Reed Business Information Launches Manufacturing.net; A New Real-Time News Service for the Manufacturing Industry

Business Wire, June 26, 2006

ROCKAWAY, N.J. -- Reed Business Information today launched Manufacturing.net (www.manufacturing.net), a real-time, Web-based news service dedicated exclusively to the manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing.net will offer breaking industry news, features and analysis on the key players and issues impacting the industry, along with case studies, white papers, e-interviews, event calendars, blogs, and more.

"Our goal at Manufacturing.net is to provide manufacturing executives with the most up-to-the-minute news on the industry -- information that will make it easier for those executives to do their jobs," said Tom Granahan, editor-in-chief of Manufacturing.net. "In an age when information overload can be a burden, our news service will focus specifically on what manufacturing executives need to know. We'll do so with a talented, experienced staff of journalists who have a thorough, passionate knowledge of the industry."

Users of Manufacturing.net will find an easy-to-navigate site that breaks down the industry into eight market sectors, including Aerospace, Automotive, and Pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as an extensive array of departments such as Design & Development, Materials, Safety, Quality Control, and Government News -- all in addition to frequently updated daily news from around the manufacturing world.

"Manufacturing.net is designed for the busy manufacturing executive who needs to get in-depth news quickly, reliably, and without the clutter of a more general news site," Granahan said. "Our readers will find there is no other service that can match the content and focus of Manufacturing.net."

About Manufacturing.net and Reed Business Information

Manufacturing.net is produced by Reed Business Information (www.reedbusiness.com), the largest business-to-business publisher in the United States, and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL) -- a world-leading publisher and information provider operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business industry sectors.