PartMiner is now offering CAPS™ Connect, a unique application targeted at the electronic supply chain industry used to optimize and analyze product Bill of Materials (BOMs), AVLs and internal parts lists. CAPS™ Connect’s unique approach functionally supports combining the relevant pieces of multiple data sources into a single view, delivering the most comprehensive solution of its kind.

With CAPS™ Connect, the user can access any database, anywhere, anytime. An integration with Microsoft Excel helps make CAPS™ Connect easy to set up and use. It is a tool not found anyplace else in the industry.

With the ability to aggregate data from multiple sources, engineering and procurement professionals can make informed component decisions that are based on the best data available from the CAPS™ Database, internal systems, and the Internet.

CAPS™ Connect also has customizable export and reporting functions so that users can quickly share project-specific information with colleagues and trading partners.

Benefits:

• Fully Integrated to the CAPS™ Database - The premier database of electronic component information in the industry.



• A comprehensive resource, providing detailed, searchable technical data on over 102 million components from 2,800 plus manufacturers. The database offers more than 50 years of data history, and is continuously being updated with new product introductions, changes, and discontinuations.


• Multiple Data Source Selection - CAPS™ Connect allows you to link to the data sources that you want without having to deal with specialized hardware or complex IT infrastructure issues. It offers a simple and easy selection process, with the option to link to:
  
  
  • Internal Corporate Data Systems
  • Third Party Databases
  • Manufacturers' Web pages of Part Data


• Risk Assessment - CAPS™ Connect can be used for BOM-level risk and obsolescence management by tapping into the following types of content available from PartMiner, component manufacturer websites, and available internal sources such as:
  
  
  • Part Life Cycle Analysis Information
  • End-of-Life data, including last time buy and ship dates
  • Part Replacement Identification, including its strategic status (preferred, approved, non-qualified, etc.)
  
  

CAPS™ Connect includes a wide range of user tools for reviewing, analyzing and managing the data.

Features Include:

• Custom Query Views
• Custom Status Definitions
• Web and Specification Views
• Powerful Custom Row Filtering
• Match Confidence Percentage
• Robust Sorting Functionality
• Total Life Cycle Analysis
• PDF and URL Viewing
• Customizable Save and Export Functions
• Custom MPN Trimming algorithms to find closest matches

To Download a full-product description of CAPS™ Connect, Click here.

Pricing:

Depends on number of users, locations, level of usage, and whether there is an existing CAPS™ Expert subscription in place.

Please contact PartMiner Information Services at 1-888-232-0701 (press 2) for further information, or email us at contentsales@partminer.com