The world’s largest seed and crop science companies turn their valuable data in to knowledge for their researchers by using . AG BLIS allows these companies to integrate the many streams of data from public and internal efforts into rivers of knowledge for internal as well as external research and collaboration. By deploying this enterprise wide knowledge management system these companies have brought together people, projects, and data from new technologies (Next Generation Sequencing) that are helping deliver better crop yields and pest resistance. The continuity of using a commercially developed, maintained, and proven system give the AG BLIS users a distinct competitive advantage over one off “custom” systems that have to be run and maintained by their developers. By deploying resources for research and not software development these companies continue to lead the industry and gain market share.