MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, ONLINE AND RELATED PROPERTY ACQUISITION, 1999.

                 MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION,
               ONLINE AND RELATED PROPERTY ACQUISITION, 1999
                    (arranged alphabetically by buyer)
Publication/Property               Buyer
Intertec International             Adams Business Press/
  three magazines and a trade show Cathedral City, CA
Art Miami Int. Fair                Advanstar/Cleveland, OH
Digital Media World Show           Advanstar/Cleveland, OH
Info 21 & trade show               Advanstar/Cleveland, OH
Larkin Group                       Advanstar/Cleveland, OH
  Accents Magazine & 16
  fashion & textile shows
Sensors Magazine                   Advanstar/Cleveland, OH
Bule Sheet Publications            Amer. Lawyer Media/N.Y.
Flight training Magazine           AOPA/Frederick, MD
  and related newsletter
TEAMS unit                         Artesia Tech/Rockville,MD
Security Ind. Buyers Guide         ASIS/Arlington, VA
Business Torts Reporter NL         Aspen Publ./Alexandria, VA
Seed Trade News                    Ball Publ./Batavia, IL
Chadwyck-Healey Ltd.               Bell+Howell/Ann Arbor, MI
MacFadden Publicshing              Bill Comm./New York
  eight magazines
Medtrade Management Group          Bill Comm./New York
POPAI Marketplace Show             Bill Comm./New York
Stratgic Business Comm.            Bill Comm./New York
  nine magazines, and conferences
  and shows
two business newsletters           BNA/Washington, D.C.
Washington G-2 Reports             BNA/Washington, D.C.
  four business newsletters
Security Press Inc.                Bobit Publ./Torrance, CA
Editor & Publisher                 BPI Comm./New York
Kirkus Reviews NL                  BPI Comm./New York
Energy User News                   Bus. News Publ./Troy, MI
World Trade                        Bus. News Publ./Troy, MI
  Pacific Coast Trade
EyeQuest Conference                Cahners/Newton, MA
MicroDesign Resources              Chaners/Newton, MA
  newsletter and conference
Plants Sites & Parks               Chaners/Newton, MA
Publishers Video Group             Chaners/Newton, MA
Truck Owner & rpm magazines        Chaners/Newton, MA
Canadian Security                  Canada Law Book/Aurora, ON
Security Products & Tech.          Canada Law Book/Aurora, ON
Compliance Engineering             Canon Comm./Santa Monica, CA
  & CE International
Applied Therapeutics Inc.          CCH/Riverwoods, IL
Chemical Engineering               Chemical Week Asso./N.Y.
  two other magazines, trade
  shows, guides and references
Lubricants World                   Chemical Week Asso./N.Y.
Modern Paint & Coatings            Chemical Week Asso./N.Y.
  Soap & Cosmetics
Shiftworker News NL                Circadian/Cambridge, MA
F&W Publications                   Citicorp Venture Cap./ N.Y.
  four tech & business magazines
Soundview Exec. Book Summar.       Clement Publ./Concord., PA
WebReview.com                      CMP/Manhasset, NY
Publication/Property               Seller
Intertec International             management/Ventura, CA
  three magazines and a trade show
Art Miami Int. Fair                IFAE/Stuart, FL
Digital Media World Show           Virtual Reality/London
Info 21 & trade show               Gruppe 21 Info./Esssen, Ger.
Larkin Group                       Larkin family/Newton, MA
  Accents Magazine & 16
  fashion & textile shows
Sensors Magazine                   Helmers Publ./Peterbor., NH
Bule Sheet Publications            management/Houston, TX
Flight training Magazine           Special. Publ./Parkville, MO
  and related newsletter
TEAMS unit                         Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Security Ind. Buyers Guide         Phillips Bus./Potomac, MD
Business Torts Reporter NL         BTR Comm./Cleveland, OH
Seed Trade News                    Moffatt Publ./Chaska, MN
Chadwyck-Healey Ltd.               management/Cambridge, MA
MacFadden Publicshing              Strategic Bus. Comm./N.Y.
  eight magazines
Medtrade Management Group          SEMCO Prod./Atlanta, GA
POPAI Marketplace Show             Advert. Inst./Chicago, IL
Stratgic Business Comm.            management/New York
  nine magazines, and conferences
  and shows
two business newsletters           LRP Publ./Horsham, PA
Washington G-2 Reports             management/Wash., D.C.
