Thomson Scientific Signs Agreement with International Commission on Illumination
Ann Arbor, MI USA; Wien, Austria - August 16, 2005 -
Today, Thomson Scientific and the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE),
International Commission on Illumination, announced they have recently launched
the new CIE online Web shop at
http://www.cie.co.at/.
The business agreement calls for the Techstreet unit of Thomson Scientific to
design, build, promote and fully manage the new CIE online standards store. This
includes digital file management, document procurement, fulfillment and customer
service for CIE customers around the world. This is the first time that CIE will make its technical standards available for purchase on the Internet. Thomson Scientific is a business of The Thomson Corporation.
A standards body recognized by ISO, IEC and regional organizations like CEN,
CIE develops and publishes industry standards, technical reports, and conference
proceedings dealing with scientific and industrial aspects of lighting, illumination,
and optics. The new CIE Web shop is a one-stop source for CIE documents and
related industry standards in electronic and print format. Additional services
include free unlimited standards tracking and the only web-based standards subscription
service offering immediate online access to a custom set of standards for multiple
users anywhere in the world.
Franz Hengstberger, vice president of publications at CIE, explains that “the
new online store will make CIE standards and technical documents more accessible
than ever before. With this new e-commerce business model, we can now serve
our world-wide base of customers and members with easy online ordering in Euros,
automatic member discounts and document delivery 24 hours a day. This unique
partnership will enable us to focus more on our core competencies while Thomson
Scientific manages sales and delivery."
Andrew Bank, director of business development for Techstreet notes that "Our
proven technology satisfies the needs of engineers and their support staff by
making it easy to obtain and manage the technical information they need to do
their jobs. By applying our web-based tools and proven e-commerce methods to
CIE's operation, we can increase their net sales and significantly advance their
technology infrastructure."
About CIE
CIE, the Internationale de l'Eclairage (International Commission on Illumination)
is an organization devoted to international cooperation and exchange of information
among its member countries on all matters relating to the science and art of
lighting. CIE is a technical, scientific and cultural, non-profit autonomous
organization. It has grown out of the interests of individuals working in illumination.
Since its inception 90 years ago, CIE has become a professional organization
and has been accepted as representing the best authority on the subject and
as such is recognized by ISO as an international standardization body.
