Ed Scannell, Award-Winning Technology Journalist, Joins CMP Media's VARBusiness Magazine

Award-winning technology journalist Ed Scannell has joined CMP Media's VARBusiness as senior editor. He comes to the biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration from InfoWorld, where he was editor at large, writing on technology and business issues.

Scannell, a highly visible reporter who has immense knowledge of the end- user community, integration market and technology, will cover technology beats at VARBusiness and will be based in Waltham, Mass. A well-known blogger at InfoWorld, Scannell will play an instrumental role in enhancing VARBusiness' Web efforts.

"If there was a major industry event during the past 25 years, Ed was on the scene or deeply involved in the story," says VARBusiness editor Lawrence M. Walsh. "Ed will have an immediate, positive impact on our print and online coverage."

In addition to spending the past 16 years at InfoWorld, Scannell has written for ComputerWorld and Micro Market World. He is a multiple winner of best news-story awards from the Computer Press Association.

About VARBusiness Magazine

For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the Solution Provider community. VARBusiness provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in- depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available at its Web site, http://www.varbusiness.com/.

  Contact: Gordon Plutsky
           VARBusiness Magazine
           (516) 562-7766

           Jason Chupick
           Plesser Holland Associates
           (212) 420-8383 x108

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Gordon Plutsky of VARBusiness Magazine, +1-516-562-7766; or
Jason Chupick of Plesser Holland Associates, +1-212-420-8383 ext 108

Web site: http://www.varbusiness.com/

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