Ruann Ernst Named to IHS Board of Directors

Business Wire, Dec 15, 2006

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) today announced the appointment of Ruann F. Ernst to its board of directors. Her term will last until 2009. Dr. Ernst also sits on the for-profit boards of Digital Realty Trust and Ninth House Networks. In addition, she serves as the President of the Board of Red Planet Capital, a venture capital entity established by NASA.

"I am delighted to announce that Ruann Ernst has been elected unanimously to join the IHS board," said Jerre L. Stead, IHS Chairman and CEO. "We are very fortunate to add Ruann's strategic and business insights and look forward to leveraging her deep experience as we continue our initiatives for aggressive, sustainable growth."

"Ruann's background and expertise in technology and governance will be important in helping IHS succeed with its future growth strategy," said C. Michael Armstrong, lead independent director, IHS. "The management team is extremely pleased to have an individual of her caliber join the board of directors."

Ruann Ernst served as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Island, Inc., a Cable & Wireless company, before retiring in 2002. She was CEO and chairperson of the board of Digital Island from 1998 until the company was acquired by Cable & Wireless, Plc. in 2001. From 1979 to 1998, Dr. Ernst worked for the Hewlett Packard Company and for the General Electric Company in various computing management positions. Prior to that, Dr. Ernst was director of Medical Computing and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Computer Science at The Ohio State University (OSU) where she focused on biomedical computing including developing one of the first interdisciplinary Ph.D programs in the country. She also served as a Congressional Fellow to the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment.

Dr. Ernst holds BS, MS, and Ph.D degrees from The Ohio State University (OSU). She also serves on the not-for-profit boards of the Institute for the Future, the Ohio State University Foundation and on the OSU Fisher College of Business, and is a founding board member of the Kids Sports Stars Foundation.

About IHS (www.ihs.com)

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is one of the leading global providers of critical technical information, decision-support tools and related services to customers in a number of industries including energy, defense, aerospace, construction, electronics, and automotive through two operating segments, Engineering and Energy. Our Engineering and Energy segments each represent approximately one-half of IHS' total revenues. We serve customers ranging from governments and large multinational corporations to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 100 countries. Our customers rely on our offerings to facilitate decision making, support key processes and improve productivity. We have been in business for more than 45 years and employ 2,500 people around the world.

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