Paperloop launches enhanced custom industry news and intelligence service

BEDFORD, Mass., March 17, 2004 - Paperloop, an information services company that specializes in delivering paper and forest products industry news and information, has enhanced its corporate news service and relaunched it as 'Custom Content'. This revised service enables companies to provide customized Paperloop news and intelligence on their company intranet, extranet or public website.

"Custom Content allows our corporate customers to easily provide their employees and partners with critical industry intelligence," said Liza Turner, vice president of sales and marketing, Paperloop Information Products. "Because our enhanced filtering technology delivers only relevant content, corporate users can save time and reduce 'information overload'."

The enhanced offering is available in several configurations to meet various technology infrastructure and information delivery requirements. New options include:

Expanded filtering technology that lets customers more closely tailor the market news and prices they receive.

A customized website that includes filtered news and prices, in addition to online research tools and a subscription management function.

An XML feed capability for flexible use of news within an organization's various web sites or content management system.

"Many of our customers have invested heavily in technology to manage their business intelligence more effectively," said Rod Young, senior vice president, Paperloop Information Products. "By enhancing the capabilities of this product, we've enabled them to more easily provide industry-leading content on their existing portals and better utilize this investment."

More information about Custom Content is available at www.paperloop.com/custom.

Paperloop's mission is to provide the most valued information for and about the paper, pulp, forest, converting and allied industries through the best channels for information exchange. This is achieved through leading industry publications such as the Pulp & Paper and PPI family of magazines and newsletters, paper and forest products analysis and forecasts from RISI, a benchmarking team, leading industry events such as CMM International, and the foremost website for the paper industry, www.paperloop.com.

Headquartered in San Francisco with offices throughout North America, in Europe and in Asia, Paperloop was created from the former Miller Freeman Pulp and Paper division in February 2000 and leverages experience from over 100 well-established, leading print and online industry publications as well as conferences and trade shows.