New Jersey, February 11, 2002 - e-Zone Media Inc., makers of FuseTalk™, the leading forum software for ColdFusion environments, today announced that SYS-CON Media, the world's leading publisher of i-technology print magazines and producer of developer conferences and accompanying i-technology Web portals, has selected FuseTalk to power their worldwide discussion forums.

With FuseTalk, SYS-CON will be able to provide enhanced discussion capabilities to developers around the world. SYS-CON publishes 10 monthly i-technology journals including Java Developer's Journal, ColdFusion Developer's Journal, Web Services Journal, WebLogic Developer's Journal, XML-Journal, WebSphere Developer's Journal, .NET Programmer's Journal, and Wireless Business & Technology. Each publication's accompanying interactive portal allows developers to ask questions, share information and problem-solve online, an important ingredient in SYS-CON's mandate to foster developer communities.

"SYS-CON reaches more than half a million readers each month," said Robert Diamond, SYS-CON's director of technology. "Growing and encouraging our developer communities is key to our strategy, so the ability to quickly deliver simple-to-use but sophisticated discussion forums is very important to us. We selected FuseTalk as the engine for our forums because it delivers the degree of robustness, reliability, and ease-of-use that we need to accommodate our explosive growth."

"We're very excited to be helping SYS-CON deliver enhanced collaboration capabilities to their readers and portal users," said Corien Kershey, president and CEO of e-Zone Media. "SYS-CON is clearly committed to encouraging the exchange of information within developer communities. FuseTalk is the right choice for leading organizations such as SYS-CON Media that recognize the value that online forums add to their customer retention strategy."

FuseTalk brings the power of collaboration to stakeholders around the world. A fully customizable and scalable forums solution based on the ColdFusion development platform, FuseTalk accommodates any number of users in an interactive community, and increases site usage, reduces communication and support costs, and wins increased loyalty. With full administration capabilities, robust tools, rich features, and a customizable UI, FuseTalk is the choice of over 600 companies worldwide.

About e-Zone Media Inc. e-Zone Media is the leading provider of collaboration applications for the ColdFusion environment. FuseTalk is the world's leading ColdFusion-based discussion forums solution, delivering a robust, rich environment for building online communities. FuseMail leverages ColdFusion to deliver a robust, database-driven e-mail solution that feels like a client application, but can be accessed through a Web browser anywhere in the world. FuseAds is a fast but powerful ad server solution that provides accurate identification, tracking, and reporting of banners and ad campaigns. For more information, please visit www.e-zonemedia.com.

About SYS-CON Media: SYS-CON Media, twice named the fastest-growing, privately held publishing company in America by Inc 500, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets. SYS-CON publications include: Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com), Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com), Web Services Journal (www.WSJ2.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), WebSphere Developer's Journal (www.WebSphereDevelopersJournal.com), BEA WebLogic Developer's Journal (www.WeblogicDevelopersJournal.com), .NET Programmer's Journal (www.DotNETProgrammersJournal.com)

Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over half a million i-technology professionals through their specialty journals, magazines, books, conferences, and the SYS-CON interactive portal with its 87 Web sites at www.sys-con.com

CONTACT:
Jason Clark
e-Zone Media
613-274-3281
jason.clark@e-zonemedia.com

Robert Diamond
SYS-CON Media
201-802-3051
robert@sys-con.com