VARBusiness Hires Seasoned Editor to Direct Features Al Senia Named Features EditorPRNewswire Al Senia joined the staff of CMP Media Inc.'s VARBusiness Magazine as Features Editor, a position in which he will identify high-tech industry trends and write cover stories. Senia will also work closely with Senior Executive Editor T. C. Doyle in developing cutting-edge e-Business stories and content for both the print and online versions of VARBusiness. Senia returns to CMP where he helped drive and direct news and feature coverage in a variety of top editorial positions for Computer Reseller News (CRN). During a 12-year period, he worked as Channel News Editor, West Coast Bureau Chief and, more recently, Editor of Special Reports for the weekly newspaper. He was responsible for developing and editing a wide variety of special projects including the annual Comdex Top 25 Industry Executives special report. He also provided State of the Industry presentations as a frequent speaker to high-tech executives at a variety of industry events and trade shows. Senia has covered business and technology trends as a journalist and editor for more than 20 years. Before joining CMP in 1987, he worked as West Coast Editor for Chilton Co., a division of the American Broadcasting Co. (ABC). He has also worked as a high-tech industry analyst for The Viewpoint Group in Santa Cruz, Calif., as well as a freelance business writer for The Washington Post, The International Herald-Tribune (Paris), Newsday, and Primedia. He is based in Irvine, Calif. and can be reached by e-mail at asenia@cmp.com or by phone at 949-223-3613. VARBusiness is the premier source of strategic technology and business direction for the architects of the new economy. As the definitive source of perspective, insight and commentary for Solution Providers, VARBusiness delivers essential information these innovative professionals need to manage and transform their businesses. The magazine provides analysis of strategic technologies, customer experiences and high value solutions while anticipating trends and delivering critical research executives can leverage for a competitive advantage. Through its bimonthly magazine, content-rich web site, industry-defining research, and events, VARBusiness leads today's Solution Providers to successful business ventures in a dynamic world. The American Business Press recently honored VARBusiness with a prestigious 1999 Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Award. The magazine's Web site is at http://www.varbusiness.com/. CMP Media is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.cmpnet.com/. SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. Contact: Deanna L. Helmig of CMP Media Inc., 516-733-6885, Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html or fax, |