HighBeam Research Named Best in Content Aggregation; Company Wins Prestigious SIIA Codie Award

Business Wire, June 7, 2005

CHICAGO -- HighBeam(TM) Research, Inc. - operator of an online research engine for individuals (www.highbeam.com) that fills the gap between free search engines and high-end information services - won a 2005 Codie Award from The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) for "Best Content Aggregation Service."

The HighBeam Research Engine combines sophisticated research tools with its proprietary HighBeam Library archive - a collection of 33 million premium articles from quality publications, including 3,000 respected newspaper, magazine, book, journal and transcript publishers.

HighBeam Research founder, chairman and CEO Patrick Spain said, "This honor from the SIIA shows that experts in the field recognize what an excellent resource our staff has created. We are pleased that the judges agree that superior content aggregation is not just access to a great collection of content, but rather a combination of content and the kind of powerful tools we provide that allow individual researchers to efficiently find, organize and share information."

Ken Wasch, SIIA president, said, "This is a tremendous achievement for HighBeam Research, especially because 11 other quality services received nominations for Best Content Aggregation Service. HighBeam Research's recognition as the best service that combines third-party content for distribution for wholesale or retail markets is well-deserved. SIIA congratulates HighBeam Research on winning a 2005 Codie Award in this new category with first-rate competition."

The Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's finest products and services, and remain the standard-bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision. The only industry competition of its kind, the Codie Awards program provides companies with peer recognition and praise. The 2005 Codie Awards winners were announced May 25 at Universal Studio's Globe Theater in Universal City, Calif.

A complete listing of winners is available on the Web at www.siia.net/codies/2005/winners.asp.> About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 600 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.

About HighBeam(TM) Research, Inc.

HighBeam(TM) Research, Inc. operates an online research engine for individuals, filling the gap between free search engines and high-end information services. By delivering sophisticated research tools with convenient access to the free Web, paid online services and its proprietary HighBeam Library archive, HighBeam Research empowers individual researchers to efficiently find, organize and share answers. HighBeam Research is located at www.highbeam.com.