44 countries world-wide and supplies valuable technical references to over 60% of the top technology universities in the world.  In the last 3 months Knovel has added the following new academic institutions as subscribers:

*         Arhus Tekniske Bibliotek, Denmark
*         Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
*         Iowa State University, USA
*         Khon Kaen University, Thailand
*         Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada
*         Surabaya University, Indonesia
*         TU Delft, The Netherlands
*         Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
*         Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
*         University Bremen, Germany
*         University of Delaware, USA
*         University of Edinburgh, UK
*         University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
*         University of Surrey, UK
*         University of Waterloo, Canada

Zofia. E. Brinkman, Engineering Librarian at TU Delft said, "Until now we found the usability of e-books too poor to offer a genuine alternative to printed resources for serious academic study. The strength of Knovel over other providers is that it adds real value, the interactive features are extremely impressive, as is the search functionality. E-books should not be seen as a replacement of existing information resources but rather as a supplement and we are delighted to be able to provide our users with access to Knovel."

Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel said, "The rapid expansion of Knovel's academic subscriber list is a wonderful endorsement of our success in helping clients find relevant and reliable info faster. We are also excited about the number of librarians and academics working to integrate Knovel into the curriculum to give students experience solving real-world problems."

About Knovel
Knovel <http://www.knovel.com/> is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations.  Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

NEW YORK - September 11th, 2007 - Knovel (www.knovel.com) has partnered with ASTM International (www.astm.org) to provide ASTM books and manuals to subscribers of Knovel's online technical reference collection.

"The ASTM titles enhance our coverage of materials and testing for aerospace, the petroleum and energy industries, as well as providing design and construction engineers with access to the technical information they need to select, test, analyze and use materials," said Delores Meglio, VP of Content Management at Knovel. "Many of our subscribers requested that we provide access to ASTM resources through Knovel's optimized search functionality, so they can speedily locate material relevant to more of their engineering challenges."

John Pace, Vice President of Publications and Marketing at ASTM International said, "We look at our new partnership with Knovel as a means for providing customers with a new approach for accessing ASTM technical information. Knovel has an excellent reputation in serving many critical markets, and we look forward to having the ASTM books and manuals being included with Knovel's other title offerings."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 70 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to  2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

About ASTM International
ASTM International (www.astm.org), originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), was formed over a century ago. It is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world -- a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Known for their high technical quality and market relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy.

Standards developed at ASTM are the work of over 30,000 ASTM members. These technical experts represent producers, users, consumers, government and academia from over 120 countries. Participation in ASTM International is open to all with a material interest, anywhere in the world. In addition, ASTM also publishes a number of other books, journals, manuals, and technical papers which serve to complement the standards, or serve as the basis for new standards developing activities.

NEW YORK- September 4th, 2007 - Knovel (www.knovel.com) announced today that it has partnered with the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) (www.isa.org) to provide new content to subscribers of Knovel's online technical reference collection.

Delores Meglio, VP of Content Management at Knovel said: "The addition of the ISA's technical references and handbooks will provide Knovel's subscribers with valuable information about automation and control systems. Access to these resources through Knovel's fast and accurate search technology will enable design engineers to quickly tap the right resources to develop complex systems. They will be able to measure and optimize efficiency and ensure safety -- ultimately saving time and significantly reducing costs."

The agreement with the ISA is one of several publishing partnerships Knovel has recently entered into to provide the most comprehensive source of technical reference books and databases for focused engineering disciplines.

"ISA and Knovel have a lot in common -- we both strive to deliver the highest quality technical information available," said Chip Lee, Director of Publishing at ISA. "The combination of Knovel's search technology and information and our rich content will help researchers all over the world to advance their work."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 70 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

About ISA
Founded in 1945, ISA (www.isa.org) is a leading, global, non-profit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts the largest conference and exhibition for automation professionals in the Western Hemisphere. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org).
 
