CMP Media's CommsDesign.com and the Optical Internetworking Forum Establish a Strategic Online Alliance and Editorial Advisory Board

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Apr 26, 2004

CMP Media's CommsDesign.com (www.CommsDesign.com), the premier online technical resource for design engineers and managers involved in the development of communication systems and equipment, and the Optical Internetworking Forum (www.oiforum.com) announce a strategic online alliance to expand the content and knowledge resources of CMP's CommsDesign.com's Optical Networking Design corner.

Under this alliance, a joint editorial advisory board will be organized to help develop topics, enlist authors, and guide the technical direction of CommsDesign.com's Optical Networking Design site. Stories appearing in CommsDesign's Optical Networking Design corner will also be featured on Optical Internetworking Forum's web site, www.oiforum.com. Each article will provide an in-depth technical resource for engineers and technical managers involved in the development and integration of optical networking technologies.

"The Optical Internetworking Forum is by far one of the leading standards bodies in the communication design market," said Robert Keenan, Editor-in- Chief of CommsDesign.com. "By working together, CommsDesign.com and the Optical Internetworking Forum will deliver a host of comprehensive technical resources that will educate OEM and chip designers on challenging design issues," Keenan said.

"The OIF is happy to collaborate with CommsDesign on its Optical Networking section," said John D'Ambrosia, OIF Market Awareness and Education Committee chair. "CommsDesign.com readers are innovators in the design of optical transport networks, making them the ideal audience for the OIF's technical work."

About CommsDesign.com

CommsDesign.com, an EE Times Network community website, is the online technical resource center for OEM design engineers and technical managers involved in the development of communication systems and equipment, such as mobile phones, wireless base stations, internetworking equipment, Internet appliances, broadband modems/equipment, optical networking systems and more. CommsDesign provides engineers with technical resources that enable them to improve and speed their design and development efforts, such as technical articles, new product information, tutorials, breaking news/analysis pieces, free software downloads, buyer's guides, standards/patent search engines, and more. Users can sign up for a regular e-mail newsletter service. CMP Media LLC, headquartered in Manhasset, NY, publishes CommsDesign.com.

About Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)

Launched in April of 1998, the OIF is a non-profit organization with more than 170+ international member companies, including many of the world's leading carriers and vendors. As the only industry group uniting representatives from data and optical networks, the OIF helps advance the standards and methods of optical networks. OIF's purpose is to accelerate the deployment of interoperable, cost-effective and robust optical internetworks and their associated technologies. Optical internetworks are data networks composed of routers and data switches interconnected by optical networking elements.

With the goal of promoting worldwide compatibility of optical internetworking products, the OIF actively supports and extends the work of national and international standards bodies. Formal liaisons have been established with The ATM Forum, IEEE 802.3 HSSG, IETF, ITU-T Study Group 13, ITU-T Study Group 15, MEF, NPF, T1M1, T1X1, TMF and the XFP MSA Group. More information on the OIF can be found at www.oiforum.com.

About CMP Media

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated 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 marketer's comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, and research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing.

  For more information contact:
   Steve Paul                           Kendra Gross
   Marketing Director, CommsDesign      Porchivina & Associates
   781-839-1326                          Public Relations
                                        415-893-9138

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC; Optical Internetworking Forum

CONTACT: Steve Paul, Marketing Director of CommsDesign, +1-781-839-1326;
or Kendra Gross of Porchivina & Associates Public Relations, +1-415-893-9138

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