GlobalSpec,a leading specialized search engine and information resource for the engineering, industrial and technical communities, announced that it has surpassed one million registered subscribers of Techs & Specs, its weekly engineering-focused e-newsletter.

Over the past 12 months, circulation of Techs & Specs has doubled in size, growing from 450,000 readers in 2005. Each issue of Techs & Specs includes up-to-date information on new product and service categories, information on key suppliers serving the engineering, technical and scientific industries, and technical articles and white papers.

Based on the success of Techs & Specs, GlobalSpec has increased the number of product specific e-newsletters it offers, in areas ranging from lights and lasers, to supply chain management, scientific instruments and more. Each issue features industry news & trends, new technology, services and international news of interest. Additional e-newsletters will be launched throughout the year.

“Achieving a readership of one million subscribers for Techs & Specs is an important milestone and a significant accomplishment, one that cements our position as having the largest readership in the engineering industry,” said GlobalSpec Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Angela Hribar.

“Since the launch of Techs & Specs in 2000, we have seen a steadily increasing demand for timely, relevant summaries of specific information of interest. By expanding our suite of e-newsletters to include a wide array of product-specific publications, we are ensuring that we meet the unique needs of our audience, while providing advertisers an unparalleled way to reach a highly targeted audience of key decision makers, buyers and influencers.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.

GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized information resource for the engineering community. For 10 years, engineers and technical buyers have regularly used GlobalSpec in their work process to search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content on standards, patents, materials properties, specifications, designs, application notes and more. GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, SpecSearch®, allows users to search by specification more than 105 million parts in 1,500,000 product families from more than 17,000 supplier catalogs. Suppliers representing their products and services on GlobalSpec gain a comprehensive marketing program designed to promote their brand and generate, track and manage highly-qualified sales leads.

Information about GlobalSpec can be found at http://www.globalspec.com.