 

NEW YORK- August 28th, 2007 - Knovel (www.knovel.com) has successfully entered into a new agreement with Brill (www.brill.nl), a leading academic publisher based in The Netherlands, to include Brill scientific books in Knovel's online technical reference collection.

Delores Meglio, VP of Content Management at Knovel said: "Our engineering subscribers want one-stop shopping for their technical reference needs, especially about material properties and selection. Brill's content around polymers, thin films, fibers, and coatings addresses a key content area for our subscribers, especially in the electronics and surface engineering areas. And I'm excited that Knovel's search interface will provide so many more engineers with speedy access to relevant content in these Brill reference works."

Sam Bruinsma, Publishing Director of Science and Biology at Brill said "Knovel's online technical reference collection has grown to be the most advanced and comprehensive online search and information tool for engineers. It offers our authors and editors an excellent platform to reach out to an increasingly global audience."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

About Brill
Founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands, Brill is a leading international academic publisher in the fields of Ancient Near East and Egypt; Middle East and Islamic Studies; Asian Studies (incl. Hotei imprint); Classical Studies; Medieval and Early Modern Studies; Biblical and Religious Studies; Social Sciences; Biology; Science (VSP imprint); Human Rights and Public International Law (Martinus Nijhoff imprint).

With offices in Leiden and Boston Brill today publishes more than 100 journals and around 600 new books and reference works each year. In principle all publications are available in print or microform, as well as in electronic form. Brill's customers are academic and research institutions, libraries, and scholars. Brill is a publicly traded company and listed on Euronext Amsterdam NV.
Please visit www.brill.nl for more information.

NEW YORK - May 4th, 2007- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), proudly announces that 60% of the 50 Top Universities in the World, as listed by the Times Higher Education Supplement are now Knovel subscribers.

New subscriptions at UCLA, UC San Diego and Sydney University in Australia give Knovel coverage of 60% of the top universities world-wide. Furthermore, 80% of the Top 20 US Engineering Schools, as ranked by US News and World Reports in 2007 are Knovel subscribers. Subscribers in the Top 50 Universities World-wide are:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4)
• Yale University (4)
• Stanford University (6)
• University of California, Berkeley (8)
• Imperial College London (9)
• Princeton University (10)
• University of Chicago (11)
• Columbia University (12)
• Cornell University (15)
• McGill University (21)
• University of Melbourne (22)
• ETH, Zurich (24)
• University College London (25)
• University of Toronto (27)
• University of Michigan (29)
• University of California, Los Angeles (31)
• University of Texas, Austin (32)
• University of Hong Kong (33)
• University of Sydney (35)
• Carnegie Mellon University (35)
• Monash University (38)
• University of Manchester (40)
• University of New South Wales (41)
• Northwestern University (42)
• New York University (43)
• University of California, San Diego (44)
• University of Auckland (46)
• Rochester Institute of Technology (48)
• Washington University (48)
• University of British Columbia (50)

“Research libraries find unique value in our services”, said Christopher Forbes, CEO of Knovel. “Not only do we offer references essential to every science and engineering library, we provide access to a research tool that is widely adopted in the corporate marketplace, a tool that students will undoubtedly encounter in their careers.”

"Knovel's technology is unique because it aggregates text together with databases in an indexing structure that allows an unlimited number of products to work together." - John Saylor, Director of Collection Development, Cornell University

"Featurewise, Knovel is highly developed to meet the special needs of engineers and scientists. It has a fully searchable environment, allowing searching for properties and equations. Other special features such as Graph Plotter are not available in other systems." - Janny Lai, Assistant Librarian, Collection Development, University of Hong Kong Libraries

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

NEW YORK-- March 12th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), a leading provider of revolutionary engineering research and information services, proudly announces a series of new appointments and promotions within its management infrastructure. Robert E. Smith comes to Knovel as the Vice President of Information Technology, John Dooley has joined Knovel as the Vice President of Sales and Delores Meglio has been promoted to Vice President of Content Management.

