IDES Releases All-New Plastic Database Service, Prospector Desktop 4.0

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LARAMIE, Wyo. - January 23, 2003 - Today IDES announced the release of Prospector Desktop 4.0, a portable Plastic Database that includes a unique product sourcing service. Now subscribers to IDES Prospector Desktop can rely on IDES to connect them with material suppliers for product availability, pricing, and purchasing. Additionally, the service has been redesigned and built from the ground up, utilizing Microsoft's .NET technology, and contains several new, powerful features requested from current subscribers.

"With new technology from Microsoft, we've been able to design a substantially improved way to search for plastic materials right from the desktop," said Mike Kmetz, IDES President. "The tool is perfect for travelling sales people and engineers who visit facilities with inadequate or no connection to the Internet, and even professionals who want the best of the Web without the wait."

Some of the new features found in Prospector Desktop 4.0 include:

New and improved user interface designed to look and feel much like the Web-based version, Prospector.
A simple “everything's there” interface with no menus or hidden features.
A quick "Fast Lookup" designed to efficiently access datasheets with no hassles and no extra clicks.
A Prospector-style "Power Search" with new, more advanced property searching capabilities.
Histogram Searching allows users to see graphical search results when searching on specific properties.
An integrated help system.
A “My Materials” tool for managing and comparing personal lists of materials.
A "My Prospector" tool to define personal search and display preferences.
Material Sourcing through the IDES sourcing system, an Internet-based service.
Complimentary Material, Technical and Product Sourcing Services. IDES connects subscribers with product suppliers, tracks down datasheets not found in the IDES database of plastics, and even takes time to help users personally search for materials - at no additional cost.
Compare up to 5 materials side-by-side.

Prospector Desktop is a licensed service available on a recurring, yearly subscription of $495.00 (USD) for annual updates or $595.00 (USD) for quarterly updates.