Troy, NY– (BUSINESS WIRE) – 12/15/04 – GlobalSpec, the leading specialized search engine and online resource for engineers and technical buyers, today announced its partnership with Putman Media, a leading publisher of eight trade magazines and a readership 500,000 strong.

Putman Media has added SpecSearch®, GlobalSpec’s trademarked search technology to six of its publications’ Web sites to allow online visitors to search by detailed specification more than 75 million parts in 1,200,000 product families from more than 12,000 supplier catalogs. These Putman publications include:

Chemical Processing - focusing exclusively on serving engineering designing and operating plants in the chemical industry

Control - dedicated to the end-user market for instrumentation and controls in the process industries

Control Design - catering to the control and instrumentation needs of industrial OEMs

Food Processing - reaching influential buyers in all major job functions and important food categories

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing - focusing on the complexities and issues surrounding profitable drug manufacturing

Plant Services - promoting excellence in maintenance, repair and operations and to empower MRO professionals responsible for optimizing plant productivity and profitability

"This partnership is an endorsement of GlobalSpec’s value to the engineering community,” said Scott Virkler, Vice President of Business Development at GlobalSpec. Virkler continued, “With the addition of SpecSearch, Putman is able to better satisfy user needs by providing parametric search – their preferred way to search. Plus, it provides our customers with greater exposure to the focused user communities of the Putman publications where engineers and technical buyers are actively searching for their products and services.”

“Putman continues to be innovative in our approach to providing media services and solutions that make a difference to our customers and the many communities we serve,” said Mark Harling, Vice President, Business Development, for Putman Media. “The specialized search that GlobalSpec provides is something our users have been asking for and this is wonderful way for us to meet the need.”

About Putman Media

Based in the Chicago suburb of Itasca, Ill., Putman Media (www.putmanmedia.com) is a business-to-business publisher serving the global manufacturing community through a variety of print magazines, websites and events. The company's leading brands include Chemical Processing, Control, Control Design, Food Processing, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Plant Services.

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, materials properties, specifications, designs, application notes and more. GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, SpecSearch®, allows users to search by specification more than 75 million parts in 1,200,000 product families from more than 12,000 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.

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