Major trade and professional publication, online & related business information acquisitions, first quarter, 2005.

MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, ONLINE & RELATED BUSINESS
INFORMATION ACQUISITIONS, FIRST QUARTER, 2005

Publications/Property            Buyer

Real Estate Media                ALM/New York
AIS Communications               Annex Publishing/Delhi, ON
  Top Crop Manager

  Glass Canada
  And three other mags
Beckett Publications             Apprise Media/New York
Delahaye Medialink               Bacons Info./Chicago, IL
News Monitoring Service          Bacon's Info./Chicago, IL
Bankers Training &               BAI/Chicago, IL
Consulting
Public Affirs Info. Service      Cambridge Scientific

Network Communications           Abstracts/Bethesda, MD
                                 Citicorp Venture Capital/New
                                 York
Congressional Green Sheets       Congressional Quarterly, Inc./
                                 Washington, D.C.
Ad:Tech Trade Shows              Dmg World Media/London
Counsel Press                    Dolan Media/Minn., MN
Briefings Publishing             Douglas Publications/
                                 Richmond, VA
Apparel Ma azine                 Edgell Comm./Flemington, NJ
Topix.net (9%)                   Gannet Co./McClean, VA;

                                 Tribune Co./Chicago, IL;

                                 Knight-Ridder/San Lose, CA
Flow Control                     Grand View Media Group/

                                 Birmingham AL
Feasinomics                      HanleyVood/Wash., D.C.
E-Coding News NL                 HCPro/Marblehead, MA
Medical Environment Inc.         HCPro/Marblehead, MA
Physician Compensation           HCPro/Marblehead, MA

Report NL
Moorthj Rigs & Assoc.            Informa Research/Calabas, CA
Bridge ra inPublications Co.     Instinet Group/New York
Optistock                        Jobson Publishing/New York

Creatas/Design Graphics          Jupitermedia Corp./New York
Gould Publications               LexisNexis/Dayon, OH
Interface Software               LexisNexis/Dayton, OH
iD. Powers & Assoc.              McGraw-Hill/New York
pRCEDU (minority)                McGraw-Hill Ed./New York
Vista Research                   McGraw-Hill/New York
Healthcare Newsletters           MediMedia/Chatham, NJ
Direct
M. Lee Smith Publishers          M. Lee Smith/Nashville, TN
About.com                        New York Times Co./New York
International Investment         Pfingsten Publishing/Seven
Conferences                      Hills, OH
Restaurant Business              Schofeld Media/Chicago, IL
  Foodservice Director

  Beverage World
  Retail Merchandiser
ASSIRT fund data                 Standard & Poor's/New York
Hildebrant International         Thomson Corp./Stamford, CT

NETSCAN iPublishing              Thomson West/Eagan, MN
MediMedia France                 United Bus. Media/New York

Quotidien du Medicin
  Le Generaliste

Quotidien du
  Pharmacie
  Conferences/shows
Tissue World                     United Bus. Media/New York

Publications/Property            Seller

Real Estate Media                Management/New York
AIS Communications               Management/Exeter, ON
  Top Crop Manager

  Glass Canada
  And three other mags
Beckett Publications             Management/Dallas, TX
Delahaye Medialink               Management/Norwalk, CT
News Monitoring Service          Management/San Diego, CA
Bankers Training &               Primedia/New York
Consulting
Public Affirs Info. Service      OCLC Computer Library Center/

Network Communications           Dublin OHABRY Partners/Boston, MA

Congressional Green Sheets       Management/Washington, D.C.

Ad:Tech Trade Shows              JD Events/Trumbull, CT
Counsel Press                    Management/New York
Briefings Publishing             Wicks Business Info./Fairfield, CT

Apparel Ma azine                 VNU Bus. Media/N.Y.
Topix.net (9%)                   Management/Palo Alto, CA

Flow Control                     Witter Publishing/Flemington, NJ

Feasinomics                      Management/Naples, FL
E-Coding News NL                 HP3/Bethlehem, PA
Medical Environment Inc.         Management/Boulder, CO
Physician Compensation           Adanfic Info. Services/Wash., D.C.

Report NL
Moorthj Rigs & Assoc.            Management/San Francisco, CA
Bridge ra inPublications Co.     Reuters/London
Optistock                        Access Media Group/ Newtown

                                 Square, PA
Creatas/Design Graphics          Management/Peoria, IL
Gould Publications               Management/Lonw ood, FL
Interface Software               Management/Oak, Brook, IL
iD. Powers & Assoc.              Management/Westlake Village, CA
pRCEDU (minority)                PRCEDU/Beijing
Vista Research                   Management/New York
Healthcare Newsletters           Management/Evanston, IL
Direct
M. Lee Smith Publishers          Don Oswald/Nashville, TN
About.com                        Primedia/New York
International Investment         Isis Venture Partners/New York
Conferences
Restaurant Business              VNU Business Media/New York
  Foodservice Director

  Beverage World
  Retail Merchandiser
ASSIRT fund data                 St.George Bank/Melbourne
Hildebrant International         Management/Somerset, NJ

NETSCAN iPublishing              Management/Falls Church, VA
MediMedia France                 MediMedia/Chatham, NJ

Quotidien du Medicin
  Le Generaliste

Quotidien du
  Pharmacie
  Conferences/shows
Tissue World                     Paperloop/San Fran., CA