EBSCO Information MarketPlace^SM Extends Corporate Web Purchasing Service to Italy

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, U.S.A., January 21, 2006 – EBSCO Information MarketPlace SM is pleased to announce the expansion of its e-procurement corporate purchasing solution to Italy.

The service integrates with Oracle^®, SAP and Ariba^® systems, and enables users to select from thousands of magazine, newspaper and journal titles, and to order through a secure, online site. Payment options include credit card, corporate purchasing card or invoicing. Level III security authorization is provided for corporate purchasing cards and most major credit cards.

“EBSCO Information MarketPlace positions EBSCO as a leader of information services in Italy ,” said Marco Cassi, general manager of EBSCO Italy. “An increasing number of corporate companies need the type of support MarketPlace provides. EBSCO is ready, well in advance of other competitors, to deliver professional, on-demand content to Italian companies.”

About EBSCO
EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centers with electronic and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services. EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 300,000 title listings and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers around the world.

EBSCO’s 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialized divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations.