Knimbus inks pacts with WTCox and SAM

Alliances will help the Knimbus cloud-based platform reach users in South Asia, US and Europe

Knimbus, a cloud-based information search and collaboration platform, outlined its growth strategy in international markets through alliances. Knimbus has inked strategic reseller agreements with two STM (Scientific, Technical and Medical) information market majors – WTCox in US and SAM (Standards and More) in EU. These alliances enhance the reach of the Knimbus platform and make the service available to users in South Asia, USA and Europe now.

Through this alliance, SAM and WTCox will also be able to leverage Knimbus' platform. WTCox is a full service subscription management vendor for academic, public, medical and special libraries. SAM is an information specialist in the German, Swiss and Austrian markets for 20 years for technical and engineering information and integration in corporate IT structures.

“Since the value of scientific information depends on its use, Knimbus helps make this knowledge easier to use and share. With Knimbus, our partner companies can serve their customers better, by providing fast and convenient access to content that further creates opportunities for renewals and cross selling,” says Rahul Agarwalla, CEO & Founder, Knimbus.

Knimbus will now be able to address over 50 per cent of world’s researchers and a market worth over $22 billion. The North American market is the world’s largest for STM information valued at over $13 billion and more than 22 per cent of the world’s researchers. The European market represents the world second largest with a value of close to $9 billion and over 30 per cent of the world’s researchers. A Knimbus survey of 470 Indian researchers had indicated they would like to collaborate internationally. This alliance will also satisfy that demand by enabling researchers in India to collaborate with their peers in USA & EU.