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Chris Forbes, CEOKnovel CorporationJanuary 21, 2005www.knovel.com

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“The average engineer / applied scientist spends 8 hours a week looking for information”

— Outsell, Inc.

February 22, 2002

The OpportunityThe Opportunity

Knovel’s View of ResearchKnovel’s View of Research

Students, Teachers, Design Engineers, Bench Chemists,

Librarians

e-ReferencesCore

Focused on hands-on users who need information for their tasks.

e-Journals

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Support

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e-Journals

e-Abstracts

Support

Narrow Focus

E-ReferencesCore

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Databases

Proceedings

Research

Knovel’s Value PropositionKnovel’s Value Proposition

Source: DARPA Rapid Design Exploration and Optimization ProjectSource: DARPA Rapid Design Exploration and Optimization Project

100100

8080

6060

4040

2020

Conceptual DesignConceptual Design(creative, early phase)(creative, early phase)

Detailed DesignDetailed Design(engineering phase)(engineering phase)

ProductionProduction OperationsOperationsAnd SupportAnd Support

Cost ReductionCost ReductionOpportunitiesOpportunities

Life Cycle CostLife Cycle CostDeterminationsDeterminations

70%70%

85%85%95%95%

35%35%

22%22%

Value to Academic InstitutionsValue to Academic Institutions

•Fast and Easy answers for applied science

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I N T E R N E T

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The Knovel ServiceThe Knovel Service

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TechnologyTechnology

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