Inmedius S1000dimpact(tm) Seamless Change Management Solution Released

Software Synchronizes Logistic Support Analysis Record Data & S1000D Technical Documentation

PITTSBURGH, PA – January 29, 2007 --[ASDWire]-- Inmedius, Inc. announces the release of Inmedius S1000Dimpact, the missing link between Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) and ASD S1000D data that enables users to easily synchronize the two. This seamless change management solution ensures that changes in engineering data are tracked and implemented by technical publication departments, so that documentation is up-to-date, accurate and produced in a timely manner. Information from various sources – LSAR data, technical publications, product data models, engineering drawings – can be maintained, tracked and acted upon.

“The current practice for linking technical documentation to LSAR data usually involves sharing raw information and paper back and forth between engineering and publication authors, which is error prone and inefficient,” explained Sean Rushing, Inmedius Director, S1000D Products and Services. “With Impact’s flexible exchange capabilities, organizations can significantly improve their performance and reduce errors in this important business process, and are no longer locked into vendor-specific applications.”

Impact, fully integrated with the Inmedius S1000D Publishing Suite™, is compatible with MIL-STD-1388-2B, MIL-PRF-49506 and DEF STAN 00-60, the standards that describe LSAR data in logistics support software from industry leaders like Integrated Support Systems, Inc. (ISS) SLICwave™ and others, including Raytheon® Enhanced Automated Graphical Logistics Environment (EAGLE). This enables Impact users to connect their LSAR data directly to publications in Inmedius S1000Dmanager™.

"ISS has a large installed base of customers that should benefit from the ability to leverage the huge amount of critical source data available in their SLICwave supportability analysis databases into S1000D publications,” stated Reid Thomas, Vice President, Business Development, ISS. “S1000Dimpact will enable technical publications departments to easily utilize and manage this content in a cost-effective way."

Inmedius S1000Dimpact provides a balanced approach to data integration, facilitating both control and flexibility. By synchronizing LSAR and S1000D data sources, Impact allows each system to work independently, but in concert with one another, eliminating duplication of effort in creating information and managing changes. Inmedius has revolutionized the process to ensure that engineering information is linked and in sync with S1000D technical documentation. Impact significantly enhances the efficiency of providing initial Data Module (DM) content and managing changes from the logistics source. Users map technical publishing structures to the logistics source, track and manage change, and create Data Module Requirements Lists (DMRLs) for S1000D projects. Impact also provides robust workflow capabilities, audit trails and reporting functions to maintain controls and manage changes.

“Inmedius continues to lead the market in delivering innovative technical information asset solutions,” stated Gary Schaffer, CEO, Inmedius. “Impact facilitates an integrated approach for the complete lifecycle of technical documentation and engineering information.”

About Inmedius Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, Inmedius is a global leader in delivering performance-oriented applications that capture, create, manage and deploy technical information. Integrating those information assets within business processes, using proven and innovative workflow and collaborative techniques, is an Inmedius hallmark. Providing lifecycle solutions to aerospace, defense and technical publication organizations worldwide, Inmedius enables its clients to share an unprecedented level of productivity and efficiency -- empowering every corner of the organization. www.inmedius.com  


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