IHS Struxure® 5 Earns SAP Certified Integration

Struxure Connections Module Enables Integration of MRO Item and Classification Data
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — February 12, 2007 — IHS (NYSE: IHS - www.ihs.com), a leading global provider of critical technical information, decision support tools and related services, today announced IHS Struxure 5, part of the IHS Intermat Solutions offerings, has achieved SAP certified integration for its seamless integration with the SAP® solution for enterprise asset management (EAM), a capability of the SAP Service and Asset Management solution. 

IHS successfully completed integration testing of IHS Struxure 5 (version 5.3) and obtained SAP certified integration status through the SAP Integration and Certification Center.  Now customers can seamlessly access comprehensive maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) item and classification data when used with the SAP solution for EAM, the mySAP™ ERP or mySAP Supply Chain Management (mySAP SCM) applications.

IHS Struxure 5 enables communication of standardized MRO item descriptions.  Struxure catalog management software utilizes the Standard Modifier Dictionary (SMD™), the world’s most widely used cataloging methodology for industrial MRO items such as pipes, valves, bearings, associated plant equipment and general supply items.  As a result, users can develop and maintain standardized item descriptions and material classifications using IHS Struxure 5.  The Struxure Connections Module communicates with the instance of the SAP application in use via standard BAPI® programming interfaces and/or iDOCs.

“Our customers want to maximize the value of their SAP business applications,” said Paul Evenson, senior vice president, Parts Management, IHS.  “By leveraging IHS Struxure 5 in a fully integrated application, companies can increase their efficiency through access to comprehensive and current MRO item data quickly and easily.  This certification offers customer assurance that IHS Struxure 5 is fully compatible with the SAP solution for EAM.”

About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading provider of critical technical information, decision-support tools and related services to customers around the world. Our data and services are used primarily by the energy, defense, aerospace, construction, electronics, and automotive industries. IHS translates the value of our global information, expertise and knowledge to enable customer success and create customer delight on a daily basis. Ranging from governments and large multinational corporations to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 100 countries, customers rely on our offerings to facilitate decision making, support key processes and improve productivity. IHS has been in business for more nearly 50 years and employs more than 2,500 people around the world.
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