"This series of senior level appointments gives Knovel a Management Committee rich in the diverse experience we will require to maintain our position as the leading provider of engineering information," said Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel. "Each individual brings invaluable industry experience to the team."

Robert E. Smith, Vice President of Information Technology, brings 18 years of experience to Knovel, most recently as the Director of Enterprise Platform Services and Architecture for Harcourt Assessment, a member of the Reed Elsevier family of companies. Robert's career accomplishments include the alignment of information technology strategy with corporate business objectives, leveraging technology to create competitive advantage, utilizing innovation and technology to improve business performance, and capitalizing on technology to maximize customer value. Prior to Harcourt, Smith worked for IBM's National Architecture & Technology Practice Center of Excellence, along with Eastman Kodak's Image Bank.

John Dooley, Vice President of Sales, comes to Knovel with 18 years of sales management experience delivering cutting edge state of the art technology. As the North American Director of Sales for UGS, a Product Lifecycle Management Solutions company, John was instrumental in accelerating sales productivity and major account development, while achieving record setting revenue. Prior to UGS, John worked for Kyocera as National Sales Manager. John will assume immediate responsibility for Knovel's market share growth, revenue and business development.

Delores Meglio, Vice President of Content Management, has been with Knovel since 2003 as Editorial Director. She has been responsible for negotiating publisher contracts and aggregating content for corporate and academic markets. In her new role, she will be responsible for the entire content process, from strategic development to negotiations to production. Prior to Knovel, Meglio served as the Senior Vice President for Ziff-Davis and Thompson Corporation where she produced more than 100 highly profitable online and Web-enabled databases. As Vice President of the New York Times information division, Meglio developed ground-breaking databases for the White House as well as the oil, gas, and energy industries. She is a recognized expert in the field of digital publishing, database management, and content aggregation.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

NEW YORK-- March 5th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation, is pleased to announce that David Shaffer will join Knovel as Chairman of its Board of Directors. David retired as COO of Thomson Corporation at the end of 2006 where he led vital initiatives focused on leveraging assets and driving operational effectiveness across the enterprise, he also sat on the Thomson Corporation Board of Directors.

Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel said: "David brings Knovel years of experience in managing companies that have successfully delivered high value information and productivity solutions to end users. We look forward to his guidance as Knovel takes the next steps to dominate the engineering information market." David Shaffer continued: "I am excited to join a company that is a passionate leader in driving value for end users in this large and important market. This new role is a natural extension of my career at Thomson."

Knovel is continuing to innovate in the changing environment of the technical information area, and is re-organizing engineering functions and the Knovel management team to ensure that the right resources and expertise are focused on the development of the new Knovel platform. The new platform will address how engineers work to create, gather, and use information.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online science and technical reference collection used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and over 250 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated for easy information discovery.

About David Shaffer
David Shaffer retired December 31, 2006 as executive vice president of The Thomson Corporation where he led critical enterprise-wide initiatives focused on leveraging assets and driving operational effectiveness across the Corporation. In his role as EVP, Mr. Shaffer, served on the Corporation's management executive committee and reported directly to Thomson president and CEO, Dick Harrington. Mr. Shaffer also served on the Thomson Corporation board of directors for nine years. Prior to Thomson, Mr. Shaffer was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Jostens Learning Corporation. He has had an extensive executive career with Thomas Cook Travel Inc., Maxwell Communications Corporation plc, Macmillan Inc., and McGraw-Hill. Mr. Shaffer is also a member of the Advisory Board at Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, one of the top five graduate business schools in the world.

NEW YORK-- January 10th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announces a new partnership with the Adhesive and Sealant Council, a leading trade association in the global adhesive and sealant industry community.

Under the partnership, ASC and Knovel have developed a customized electronic library (e-Library) that brings essential research data and unique problem-solving technology to its members. The e-Library provides complimentary access to industry-related references that present faster, more convenient solutions for tackling difficult, time-consuming tasks. This new service grants all ASC members online access to full-text versions of 27 reference books spanning topics like material weathering, solvents and fillers, polymer coatings for electronics, adhesive bonds and packaging.

