Information Network consists of web-based compliance applications that access regulatory content repositories to manage product compliance. It includes sources of content like government information and applications that use this stored data. With the Ithos Information Network, unlimited users can access Compliance Libraries built with taxonomies and thesauri to navigate requirements in multiple languages. The network includes search, PLM, document management, content management, discovery, authoring, mining, and supply chain components to find, interpret, and maintain global regulations to ensure traceability and reduce risk from suppliers.

1. Information Network

2. Information Network: Overview
•Information Network consists of compliance related
web-based business applications that access a
Compliance Library (regulatory content repositories)
for managing product compliance.
•It is comprised of Sources of content and the
applications that act on that stored information
(Sources include: Internet based, company specific
information, data from content and regulatory
information suppliers, government and information
from industry associations).

3. Information Network: Overview
•With Ithos Information Network (IIN) an unlimited
number of users can access the Compliance
Libraries constructed to enable the company to
ensure product compliance.
•The Compliance Libraries are built with Taxonomies
(for guided navigation) and Thesauri (for handling
multi-lingual requirements, searchable Legislation,
and content that needs to be loaded into other
business applications).

4. Information Network: Components
Details

5. Information Network: Components
Search (Information Retrieval)-
organizes unstructured content to
enable enterprise-wide users to
access hard to find information fast
and easy.
PLM

6. Information Network: Components
PLM Compliance (Regulatory
PLM)- provides access to
documentation on formula
ingredients. Rules are designed
and constructed for aiding
recurring workflows. Document Mgmt

7. Information Network: Components
Document Management
(Integrates Regulatory with PLM)-
reduces the cost and integrates
compliance document creation with
design and development functions.
Content Mgmt

8. Information Network: Components
Content Management (Maintained
Content)- achieve product
compliance with expert systems,
product screening, and application
integration all with one centralized
repository. Discovery

9. Information Network: Components
Discovery
Discovery: simplify the process of
finding enterprise information that
is “hard to find” and maintained in
large, disparate repositories.
Authoring

10. Information Network: Components
Authoring
Authoring: stores and manages
substance information to be used
in template driven hazardous
document creation.
Mining

11. Information Network: Components
Mining
Mining: the detailed analysis of
document collections. Users can
“find” more relevant content, in its
context.
Supply Chain

12. Information Network: Components
Supply
Chain
Supply Chain: sustainability begins
with the supply chain. Ensure
compliance and reduce the potential
for liability.
Why Ithos

13. Information Network
•International Food companies are increasingly challenged to
quickly “Find, Interpret, and Maintain” Global Regulations that
are imposing restrictions on Ingredients.
•Food Processing companies need enterprise software
solutions to ensure traceability from their suppliers who leave
them vulnerable to RISK:
Damages and Costs due to recall & Negative impact on Brands
•Ithos develops software automation and advanced SEARCH
technologies that will change these conditions by providing fast
and easy access to Global Regulatory Content and solutions
that Reduce Risk due to unknown supplier issues.
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