ThomasNet.com Makes It Easier for Engineers, Purchasing Managers to Keep Up with the Latest Industrial Product and Service News


New York, NY-July 20, 2010-ThomasNet.com has added a new tab to the search bar on its homepage, giving visitors instant access to the latest industrial product and service news. The enhancement reflects ThomasNet's continuing commitment to provide all the information engineers, purchasing professionals and others require to make the right buying decisions.

The new tab lets visitors pull up articles from ThomasNet News, the Internet's leading source of industrial product news, information, business trends and analysis. For instance, if an engineer goes to ThomasNet.com to search for linear actuators, he can now pull up a full selection of the latest product and company announcements. He can also search on ThomasNet.com for online catalogs, CAD drawings, white papers, and more to help narrow down his selection.

"Our research shows that engineers and buyers of industrial products are hungry for the most current and complete product information they can access," said Paul Gerbino, Publisher of ThomasNet News. "They use product news to stay up-to-date on the latest innovations, and to learn more about the suppliers behind them."

ThomasNet.com is the world's preferred resource for building and securing supply chains that require specialized parts, materials, components, and equipment. Engineers and buyers from Fortune 500 companies, the government, military, and educational institutions use ThomasNet.com's information, tools and technology to effectively manage their sourcing process.

This powerful buying audience comes to ThomasNet for new or hard-to-find products, MRO services, local companies to save on shipping and second sources for suppliers. With over 607,000 North American manufacturers, distributors and service companies, indexed by 67,000 categories to choose from, they rely on comprehensive profiles which include demographics, certifications, capabilities, and more to aid in supplier selection.

About ThomasNetSM
ThomasNet helps companies in the industrial marketplace to increase sales, and serve their customers more efficiently. For more than 110 years, ThomasNet (previously Thomas Register) has connected buyers and suppliers of industrial products and services to do business with one another. The company's flagship offerings are ThomasNet.com, where more than 1 million buyers per month connect with sellers online, and Web Solutions, which help industrial companies leverage Internet technologies to improve the performance of their websites and achieve their business goals. At the core of each Web Solution is the Navigator Platform, ThomasNet's proprietary technology designed to provide industrial buyers with all the tools and functionality they need to make intelligent buying decisions online.

ThomasNet Web Solutions is part of Thomas Industrial Network which includes ThomasNet.com, ThomasNet News, and Web Traxs®. Thomas Industrial Network offers a range of Internet marketing solutions to help industrial suppliers achieve their business goals through the integration of detailed content and leading web technology.

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