| ISMagazine.com | Government Direction |
March, 2000 |
Major Government Agency Signs Up for IT Support Through Paid Subscription To EarthWeb's ITKnowledge
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 -- EarthWeb (Nasdaq: EWBX) announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office has subscribed to EarthWeb's ITKnowledge ( http://www.itknowledge.com ). EarthWeb's ITKnowledge is a subscription database for IT professionals that provides an up-to-date online collection of technical reference and resources -- from books and tutorials to source code.
"ITKnowledge will provide the US Patent and Trademark Office with a key resource designed to effectively solve enterprise technical issues across multiple vendors and multiple platforms," said Bill Gollan, Senior Vice President of EarthWeb. "By subscribing to ITKnowledge, government agencies can empower their internal IT staffs to spend less time searching for answers and more time implementing solutions. As a result, we believe that ITKnowledge will gain subscriptions in the government marketplace by demonstrating long-term value to these agencies for their mission critical requirements."
Jerry Michalski, president of Sociate and former managing editor of the newsletter Release 1.0, commented on the trend by companies and organizations to support their IT staffs through paid subscriptions to EarthWeb's ITKnowledge, "By outsourcing the collection of technical resources, companies provide their internal IT staffs instant access to growing and constantly updated collection of comprehensive technical books and source code, thereby helping the IT professionals to be more productive."
EarthWeb's ITKnowledge provides IT professionals with instant access to comprehensive technical reference and resources. The online collection includes books, tutorials and source code on the latest technical topics from such leading publishers as Auerbach, CRC Press, Coriolis and IBM Redbooks. Topics that are detailed in ITKnowledge range from certification and content management to enterprise management and operating systems. A two-week free trial of ITKnowledge is currently available from EarthWeb at http://www.itksub.com .
About ITKnowledge
EarthWeb's ITKnowledge is a rapidly growing and up-to-date online collection of technical books, tutorials and source code -- all cross-indexed and fully searchable. ITKnowledge provides books on the latest technical topics from leading publishers. Topics on ITKnowledge include certification, components, content management, databases, enterprise management, hardware, network services, operating systems, programming languages, security, web services and more. ITKnowledge offers global 24/7 access via standard web browsers. No training, installation or special equipment is required to take advantage of ITKnowledge. ( http://www.itknowledge.com )
A two-week free trial of ITKnowledge is currently available from EarthWeb at http://www.itksub.com .
About EarthWeb
EarthWeb Inc. ( http://www.earthweb.com ) is the leading business-to-business portal to the global IT industry. EarthWeb's integrated solutions include its flagship services: earthweb.com, developer.com, datamation.com, dice.com, Supportsource.com and ITKnowledge.com.
EarthWeb connects buyers to sellers, employers to employees, vendors to customers, and technical professionals to a wealth of expert knowledge. EarthWeb was ranked the third fastest growing company within Business Week's Info Tech 100. The Info Tech 100, which includes such industry leaders as Dell Computer and Cisco Systems, is Business Week's list of "the builders of the new economy."