MONTVALE, NJ, November 1, 2000 -- SYS-CON Media, Inc. (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the company projects an average circulation increase of 16,000 copies per month for Java Developer's Journal print edition, with a six-month target circulation of 89,000 during the period ending December 2000. In addition, JDJ delivered 128,000 copies of its digital edition as of its November 2000 issue.

About SYS-CON Media:
SYS-CON Media, recently named the fastest growing, privately held publishing company in America by Inc. 500, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets. SYS-CON publications include XML-Journal (www.sys-con.com/xml), XML Buyer's Guide (www.XMLBuyersGuide.com), Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com), Linux Business Week (www.LinuxBusinessWeek.com), Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), Java Buyer's Guide (www.JavaBuyersGuide.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), JBuilder Developer's Journal (www.JBuilderJournal.com) and Tango Developer's Journal (www.TangoJournal.com).

Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over half a million i-technology professionals through its specialty journals, magazines, books, conferences, and the SYS-CON Interactive portal with its 27 Web sites at www.sys-con.com.

CONTACT:
Carmen Gonzalez,
SYS-CON Media
carmen@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3021.