  four business newsletters
Security Press Inc.                management/Lake Placid, NY
Editor & Publisher                 Ed. & Publ. Co./New York
Kirkus Reviews NL                  Kirkus Asso./New York
Energy User News                   Chaners/Des Plaines, IL
World Trade                        CurtCo Freedom/Malibu, CA
  Pacific Coast Trade
EyeQuest Conference                Jobson/New York
MicroDesign Resources              Ziff-Davis/New York
  newsletter and conference
Plants Sites & Parks               BPI/New York
Publishers Video Group             management/New York
Truck Owner & rpm magazines        Classic II/Cummings, GA
Canadian Security                  Security Publ./Toronto, ON
Security Products & Tech.          Essential Publ./Miss., ON
Compliance Engineering             Intertec Testing/Boxborugh, MA
  & CE International
Applied Therapeutics Inc.          management/Vancouver, WA
Chemical Engineering               McGraw-Hill/New York
  two other magazines, trade
  shows, guides and references
Lubricants World                   Hart Publ./Houston, TX
Modern Paint & Coatings            Cygnus Publ./St. Peters., FL
  Soap & Cosmetics
Shiftworker News NL                Interface Work/Boston, MA
F&W Publications                   management/Cincinatti, OH
  four tech & business magazines
Soundview Exec. Book Summar.       management/Middlebury, VT
WebReview.com                      Songline/Sebastopol, CA
Media International                       Crain Comm./Detroit, MI
Women's Health Weekly NL                  CW Henderson/Atlanta, GA
Champion Productions                      Cygnus Publ./St. Peter, FL
J. of Solid Surface Industry              Cygnus Publ./St. Peter, FL
PTEN, Inc.                                Cygnus Publ./St. Peter, FL
  three auto/truck & equipment magazines
Onward Press                              Delmar Publ./Albany, NY
Calif. Gift Show & Surf Expo              DMG Exhibition/Harrow, UK
AgriTalk (radio show)                     Doane Agri./St. Louis, MO
clickdata.com                             Dolan Media/Minn., MN
Hogan Info. Services                      Dolan Media/Minn., MN
Internet Lawyer NL                        Dolan Media/Minn., MN
New Orleans Publ. Group                   Dolan Media/Minn., MN
  25 regional and vertical
  business publications
two business newspapers                   Dolan Media/Minn., MN
Compliance & FacilityCare                 Douglas Publ./Richmond, VA
Infection Control & S. Tech.              Douglas Publ./Richmond, VA
J. of Family Practice                     Dowden Publ./Montvale, NJ
  the rights to two closed medical
  magazines and a newsletter
Country Business                          Emmis Publ./Indian., IN
AgCast Network                            Farm Journal/Phil., PA
Data Management Review                    Faulkner & Gray/New York
Visual C++ Developers J.                  Fawcette/Palo Alto, CA
CurtCo Freedom (last 50%)                 Freedom Mags./Irvine, CA
  eight magazines and live events group
Imagine Media                             Future Publ./London
  two business and six consumer magazines
two legal magazines                       Goodwin, T./Chicago, IL
Spudman                                   Great American/Sparta, MI
Andrews Publications                      Haights Cross/New York
  over 50 monthly litigation reports
Coriolis Group                            Haights Cross/New York
  Visual Developer, CDs, books & guides
Custom Builder & conference               Hanley-Wood/Wash., D.C.
The Surfaces Show                         Hanley-Wood/Wash., D.C.
ZD Market Intelligence                    Hart-Hanks/San Antonio, TX
Worldpower & Energy                       Hart Publ./Houston, TX
Medcast Networks                          HealtheonWebMD/Atlanta, GA
Farmer's Digest                           Heartland/Ft. Dodge, IA
Holloway Publications                     HomeSeekers.com/Minden, NV
Sunburst Communications                   Houghton Mifflin/Bost., MA
CenBase/Materials Info Svs.               IHS Group/Denver, CO
Interfarm Press                           IHS Group/Denver, CO
International Computex Inc.               IHS Group/Denver, CO
American Show Management                  Imark Comm./Miami, FL
Corporate Intelligence                    Info. Holdings/New York
Master Data Center                        Info. Holdings/New York
Baskerville Comm.                         Informa Group/London
  13 business newsletters
Freiburg Publishing Gp.                   Informa Group/London
  three agricultural magazines
Int. Freighters Weekly                    Informa Group/London
  four other shipping & business
  magazines, exhibitions & events
Television World                          Informa Group/London
  six other magazines, 60 newsletters,
  600 management reports & 24 directories
KM World & conferences                    Info. Today/Medford, NJ
Media International                       Reed Business/London
Women's Health Weekly NL                  Serial Search/Athens,
Champion Productions                      1st Comm./Chicago, IL
J. of Solid Surface Industry              Duggan Publ./Las Vegas, NV
PTEN, Inc.                                management/Laguna Beach, CA
  three auto/truck & equipment magazines
