TechInsights Organizes for Global Growth and Innovation

Marks Continued Commitment to High Quality Content and Community Development

PRNewswire
SAN FRANCISCO
Dec 2, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- TechInsights, the global leader in media, marketing and professional services for the electronics industry, today announces a new streamlined executive team that is well equipped to address continuing upheaval in the media space, integrate recent acquisitions, and build for the future. "We continue to adapt, innovate, and grow, despite today's challenging economic environment", stated Paul Miller, CEO TechInsights. "We are the undisputed leader in online, our global brands are the envy of the industry, we continue to invest in strategic acquisitions, and we constantly innovate our business and content models."

The members of the new TechInsights leadership team and their respective areas of responsibility are outlined below:

  -- David Blaza VP, Events - Embedded
  -- Randall Freeborn, Chief Human Resources Officer
  -- Jenn Markey, Chief Marketing Officer - Online and Performance Marketing
  -- Harry Page, Senior VP Professional Services - Semiconductor Insights,
     Portelligent
  -- Paul Way, Senior VP Media - Content and Community Development
  -- Paul Miller, CEO TechInsights and acting in a Sales leadership capacity
     for EE Times and TechOnline on an interim basis

This team and revised organizational structure marks the latest step in TechInsights ongoing strategic transformation to an information services company with three focused operating business units: Media, with its market- leading brands EE Times, TechOnline, and Embedded; Marketing Services, with a strong focus on online and delivering demonstrable ROI to clients, and Professional Services, with a strong foundation led by Semiconductor Insights and Portelligent. "The makeup and skills of this team represent the mix of our business today and the opportunities moving forward", said Miller. "It is not an accident that half the team comes from the media side of our business and half directly from the tech sector with an audience perspective. Attracting qualified professionals engaged with our content and professional services through our websites, publications and events and driving a deeper connection is at the core of our strategy and this team reflects this focus."

For more information about the executive team, click here:http://i.cmpnet.com/audiencedevelopment/ML/TI_GlobalGrowth_Bios.pdf

About TechInsights (http://www.techinsights.com/)

TechInsights is the global leader in media, marketing, and professional services for the electronics industry. We deliver results for the "Creators of Technology" -- those key influencers and decision makers involved in the definition, development, protection, and commercialization of technology and related intellectual property. More than 1.1 million engineering professionals engage with our online brands -- EE Times, TechOnline, DesignLines, and Embedded.com -- monthly across Europe, India, Japan, Taiwan, mainland China and North America. As well, the technology community comes to our face-to-face events -- the Embedded Systems Conferences and Intellectual Property Symposia -- to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Finally, for those clients with a specific technology, or intellectual property objective we engage on a custom basis through our TechInsights Services, Data and Market Intelligence team.

TechInsights is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $1.6B.

   For more information on TechInsights please contact:
   Jenn Markey, Chief Marketing Officer, TechInsights
   T: 613.599.6500, email: jmarkey@techinsights.com

SOURCE: TechInsights

CONTACT: Jenn Markey, Chief Marketing Officer of TechInsights,
+1-613-599-6500, jmarkey@techinsights.com

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