CMP Media Announces 2004 Business Technology Optimization Excellence AwardsNow Accepting Nominations for Outstanding Achievements in BTOPRNewswire Today, CMP Media LLC, announced the second annual Business Technology Optimization Excellence Awards during a live webcast on BTO best practices sponsored by Mercury Interactive and presented by InformationWeek, Optimize and Network Computing. The 2004 CMP BTO Excellence Awards will recognize companies that can demonstrate how they have extended the principles of BTO to align IT and business strategy, and maximize the business results from IT across their organization. "We see leading IT executives implementing business technology optimization to gain control, achieve operational excellence, and align IT with the business," said Theresa Lanowitz, research director at Gartner, Inc. and member of the BTO Excellence Awards judging panel. "Companies honored this year will demonstrate how they have used business technology optimization to do more with less in an increasingly complex and competitive environment." One BTO Excellence Award will be granted in each of the following four categories: * Optimizing IT for Business Growth * Implementing IT Governance Best Practices * Maximizing Application Performance * Achieving IT Process Excellence Delegates from the winning companies will receive complimentary registration, a three-night stay in a luxury suite and round-trip airfare to the InformationWeek Fall Conference taking place September 19 -22, 2004 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The four winners will be honored during a special awards ceremony held on September 20. Following the conference, the winning companies will be featured in a BTO Best Practices advertorial supplement appearing in InformationWeek, Optimize and Network Computing. Nominations for this year's BTO Excellence Awards are now being accepted. The deadline to submit is August 18, 2004. For more information, please visit http://www.btoawards.com/. About CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing. About Mercury Mercury Interactive (NASDAQ: MERQ), the global leader in business technology optimization (BTO), is committed to helping customers optimize the business value of information technology. Founded in 1989, Mercury conducts business worldwide and is one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies today. Mercury provides software and services to govern the priorities, people, and processes of IT; deliver and manage applications; and integrate IT strategy and execution. Customers worldwide rely on Mercury offerings to improve quality and performance of applications and manage IT costs, risks and compliance. Mercury BTO offerings are complemented by technologies and services from global business partners. For more information, please visit http://www.mercury.com/. CONTACT: Pamala McGlinchey CMP Media LLC Tel: 415-947-6159 E-Mail: pmcglinc@cmp.com SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Pamala McGlinchey of CMP Media LLC, +1-415-947-6159, |