MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, ONLINE AND RELATED PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, FOURTH QUARTER, 2000.

MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICAIION, ONLINE AND RELATED PROPERTY
ACQUISITIONS, FOURTH QUARTER, 2000
(arranged by buyer)
Property/Publication                      Buyer
Resources for Educators                   Aspen Publ./Gaithersburg, MD
Kennedy Information                       BNA/Washington, D.C.
  Consultant News, 2 other magazines, 9
  newsletters, directories and reports
  and conferences
Trendwatch Printing                       Cahners Bus. Inf./New York
  TrendWatch Packaging and info products
  in the graphic design, publishing and
  Internet design sectors
Clifford Elliot Ltd.                      Canada Law Book/Aurora, ON
Nutritional Outlook                       Canon Comm./Los Angeles, CA
  Cosmetic/Personal Care Packging &
  trade show
Locksmith Leger Internat'l                Cygnus Business/Melville, NY
  Security Technology & Design
George Little Manag't (25%)               dmg World Media/London
GreenWire (online)                        E&E Publ./Wash., D.C.
Beacon Health, Inc.                       ehomecare.com/Belle Mead, NJ
  newsletters and reports
BankWatch Ratings Service                 Fimalac/Paris
Fast Company                              G + J USA/New York
Casino Journal                            GEM Comm./Las Vegas, NV
  National Gaming Summary and
  trade shows
J. of Light Construction                  Hanley-Wood/Wash., D.C.
  and related trade show
Nutrition Week NL                         HCPro/Marblehead, MA
Auscom Publishing                         Informa Group/London
  including five magazines
Jenks Healthcare Bus. NL                  Irving Levin/New Canaan, CT
  Jenks Subacute Business Report NL.
CorpAmerica, Inc.                         Lexis-Nexis/Dayton, OH
Psychiatric Practice NL                   Manisses Comm./Prov., RI
Mayfield Publishing                       McGraw-Hill/New York
Copy Editor NL                            McMurray NLs/Phoenix, AZ
Ctr. for Research Practice including      Med. Economics/Montyale, NJ
  Research Practitioner, books and
  training materials
Dealer Progress                           Meister Publ./Willoughby, OH
  PrecisionAg Iliustrated
Managed Dental Care NL                    Nat'l Health Info./Atl., GA
  Disease Management News NL, directory
  and reports
Engineering Press                         Oxford Univ. Press/New York
About.com                                 Primedia/New York
Association Meetings                      Primedia/New York
  Corporate Meetings & Incentives
  Medical Meetings
  Technology Meetings
  Insurance Conference Planner
  Religious Conference Planner
  and Webs sites
Kagan World Media                         Primedia/New York
  including three magazines, 38
  newsletters, reports and
  conferences
PowerValue                                Primedia/New York
  Power Conversion & Inteliigent Motion
  Power Quality Assurance, Web sites and
  trade shows
Property/Publication                      Seller
Resources for Educators                   management/Winchester, VA
Kennedy Information                       management/Fitzwilliam, NH
  Consultant News, 2 other magazines, 9
  newsletters, directories and reports
  and conferences
Trendwatch Printing                       TrendWatch/Harrisville, RI
  TrendWatch Packaging and info products
  in the graphic design, publishing and
  Internet design sectors
Clifford Elliot Ltd.                      management/Burlington, ON
Nutritional Outlook                       O&B Comm./Paoli, PA
  Cosmetic/Personal Care Packging &
  trade show
Locksmith Leger Internat'l                Locksmith/Westport, CT
  Security Technology & Design
George Little Manag't (25%)               management/White Plains, NY
GreenWire (online)                        National Journal/Wash., D.C.
Beacon Health, Inc.                       management/Mequon, WI
  newsletters and reports
BankWatch Ratings Service                 Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Fast Company                              management/Boston, MA
Casino Journal                            Casino J. Publ./Paramus, NJ
  National Gaming Summary and
  trade shows
J. of Light Construction                  Builderburg Gp./Richmond, VT
  and related trade show
Nutrition Week NL                         CNI/Washington, D.C.
