East Greenbush, NY (April 27, 2011) – GlobalSpec, the leading provider of online marketing programs for companies targeting the engineering, technical and manufacturing communities, has received Honorable Mention recognition in the Virtual Trade Show/Online Event category of the "Best of the Web" awards. This annual competition is held by min, the "industry's trusted source on the consumer and b2b magazine business."

The editors of min and min's B2B cited GlobalSpec for successfully growing its online events business in a short time, hosting more than 30 events since its late 2009 launch. In a special edition devoted to the "Best of the Web" awards, min's editors wrote of GlobalSpec's performance: "In 2010, the leading search and solutions resource for the engineering industry increased its virtual events schedule sixfold, with each event drawing 600 to 2,500 highly qualified professionals, 95 percent of whom said they plan to attend again."

"Being recognized for excellence by an organization like min, which has been serving the magazine and media community for more than 60 years, is a tremendous honor," said GlobalSpec Vice President of e-Publishing and e-Events Donna Lewis. "The fact that virtual trade shows and online events are being recognized in this competition underscores the rapid adoption of this marketing and communications channel as an effective way to gain branding, exposure and thought leadership among a targeted audience. This honor recognizes our commitment to bringing our audience – the engineering, technical and industrial communities – the best content and resources to meet their specialized needs and requirements, and further positions us as a leader within the industrial space."

About GlobalSpec, Inc.
GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services, e-publishing and online events 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, nearly 30 online events, and more than 60 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 180,000,000 parts in 2,300,000 product families from more than 40,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, including the GlobalSpec Ad Network, 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.

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E-mail: marketing@globalspec.com

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