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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Key Articles, Columnists and Special Events Distribution Announced for
Premier Issue of Magnetics Business & Technology Magazine

Greenwood Village, CO, January 9, 2002 - Webcom Communications announces the editorial lineup for the premier issue of Magnetics Business & Technology magazine, and arrangements for special distribution of the magazine at important upcoming industry and technology events.

The premier issue will include a number of application feature articles authored by leaders in their respective fields of magnetics technology, and columns by top worldwide industry experts. "We are very pleased to present such an outstanding lineup of high quality editorial contributors," said David Webster, editor and publisher. "They represent some of the finest and most knowledgeable minds at work today in several particularly exciting areas of magnetics development. Their articles and columns exemplify the standard of excellence and insight that we intend to deliver regularly."

Among the technical feature articles planned for the premier issue are:

· "Magnetic Carriers: An Innovative Drug Delivery Technology", by Jacqueline Johnson, Ph.D., Founder, President & CEO of FeRx, Inc.

· "The Risk of Unwanted EMI Increases as Data Transfer Rates Increase and Space for Magnetic Components Shrinks", by Henry Hinrichs, Design Engineer for Pulse, A Technical Company

· "An Overview of Magnetorheological (MR) Fluids and Current Applications", by J. David Carlson, Engineering Fellow Materials Division, Lord Corporation

· "New Developments in Distributed Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage", by Jeremy Martin, Assistant Editor

Columnists providing their views of important worldwide industry developments and business trends will include Walt Benecki, former president of Group Arnold, and a past president of the Magnetic Materials Producers Association. Also, Port Wheeler, president of consulting firm Wheeler Associates and formerly a senior executive in several leading magnetics companies including Indiana General (now owned by Magnequench) and Crucible Magnetics. "Both have tremendous worldwide experience and expertise in the field of magnetics that will be valuable to our readers," said Webster.

In its events distribution program, the magazine has forged alliances with a number of conference and trade show producers that serve the magnetics and related OEM design engineering markets. The magazine will be a media sponsor and distribute copies to attendees at Intertech's Global Outlook for Polymer Bonded Magnets conference in April, and at all three of Penton Media's Total Design (Midwest, Northeast and West) shows taking place this year. The magazine also will be distributed throughout 2002 at additional magnetics-focused events as well as numerous other technology events that Webcom participates in through its other publications serving design engineers and product developers in the electronics, automotive, communications and power industries.

About Magnetics Business & Technology
The magazine will circulate to technical professionals in government and industry that integrate magnetic technologies into their products and applications, and to technical and management professionals in the magnetics industry. Magnetics will issue quarterly in 2002, beginning in February, with a circulation of 10,000 copies. Subscriptions are free to qualified professionals in North America. It is published by Webcom Communications Corp., which also publishes the annual Magnetics Industry Worldwide Directory. For more information, visit www.MagneticsMagazine.com.

About Webcom Communications
Webcom is a publication and information services company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, that serves advanced technology fields worldwide through its magazines, Web portals, newsletters, directories and database products. For more information visit www.infowebcom.com.

For more information, contact: Jessica Denissen, Marketing Assistant, 800-803-9488 or (720) 528-3770, ext. 115.