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1996
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Techstreet (then called CSSINFO) launches the first-ever web site for searching and ordering industry codes and standards online.
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1998
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Becomes the first standards provider to offer documents in downloadable PDF format, nearly 12 months before any other standards reseller.
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1999
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Implements Techpoints frequent buyer program that rewards customers for online purchases.
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2000
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Launches first-ever searchable database of industry standards and technical books combined.
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2001
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Develops the first and still the only free Standards Tracking service to help users monitor changing standards.
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2002
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In partnership with CASTI Publishing, Techstreet develops the first and still the only online database of interpretations to the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, a life-saving international code.
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2003
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Develops patented Digital Rights Management system for copyright protection of downloaded PDF documents in
web-based, multi-user delivery systems.
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2003
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Introduces the first and still the only web-based standards subscription service, allowing users to build
their own custom packages from dozens of standards collections. That same year, Techstreet founders Gregg Hammerman and Andrew Bank are
named finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Eastern Michigan.
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2003
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As the newest division of Thomson Scientific, Techstreet becomes part of the Thomson Corporation, a global leader in providing integrated
information solutions to business and professional customers. (www.thomson.com)
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2005
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The first standards provider to incorporate Web 2.0 technology into an online subscription service.
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2006
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The only standards provider to offer Desktop Usage Tracking for COUNTER-compliance as part of online usage reports in Techstreet
Subscriptions.
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