In a Year of Recognition, SYS-CON Also Received a

Oct. 10, 2001 12:00 AM

Montvale, NJ, October 10, 2001 - SYS-CON Media, the world's leading i-technology publisher and the producer of i-technology developer conferences, headquartered in Montvale, NJ, has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which today released its annual ranking of the Inc 500, the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

"We are delighted with today's announcement by Inc magazine, and to be recognized once again as the fastest-growing publishing company in America," said Fuat Kircaali, founder and CEO of SYS-CON Media. "We have experienced consistent growth since 1994, the year the company was founded. Only after our company turned five years old were we eligible for the Inc 500 nomination." SYS-CON was first honored by Inc 500 in 1999.

Fuat Kircaali, SYS-CON Founder and CEO accepting the Inc. 500 Award on behalf of SYS-CON Media from Gary Mirkin, publisher of Inc. Magazine.

Started in 1982, the Inc 500 ranks the nation's leading entrepreneurial firms according to sales growth over the previous five years. Inc magazine's special Inc 500 issue, published on October 15th and read by over 2.5-million readers, is an exclusive report on the companies and CEOs who are changing the face of American business. Noteworthy alumni include such household corporate names as Microsoft, Oracle, WordPerfect, CompUSA, Gateway 2000, Intuit, e*Trade, Timberland, Jenny Craig, and Domino's Pizza. This year's Inc 500 winners set records in terms of both collective sales and growth rates, racking up a collective total of $12.5 billion in sales and an average 5-year growth of almost 2,000 %.

"The Inc 500 gives America a window on the future - which companies will be the Microsofts and Timberlands of tomorrow in their respective industries," said George Gendron, Inc's editor-in-chief. "The economy may have slowed, but entrepreneurial enterprises have always been, and will continue to be, the nation's foremost engine of growth and job creation."

SYS-CON Media, based on its five-year revenue increase through 2000, showed an impressive 1,072% sales growth, and was ranked in 278th place among the 500 fastest-growing U.S. companies. SYS-CON Media was the only company in the publishing industry, and one of 19 corporations headquartered in New Jersey, to make this year's list. SYS-CON will accept the Inc 500 award on June 20, 2002 at a reception held by New Mexico Governor Gary E. Johnson and Inc magazine in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Photo: (Eli Horowitz, Jim Morgan, Fuat Kircaali, Carmen Gonzalez)

About Inc Magazine:
Founded in 1979, Boston-based Inc magazine was acquired last year by G+J USA, one of America's largest magazine publishers and is part of the company's newly formed Business Innovator Group. G+J USA also publishes Fast Company, Rosie, Child, Family Circle, Fitness, Homestyle, Parents, and YM. The company is 25.1 % owned by the Jahr Group and 74.9 percent owned by Bertelsmann AG, the largest privately held and fifth largest media company in the world, with yearly revenues of $16 billion.

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).

About SYS-CON Events, Inc.:
SYS-CON Events, Inc. is the world's leading producer of i-technology developer conferences and expositions. SYS-CON Events' upcoming developer conference calendar includes: “XMLEdge2001 - International XML Conference & Expo,” colocated with “Web Services Edge 2001 West - International Web Services Conference & Expo,” to take place October 22-25, at Santa Clara Convention Center, California; “Wireless Edge 2002 - International Wireless Business & Technology Conference & Expo” to take place May 7-9 at Santa Clara Convention Center, California; and “Web Services Edge 2002 East - International Web Services Conference & Expo,” colocated with “JDJEdge 2002 International Java Developer Conference & Expo” to take place June 24-27 at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

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

CONTACT:
Jeremy Geelan,
SYS-CON Media
jeremy@sys-con.com
or 201 802-3004

Jim Morgan,
SYS-CON Media
jim@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3033