Auscom Publishing                         management/Sydney, Aust.
  including five magazines
Jenks Healthcare Bus. NL                  Strafford Publ./Atlanta, GA
  Jenks Subacute Business Report NL.
CorpAmerica, Inc.                         management/Dover, DE
Psychiatric Practice NL                   Global Success/Naples, FL
Mayfield Publishing                       management/Mountain View, CA
Copy Editor NL                            CEI/New York
Ctr. for Research Practice including      management/Wellesley, MA
  Research Practitioner, books and
  training materials
Dealer Progress                           Clear Window/Ballwin, MO
  PrecisionAg Iliustrated
Managed Dental Care NL                    management/Laurel, MD
  Disease Management News NL, directory
  and reports
Engineering Press                         management/Austin, TX
About.com                                 shareholders/New York
Association Meetings                      Adams Bus. Media/Cathedral
  Corporate Meetings & Incentives         City, CA
  Medical Meetings
  Technology Meetings
  Insurance Conference Planner
  Religious Conference Planner
  and Webs sites
Kagan World Media                         management/Carmel, CA
  including three magazines, 38
  newsletters, reports and
  conferences
PowerValue                                Adams Bus. Media/Cathedral
  Power Conversion & Inteliigent Motion   City, CA
  Power Quality Assurance, Web sites and
  trade shows
Harcourt General                       Reed Elsevier/London
  STM (Academic Press & Harcourt
  Health Sciences), Education &
  Testing businesses
Par Avion NL                           Sedgwick Publ./Marshall, VA
Space News                             Space.com/New York
  and related Web sites for equity
Food & Drug Packaging                  Stagnito/Northbrook, IL
  Flexible Packaging
  Brand Packagign
  J. for Packaging Professionals
Security Law NL                        Strafford Publ./Atlanta, GA
Greenhaven Press                       Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Harcourt General                       Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
  Higher Education (Harcourt School
  Publishers, Holt Rinehart & Winston
  Steck-Vaughn, Harcourt Trade) and
  Corp. & Prof. Services businesses
HR and environmental data              Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
La Ley S.A.E.I.                        Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Forces                                 Transcontinental/Mont., PQ
ACNielsen Corp.                        VNU/Haarlem, Neth.
ITE Group (minority share)             VS&A Comm. Partners III/NY
Phillips Bus. Information              VS&A Comm. Partners III/NY
  including ten mags,
  56 newsletters, Web sites,
  directories, conferences and daily
  news services
IHS Financial Information              Wolters Kluwer/Chicago, IL
LoisLaw.com                            Wolters Kluwer/Chicago, IL
Harcourt General                       shareholders/Chestnut Hill, MA
  STM (Academic Press & Harcourt
  Health Sciences), Education &
  Testing businesses
Par Avion NL                           Baisden Pub/Falls Church, VA
Space News                             Gannett Co./Arlington, VA
  and related Web sites for equity
Food & Drug Packaging                  Ind. Publ'g/St. Charles, IL
  Flexible Packaging
  Brand Packagign

  J. for Packaging Professionals
Security Law NL                        Crime Control/Wash., D.C.
Greenhaven Press                       management/San Diego, CA
Harcourt General                       Reed Elsevier/London
  Higher Education (Harcourt School
  Publishers, Holt Rinehart & Winston
  Steck-Vaughn, Harcourt Trade) and
  Corp. & Prof. Services businesses
HR and environmental data              IHS Group/Englewood, CO
La Ley S.A.E.I.                        management/Buenos Aires
Forces                                 Hydro Quebec/Montreal, PQ
ACNielsen Corp.                        shareholders/Stamford, CT
ITE Group (minority share)             management/London
Phillips Bus. Information              Phillips International/
  including ten mags,                  Potomac,, MD
  56 newsletters, Web sites,
  directories, conferences and daily
  news services
IHS Financial Information              IHS Group/Englewood, CO
LoisLaw.com                            management/Van Buren, AR
All titles in bold are magazines or newspapers unless otherwise noted.