Using the Knovel publishing platform, ASC will serve its goals to proactively provide information to the industry and deliver state-of-the art educational programs while presenting new cutting-edge membership benefits to the adhesive and sealant community. "Our recent partnership with Knovel indicates our commitment to being a prime provider of next-generation membership services," said ASC Director of Member Services, Joe Stevenson. "The Adhesive and Sealant Council's dedication to helping our member companies achieve their goals through their use of technology is present through our offering of Knovel's extensive collection of content that introduces tools that are critical to their every-day workflow."

Knovel's specialized collection of interactive analytical tools help scientists and engineers extract information from traditionally static graphs and tables for mathematical calculations, equation solving, and sorting and exporting of tabular data. Knovel brings together essential content and advanced workflow solutions to provide researchers with practical new ways of quickly finding and applying critical data.

"Knovel continues to invest in strategic partnerships that bring the use of next-generation technology and aggregated content to a level of visibility that is very unique," said Knovel Director of Channel Development & Professional Society Relations, Monica Nogueira. "In partnering with ASC, Knovel presents a high-quality, interactive service to the adhesive and sealant industry as a unique membership benefit."

The Adhesive and Sealant Council joins other Knovel partners in the professional societies realm including American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council
Established in 1958, The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) -- www.ascouncil.org -- is a North American trade association dedicated to representing the adhesive and sealant industry. ASC is bound by the collective efforts of its members, and strives to improve the industry operating environment and strengthen its member companies. ASC members account for more than 75% of the aggregate industry revenues, exceeding some $6 billion annually.

NEW YORK-- January 16th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA). Under the agreement, A&WMA will launch an electronic library (e-Library), powered by Knovel, which will provide members with access to industry-related interactive references.

Using the Knovel publishing platform, this new service gives A&WMA members online use of full-text versions of 35 relevant reference books. The new e- Library will provide over 9000 professionals the most current information on topics such as Environmental Health and Safety, Recycling, and Air Quality Management. Along with showcasing a unique platform of high-quality interactive titles with strong scientific value, Knovel's partnership with A&WMA allows members to navigate through and electronically manipulate the content, as part of their membership benefit package.

Knovel has a unique and a specialized collection of interactive analytical tools that help scientists and engineers extract information from traditionally static graphs for calculations, equation solving, and sorting and exporting of tabular data. Knovel's interactive platform brings together essential content and advanced workflow solutions to provide researchers with practical new ways of quickly finding and applying critical data.

"Knovel is thrilled to be partnering with A&WMA, a trend-setter and cutting-edge organization in environmental sciences," said Monica Nogueira, Knovel's Director of Channel Development & Professional Societies Relations.

"We're always looking for new ways of providing our members with critical information that they can easily access and apply to their jobs," said Andy Knopes, A&WMA's Director of Publications. "Knovel's e-Library offers this and more, and will be a great member benefit."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

The Air & Waste Management Association
The Air & Waste Management Association - www.awma.org - is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that enhances knowledge and expertise by providing a neutral forum for technology exchange, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach to more than 9000 environmental professionals in 65 countries. A&WMA also promotes global environmental responsibility and increases the effectiveness of organizations to make critical decisions that benefit society. The mission of A&WMA is to assist in the professional development and critical environmental decision- making of our members to benefit society. The core purpose of A&WMA is to improve environmental knowledge and decisions by providing a neutral forum for exchanging information.

NEW YORK-- January 10th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announces a new content partnership with the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), the premier resource for information, guidance and recommendations on radiation protection and measurements.

Radiation protection and measurements are integral to developments in aerospace and defense, electronics, medicine and medical engineering, public safety and industrial hygiene, and waste management. NCRP has been active in the areas of radiation protection and measurements since its inception in 1929. Through this exclusive content-sharing agreement, researchers will be able to use Knovel's interactive database to search, analyze and manipulate data within NCRP's highly regarded reports and commentaries.

