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FIND.COM Launches Online B2B Sourcing Directory in Partnership with ThomasB2B.comNEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 14, 2004 -- New Content Alliance Will Give Searchers Access to the Business Listings of More Than 550,000 Industrial Suppliers from 29 Countries In their continued push to provide business professionals with the most targeted information available on the Internet, Find.com today announced a content alliance with ThomasB2B.com, LLC, that will give searchers access to the business listings of more than 550,000 industrial suppliers from 29 countries. Find.com's online business-to-business sourcing directory will combine comprehensive free company listings with ThomasB2B's advanced pay-per-click ad matching technology to deliver targeted content to end-users. The directory will launch in the first quarter of 2005. Initially available in English, the directory will ultimately appear in 10 additional languages. ThomasB2B.com announced the alliance today at Jupitermedia's "Search Engine Strategies 2004 Conference and Expo" in Chicago. Find.com is a partnership of FIND/SVP Inc. (OTCBB:FSVP), a business advisory, research and consulting firm; Empire Media, a media and marketing company; and TripleHop Technologies, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions. Founded in June 2004, Find.com is the first true business search engine designed to meet the search needs of business professionals. This publicly-accessible search engine addresses the critical business issue of wasted time by providing users with access to precise and reliable business-related information not generally available through other search engines. "Find.com is a great example of the kind of collaboration among publishers that is increasingly taking place in the online world," says Dan Savage, president of ThomasB2B.com. "Today's highly discriminating business buyers demand best of breed content and advertising that increases, rather than detracts from the value of the website. ThomasB2B.com's highly targeted paid listings make is easier for buyers to identify the kinds of suppliers they want to do business with." "This agreement represents a significant expansion of our value proposition in providing the best information on the web for our targeted business user," stated Find.com CEO Chris Travers. "We're committed to continually building partnerships like this as that it adds to the intrinsic value that Find.com holds for our users." About Find.com Find.com is a publicly accessible search engine for the business community, helping executives work smarter and sort through informational clutter. Find.com utilizes the most advanced search technology on the web to retrieve documents from all major consumer search engines, and combines them with access to premium research content from leading business information sources. Find.com is the best place for business people to start their search for the valuable information that will improve the quality of their work. Find.com's results are targeted to business needs, and are presented in a manner that speeds navigation. Find.com's premium content is made available on a fee per-document basis. Find.com is a partnership of FIND/SVP Inc., Empire Media and TripleHop Technologies. About ThomasB2B.com ThomasB2B.com, (www.thomasb2b.com) is a global online advertising network that links professional buyers with qualified business suppliers. Geared toward the business-to-business market, the network features bid-for-position and pay-per-click pricing along with streamlined search capabilities based on business categories. With ThomasB2B.com, advertisers will be able to place bids for click throughs for each of approximately 10,000 product categories in the Thomas Global Register Directory. Listings will appear on participating Thomas websites and other "affiliate" websites that agree to become part of the ThomasB2B advertising network. |
