Press Release - Melbourne, Florida, USA - May 15, 2001
USBid Announces Launch of SmartDataTM
New Technology Provides Online Electronic Component Manufacturers' Data
USBid, Inc., the world's preeminent online source for electronic components, today announces the launch of its SmartData technology.
SmartData  http://smartdata.usbid.com is a unique tool for obtaining electronic component information, and has been integrated into USBid's procurement site so that all users will have access to this comprehensive reference tool free of charge. SmartData can locate data sheets, application notes, and other technical information for most electronic components, both current and obsolete. SmartData will assist purchasing and engineering professionals with selection, alternate sourcing and overall management of direct materials, components and suppliers.
USBid is constantly striving to improve the process of delivering a trading exchange that contains valuable content information for the process of procuring electronic components. "SmartData will play a significant role in helping USBid improve the way electronic components are researched and sourced online," said Gary Heyes, President & CEO of USBid.
SmartData is a search engine powered with technology developed by USBid. SmartData continuously searches electronic component manufacturers' web sites, locating all relevant publications that are posted in the Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, which is the typical format of most electronic Data Sheets.
SmartData is simple, easy and free to use. SmartData allows a user to specify part numbers or keywords as search criteria. SmartData displays links to documents on the original manufacturers' web sites that contain the part number or keywords specified in the search criteria.
SmartData is a revolutionary powerful search tool. It is designed to be an invaluable independent index to the wealth of electronic component information available to our industry on the Internet. Try it at http://smartdata.usbid.com.
About USBid
USBid usbid.com introduced the first e-commerce market model for the electronics industry. USBid was selected as Forbes' Best of the Web in 2000. A premier provider of content, community, and commerce in the electronic components space, USBid combines vast inventory with personalized customer support to provide unmatched reliability in fulfilling the needs of both buyers and sellers. USBid enables a worldwide, Web-based community of electronics buyers and sellers to reduce procurement cycles, lower overhead, and maximize profits through fixed-price, exchange, RFQ, and auction models.
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