"Our alliance with NCRP underscores the importance and value of providing essential content with advanced workflow solutions. Together, Knovel and NCRP will build on our strengths to enable customers to have the best possible experience finding answers to their questions, accomplishing their tasks, and discovering new information," said Delores Meglio, Editorial Director at Knovel.

Knovel's specialized suite of analytical tools provides researchers with powerful new methods of finding and applying critical information. Engineers rely on Knovel for essential problem-solving data and innovative technology that allows for data extraction, mathematical calculations, tabular data analysis and equation solving.

"Knovel is known for its success in providing innovative and useful research technology and information," said David A. Schauer, Executive Director of NCRP. "Providing our rich content on Knovel will help further the work of corporate, academic and government researchers." The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements joins McGraw Hill, Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, World Scientific and many other prominent technical publishers as a Knovel publishing partner.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) seeks to formulate and widely disseminate information, guidance and recommendations on radiation protection and measurements which represent the consensus of leading scientific thinking. The Council's work has significant impact on almost all national and international activities that utilize or create radiation for medical, industrial and governmental applications; the general public; and various state, national and international groups concerned with radiation matters.

NEW YORK-- January 8th, 2007 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announced a new content partnership with the world's premier resource for aerospace information, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

This partnership will expand Knovel's strong offering for the aerospace industry that covers Radar and Systems Engineering to include topics such as Aeroacoustics and Space Logistics. The addition of AIAA's renowned aerospace science content makes Knovel a must-have service for aerospace engineers.

"Several of our aerospace customers have asked us to add content from AIAA to Knovel," said Knovel Director of Channel Development & Professional Societies Relations, Monica Nogueira. "Adding this pedigreed data to our current offering will help us meet the demanding information needs of aerospace engineers."

Knovel's specialized suite of built-in analytical tools also provides researchers with practical new ways to find and apply critical information. In addition to trusted content, engineers rely on Knovel for data extraction, calculations, tabular data analysis and equation solving.

"Knovel helps engineers find data fast and apply it efficiently," said AIAA Director, Publications Strategy, Rodger Williams. "Offering our content through this portal will help stimulate progress in the Aerospace industry." AIAA joins McGraw Hill, Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, SciTech Publishing, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and other prominent sci-tech publishers as a Knovel publishing partner.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAA advances the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership. Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., the Institute serves over 35,000 members in 65 regional sections and 79 countries. AIAA membership is drawn from all levels of industry, academia, private research organizations, and government. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org.

NEW YORK-- November 21st, 2006 -- For the fourth consecutive year, Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services, appears on EContent Magazine's prestigious list of the 100 most prominent companies in the digital industry world in the Content Delivery category. Knovel's mention on the list gives credit to their longstanding effort and commitment to innovation.

The EContent 100 is judged by EContent Magazine and Information Today editors. Knovel joins Apple, IBM, Microsoft and Google on the list. The decisive reason for inclusion in the list is Knovel's innovative approach to scientific and engineering information that couples a searchable database of reference content with interactive productivity tools. The list will appear in the Dec. 2006 issue of EContent Magazine and can be found online at http://www.econtentmag.com/.

"In choosing this year's EContent 100 list members, we carefully considered all of last year's members and only kept those who have continued to lead the industry," said EContent editor Michelle Manafy. "For the fourth consecutive year, Knovel has proved itself to be a leader in the digital content industry. They have upheld their winning ways by continuing to set the standards for integrating electronic content with interactivity in the world of science and technology."

"Appearing on this list for four consecutive years gives industry-wide credibility to Knovel and our abilities to stay current in an environment that is constantly growing and changing," Knovel President and CEO Chris Forbes said. "We take pride in the success we have achieved in developing services that are designed to meet the demands of scientists, engineers, students, and information professionals. We could not be more honored that the editors of EContent Magazine have, yet again, recognized our efforts and our place in the digital industry world. We gratefully accept this accolade for the fourth year. Thank you EContent!"

