WEX Overview on BSI International Sales Rep Education

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Gateway to Europe
WEX Overview on BSIInternational Sales Rep
Education
NOTE This PowerPoint presentation is meant
to be used as an education tool for WEX Sales
Agents. It is not intended to be used as a
customer presentation. June 2006
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British Standards
Gateway to Europe

• Key Benefits of BSI Standards
• Increase compliance, safety, quality, customer
  assurance
• Essential for exporting products or services
  intended for sale in Britain or EU since they
  require compliance to the New Approach Directives
  (law) 
• Critical for setting up business in European
  markets
• One-stop-shopping for British, European, and
  International standards

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British Standards
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• At a Glance
• Customers large corporations, SMEs
  (small-to-medium enterprises), govt, educational
  and academic institutions
• Longstanding subscription to its BS Online
  (BSOL) subscription service with Hong Kong
  Polytechnic University
• 2,000 standards published annually
• Official English version of harmonized standards
  (European ENs) and therefore provides the most
  accurate and original version of necessary
  standards for compliance to the New Approach
  Directives
• Online Catalogue available from
  www.BSI-global.com
• Established in 1901 as the worlds first
  national standards body

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BSI GROUP Key Asian Customers
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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• WEX and its authorized agents bring
• BSI Standards
• British Standards Online (BSOL) Annual
  Subscription, a bibliographic, citation, and
  full-text database of standards and publications
• BSOL Select Option Subscription, a modular
  subscription geared for smaller universities
• Other BSI products (printed publications)

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• BSOL Annual Subscription Package Includes
• 45,000 standards, including drafts, current,
  withdrawn
• Divided into 53 GBMs (Great British Modules)
  based on many subject areas
• Keyword searches, intuitive, user-friendly,
  searchable by 12 flexible fields, daily updates
• New construction standards called Eurocodes
  (Vietnam has adopted Eurocodes and Singapore
  Malaysia will soon too)

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• BSOL Select Option Subscription Package Includes
• 4 options, each with a different number of
  standards modules that a customer can select from
• Select Option 1 (2 modules)
• Select Option 2 (5 modules)
• Select Option 3 (10 modules)
• Select Option 4 (15 modules)

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• Both Subscription Packages Include
• Types of Standards
• Specs for products, dimensions, and performance
  methods
• Codes of Practice
• Guides
• Glossaries

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• Both Subscription Packages Include
• Major Subject Areas Covered
• Documentation Information Finance
  Vocabularies Management, Law Quality
  Sciences Healthcare Environment Waste
  Occupational Personal Safety Fire, Accident
  Crime Prevention Metrology Testing Screw
  Threads Fasteners Mechanical Systems
  Components Fluid Systems Components
  Manufacturing Engineering Metal Treatment
  Welding Energy Heat Engineering Electrical
  Engineering General Electrical Components
  Electrical Accessories Special Equipment
  Electrical Lamps Power Generation Distribution
  Storage Electronic Components Devices
  Electromechanical Components Telecomm IT-S/W
  Networking IT-H/W Online Machines Image
  Technology

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
Gateway to Europe

• Both Subscription Packages Include
• Major Subject Areas Covered Cont
• Road Vehicle Engineering Railway Engineering
  Shipbuilding Marine Structures Aircraft
  Aerospace Engineering Materials for Aerospace
  Construction Aerospace Components Fasteners
  Materials Handling Equipment Packaging
  Distribution Textiles, Leather Clothing
  Agricultural Agricultural Engineering Food
  Technology Chemical Technology Mining
  Petroleum Technology Metallurgy Metal Products
  Wood Technology Glass Ceramics Industries
  Rubber Industry Plastics Industry Paper
  Products Technology Paint Color Industries
  Construction in General Building Materials
  Components Building Installations Finishing
  Civil Engineering Domestic Equipment
  Appliances Sports Equipment Entertainment.

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• BSI Document Types Covered
• BSI
• BS EN
• BS ISO
• BS IEC

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WEX Brings BSI Products to Markets
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• Other Products
• Single, hardcopy standards including General
  Series, Automotive Series Aerospace Series
  Marine Series Codes of Practice Electronic
  Components of Assesed Quality BIPs BS ISO BS
  EN ISO Publications BS IEC Publications BS EN
  Publications
• Drafts
• Books
• Handbooks
• Guides
• Directories

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For Additional Information Inquiries

• Contact WEX
• Ana Arias, Director of Operations
• 303-449-6640 Fax [phone]
• Sales Support
• World Engineering Xchange, Ltd.
• 305-826-6192 Fax [phone]