GlobalSpec Announces Partnership with Interference Technology

April 21, 2006; 07:11 AM

TROY, N.Y. - GlobalSpec (www.globalspec.com), the leading specialized search engine and information resource for the engineering, technical and industrial communities, today announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with InterferenceTechnology.com, the official Web site of ITEM Publications and an information source for engineering professionals dealing with interference problems, preventing EMI (electromagnetic interference) and achieving EMC (electromagnetic compatibility).

This relationship offers visitors to InterferenceTechnology.com the ability to conduct a complete search of the site, or expand their search to The Engineering Web(R), more than 250 million Web pages consisting of engineering and technical content powered by GlobalSpec. It will allow engineering professionals to search for materials specific to EMC, including editorial; patents and standards; part numbers; application notes; research papers; material properties; magazine articles; and engineering Web sites and Web pages. Additionally, the prominent display of text ads on relevant search results pages gives users even more rich content, while providing a one-of-a-kind, highly focused user audience for advertisers interested in reaching the EMC community.

"For more than 30 years, Interference Technology publications have served as a valuable resource for engineers looking for the latest EMC news and information, specific to readers' issues and challenges," said Scott Virkler, senior vice president of business development for GlobalSpec. "By including direct access to The Engineering Web on InterferenceTechnology.com, visitors to the site will benefit from even more detailed, industry-focused information, tools and resources."

"Our readers rely on Interference Technology publications and our Web site for the practical EMC information they need," said Graham Kilshaw, president of ITEM Publications. "The addition of GlobalSpec's search technology to our site helps us to deliver the practical information that our readers are looking for."

About Interference Technology

Interference Technology's EMC Directory & Design Guide, EMC Symposium Guide, and EMC Test & Design Guide are published annually by ITEM Publications, primarily for electrical and electronics engineers and related technical people in the electromagnetic compatibility community.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.

GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services and e-publishing company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content and over 40 product-specific e-newsletters - helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch(R), GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 118 million parts in 1,600,000 product families from more than 18,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

GlobalSpec, SpecSearch, The Engineering Search Engine and The Engineering Web are registered trademarks of GlobalSpec, Inc.