JAZD & Fierce Markets Announce Global B2B Directory Partnership in Communications Market

Andover, MA -- May 13, 2009 -- JAZD Markets, the leader in online B2B directory service platforms, announced today that they have expanded their partnership with FierceMarkets, a Questex Media Group company, to provide B2B buyers with the most comprehensive and effective online directories for the global communications market.

JAZD Directories deliver complete listings of companies and products, deep industry content, user ratings & reviews, geographic search, side-by-side product comparisons, and downloadable product specifications, pricing and marketing literature, along with an array of social tools for users to share information and network with peers.

“JAZD’s goal is to provide FierceMarkets’ users with a productive and easy to navigate online experience allowing buyers and sellers in industry-specific directory environments to connect,” said Jamie Bedard, Founder and CEO at JAZD.   “Our continued partnership with FierceMarkets adds an additional channel to their already comprehensive portfolio, promoting greater customer engagement with their brands.”

Taking advantage of JAZD’s robust directory platform, FierceMarkets will roll-out a new, communications focused interactive directory in the early Fall of this year – FierceMarkplace: CommTech.  Already a trusted voice in the industry, FierceMarkets is pleased to partner with a platform that provides innovative options to connect buyers and suppliers in the marketplace.

“Partnering with JAZD has helped us connect with our users in a powerful, interactive way,” said Sean Griffey, President at FierceMarkets.  “The JAZD platform has proven to be more functional and flexible than a traditional directory solution. Now our users can publish not just basic listing information, but news and research, and engage with each other in real-time.”

About JAZD Markets

JAZD Markets is the leading B2B directory platform services company for B2B Trade Publishers, headquartered in Andover, MA. JAZD combines Directory placement, display advertising, lead generation, content integration, social media and vertical search into an innovative Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS) directory platform where advertisers can measure and optimize the value from their online marketing spend. JAZD operates multiple online B2B directory markets under the brands: www.jazdchemicals.com, www.jazdlifesciences.com, www.jazdhealthcare.com, www.jazdhotels.com, www.jazdnightclubandbar.com, www.jazdtech.com, www.jazdcommunications.com, and www.jazdprocessing.com where buyers can easily find the right product/service.

About FierceMarkets

FierceMarkets, a leader in B2B e-media, provides information and marketing services in the Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Healthcare, IT, and Finance industries through its portfolio of e-mail newsletters, Web sites, webinars, and live events. Every business day, FierceMarkets' wide array of publications reaches more than 800,000 executives in over 100 countries. Current publications include: FierceBiotech; FierceBioResearcher; FierceBroadbandWireless; FierceCIO; FierceCIO:TechWatch; FierceContentManagement; FierceDeveloper; FierceFinance; FierceFinanceIT; FierceGovernmentIT; FierceHealthcare; FierceHealthIT; FierceHealthFinance; FierceIPTV; FierceMobileContent; FierceMobileIT; FiercePharma; FierceSarbox; FierceTelecom; FierceOnlineVideo; FierceVaccines; FierceVoIP; FierceWireless; FierceWireless:Europe; and Hospital Impact.

About Questex Media Group, Inc.

Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton, MA. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, beauty, spa, travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial specialties and service industries through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media, research, information and integrated marketing services. The company's businesses are managed through operating companies including Questex Media Group and sixsubsidiaries; InfoTrends, Inc., the world's leading strategic research and advisory services provider to the document management and communications industries; McLean Events International, Ltd, a world-leading producer of appointment-based events; Imaging Network, a leading business-to-business multimedia marketing company serving the office products channel; Five Star Alliance, the leading online luxury hotel booking service for the affluent traveler; and, Oxford Publishing, Inc., publisher and tradeshow producer serving the beverage and food industries; and FierceMarkets, a leading online B2B media company serving the telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, IT and finance industries. The company's combined operations include more than 450 employees in offices throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe.



FierceMarkets Press & Analyst Contact:
Heather Cox 
FierceMarkets
+1 202-824-5043
Email: heather@fiercemarkets.com

JAZD Press & Analyst Contact:
Shannon DiGregorio
JAZD Markets
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