OUR MISSION

As a member of the global Internet service provider (ISP) community, you are helping to shape and drive the growth of a $20 billion industry. It's a fast-moving, fiercely competitive business and technology environment. To succeed, you need to stay abreast of the latest technologies, business issues, competitive activities, market trends and regulatory happenings. And you need to ensure that your network infrastructure keeps pace with a growing user base and rapidly evolving marketplace.

To help you do that, you need a reliable business partner - a trusted partner who offers the services and information necessary to compete successfully.

That partner is Penton Media, producers of Boardwatch Magazine, the Directory of Internet Service Providers, and the ISPCON tradeshows. Penton's ISP team has emerged as the leading provider of business tools to help you stay informed, profitable and successful.

On May 23, 2000, we introduced another major ISP business tool - ISPworld.

This unique online tool puts powerful, Web-based capabilities at your fingertips, giving you business-to-business exchange services with other ISPs, immediate access to information and news and the advantages of an online professional community that lets you interact with your peers around the world.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS E-COMMERCE
ISPworld includes the first and only business-to-business online exchange designed specifically for ISPs.

LIVE! 09/08/00 • ISP Buyer's Guide Use this FREE online catalog to search through our dynamic listing of companies, products and services catering to the access industry. The ISP Buyer's Guide instantly delivers to your fingertips the hot new product information that you need.

RICH, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE CONTENT
ISPworld will keep you current in this fast-moving environment:

LIVE! 05/23/00 • News Coverage. Get breaking news for ISPs on the ISPworld home page. Or read the ISP Observer, a weekly online newsletter that recaps the week's news and delivers sharp insight and analysis.

LIVE! 07/15/00 • Boardwatch Magazine Online. Enjoy the online version of the premiere magazine for ISPs.

LIVE! 08/13/00 • ISP Directory. Consult our "Find An ISP List" database for comprehensive data on ISPs throughout the world. Take advantage of the easy to use, but sophisticated, analysis and reporting tools to get the information you need quickly.

LIVE! 08/21/00 • Find A Backbone. Price your online services with, "the blue book for bandwidth." The Find A Backbone section also profiles the product and pricing information of over 40 backbone operators in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Pacific Rim. This list will continue to grow and cover the global backbone industry.

LIVE! 05/23/00 • The Source. Follow the latest tech trends, "how to's" and vendor reviews as written by industry insiders from some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.

LIVE! 08/20/00 • ISP Statistics Gauge an ISP's can gauge an ISP's size, product adpation rates and other hard aggregated numbers generated from our ISP Database. Augment your studies and market projections with this premium information.

LIVE! 08/01/00 • Financial Information. Access in-depth data on ISP financial transactions in the "ISP Financial Transaction" database. Stay informed on relevant financial issues through the monthly ISP Financial Reporter e-newsletter.

LIVE! 09/08/00 • Broadband Information. Follow DSL, Cable, Fiber Optics, Satellite and Fixed Wireless, as well as the exploding bandwidth exchange market. Read the Broadband Report to learn more about the business and technology of broadband services.

LIVE! 06/01/00 • Legal Information. Through our hard hitting weekly column, Washitngton Watch, stay abreast of the evolving legal and regulatory landscape and how it will affect your business.

LIVE! 09/15/00 • Directory of Bandwidth Exchanges. Bandwidth is at the core of your business. Now you have the means to compare the exchanges that trade the bandwidth you need or sell your excess capacity - quickly and without leaving your desk.

LIVE! 10/16/00 • Online Training. Take advantage of the "ISP Institute" to gain the knowledge and skills your organization needs for business success.

COMING SOON...

MORE INTERACTIVE COMMUNITIES
Take advantage of the expertise of others and reach your peers through community interaction.

• Boardwatch Forums. Interact with other ISPs and industry insiders through bulletin boards, discussion groups, announcements and white papers.

MORE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETPLACES

• New Equipment and Services Directory. Locate the new equipment and services you need quickly, compare pricing and features and then buy online. You'll save time and money.

• Used Equipment Mart. Your network infrastructure requirements are continually changing. With ISPworld's "Used Equipment Mart," you can purchase previously owned equipment at affordable prices from other ISPs, or sell equipment you no longer need for additional revenue.

• Personnel Recruitment. Hiring the right employees when you need them is critical to your business. Use the "ISP Job Fair" to target your recruitment efforts.

MORE CONTENT
• New Communities Of Interest built around the relevant topics you care about.

SEE FOR YOURSELF
ISPworld - the definitive ISP business tool - brings the global ISP community together daily:

• If you want to sell or buy ISP products or services, including bandwidth.
• If you are interested in the ISP job market.
• If you want access to the most comprehensive ISP directory.
• If you just want to have access to real-time, insider information.

Experience ISPworld!