Manufacturing.Net Adds Comprehensive Information Store in Partnership with Techstreet; ``Manufacturing e-Marketplace'' Now Offers Key Industry Standards and Specifications

25 September 2000

Manufacturing.Net Adds Comprehensive Information Store in Partnership with Techstreet; ``Manufacturing e-Marketplace'' Now Offers Key Industry Standards and Specifications

    KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. & ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Sept. 25, 2000--Manufacturing.Net and Techstreet (formerly CSSINFO) today announced the launch of the Manufacturing.Net Infoport, a comprehensive source of industry standards and specifications for the manufacturing industry. Visitors to Manufacturing.Net will have access to Techstreet's entire collection of industry standards, accessed directly from the Manufacturing.Net Web site (www.manufacturing.net).
    The Techstreet database offers 75,000 current and historical industry standards from over 300 publishers worldwide including ASTM, ASME, ISO, IEC, ISA, UL, and more. Over 22,000 standards are downloadable as PDF files. Visitors to Manufacturing.Net will be able to search the Techstreet database, place orders online, and have the documents shipped to their doorstep by Techstreet. The Manufacturing.Net Infoport is a specially designed interface that mimics the look and feel of the Manufacturing.Net Web site. Techstreet provides and manages the Infoport including the back end processes such as database management, order processing and fulfillment, and content management.
    "Manufacturing.Net is focused on building the most powerful manufacturing e-marketplace on the Web. A comprehensive source for industry standards is an essential part of our community," said Jerry Steinbrink, Manufacturing.Net Vice President, Content and Product Development. "Techstreet's information collection and their unique technology allows us to provide an important value-added service that is seamlessly integrated with our existing site."
    Andrew Bank, Techstreet's Vice President, Business Development, said, "Manufacturing.Net is an ideal partner for our Infoport stores. They've been successful at aggregating a targeted technical audience and we're excited about channeling our information to such a key segment of manufacturing professionals." Bank added that Techstreet is building similar partnerships with dozens of leading vertical portals and B2B marketplaces.

    About Manufacturing.Net

    Manufacturing.Net is the leading business-to-business Web marketplace serving the informational and procurement needs of plant engineers, managers and designers in the industrial manufacturing market. Companies and professionals can perform planned and individual spot buys safely and efficiently through the SuperCatalog, an open, free e-marketplace that contains over 2 million parts. Manufacturing.Net also offers trusted content from 21 leading industrial publications. It is the only online resource that supports the entire manufacturing supply chain, from decision support, through purchasing, shipping and delivery.

    About Techstreet

    Techstreet, formerly CSSINFO, is an online information marketplace offering one of the world's largest collections of technical books, industry standards, and training and education products. The Techstreet Web site empowers technical professionals and provides critical information quickly, easily, and at the lowest prices available. Techstreet also powers e-commerce information stores on partner sites such as Manufacturing.Net, the American Petroleum Institute, Engineering Information, and SoluSource. Visit Techstreet online at http://www.techstreet.com.