Founded in 1880, ASME is a not-for-profit membership organization that includes more than 130,000 members in 151 countries. Known and respected throughout the world for setting standards and certification for various industries, ASME also conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations, holds numerous technical conferences and hundreds of professional development courses each year, and sponsors numerous outreach and educational programs.
“We are excited to continue our collaboration with ASME to refine and enhance the ASME Digital Collection,” said Thane Kerner, Silverchair CEO. “Silverchair’s flexible, natively semantic platform will allow ASME to continue to deliver a more customized user experience for Digital Collection readers that enhances discoverability by surfacing topically related content on article pages, search, and topic collections.”
“In addition to their prowess and competency as a technology company, Silverchair’s forward thinking complements ASME’s strategic direction,” said Philip DiVietro, Managing Director, Publishing, ASME. “This is a powerful fit.”
About The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. For more information visit www.asme.org.
About Silverchair Information Systems
Founded in 1993, Silverchair delivers advanced semantic technologies, publishing platforms, and e-learning solutions to scientific, technical, and medical publishers; professional societies; and the federal government. Silverchair is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. See www.silverchair.com.
For More Information Contact:
Deborah Wetzel
Manager, Media Relations
ASME
+1 212 591 7085
wetzeld@asme.org
Wes Royer
Director of Product
Silverchair Information Systems
+1 434 220 8332
press@silverchair.com