GlobalSpec.com Announces Impressive Year 2000 AccomplishmentsLeading Engineering Site Grows to More Than 17 Million Product Specs and Moves into 2001 with a New Web Site“Our accomplishments in 2000 are impressive,” said John Schneiter, Chairman of GlobalSpec.com, “However, even more important is the fact we are pushing ahead with new changes for 2001.” Schneiter added, “The first week in January we launched a redesigned Web site with new navigation based on usability testing and market research provided to us by engineers and technical buyers who use our site.” GlobalSpec.com has also been named to the SBC 100 for the year 2000. This recognition comes from Small Business Computing magazine, a magazine dedicated to providing technology solutions for small business owners, and is given to the 100 small companies demonstrating the most original business ideas. GlobalSpec.com’s premier product, SpecSearch(sm), is the world’s first online, standardized, parametric search and specification resource that allows engineers to search by company name, product type, or product specifications within GlobalSpec.com’s database. Once results are presented, users have multiple ways of contacting the supplier(s). Uniquely interesting to SpecSearch(sm) is that it's not an opt-in list; all companies are reviewed, categorized, and validated by GlobalSpec.com engineers. About GlobalSpec.com GlobalSpec.com is a business-to-business, Web-based resource that connects engineers and other technical buyers with the products and manufacturers they need based on engineering specifications. Users of GlobalSpec.com have access to bias-free information from over 17 million product specifications and access to more than 10,000 contactable suppliers arranged in more than 1,600 product areas. GlobalSpec.com’s advanced SpecSearch(sm) system allows parametric searching for over 750 suppliers in 400 product areas. GlobalSpec.com is financed by Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, LP, an investment fund managed by E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC of New York, N.Y. GlobalSpec.com and SpecSearch are registered marks of GlobalSpec.com, Inc. in the United States. |
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