CMP Technology's SmallBizResource.com Adds Business.com Search Engine; Providing Small Business Professionals Targeted Access to Websites, Products and Services

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Oct 17, 2006

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP Technology's SmallBizResource.com, the first comprehensive online technology information source for small business, today announced a content agreement with Business.com, the largest business-to-business search engine and directory with more than 65,000 categories. Business.com simplifies information gathering at SmallBizResource.com, providing easy access to targeted business websites, products and services that save valuable time and money. Business.com attracts more than 3.2 million diverse business owners and decision makers and reaches another 28 million through its distribution network.

"SmallBizResource.com is designed to be 'the first-stop one-stop' portal for small business owners and entrepreneurs to help them make effective business decisions, and by working with Business.com, we offer even more easy- to-find and meaningful resources," said Kate Spellman, publisher, SmallBizResource.com. "We are committed to small business and will continue to strengthen our site with additional content and tools to better serve this important community."

"SmallBizResource.com has built a great audience of small business owners and through this relationship, we'll be able to help that audience start, run and grow a successful business," said Jake Winebaum, CEO and Founder of Business.com.

Business.com's proprietary placement and relevancy ranking systems enable contextual placement of specific advertisements tied to relevant website sections, allowing web publishers to add value to their online brands and monetize their existing product. Business.com anticipates the needs of professionals by creating a logical approach to business search. Its taxonomy of 65,000 industry categories allows users to precisely locate information and resources. If users do not know exactly what they are looking for when they begin searching, Business.com's intuitive directory structure helps them drill down and easily find the most relevant results to meet their business needs.

SmallBizResource.com's newsletter, emailed every Tuesday and Thursday, provides valuable tips for managing a business, free offers and discounts on business products and services from AMD, CompUSA, American Express and other industry-leading sponsors. To receive the newsletter, go to http://www.smallbizresource.com/

About SmallBizResource.com

SmallBizResource.com is the first comprehensive online information source for small business. SmallBizResource.com features tools, original content, free information and expert guidance on a broad spectrum of small business issues, including sales, marketing, finance, legal, HR, technology, growth and strategy. The site provides nearly a half of a million small business owners with practical information that they can base decisions on, networking opportunities, peer-to-peer counsel, case studies, product reviews and lab tests.

About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)

CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

About Business.com

Business.com helps small business decision-makers solve their most pressing business problems and realize their most compelling opportunities. As the largest business-to-business search engine and directory, Business.com makes it easy to find the most useful business websites, products, and services saving our users time and money.

Business.com's proprietary taxonomy and classification system of over 65,000 business categories allows professionals to intuitively locate the most relevant and authoritative business information, without consumer clutter.

As the leading vertical search engine for business, Business.com attracts more than 4 million diverse business owners and decision makers and reaches another 27 million through its distribution network, which includes top-tier publishing partners such as Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, Businessweek.com, Inc.com, FastCompany, and Internet.com.

Business.com was founded in 1999 by eCompanies. Still privately-held, Business.com added Benchmark Capital as a preferred stockholder in 2004, whose portfolio includes franchise companies such as Critical Path, eBay and Jupiter Networks.

For more information, please visit http://www.business.com/.

SOURCE: CMP Technology

CONTACT: Alix Raine, SVP Communications, CMP Technology,
+1-516-562-7827, araine@cmp.com

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