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Brian Self
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SourceAuthority.com, Industrial Machinery Digest and Total Industrial Plant Solutions partner to provide a new service - www.SourceIMD.com.

Greensboro, North Carolina, December 12, 2005 - Supply chain specialist and marketplace technology provider, SourceAuthority.com, today announced it has partnered with Industrial Machinery Digest and Total Industrial Plant Solutions to create a new co-branded Internet marketplace to streamline the process of buying and supplying custom manufactured parts. The new service, located at www.SourceIMD.com, will strategically leverage Industrial Machinery Digest's and sister publication Total Industrial Plant Solutions' vast audience of manufacturers against SourceAuthority.com's leading marketplace technology to create the most dynamic custom manufacturing communities on the web.

"Through our print and on-line publications we've helped manufacturers find the products and equipment that have helped them to build their companies," said William Strickland, publisher of Industrial Machinery Digest and TIPS. "With this strategic partnership we help them grow their companies by providing them with access to real business opportunities," adds Strickland.

SourceIMD.com will enable buyers and engineers to find, qualify and negotiate with machine shops and other contract manufacturers in a secure online environment. SourceIMD.com also offers suppliers access to new business opportunities and other crucial information, helping them become both more efficient and more profitable.

"Our goal is to empower manufacturing buyers and suppliers with quick, easy-to-use tools to streamline the Request for Quote (RFQ) and supplier discovery process. Our partnership with Industrial Machinery Digest and Total Industrial Plant Solutions will further extend our reach and provide valuable resources to Industrial Machinery Digest and TIPS subscribers," said SourceAuthority.com CEO, Perry Gathings.

Unlike other marketplaces, SourceIMD.com supports purchasing goals by providing audited information on regional and national suppliers, using its proprietary technology to create highly competitive bidding environments, and augmenting buyer resources with project management and engineering support services. "By providing customers with the information, technology, and expertise necessary for success we help manufacturers establish mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers. Quite simply the results are lowered costs, reduced inventory, and improved quality," said Gathings

About Industrial Machinery Digest

Industrial Machinery Digest is the leading trade publication serving both the new and surplus machine tool markets. Over 226,800 copies of the publication are mailed 18 times annually to buyers that are pre-qualified by industry type and buying power. Thousands of additional copies are also distributed each year at national tradeshows. Industrial Machinery Digest is a property of Cygnus B2B Media.

About Total Industrial Plant Solutions

Total Industrial Plant Solutions (TIPS) is the only independent card deck providing quality sales leads throughout multiple layers of the manufacturing industry. A 'one source, all the answers' strategy enables TIPS to offer all industrial OEMs and suppliers deeper market penetration and is circulated to more than 105,000 qualified recipients. TIPS is a property of Cygnus B2B Media.

About SourceAuthority.com

SourceAuthority.com is a property of SourceHorizon, Inc. - a provider of innovative and affordable solutions which are designed to help manufacturing companies find and qualify critical sources of supply, reduce costs and improve their products. The company's services are available to a world-wide buying audience through www.sourceauthority.com. SourceHorizon is also the proud strategic sourcing partner of the National Tooling & Machining Association.