CMP Names Robert Faletra Senior Vice-President and Chief Content Officer of New Internet B-to-B InitiativeAward-Winning Journalist to Oversee Content and Business Development for IT Information, Product and Services MarketspacePRNewswire CMP Media (http://www.cmpnet.com/), a leading provider of high-tech news and information, announced today that Robert Faletra has been named Senior Vice-President and Chief Content Officer of the company's new Internet business-to-business initiative, an online marketspace that will offer the information, tools and procurement solutions that business technologists need to get their jobs done. Faletra will be responsible for integrating the content provided by CMP's industry-leading print and web brands with a multitude of products and services that the new site will offer. In addition, Faletra will play an important business development role, overseeing the formation of strategic alliances and e-commerce partnerships. In addition to leveraging the strength of CMP's current print and online offerings, the new platform will offer a wide range of new b-to-b information, services and products that will facilitate successful IT project outcomes and accelerate the sales cycle across the technology markets CMP serves. "The platform we are developing will allow us to provide both the best possible content and the means to take action based on that knowledge," said Faletra. "We have content already being provided by some of the finest journalists and editors in the business. What we will offer is an enhanced context that integrates this content with a broad array of products and services." A professional journalist and editor with over 20 years of experience, Faletra joined CMP in 1989 as a senior writer at Computer Reseller News. Most recently, he served as Vice President and Editorial Director of the CMP Channel Group. An award-winning writer, Faletra has been selected by Marketing Computers as one of the 25 most influential journalists for five consecutive years. About CMP Media CMP Media Inc. is a leading high-tech 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, multiple 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, custom publishing, testing and consulting. SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. Contact: Rachel E. Pine of Middleberg + Associates, 212-699-2654, or Website: http://www.cmpnet.com/ |