TROY, NY - (BUSINESS WIRE) - 8/22/06 - GlobalSpec (www.globalspec.com), the leading specialized search engine, information resource and e-publishing company for the engineering, industrial and technical communities, today announced that it has further integrated its search capabilities within CMP Technology's Electronics Group’s portfolio of over 20 Web sites.

The relationship between GlobalSpec and CMP Technology was originally established in June 2004, when the two companies worked together to add SpecSearch®, GlobalSpec's trademarked parametric search technology, to CMP Technology's Electronics Group Web sites www.eetimes.com and www.eeproductcenter.com

By expanding this relationship, CMP Technology's Electronics Group's Web sites will benefit from the advanced search and content features of SpecSearch, offering the capability to search by specification 138 million parts in 1.8 million product families from more than 20,000 searchable supplier catalogs, as well as delivery of the most targeted and relevant results across the Web through access to The Engineering Web®, powered by GlobalSpec. The Engineering Web offers more than 250 million Web pages of engineering and technical content, including patents, standards, material properties, specifications and application notes.

These tools are part of a larger expansion of search capabilities across Web sites within the CMP Technology's Electronics Group, which also allows site visitors to search for and access information across their entire network of Web sites, without ever having to leave the site they are visiting. Web sites that will offer SpecSearch and The Engineering Web include CommsDesign.com; Audio DesignLine; Automotive DesignLine; DigitalTV DesignLine; DSP DesignLine; EE Times Online; Embedded.com; Green Supply Line; Industrial Control DesignLine; Network Systems DesignLine; Power Management DesignLine; Programmable Logic DesignLine; Video/Imaging DesignLine; and Wireless Net DesignLine.

Additionally, content from CMP Technology's Electronics Group’s portfolio of Web sites will be indexed on GlobalSpec, making it more discoverable to GlobalSpec's 2.9 million registered users.

"We have enjoyed a successful relationship with CMP Technology's Electronics Group for a number of years now, and are pleased to expand it and make GlobalSpec's search capabilities available across all of their Web sites," said Bruce Bergwall, director of business development for GlobalSpec. "Each month, professionals from over 100 countries visit CMP Technology's Electronic Group Web sites. The addition of SpecSearch® and The Engineering Web® allows these online visitors to gain an even greater depth of knowledge."

"CMP Technology is committed to serving the information needs of the creators of technology by providing them with the electronics technology information they need to stay abreast of the latest thinking in a rapidly evolving industry," said Paul Miller, senior vice president and group director of CMP Technology's Electronics Group. "By incorporating GlobalSpec's capabilities as a component of our enhanced search functionality across our global portfolio of Web sites, we give our audience the tools they need to access the content and relevant results that are optimized for their specific needs."

About GlobalSpec, Inc.
GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services and e-publishing company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content and over 40 product-centric e-newsletters – helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch®, GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 138 million parts in 1,800,000 product families from more than 20,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

GlobalSpec, SpecSearch, The Engineering Search Engine and The Engineering Web are registered trademarks of GlobalSpec, Inc.

About CMP Technology's Electronics Group
CMP Technology's Electronics Group is the premier technology and business media brand serving the information needs of the creators of technology worldwide through print, online and conferences.

As the most comprehensive and integrated source of electronics technology information, CMP Technology's Electronics Group offers a full suite of products and services to reach electronics systems design professionals throughout the world. With its combination of media properties, the CMP Media Electronics Group focuses on delivering a targeted audience and actionable information to marketers in the electronics technology community.

Each month, CMP Technology's Electronics Group delivers more than 1 million copies of its publications in five languages to subscribers in 55 countries. Online visitors from more than 100 countries view more than 7.5 million pages on its Web sites in six languages and in a year, more than 35,000 decision makers from 48 countries attend its conferences in North America, China, Taiwan and Europe.

Contact:
Amber Cooleen
Senior Product Marketing Manager
518.880.0200 ext. 5338
E-mail: amber.cooleen@ihs.com

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