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About EContent
EContent is the most respected source for information about the digital content industry. The magazine has a mission to clearly identify and explain emerging digital content trends, strategies, and resources that will help readers navigate the content maze and find a clear path to profits and improved business processes. EContent delivers essential research, reporting, news, and analysis of content related issues. It is essential reading for executives and professionals involved in content creation, management, acquisition, organization, and distribution in both commercial and enterprise environments. EContent is the premier publication for the digital content industry.

NEW YORK-- November 1st, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com) was recently informed of its shortlisting for the prestigious International Information Industry Award for Best STM Product.

Judged by a panel of industry experts, commentators and practitioners, Knovel's online reference service (www.knovel.com) was deemed to be of such significance as to warrant shortlisting for the Best STM Product award, which is awarded to products that have taken an innovative approach to meeting customer requirements.

"Being shortlisted for such prestigious awards is an honour in itself," Knovel CEO Christopher Forbes said. "Knovel aims to have scientists and engineers utilising our innovative SciTech library worldwide. To be worthy of shortlisting for an international award such as this is testimony to how much we have already achieved."

As one of only six products shortlisted, Knovel's one-of-a-kind online reference service has added value by taking tables and graphs from reference works and creating easy-to-use interactive tools.

The International Information Industry Awards are now in their fourth year, and will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The awards offer the chance for the global industry to recognise the achievements of information and content vendors, information teams and individual information professionals.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

NEW YORK-- September 19th, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com) had the pleasure of receiving a highly commended award in publishing innovation from the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers at last Monday's awards ceremony (Sept. 15, 2006) held at the historic Armourers' Hall in central London. On acceptance of the award Paul Walker of Knovel UK said "Innovation has been the key to Knovel's successes to date, and we are delighted to receive recognition of this from ALPSP. Major new developments in Knovel's publishing platform are due over the next 12 months and we intend to continue developing the publishing platform with pioneering enhancements."

The Knovel Library was trialled and reviewed by the ALPSP panel of judges and has been given the honour of receiving this award, which is for a significantly innovative approach to any aspect of publication - in this case "a novel type of electronic publication or service."

Chris Forbes, CEO of Knovel Corporation said "We at Knovel are honoured by ALPSP's recognition of winning a Highly Commended Award in Publishing Innovation. Our vision is to have Knovel's data- rich information technology used by all scientists and engineers, worldwide. To be recognized by the ALPSP, who play such an important role of communication to its community and members, speaks volumes."

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About ALPSP
ALPSP is the international trade association for the community of not-for- profit publishers and those who work with them to disseminate academic and professional information. It was founded in 1972, and currently has over 335 members in 37 countries. ALPSP carries out research and other projects, establishes good practice guidelines, monitors national and international issues and represents members' interests to the wider world. It offers an extensive programme of seminars and training as well as an informative website (www.alpsp.org), a quarterly journal, Learned Publishing, and a monthly electronic newsletter, ALPSP Alert. The ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC) is a unique online collection which enables small and medium sized publishers to package their journals with a single umbrella licence, pricing model and delivery platform. In 2007 it will comprise 618 journals from 48 publishers.

NEW YORK-- September 18th, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announced the expansion of the ASME e-Library to 75 electronic references embedded with software tools.

The ASME e-Library (powered by Knovel) was launched one year ago providing answers to questions engineers would, otherwise, spend lengthy amounts of time researching. At that time, the e-Library contained three titles. The recent expansion to 75 titles grants members access to a specialized collection of interactive analysis tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from traditionally static graphs, charts and tables. The ASME e-Library provides 120,000 ASME members with practical new ways to find and apply critical information faster than any other method.

"We are moving forward with an expanded partnership because we believe that professional associations such as ASME are, essentially, products of cutting-edge information to high-selling professionals," says Monica Nogueira, Knovel Director of Channel Development and Professional Societies Relations. "We are also supporting this activity with a series of Webinars that will allow members to achieve the best results while using our services."

