CMP Media Is Honored With Five Eddie and Ozzie Awards From FOLIO:

CMP Media, a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and entertainment markets, was honored with five Eddie and Ozzie Awards at the 2005 Folio: Show's Annual Awards Gala in New York City November 1. With intense competition from more than 1,600 entries, five CMP Media publications were winners: CRN, Digital Connect, Guitar Player, Secure Enterprise and Software Development.

The Eddie Awards are open to consumer, b-to-b, associations and online magazines where each magazine is evaluated against its own mission statement, the quality of their content and how the overall design and production supports their mission. The Ozzie Awards are open to all magazines and are given in recognition of excellence in magazine design.

"We are proud to be a part of the elite circle of companies honored with these unique awards," said Kate Spellman, Senior Vice President, Marketing, CMP Media. "The Eddies and Ozzies demonstrate our continued success in creating the highest quality editorial and design, which has earned the trust of our readers and the respect of our industry."

CMP Media won the following awards:

  Eddie Awards
  * Secure Enterprise won a Gold award in the Technology/Computing/Telecom
    category.
  * Guitar Player won a Silver award in the Entertainment category.

  Ozzie Awards
  * Digital Connect, June 2005, "Calling All Geeks" won a Gold award in the
    Best Use of Typography, Consumer category.
  * Software Development, October 2004 issue won a Gold award in the Best
    Table of Contents, B2B category.
  * CRN, August 23, 2004, "What's Hot, What's Not" won a Silver award in the
    Best Feature Design, B2B Above 100,000 circulation category.

Over 90 industry experts reviewed more than 1,600 submissions across the 76 categories for B-to-B, Consumer, Association, Institutional, Non-Profit and Online.

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:
  Alix Raine
  SVP, Communications
  CMP Media
  516.562.7827
  araine@cmp.com

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Alix Raine, SVP, Communications for CMP Media, +1-516-562-7827,
araine@cmp.com

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

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