Troy, NY (December 4, 2001) - GlobalSpec, the Internet's leading product discovery resource for engineers, scientists, laboratory professionals, technical buyers and purchasing managers, recently announced SpecSearchsm Pro, an extension of GlobalSpec's Web-based product discovery system, SpecSearchsm. Currently, SpecSearch manages and presents, to over 260,000 users per month, the contents of nearly 6,000 catalogs from over 1,000 manufacturers, encompassing 590,000 product families and over 27 million product specifications. With SpecSearch Pro, this same technology, power and usability has been packaged so that it is available on a manufacturer's own website.

SpecSearch Pro is a specification-driven product discovery system tailored to a company's product line and seamlessly integrated into its website. It’s designed to be fully operational in less than 60 days, and installation has a minimal impact on a company's IT resources. Once installed, in addition to making it easier for prospective buyers to find products, SpecSearch Pro is also a productivity tool for sales representatives and customer support staff.

"Now more than ever, companies are under tremendous pressure to lower costs and deliver more - more revenue, more service and more customers," said David Gobey, Chief Marketing Officer for GlobalSpec. "While the Internet offers compelling solutions, costs mount dramatically once a company ventures beyond building the most rudimentary of storefronts. With a minimal investment of time or money, SpecSearch Pro offers an online catalog solution at a fraction of the cost of a custom application, making it an ideal solution for companies of all sizes."

"In our business, it's very important that our customers find the products they need - and find them fast," commented Ken Kaufmann, Marketing, Hamamatsu Corporation. "With SpecSearch Pro, we're now able to provide our customers and prospects a better way to search for products that meet their needs. SpecSearch Pro is a cost-effective and easy-to-implement solution; it's a great tool."

"SpecSearch Pro provides a better Web search system for manufacturers than they can typically provide for themselves," added Gobey. "This product lets manufacturers take that critical step of making it easier for people to find what they have to sell."

About GlobalSpec

GlobalSpec, Inc., the first Web-based, centralized engineering design gateway, connects engineers and technical buyers with the products and manufacturers they need based on engineering specifications. GlobalSpec's SpecSearch is an advanced parametric and universal engineering component search system that provides users access to bias-free information from more than 27 million product specifications and access to more than 19,000 contactable suppliers arranged in over 1,200 product areas representing the searchable contents of over 6,000 catalogs. Information about GlobalSpec can be found at http://www.globalspec.com.

GlobalSpec.com® and SpecSearch^sm are registered marks of GlobalSpec, Inc. in the United States.

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