IHS Named a Carbon Management Software Market Leader

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (October 22, 2009) – IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, has been named a leader in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management software market by independent research firm Verdantix. The findings were published in the firm’s recent report, Green Quadrant®: Carbon Management Software, which examines the state of the carbon management software market and provides an in-depth analysis of providers that deliver solutions to help companies meet business objectives such as emissions planning, reductions and compliance.

"We are proud to have been spotlighted by Verdantix as a leader among carbon management software providers," said IHS Vice President, Environment, Scott Lockhart. "IHS is committed to enabling companies to meet the rising tide of business challenges associated with global climate change by providing a broad set of solutions – from strategic advisory services to best-in-class information technologies, carbon price forecasting data, and more – all from a single provider."

In Green Quadrant: Carbon Management Software, Verdantix assessed 22 carbon management software solutions and vendors. Findings were based on 77 detailed evaluation criteria ascertained through product demonstrations and interviews with product managers and executives, looking at product capabilities (including data capture and management, workflow & tasks, emissions factor tables, reporting, audit & security, portfolio management and cap & trade) and market momentum (including customer momentum, evidence of deployment scale, market vision and product strategy).

The report highlights three factors that distinguish carbon management software market leaders, citing specific examples about IHS:

Measurably more success stories with customers
"IHS has more large-scale carbon management deployments than any other provider – a leadership position it has cemented through the September 2009 acquisition of ESS."

Fully featured solutions – or best-in-class for key functions
"ESS [now IHS] has worked for years to build a robust system of record for operational environment, health & safety data which accounts for its very strong showing on enterprise and industrial data capture."

Greater company resources and domain expertise
"Through its acquisitions of ESP and ESS, IHS has in just two years built a deep bench of GHG (greenhouse gas) domain expertise and a rich customer list in the energy and emissions intensive sectors."

"The IHS solutions score highly across a broad range of enterprise carbon management functionality," said Verdantix director and Green Quadrant: Carbon Management Software author David Metcalfe. "Notable best-in-class capabilities include source-level emissions data capture, flexible master data management, role-based compliance workflow, tracking and managing of projects, emissions allowance and credit management and auditability."

Green Quadrant: Carbon Management Software concludes that the growing need to measure, manage, report on and reduce GHG emissions has expanded demand for carbon management software into additional sectors, and that demand will boom in 2011. IHS offers a wide range of information resources and management solutions to address corporate environmental, health, safety (EH&S) compliance and sustainability issues ranging from material selection to hazardous waste disposal to GHG emissions management. For more information, visit www.ihs.com.

###

About IHS (www.ihs.com)

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and insight dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted information and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of information that encompass the most important concerns facing global business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security, and Environment, all supported by Macroeconomics. By focusing on our customers first, IHS enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009 and employs approximately 4,000 people in 20 countries.