"ASME is committed to providing its members with convenient and reliable resources related to mechanical engineering, multidisciplinary engineering and its allied sciences," said Roberta Gorman, ASME Director of Membership Development. "The ASME e-Library powered by Knovel, now gives ASME members faster access to more titles and 24-hour accessibility from their own computers."

The ASME e-Library expansion boosts Knovel's success within their Professional Societies Program. The program seeks to create E-libraries for membership communities, professional associations and trade organizations.

About ASME
Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME -- http://www.asme.org/ -- is a not-for-profit professional organization promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences. ASME develops codes and standards that enhance public safety, and provides lifelong learning and technical exchange opportunities benefiting the engineering and technology community.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

NEW YORK-- August 23rd, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announced a partnership today with Synapse Information Resources, Inc. to make available a wide range of premium chemical and chemical engineering content, on an interactive platform.

Synapse Information Resources has carved its own niche in the chemical world; it provides the Chemical Industry with timely, integrated access to thousands of chemical manufacturers and information on hundreds of thousands of chemicals. Areas of focus include additives, preservatives and specialty chemicals and target dozens of industries.

Knovel offers an exclusive and specialized collection of interactive analysis tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from traditionally static graphs, charts and tables- providing researchers with practical new ways to finding and applying critical information faster than any other method.

As a result of this partnership, reference handbooks essential to research and development in the Food Science, Pharmaceutical, and Chemical Manufacturing industries will be added to Knovel Interactive Library and enhanced for real-life application with next-generation technology.

"By bringing Synapse into Knovel's existing chemistry and chemical engineering reference collection, we can provide customers with richer solutions, offering a combination of up-to-the-minute content and analysis tools that match the needs of our global customer base," said Delores Meglio, Editorial Director at Knovel Corporation.

Irene Ash at Synapse Information Resources said that, "the quality of the Knovel collection and their experience in providing functional and innovative solutions to the delivery of information contributed to our decision to form this partnership. We are pleased by the value added to our products through our partnership with Knovel."

Synapse Information resources joins McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, World Scientific, and other prominent Sci-Tech publishers as a publishing partner to Knovel.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About Synapse Information Resources, Inc.
Synapse Information Resources, Inc. was established in 1981 and maintains an in house trade name and chemical database that is continuously revitalized by gathering information from chemical manufacturers, researching chemicals in reference books and databases, and investigating new products and companies in numerous industrial and chemical trade journals.

NEW YORK-- August 8th, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announced a new content partnership with the world's leading society publisher, Blackwell Publishing.

Blackwell Publishing represents books and journals of the highest scientific merit from over six hundred of the world's most prestigious academic, medical, and professional societies and associations. Under the alliance, Knovel's suite of productivity tools will combine with Blackwell Publishing's exclusive content to further enhance invaluable resources for academic, scientific, professional, research and student communities worldwide.

Knovel's content partnership with Blackwell Publishing introduces a tremendous opportunity to showcase high quality references of topical interest and strong scientific value in the rapidly advancing fields of food science, packaging, medicine and coastal, offshore and aviation engineering, on an interactive platform. Knovel offers a specialized collection of interactive analytical tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from traditionally static graphs- providing researchers with practical new ways to finding and applying critical data faster than any other method.

"We recognize the benefit of bringing the highest quality and up-to-date data to our customers. Blackwell Publishing has pioneered society publishing, offering highly regarded, highly relevant content from the world's leading experts" says Delores Meglio, Editorial Director. "We're very excited to have the opportunity to partner with Blackwell Publishing."

"Our partnership with Knovel comes at a time of great expansion. Knovel is a uniquely influential force in the on-line delivery of scientific data and we're pleased to have this opportunity to cultivate a stronger presence among scientists and researchers worldwide" says Dr. Jon Walmsley, Divisional Director at Blackwell Publishing.

The agreement with Blackwell Publishing is one of several publishing partnerships Knovel has concluded in recent months as it seeks to work closely with leading organizations in developing new content for focused areas of research and practice, and broaden its global impact. Blackwell Publishing joins fellow society publishers SIAM, Royal Society of Chemistry, AiChE and ASME as well as McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, World Scientific, and other prominent Sci-Tech publishers as a publishing partner to Knovel.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

 
About Blackwell Publishing
Blackwell Publishing is the worlds leading society publisher, partnering with 665 academic, medical, and professional societies. Blackwell publishes 805 journals and, to date, has over 6,000 books in print. The company remains independent with over 1,000 staff members in offices in the US, UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, Singapore and Japan.

Blackwell's mission is to provide an expert publishing service to other experts -- authors, editors, librarians, researchers, teachers and their students, societies and professionals -- enabling them to do their jobs better. We aim continuously to improve the quality and effectiveness of our products and services. Just as we support the advance of knowledge and learning, we are constantly developing our own professional skills too. We strive to align our goals and values with those of our clients and customers. In partnership with them we are making an important contribution to society.

NEW YORK-- March 15th, 2006 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), announced today a new partnership with World Scientific Publishing. World Scientific, the leading international scientific publisher in medicine, science and technology will have several essential titles added to Knovel. Some titles will be made interactive using Knovel's impressive collection of analytical tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from graphs.

This partnership provides Knovel and World Scientific a unique opportunity to showcase high quality references of topical interest and strong scientific value in rapidly advancing fields ranging from nanotechnology and nanoscience to biomedical engineering, on an interactive platform. Knovel's suite of productivity tools combined with World Scientific's trusted content will further enhance invaluable resources for academic, scientific, professional, research and student communities worldwide.

"World Scientific is an influential force in scientific publishing with a constant focus on high quality content across all disciplines of science; it publishes some of the most renowned and respected reference works and is an industry leader in emerging fields. To have World Scientific as a publishing partner is an honor for Knovel." -Delores Meglio, Editorial Director

"Knovel's intuitive interface and powerful platform makes it an important resource in today's information age. World Scientific is proud to partner Knovel in enhancing our delivery of high quality electronic content to scientists, researchers and libraries worldwide." - Max Phua, Business Development Director

World Scientific joins McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, Springer, Hanser and other prominent Sci-Tech publishers as a publishing partner to Knovel.

About Knovel
Knovel (www.knovel.com) is an online resource used by applied scientists and practicing engineers around the world to quickly locate relevant and reliable technical information. Knovel's thousands of customers include 75 of the Fortune 500 companies and 300 leading engineering and science universities worldwide.

Knovel has uniquely optimized content, search capabilities, and interactive tools for specific engineering disciplines. Knovel's content includes material properties, process and design information, standard procedures, equations, and formulations. Close to 2,000 leading reference works and databases from over 40 international publishers and professional societies are integrated to provide a single source of answers to technical questions.

About World Scientific
World Scientific Publishing Company was established in 1981 with only five employees in a tiny office. Today, the company employs more than 200 staff at its headquarters in Singapore, and has offices in New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, Beijing and Shanghai. In less than two decades, it has established itself as one of the leading scientific publishers in the world, and the largest international scientific publisher in the Asia-Pacific region.

Annually, World Scientific publishes 400 titles a year and 100 journals in various fields. Many of its books are recommended texts adopted by renowned institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology and Princeton University.

Among the company's notable successes was its being awarded the exclusive rights in 1991 by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm to publish (in English) the entire series of Nobel lectures from 1971 to 1990 and to distribute them worldwide.

Subsequently, World Scientific again obtained the rights to publish the complete series of Nobel lectures delivered from 1901 to 2000.

In 1995, World Scientific co-founded the London-based Imperial College Press with London University's Imperial College. The Press publishes mainly in the fields in which Imperial College itself is particularly well-known, such as Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology, Environmental Technology, and Management Sciences. Imperial College Press has published about 200 books and 8 journals to date.