Troy, NY – (BUSINESS WIRE) – 3/9/04 – GlobalSpec, the leading specialized search engine and information resource for engineers and technical buyers, today announced it has surpassed 1,000,000 registered users. Further, the company revealed the rate at which new users are registering is accelerating.

Jeffrey M. Killeen, CEO and chairman of GlobalSpec, said, “In the past twelve months, GlobalSpec’s registered user community has grown 85%, now topping 1,000,000 registered users this month. Our registered user base has grown five times since early 2002. And our rate of growth is accelerating – recently jumping from 10,000 to 14,000 new registered users per week. This is a reflection of the tremendous value our search engine and online community offers engineers and technical buyers.”

GlobalSpec credits its success on its focus on the search needs of the user. Killeen added, “Our ability to understand and meet the unique and specific search needs of the engineering community sets GlobalSpec far apart from others in the industry. New and exclusive search capabilities and engineering-specific content motivate the ever-growing audience of engineers and technical buyers to use GlobalSpec first to solve their job-specific information needs. Suppliers will benefit from an even larger target audience and increased visibility for their products and services as our search engine will further engage prospects and keep them coming back again and again.”

About GlobalSpec, Inc.

GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized search engine and information resource for the engineering community. Engineers and technical buyers regularly use GlobalSpec in their work process to search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content on standards, patents, specifications, designs, application notes and more. GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, SpecSearch®, allows users to search by specification more than 60 million parts in 1,000,000 product families from more than 10,000 supplier catalogs. Suppliers representing their products and services on GlobalSpec gain a comprehensive marketing program designed to promote their brand and generate, track and manage highly-qualified sales leads. Information about GlobalSpec can be found at www.globalspec.com.

GlobalSpec and SpecSearch are registered trademarks of GlobalSpec, Inc.

Contact:
GlobalSpec Marketing
E-mail: marketing@globalspec.com

Back to GlobalSpec News