Cygnus Business Media Launches Custom Manufacturing Parts Online Marketplace with SourceIMD.com.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Cygnus' Industrial Machinery Digest and Total Industrial Plant Solutions partners with SourceAuthority.com, making RFQ for custom manufacturing parts easier

Cygnus Business Media, a leading diversified business-to-business media company, announced today the launch of SourceIMD.com, an Internet-based request for quote (RFQ) marketplace that streamlines the process of buying and selling custom manufacturing parts. SourceIMD.com is a partnership between the company's leading industrial and manufacturing media Industrial Machinery Digest magazine and Total Industrial Plant Solutions (TIPS) advertising card deck which together reach over 180,000 industrial manufacturing decision makers and SourceAuthority.com, a provider of manufacturing solutions. SourceIMD.com strategically leverages a loyal audience of manufacturers with SourceAuthority.com's leading marketplace technology.

SourceIMD.com will enable buyers and engineers to find, qualify and negotiate with machine shops and other contract manufacturers in a secure online environment. SourceIMD.com also offers domestic suppliers access to new business opportunities and other crucial information, helping them become both more efficient and more profitable.

"Through our print and online publications we've helped manufacturers find the products and equipment that have helped them to grow their companies," said William Strickland, publisher of Industrial Machinery Digest and TIPS. "With this partnership we will further help them grow their companies by providing them with access to real business opportunities."

"Our goal is to empower manufacturing buyers and suppliers with quick, easy-to-use tools to streamline the RFQ and supplier discovery process. Our partnership with Industrial Machinery Digest and Total Industrial Plant Solutions will further extend our reach and provide valuable resources to Industrial Machinery Digest and TIPS subscribers," said SourceAuthority.com CEO, Perry Gathings.

Unlike other marketplaces, SourceIMD.com supports purchasing goals by providing audited information on regional and national suppliers, using its proprietary technology to create highly competitive bidding environments, and augmenting buyer resources with project management and engineering support services.

"By providing customers with the information, technology and expertise necessary for success we help manufacturers establish mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers. Quite simply the results are lowered costs, reduced inventory, and improved quality," adds Gathings.

Industrial Machinery Digest is the leading trade publication serving both the new and surplus machine tool markets. Over 226,800 copies of the publication are mailed 18 times annually to potential buyers that are pre-qualified by industry type and buying power. Thousands of additional copies and special issues are also distributed each year at national tradeshows.

Total Industrial Plant Solutions (TIPS) is the only independent card deck providing quality sales leads throughout multiple layers of the manufacturing industry. A 'one source, all the answers' strategy enables TIPS to offer all industrial OEMs and suppliers deeper market penetration and is circulated to more than 105,000 qualified recipients.

SourceAuthority.com is a property of SourceHorizon, Inc. - a provider of innovative and affordable solutions which are designed to help manufacturing companies find and qualify critical sources of supply, reduce costs and improve their products. The company's services are available to a world-wide buying audience through www.sourceauthority.com.

Cygnus Business Media reaches nearly 15 million business owners, executives and professionals annually through its portfolio of over 200 media products. Its four distinct divisions - Cygnus Publishing, Cygnus Expositions, Cygnus Interactive and Cygnus Custom Marketing - provide comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for Cygnus' valued customers and clients. The company's leading business publications, tradeshows, conferences, websites, online products and custom marketing capabilities enhance brand identity, generate sales leads, and build product awareness as they strengthen customer/client relationships. For more information on how Cygnus Business Media can help you achieve your advertising and marketing objectives, visit www.cygnusb2b.com.