IBSystems, Inc. Network Advantage Program Allows Companies to Reach a Broad Engineering Audience; Design Automation Portal Network Now Reaches More Than 400,000 Engineers

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2003--IBSystems, Inc. announced today that its web-based engineering network's readership has surpassed 400,000 engineers each month.

In addition to the network's more than 400,000 unique web visitors, 115,000 email subscribers receive the daily CafeNews, and 120,000 subscribers receive week-in-review magazines each Monday morning.

David Heller, IBSystems' President & CEO said, "We've built a loyal readership in each industry by providing the resources these professionals need each day. Until now we have concentrated on providing marketing services to companies in each of our verticals. Now, with our Network Advantage Program, we are providing opportunities to companies who need to reach our broad engineering audience."

About IBSystems

IBSystems is a leading provider of web portals and virtual trade shows targeted at computer modeling professional audiences. Its EDAToolsCafe.com, MCADCafe.com, GISCafe.com, AECCafe.com, PCBCafe.com, DCCCafe.com and CareersCafe web portals bring valuable resources and timely information and job opportunities to professionals in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Architectural Engineering (AEC), Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and Digital Content Creation (DCC) industries. Its CareersCafe brings employers and jobseekers together in each of these high-tech fields. IBSystems complements their portals with Virtual Trade shows online publications. The company is building and launching additional industry-focused vertical portals and products on an on-going basis. For more information on IBSystems please visit http://www.ibsystems.com/

CONTACT: IBSystems, Inc.
             Sanjay Gangal, 408/850-9202 (Vice President, Marketing)
             Marketing@IBSystems.com