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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT SUMMIT

WESTBORO, MA - August 8, 2002 (INB) -- INT Media Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: INTM) today announced that the complete program - including a stellar line-up of keynote speakers - for its upcoming International IT Service Management Summit is now available online at www.itsmfevent.com.

Produced by the Information Technology Service Management Forum USA (itSMF USA), in conjunction with INT Media Group, the International IT Service Management Summit will be held September 23-25, 2002 at the Boston Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. There will also be 2-1/2 days of ITIL and service management training that will be offered in addition to the conference on September 25-27.

Event keynote presentations include:

    *  "Business Process Integration and the Role of IT Service Management" - James Champy, Chairman and Head of Strategy for Perot Systems

    * "Service Management: Present and Future at Procter & Gamble" - Randy Reedy, Vice President of Global Business Services - Central Information Technology and Business Information Services for Procter & Gamble

    * "Lessons for Leading the Change Toward an IT Service Management Culture" - Martin Erb, Manager of Service Management Technologies for CapitalOne

    * "IT Service Management - Strategy, Tactics and Results at Hewlett-Packard" - Alan Nance, Senior Director Strategic Engagements, HP Services for Hewlett-Packard

    * "Microsoft in the Service Management Era" - Tim Sinclair, General Manager, Microsoft.com, Microsoft Corporation.

In addition, the conference has 32 track specific breakout sessions, offering attendees the opportunity to focus on topics that are of interest to them. For a complete listing of track descriptions, speakers and session descriptions, please visit, www.itsmfevent.com.

The event is specifically designed to educate management level attendees on how standardized processes and best practices can be systematically applied across the entire range of IT support and delivery functions, such as assisting end-users, resolving problems, managing hardware and software infrastructure and dealing with change (planned and unplanned), while effectively managing costs.

Current co-sponsors and exhibitors include: Premier co-sponsor - Microsoft; Association Sponsor - MSP Association; Axios Systems; Computer Associates; Fujitsu Consulting; HP OpenView; IT Service Management Institute (ITSMI); IT Service Management ITIL International Examination Agency; ManageOne; Proxima Technology; Quint Wellington Redwood; and Xansa. Please visit the conference Web site at www.itsmfevent.com for the latest list of exhibitors.

For more information on the International IT Service Management Summit, visit www.itsmfevent.com. To learn more about attending the International IT Service Management Summit, please contact registration at [email protected] or at (508) 870-5858 x126. For sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, contact Elaine Mershon at [email protected] or at (508) 533-4995.

About itSMF

The Information Technology Service Management Forum (itSMF) is a global consortium of more than 400 international corporations (4,000 individual members) responsible for advancing IT best practices through the utilization of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), which provides a structured framework consisting of systematic and professional road maps for managing complex IT environments. For more information, please see www.itsmf.net.

About INT Media Group

INT Media Group (Nasdaq: INTM), (www.intmediagroup.com) headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading provider of global real-time news, information and media resources for Internet industry and information technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users. INT Media Group includes the internet.com and EarthWeb.com Network of over 150 Web sites and 200 e-mail newsletters that generate over 200 million page views monthly. INT Media Group also includes Jupiter Research, a leading international research advisory organization specializing in business and technology market research in 17 business areas and 9 vertical markets. In addition, INT Media and Jupiter Events include nearly 40 offline conferences and trade shows on Internet and IT-specific topics that are aligned with our Network of Web sites and e-mail newsletters.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties address a variety of subjects including, for example, the competitive environment in which INT Media Group competes; the unpredictability of INT Media Group's future revenues (including those resulting from online advertising on INT Media Group's Network of Web sites and related Internet media properties), expenses, cash flows and stock price; INT Media Group's ability to integrate acquired businesses, products and personnel into its existing businesses; INT Media Group's investments in international and venture fund investments; any material change in INT Media Group's intellectual property rights and continued growth and acceptance of the Internet and information technology. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and uncertainties, refer to INT Media Group's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date of this press release, and INT Media Group assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements after the date hereof.

Contact:

For information about the conference:
Juliet Sigmann
Marketing Manager
(508) 870-5858 x119
[email protected]

For INT Media Group Information:
Mary Ann Boland
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
212-547-7939
[email protected]

All current INT Media Group, Inc. press releases can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.internet.com/corporate/press.html.


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