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MFG.com, Inc. Acquires Quote Source Corporation

Company Gains Web Assets and a Wealth of Domain Properties

ATLANTA - July 22, 2002- MFG.com (www.MFG.com) today announced the company has purchased the assets of Quote Source Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This acquisition enables MFG.com to strategically expand its web presence and procure two additional domain assets www.ToolandDieQuotes.com and www.Machine-Shops.com. Other holdings include over 55 domain names, pre-paid advertising, and an established customer base.

MFG.com was the first eSourcing service to connect contract manufacturers with companies purchasing made-to-order parts. The MFG.com Network maintains a frontrunner position and superior brand awareness in the Custom Manufacturing Services arena. Today, MFG.com has attracted over 6000 members consisting of Buyers that source and procure services provided by Suppliers of more than 100 manufacturing disciplines.

MFG.com will migrate the assets of both ToolandDieQuotes.com and Machine-Shops.com into the MFG.com Network. ToolandDieQuotes.com has served as a web-based domain for buying and selling tooling and manufactured components. Products and services that are bought and sold through ToolandDieQuotes.com include a wide variety of dies, plastic injection molds, tools and fixtures, metal fabricated components, plastic components, and assemblies. Machine-Shops.com is a web finder for reputable machine shops in specific areas in the United States. The directory contained shops that specialize in over 40 different areas of machining and production.
"This acquisition enhances our overall strength in the marketplace," states Mitch Free, president and CEO of MFG.com, Inc. " continues to aggressively promote the MFG.com brand name recognition, and advance our online platforms for Custom Manufacturing Sourcing worldwide. The acquired domain properties provide a strategic springboard for increasing awareness amongst potential new customers."

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About MFG.com
MFG.com is the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com instantly and intelligently matches sourcing professionals and engineers with suppliers who have the right expertise and capacity to manufacture parts and tooling on demand in accordance with their engineering drawings and CAD files. MFG.com's on-demand service is consolidating the once- fragmented world of manufacturing into an efficient marketplace, enabling products to be sourced and built more easily, quickly, inexpensively, and at higher quality levels. For more information, please visit www.MFG.com

About MFG.com

MFG.com is the largest global online marketplace for the manufacturing industry. MFG.com instantly and intelligently matches sourcing professionals and engineers with suppliers who have the right expertise and capacity to manufacture parts and tooling on demand in accordance with their engineering drawings and CAD files. MFG.com's on-demand service is consolidating the once- fragmented world of manufacturing into an efficient marketplace, enabling products to be sourced and built more easily, quickly, inexpensively, and at higher quality levels. For more information, please visit www.MFG.com.

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