ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (January 28, 2009) - IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a leading global source of critical information and insight, announced today that it has been selected as a Silver Medal winner in the Environmental Business Journal 2008 Business Achievement Awards. The annual award program recognizes excellence and innovation in environmental business.

"As the source for critical information and insight, IHS is at the center of today's most important business decisions. The impact of environmental issues on global business continues to grow, and IHS is uniquely positioned to help companies address these critical issues every day," said IHS Vice President, Environment Mark Wysong. "We're grateful to Environmental Business Journal for this recognition as we further develop our robust platform of environmental products and services to support our customers."

"Each recipient merits recognition for performance in what has emerged as challenging times for the environmental industry," said Environment Business Journal Editor Grant Ferrier. "We commend IHS for its recognition of the important role the environmental industry plays in the success of global business, and are please to award them a Business Achievement Award Silver Medal."

IHS offers a wide range of solutions to address those environmental and sustainability issues that are becoming an increasingly important business concern, from material selection to hazardous waste disposal to emissions. For more information about IHS environmental solutions, visit http://www.ihs.com/Solutions/environment.htm.

About IHS (www.ihs.com)

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and insight, dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted data and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of information that encompass the most important concerns facing global business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security and Environment. By focusing on customers first, IHS enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009 and employs approximately 3,800 people in 20 countries.

About Environmental Business Journal (www.environmental-industry.com)

Environmental Business Journal is the leading business publication for companies operating in the environmental industry. EBJ provides a strategic overview and an independent perspective on market trends and business strategies that affect this changing industry.

IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2009 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.

IHS Inc.

IHS Inc.

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and insight for customers in a broad range of industries. Our customer product and service solutions span four major areas of information: energy, product lifecycle management, environmental and security. By focusing on our customers first, we deliver data and expertise that enable innovative and successful decision-making. Customers range from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS has been in business since 1959 and employs more than 3,500 people in 35 locations around the world.

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