NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ — McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) , has unveiled its new product publication, SNAP (Sweets News and Products), which contains over 500 products and builds off the Sweets product database. SNAP will be published bi-monthly starting in May/June 2009.

SNAP, as the name suggests, takes a new approach to product coverage and presents focused, relevant and easy-to-review building product information, trends, and data to 65,000 architects and building designers. Regular features include product news and briefs, statistics, cost reports, profiles of leading architects and firms, and continuing education opportunities. SNAP is online at Sweets.com, where readers can find articles and access product information seen in the print publication.

"SNAP is a fully integrated print and online publication," said Laura Viscusi, vice president of Integrated Media, McGraw-Hill Construction. "It is a value-oriented advertising vehicle for building product manufacturers and has been designed to drive quantifiable results for advertisers. It is the first publication under the banner of Sweets.com. This, combined with our award-winning editorial team, headed up by Editor-in-Chief Rita Catinella Orrell, gives SNAP immediate credibility in the marketplace."

  For more information, visit http://construction.com/Sweets/Snap/.

  About McGraw-Hill Construction

McGraw-Hill Construction connects people, projects and products across the design and construction industry. For more than a century, the Company has remained North America's leading provider of construction project information, plans and specifications, product information, industry news, and industry trends and forecasts. In print and online, the Company offers a variety of tools, applications, and resources that easily integrate with its customers' workflows. Backed by the power of Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record (ENR), GreenSource, HQ, SNAP and 11 regional publications, McGraw-Hill Construction serves more than one million customers within the $5.6 trillion global construction community. To learn more, visit http://www.construction.com/.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2008 were $6.4 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

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