Research Solutions, Inc. has appointed Roy W. Olivier to its board of directors. He replaces Jan Peterson, who is retiring. Mr. Olivier currently serves as president and CEO of ARI Network Services.
Research Solutions, Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides two service offerings to its customers: a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) research platform (Platforms) typically sold through annual auto-renewing license agreements and the sale of published scientific, technical, and medical (STM) content sold as individual articles (Transactions) through the Platform. Its cloud-based SaaS research platform consists of proprietary software and Internet-based interfaces sold to customers for an annual subscription fee. Its platform allows customers to initiate orders, route orders for the lowest cost acquisition, manage transactions, obtain spending and usage reporting, automate authentication, and connect to in-house and third-party software systems. Customers can access the Platform through online Web interfaces and through Web service APIs that enable customers to leverage Platform features and functionality from within in-house and third-party software systems.