The Timken Company Broadens Multilingual Web Site CANTON, Ohio, March 8 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) expanded its Web site, www.timken.com , to include bearing information in several Asian languages. The multilingual site includes Chinese, Japanese and Korean in addition to English, French, German and Spanish. Timken translated selected pages from its English-language site to make it easier for customers worldwide to learn about Timken(R) bearings. The Asian- language site includes a bearing overview, an Online Services section, a distributor and Timken sales office locator and a special feature on Timken(R) IsoClass(TM) metric bearings. "The Asian-language Timken Web site enables us to bring Timken to end users in China, Japan and Korea. They can experience Timken technology through the power of the Web," said Alastair Simkin, general manager - sales and marketing - Asia Pacific. Whether end users need to know about a specific bearing application, other Timken products and services or the latest company news, www.timken.com is an informative, quick resource. Timken On-Line Services is a free and unique set of value-added, on-line engineering applications that provide instant access to Timken product and application information. The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) ( www.timken.com ) is a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with operations in 25 countries. The company employs nearly 21,000 people worldwide and reported 1999 sales of U.S. $2.5 billion. SOURCE The Timken Company CONTACT: Heather C. Maurer, Communications Representative of The Timken Company, 330-471-3294 Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/874650.html or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 874650 Web site: http://www.timken.com