Onward Press                              management/Albuquerque, NM
Calif. Gift Show & Surf Expo              AMC/L.A., CA
AgriTalk (radio show)                     IBC/Kansas City, MO
clickdata.com                             Marketing Solutions/S.F., CA
Hogan Info. Services                      First Data/Okla. City, OK
Internet Lawyer NL                        GoAhead Prod./New York
New Orleans Publ. Group                   management/Metarie, LA
  25 regional and vertical
  business publications
two business newspapers                   Smalley family/K.C., MO
Compliance & FacilityCare                 IHS Publ./Libertyville, IL
Infection Control & S. Tech.              Midway Publ/Delray Beach, FL
J. of Family Practice                     Appleton & Lange/Norwalk, CT
  the rights to two closed medical
  magazines and a newsletter
Country Business                          Country Sampler/St. Chas, MO
AgCast Network                            Data Broadcast'g/Hayward, CA
Data Management Review                    Powell Publ./Brookfield, WI
Visual C++ Developers J.                  TPD Publ./Seattle, WA
CurtCo Freedom (last 50%)                 Will. Curtis/Malibu, CA
  eight magazines and live events group
Imagine Media                             management/Brisbane, CA
  two business and six consumer magazines
two legal magazines                       Giant Steps Publ. /Chi., IL
Spudman                                   D. Miller/Monterey, CA
Andrews Publications                      management/Wayne, PA
  over 50 monthly litigation reports
Coriolis Group                            Thomson Corp./Stamford, CT
  Visual Developer, CDs, books & guides
Custom Builder & conference               Miller Freeman/S.F., CA
The Surfaces Show                         WFCA/Wash., D.C.
ZD Market Intelligence                    Ziff-Davis/New York
Worldpower & Energy                       W&E Ltd./London
Medcast Networks                          management/Atlanta, GA
Farmer's Digest                           Lessiter/Brookfield, WI
Holloway Publications                     management/Indian., IN
Sunburst Communications                   management/Pleasantville, NY
CenBase/Materials Info Svs.               Cen/Tor Software/Irvine, CA
Interfarm Press                           management/Buffalo Grove, IL
International Computex Inc.               management/Atlanta, GA
American Show Management                  management/Portland, OR
Corporate Intelligence                    Innovator Corp./New York
Master Data Center                        Pearson/London
Baskerville Comm.                         management/Sherman Oaks, CA
  13 business newsletters
Freiburg Publishing Gp.                   management/Cedar Falls, IA
  three agricultural magazines
Int. Freighters Weekly                    EMAP/London
  four other shipping & business
  magazines, exhibitions & events
Television World                          Financial Times/London
  six other magazines, 60 newsletters,
  600 management reports & 24 directories
KM World & conferences                    Bill. Comm./New York
Desktop Publishers J.                      Int. Data Group/S.F., CA
Internet News Bureau                       Internet.com/Westport, CT
LinuxCentral.com                           Internet.com/Westport, CT
tech Web sites                             Internet.com/Westport, CT
Anti-Aging Expo                            Intertec/Stamford, CT
Target Communications                      Intertec/Stamford, CT
  two magazines and related                trade shows
Telecom Business                           Intertec/Stamford, CT
  Telecom World & conferences
Review of Optometry                        Jobson/New York
  two other related magazines
education book titles                      John Wiley/New York
J.K. Lasser Tax series                     John Wiley/New York
Jossey-Bass                                John Wiley/New York
Octane & Oilweek magazines                 June Warren Publ./Edm., AB
Street Beat Magazine                       Kane Comm./Upper Darby, PA
Kenilworth Publications                    Kral Comm./Markham, ON
  five construction and business magazines
Desktop Publishers J.                      DPI/Topsfield, MA
Internet News Bureau                       Multimedia Mrktg./Bend, OR
LinuxCentral.com                           management/Clinton Twp., MI
tech Web sites                             BHS.com/Ojai, CA
Anti-Aging Expo                            AAAM/Chicago, IL
Target Communications                      management/Norwalk, CT
  two magazines and related
Telecom Business                           Multimedia Publ./Houston, TX
  Telecom World & conferences
Review of Optometry                        Cahners/Newton, MA
  two other related magazines
education book titles                      Pearson/London
J.K. Lasser Tax series                     IDG Books/Foster City, CA
Jossey-Bass                                Pearson/London
Octane & Oilweek magazines                 Rogers Media/Toronto, ON
Street Beat Magazine                       management/Pittsburgh, PA
Kenilworth Publications                    Davidson/Richmond Hills, ON
  five construction and business magazines
(Titles in bold are magazines or journals unless otherwise noted.
Purchasing companies L through Z in next issue.)