New Member Companies

Through a selective process, IMS seeks companies that are leaders in the service sector to add as member companies.

IMS' newest members are:

• The Ohio State University Alumni Association
• ABB
• Chemical Abstracts Service

The Ohio State University Alumni Association

The Ohio State University Alumni Association is a member-centered organization dedicated to connecting our alumni to the university they love. Our more than 126,000 members turn this affinity into action that benefits Ohio State by serving as ambassadors, recruiting outstanding students, giving advice, and providing financial support for students and the university.

We have a global presence through more than 50 societies and 200 clubs throughout the world. But we strive to stay connected no matter how many miles separate us, showing how firm alumni friendship is for Ohio State.

Archie Griffin became president and CEO of the Alumni Association on Jan. 1, 2004. It is one of the biggest dues-supported alumni associations in the world.

For more information, visit www.www.ohiostatealumni.org.

ABB

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

The main focus of our Process Automation business is to provide customers with products and solutions for instrumentation, automation and optimization of industrial processes. The industries served include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals and minerals, marine and turbocharging. Key customer benefits include improved asset productivity and energy savings.

For more information, visit www.abb.us.

Chemical Abstracts Service

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, is the world's authority for chemical information. CAS scientists curate and quality-control the most authoritative and comprehensive databases of publicly disclosed scientific information. With chemistry at the core of innovation in areas ranging from cancer therapeutics to biofuels, scientists from chemical and pharmaceutical companies, universities, government organizations, and patent offices around the world rely on CAS to provide the most complete collection of chemical information.

To help scientists navigate our ever-expanding databases, including CAS REGISTRYSM, the gold standard for substance information, CAS provides several specialized products and services, including the award-winning SciFinder® application, the STN® online database service, and the Science IP search service.

For more information, visit www.cas.org.