Online Inc. ScienceDirect has launched version 1.0 of a gateway technology that lets remote services link to the ScienceDirect Web database at the article level. Future versions of the gateway will provide links at the abstract level and contain index and encryption keys, based on recognized standards, that will be shared with ScienceDirect partners. ScienceDirect has also extended its Charter Sales Period through December 1998, giving subscribing institutions free, unlimited access to all journals in the ScienceDirect collection during this period, with invoicing beginning in November for 1999. Content for the ScienceDirect database is approaching the 190,000 mark, making the service a leading repository of scientific journal articles on the Internet. SoluSource is an online product by engineers for engineers that combines an index that accesses product information from manufacturers' product catalogs, with an intelligent search system that helps users retrieve data and also enhance idea concepts and find solutions.
Users can search by keyword, product attributes, locality, and product functionality.
Once data is retrieved, they may select and download only the portions of actual catalog pages relevant to their needs. Actual OEM catalog pages are used and every page is hand-indexed by engineers. SoluSource is updated daily and is available by subscription via the Web, dial-up, or dedicated line. Online Inc. All rights reserved.