Techstreet Expands Partnerships with SAE International and BSI to Now Include Industry Standards in PDF Format

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Techstreet, part of Thomson Reuters, announced today that it has signed agreements with the Society of Automotive Engineers International and the British Standards Institution, granting additional rights to distribute industry-critical standards in PDF format for each organization. Engineering and technical professionals will now have a one-stop online location to access aerospace, automotive and British standards, quickly and easily at www.techstreet.com.

"Techstreet is fulfilling its mission to provide the broadest, fastest and most convenient access to global industry standard information with the addition of SAE International and BSI data in PDF format," said Todd Fegan, vice president and general manager, Techstreet. "These are just two of the many additions planned for 2012. Techstreet is dedicated to serving the engineering and technical community's daily needs, through a single convenient location for greater research efficiency."

The SAE International catalogue contains over 9,300 individual standards covering design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance of vehicles in the automotive and aerospace industry. It also includes standards for self-propelled sea and space vehicles.

The BSI Standards Ltd catalog contains over 50,000 standards in PDF format of which over 31,000 are current. It includes standards of UK origin, European standards from CEN/CENELEC and international standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) which have been adopted into the UK system of standardization. BSI's coverage is pan-disciplinary and includes standards on building and civil engineering, materials and chemicals, engineering, electrotechnology, consumer products and services, healthcare, management systems and information technology. BSI standards are also available through Techstreet Subscriptions, a managed information solution providing unlimited enterprise access to an online standards library.

About Techstreet
Techstreet, a Thomson Reuters business, uses advanced Web technologies to speed delivery of industry codes and standards to engineers and technical professionals worldwide. Anyone can freely and easily search an online database of over 500,000 codes, standards and technical books aggregated from over 350 of the world's leading authorities. Standards are available for individual purchase in PDF and print, or as an enterprise license through Techstreet Subscriptions. For more information, visit www.techstreet.com.

About SAE International
SAE International is a global association of more than 134,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series. For additional information on SAE visit www.sae.org.           

About BSI
BSI Standards is a subsidiary of the British Standards Institution, the UK's National Standards Body (NSB) and the world's first. It represents UK economic and social interests across all of the European and international standards organizations and through the development of business information solutions for British organizations of all sizes and sectors. BSI Standards works with manufacturing and service industries, businesses, governments and consumers to facilitate the production of British, European and international standards. For additional information on BSI visit www.bsigroup.com.       

Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 55,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges. For more information, go to www.thomsonreuters.com.

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