Two Nikkei BP Magazines to Make a Fresh Start

Tokyo -- July 24, 2002 -- Nikkei Business Publications has announced the repositioning of two magazines, NIKKEI NET BUSINESS and NIKKEI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (to be renamed as NIKKEI INTERNET SOLUTIONS), in fall this year.

Herewith are the details:

NIKKEI NET BUSINESS
With its September issue, NIKKEI NET BUSINESS will make a fresh start as a monthly magazine dedicated to managers who are held responsible for the deployment of Internet strategies. The magazine will cater to the needs of Corporate Development Officers (CDOs) in need of practical information for implementing corporate strategies in the Internet era. The magazine will editorially place its emphasis on how-to information of conducting various business innovations through use of the Internet including cost reduction and customer management. As part of the revamp, NIKKEI NET BUSINESS will carry five new departments for featuring CDO interviews, business/technology information, net business know-how, products survey and net-business related data.

- To be revamped as a monthly magazine with the September 2002 issue                                      - Subscription price: 12,000 yen for 1 year (12 issues) and 24,800 yen for 3 years (36 issues)
- Ad rate: 4C1P for 540,000 yen

NIKKEI INTERNET SOLUTIONS
With its October issue, NIKKEI INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, a magazine that offers in-depth but easy-to-understand reports on the latest Internet products and technologies will be reborn as NIKKEI INTERNET SOLUTIONS. The revamped NIKKEI INTERNET SOLUTIONS will embrace in its subscribers those engaged in the planning, construction and operation of Internet systems at their respective companies. The revamped magazine will provide four pillars of information: (1) Solution information indispensable for addressing business tasks; (2) Technology information; (3) User trends introducing both successful and unsuccessful cases of the users; and (4) Products/services information.

- To be renamed as NIKKEI INTERNET SOLUTIONS with the October 2002 issue
- Subscription price: 12,000 yen for 1 year (12 issues) and 25,200 yen for 3 years (36 issues)
- Ad rate: 4C1P for 540,000 yen

For further details, please contact:
International Office
phone: +813-5210-8502
fax: +813-5210-8119
http://www.nikkeibp.com
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