CMP Media's VARBusiness Magazine Names Lawrence Walsh EditorPRNewswire Award-winning journalist Lawrence M. Walsh has been named editor of VARBusiness Magazine, CMP Media's biweekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration. He succeeds Robert C. DeMarzo, former editorial director who was named publisher in January 2005. For the past five years, Walsh has served as editor, executive editor and managing editor of Tech Target's Information Security magazine. Under his leadership, Information Security won numerous awards for editorial content and design. In 2004, Walsh earned the American Society of Business Publication Editors' feature writing award for his expose on Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative. "Larry has earned a strong reputation in the IT security community with his thoughtful, informative and insightful articles on enterprise-security technology, trends and issues," says DeMarzo. "His knowledge of the information-technology community, coupled with his demonstrated journalistic skills, positions him well to serve the unique information needs of VARBusiness' readers. Prior to Information Security, Walsh held editing and reporting positions at several Boston-area newspapers, including the Boston Globe. While editor of the Woburn Advocate, he led coverage of several major stories and earned a New England Newspaper Association Newspaper of the Year Award. Walsh also has been honored by the New England Press Association and the Massachusetts 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/. About CMP Media CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com/) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum - the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results. Contact: Gordon Plutsky VARBusiness Magazine (516) 562-7766 Jason Chupick Plesser Associates (212) 420-8383 x208 SOURCE: CMP Media CONTACT: Gordon Plutsky, VARBusiness Magazine, +1-516-562-7766; Jason Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |