[October 19, 2005] Knovel Releases ''Knovel Plastics''; New Resource Will Increase Productivity for Plastics Industry Professionals Tweet NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 19, 2005 -- Knovel Corporation (www.knovel.com), a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services, today announced the release of Knovel Plastics. Knovel Plastics contains 3 important components that will improve research and increase productivity in the Plastics industry: reliable information, intuitive search capabilities and integrated software tools. An intuitive search technology enables professionals to call up trusted information from leading publishers and professional societies on Knovel Plastics. Over 160 titles come from publishers including William Andrew Publishing, Hanser Gardner, Springer Verlag, Society of Plastics Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier Science and McGraw Hill. In addition to reliable, easy to find information, Knovel Plastics offers an impressive collection of analytical tools that calculate data, resolve equations, sort and export tabular data, and extract data from graphs. While many of these tools are useful to professionals in several industries, Knovel Plastics also contains a set of specialized tools that are primarily utilized within the Plastics industry. "Knovel has a vast section devoted to our industry, plastics and rubber," said Peter Bowler of PolyOne. "Plus its unique interactive graphs and charts have a technological edge over anything else I have seen." "Creating a specialized resource for the Plastics industry takes us closer to achieving our vision of being used by every scientist and engineer in their daily work," said Christopher M. Forbes, CEO of Knovel Corporation. "While we continue to develop our core service, Knovel Library, we are also dedicated to serving the information requirements of specialized industrial segments such as Plastics." Knovel Plastics is the putting the world's expertise within reach of engineers and scientists of companies of all sizes. About Knovel Knovel Corporation - www.knovel.com - is a leading provider of revolutionary Web-based information services that increase productivity for millions of engineers, scientists and librarians worldwide. Knovel integrates references from over 30 publishers into virtual libraries embedded with analysis software. Knovel's intuitive platform helps researchers quickly locate data, analyze it, and export the results. Knovel is used by over 375 major corporations, universities, and government agencies worldwide. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]