Topsfield, MA – March 16, 2004 – Connexus Media and PDFzone.com, the leading online authority for PDF and document management professionals, are proud to announce the 2004 Impact Award™ for PDF. The Impact Award program honors the products and services that will shape the course of the business and technology landscape for years to come by recognizing those which the day-to-day business users of PDF vote on as having the biggest “impact” in 2003.

The Impact Award™ for PDF, given out in 13 product categories, is an opportunity for PDF-related vendors to have their products and services voted on by the top PDF buyer's in the market – the people who are actually using the products and services on a daily basis. Each registered user of the PDFzone Buyer's Guide will be given the opportunity to vote on 13 product categories and reward those that made the most profound impact during the past year.

Winners will then be recognized as Impact Award ™ winners in the PDFzone Buyer's Guide, a comprehensive listing of over 1,000 PDF-related companies, products and services. Winners will also have the ability to display the Impact Award logo on their Web site and in their corporate marketing materials, and will receive a handsome commemorative award to display.

Submissions will be accepted in the following product categories:

• PDF Viewers
• PDF Markup
• PDF Production
• PDF Conversion
• PDF Creation
• PDF Data Extraction
• PDF Forms
• PDF Print & Prepress
• PDF Developer tools
• Server-side PDF
• PDF Training
• PDF Indexing & Search
• PDF Manipulation & Editing

Impact Award™ for PDF winners will be announced on April 21, 2004 .

“PDFzone.com is thrilled to be offering the first-annual Impact Award for PDF,” says Johanna Rivard, publisher of PDFzone. “As the only independent Web site in the PDF market, we are uniquely positioned to offer unbiased insight into the PDF market. And by providing a ‘user's choice' award, we can be sure that we are rewarding only the products that have had the biggest impact on the marketplace in 2003. We are proud to be offering this additional level of objective review to our loyal readers and site visitors.”

To enter, please download the form at http://www.pdfzone.com/impact_awards/application.pdf or visit http://www.pdfzone.com/impact_awards/apply.asp to nominate a product online. Nominations must be submitted no later than March 29, 2004 at 8pm EST to be considered.

About PDFzone
PDFzone.com is the online authority for PDF, Adobe Acrobat and related document technologies. The site is dedicated to energizing the PDF community with unbiased news reporting, timely interviews, expert resources and vibrant discussions.

PDFzone.com facilitates a worldwide exchange of best practice information through its Web site, related e-mail discussion groups and e-newsletters. Together, these resources provide members of the PDF community with the solid information they need to tackle any PDF, Adobe Acrobat or document technology challenge.

For more information about PDFzone, visit http://www.PDFzone.com .

About Connexus Media

Connexus Media is a leading business-to-business publisher providing targeted online media and integrated marketing programs to advertisers who must reach decision-makers and technology buyers in targeted niche business markets including: Document Management, PDF & Acrobat, Graphic Design, Streaming Media, Web Publishing, Web Development, eBusiness, CRM, Imaging, Printing, eCommerce,  eMarketing, Photography, Web Design, Photoshop, Enterprise Publishing, Content Management, Digital Video, Wireless Technology, Web Security, Web Hosting, Desktop Publishing, Database Technology, Accessible Design, and Application Development.

Our Network is comprised of some of the best known and most highly acclaimed Web communities in each of their markets. While we continue to develop new Web properties, many of our properties have celebrated five years online and one celebrated its 10th year online in 2004. Our award-winning journalists, editors and researchers deliver only world-class content to each of our Web properties, buyer's guides and e-newsletters. We focus on purchase guidance, best practices, case studies and critical news.

For more information about Connexus Media Inc., visit www.connexusmedia.com.