NEW YORK, September 24, 2007 – The Web Marketing Association (WMA) recently awarded ThomasNet.com, the leading destination site for industrial sourcing as setting the standard of excellence among business-to-business sites, online directories and search engines for the second consecutive year.

ThomasNet’s WMA Web Awards for 2007 recognizes the company as an online leader and innovator and the premier resource connecting buyers and suppliers of industrial products and services. ThomasNet.com ranked highly in the areas of content and interactivity, in recognition of its commitment to providing users with an unmatched array of features ranging from 67,000 product and service categories, hundreds of comprehensive, fully searchable online catalogs, up-to-the-minute news specially tailored to the industrial community, and over 20 million manufacturer-specific CAD drawings for use by engineers and designers at the click of a mouse.

“Our sole focus is to provide the ultimate online destination for over 3.5 million industrial users who come to ThomasNet.com monthly to find exactly what they need, and to help industrial manufacturers, service providers, and distributors to connect with these buyers by giving them access to the detailed product and service content they want," said Brendan O’Connell, Director, Web Operations of ThomasNet. “It is an honor to receive these WMA awards for the second year running.”

Since it’s inception in 1997, the WMA’s annual Web Award competition uses a rigorous evaluation and judging process to name the best Web sites across 96 industries and set the standard of excellence for all website development. Independent judges evaluated sites based on seven key criteria, including overall content, interactivity, ease of use and overall site design.

About ThomasNetSM
ThomasNet (www.ThomasNet.com) helps industrial sellers target their marketing investment to reach the most qualified industrial buyers online and convert them into customers. ThomasNet.com is where many buyers and engineers from Fortune 500 companies, the government, the military and more go to find suppliers.

Drawing from the company’s experience in the industrial market, ThomasNet has helped thousands of clients create websites that incorporate online catalogs, CAD drawings and e-commerce capabilities. The result is a strong Internet presence that sets ThomasNet clients apart from their competition.

For industrial buyers, ThomasNet.com is where they go to find the exact product, service or supplier they need, when they’re ready to buy. ThomasNet.com gives buyers immediate access to the detailed information they need to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including detailed product or service information, catalogs, CAD drawings, and more. ThomasNet is part of Thomas Industrial Network, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company, LLC.