MindBranch Awarded Contract With U.S. General Services Administration

As the first market-research distributor on GSA/s Multiple Award Schedule 76 Publication Media, MindBranch can offer all participating research partners easy distribution to the Government sector

Williamstown, MA, March 18, 2002 - MindBranch, Inc., a leading provider of market research products and services, announces a significant achievement today in signing a Federal Supply Schedule contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the agency through which federal employees can acquire more than four million products and services directly from more than 8,000 commercial suppliers. This partnership designates MindBranch as a preferred provider, allowing federal employees in all levels of government to easily purchase market research reports, newsletters, and subscription services.

This is a pivotal move for MindBranch because our 300 publisher partners can easily take advantage of this opportunity to distribute research to the government sector without going through the process of securing their own contract," said Arik Keller, Director of Marketing for MindBranch. We spent approximately nine months negotiating this deal and believe it will be a significant new channel for us and for our partners."

MindBranch distributes research from over 300 publishers, research firms and analysts in 130 industry segments. The Government will benefit from one single source for all their market research needs. By ordering through MindBranch, government agencies are assured of most-favored customer pricing and best value.

Mary Ann DeFeo, GSA Contracting Officer, adds, We are excited to announce this award and feel that it will benefit us greatly by providing a one-stop-shop for market research. MindBranch has been a pleasure to work with and were looking forward to offering their products on www.gsaadvantage.gov."

MindBranchs publisher partners are enthusiastic about the deal as well. We are excited that MindBranch has completed this deal on behalf of its market research partners," said Frank Dickson, VP of Sales for Cahners In-Stat Group, one of MindBranchs top research partners. Its an easy way for us to penetrate the Government sector and we believe this will be a valuable channel for us in the future." added Dickson.

About MindBranch, Inc.
MindBranch, founded in 1992, is a market research services company providing research from 300 leading publishers such as Cahners In-Stat Group and Datamonitor. Clients benefit from a single, objective source for their research needs, saving time and resources. MindBranch distributes market research reports, newsletters, directories, subscriptions, and custom research in over 130 industry segments. For more information visit www.mindbranch.com or call 1-800-774-4410 or 1-413-458-7600.

About GSA
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) helps federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies.

GSA's Federal Supply Schedules are large contracts through which federal customers can acquire more than 4 million products and services directly from more than 8,000 commercial suppliers. They offer a vast array of brand name products-from office supplies and copier paper to systems furniture, computers and laboratory-and services ranging from accounting to graphic design to landscaping. More than 1 million of these products and services can be ordered using the GSA Advantage! online ordering system. For more information, visit www.gsa.gov, or www.gsaadvantage.gov.