WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA LAUNCHES ITS ELECTRONIC EDITION ON PRESSDISPLAY.COM

IFRA Expo, October 9, 2006—Wall Street Journal Asia today announced that the full electronic replica of its print edition is now available at the PressDisplay.com Web site of NewspaperDirect.

PressDisplay.com is the world leader in providing online digital replications of hundreds of newspapers and magazines from around the globe. A 'one stop shop' for the world’s most prestigious publications, PressDisplay.com provides consumers, libraries, government and corporate clients with the widest range of full content newspapers on the web. "The Wall Street Journal Asia is very pleased to be partnering with PressDisplay." commented Circulation Director, Philip Owens. "Digital media is a key component in our strategy to serve a new generation of loyal Journal readers in Asia across a multitude of platforms, and PressDisplay in particular enables those in less accessible markets in Asia and around the world to read our newspaper in 'real time'."

PressDisplay.com subscribers can view publications online, download titles for offline viewing, translate articles on the fly in up to 12 different languages, and listen to publications on their computers or mobile devices.

The leading edge technology behind PressDisplay.com provides exciting opportunities for publishers looking to expand into new markets and increase advertising revenues. It also enhances readership with a wealth of online features such as advanced search, reader-driven article ranking, blogging tools and referral programs which encourage readers to share stories and publications with friends and colleagues.

"Having the world’s leading business newspaper available on PressDisplay is important to our global growth strategy," stated Alexander Kroogman, NewspaperDirect CEO. "By adding the Wall Street Journal Asia to PressDisplay’s 350 plus online publications, which includes the Wall Street Journal Europe, we offer the breadth and depth of international business news fast-moving executives need."

About Wall Street Journal Asia
The Wall Street Journal Asia is the leader in global business news for Asia. Since 1976, it has provided indispensable news and analysis of regional and global business developments for an influential pan-Asian audience of corporate and government decision-makers. The Journal Asia has been voted Asia ’s most "important business reading" in every ABRS study since the survey’s inception in 1985.

It won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 and was awarded the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for "Excellence in Newspapers — English Language" in 2001, 2002 and 2003. In 2005, it won the top SOPA awards in the "Excellence in Newspapers", "Excellence in Reporting", "Excellence in Feature Writing", "Excellence in Business Reporting", "Excellence in Human Rights Reporting", and "Excellence in Reporting on the Environment" categories.

About NewspaperDirect, Inc.
Founded in 1999, NewspaperDirect, Inc. based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is the world leader in digital delivery and local printing of same-day newspapers from around the world. With hundreds of newspaper and magazine titles, and a global network of over 800 print locations in more than 85 countries, NewspaperDirect delivers to hotels, libraries, cruise ships, corporate offices, retail outlets, home subscribers and Web browsers everywhere.

PressDisplay.com from NewspaperDirect leverages the company's extensive content base and leading edge technology to enable online, instant access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines from around the world on their computer or smart mobile device.

NewspaperDirect is a Microsoft Premium Partner that develops content applications for Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs.

For more information please contact:

Gayle Moss
Director of Marketing
Email: gmoss@newspaperdirect.com
Phone: +1 604 278 4604 ext. 325
Mobile: +1 604 671 4516