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INT MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF ECOMSECURITY.COM

(New York, NY - February 5, 2002) - INT Media Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: INTM) today announced that it has acquired ecomSecurity.com (www.ecomsecurity.com) from King Content. INT Media Group has redesigned and relaunched the site and companion e-mail newsletter as eSecurityPlanet.com (www.esecurityplanet.com). Paul Desmond, the creator of ecomSecurity.com, will continue as the editor of eSecurityPlanet.com. AT&T Business will be the launch sponsor of this site.

"The acquisition of ecomSecurity.com continues the expansion of INT Media Group's editorial coverage of the technology industry in an increasingly important area that effects all enterprises," stated Alan M. Meckler, Chairman and CEO of INT Media Group. "The site and related e-mail newsletter will complement our recently announced eSecurity Conference & Expo scheduled for May 29-30, 2002 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson's Corner in Vienna, Virginia."

About eSecurityPlanet.com
eSecurityPlanet.com (www.esecurityplanet.com) is a resource for daily information on e-security targeted to IT managers. The site provides users with information from a variety of sources, including experts at security product and services firms, and the consultants who follow the security industry. Articles are written by a mix of professional trade press journalists and by security experts themselves. eSecurityPlanet.com also provides links to the most relevant sites and stories, making eSecurityPlanet.com a portal for e-security information. eSecurityPlanet.com can be found on internet.com's EarthWeb.com Channel.

eSecurity Conference & Expo
To learn more about this event, go to www.esecurityevent.com. For additional information and registration procedures call Cress O'Brien, Registration Manager, at 508-870-5858 ext. 126 or [email protected]. For sponsorship and exhibition information, contact Elaine Mershon at [email protected] or call (508) 533-4995.

About INT Media Group
INT Media Group (Nasdaq: INTM), (www.internet.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 160 Web sites and 225 e-mail newsletters that generate over 225 million page views monthly. INT Media 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. In addition, INT Media Research publishes research reports analyzing the Internet and information technologies sectors worldwide.

"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 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 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.

For more information contact:
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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