EDS develops new material data system for automotive industry

The IT service provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS) is developing a new international electronic material data system (IMDS) on behalf of eight large car manufacturers. As reported by EDS Holding GmbH, Rüsselsheim, the Internet-based system is to provide car manufacturers and their partners with information on the materials of which the individual components of a model are composed. The services promise high efficiency, secure data and user friendliness, in particular to the components supply industry. After a pilot phase, the IMDS will be fully operational in March 2000.