CMP Media's 'InformationWeek' and Miller Freeman's PC Expo Renew Exclusive Partnership

- PC EXPO Conference Names InformationWeek 'the Exclusive Flagship Sponsor for the Second Straight Year' -

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
May 5, 1999

For the second consecutive year, Miller Freeman's PC EXPO Conference Program has selected CMP Media's (NASDAQ: CMPX) 'InformationWeek' as its official flagship sponsor and 'InformationWeek Daily' as its official news daily.

During the week of the show, InformationWeek will publish a PC EXPO special issue that will unveil new research about the future of the personal computer, focus on mobile computing and highlight product announcements. PC EXPO (http://www.pcexpo.com/) will be held June 22-24, 1999 (pre-conference workshops will be held June 21), at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

"This powerful partnership once again unites the leading publication and trade show for IT buyers," said InformationWeek Publisher Kate Dobson. "The arrangement will deliver incremental value to our customers -- technology vendors and the most influential IT buyers in the industry. Both InformationWeek and PC EXPO recognize that in today's era of electronic business, desktop products and technologies have become tools to keep people connected, productive and efficient in the quest to drive more business and customer value."

Alexandra Ellis, conference director of PC EXPO, added that the two technology brands share a strong connection. "InformationWeek and PC EXPO have long recognized that business and technology issues are integrated. This partnership is the perfect fit and will once again add tremendous value to our event," she said.

PC EXPO provides attendees with information on the latest trends and issues affecting the corporate IT industry. More than 50 seminars, tutorials and keynote speeches educate corporate professionals on what is hot and vital in the industry.

  This year's PC EXPO includes five seminar tracks:

      --  Enterprise Applications -- covers everything from ERP,
          applications outsourcing to sales force automation

      --  Internet/Intranet -- delivers a review of the latest technologies
          including scalability, performance and security

      --  Managing Technology -- educates attendees on critical IT
          management issues such as best IT practices to recruiting top IT
          professionals

      --  Networking -- addresses the latest networking solutions and tools
          including enterprise security, directory services and bandwidth

      --  PC and Server Technology -- compares hardware and software upgrade
          strategies, previews Windows 2000 and evaluates generic
          "white-box" PCs

PC EXPO full-day workshop tutorials, will cover a wide range of topics including Linux, Windows 2000, network management, Web and e-commerce development. The tutorials are geared to the management or technical professional and will provide practical hands-on sessions.

InformationWeek Daily, an e-mail newsletter that reaches 150,000 qualified IT buyers and the official PC EXPO news daily, will be distributed in print in the Javits Center lobby, at the CMP booth and at all conference events.

Complete information about the research being unveiled by InformationWeek during PC EXPO is available from Winnie Ng at 516-562-5982; e-mail: wng@cmp.com.

The 17th annual PC EXPO New York, the most influential corporate computing event in the country, will feature more than 500 exhibitors showcasing the latest corporate technologies and continuing the event's focus on Technology for Business. This dynamic show and conference are expected to attract more than 100,000 qualified corporate technology buyers and IT professionals.

PC EXPO New York is managed and produced by Miller Freeman, Inc. (http://www.mfi.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary of United News & Media PLC. Miller Freeman is the world's largest trade show producer and a leading publisher of technical and industry-specific magazines. Miller Freeman produces more than 370 events, including PC EXPO, and almost 400 publications, including 270 magazines and a growing portfolio of digital media services.

Published weekly by CMP Media, InformationWeek magazine delivers news, strategies, analysis, product and technology information to people who manage technology in business. In addition to the weekly magazine, InformationWeek provides a system of information solutions for people who manage technology in business, including InformationWeek Online (http://www.informationweek.com/), the annual InformationWeek Conference for business and technology executives and InformationWeek Daily, an e-mail news service.

CMP Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMPX) is a leading high-tech media company that provides essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at http://www.CMPnet.com. NSTL, the company's independent testing lab and consulting organization, serves government, corporate and technology vendor clients around the world.

SOURCE: CMP Media Inc.

Contact: Barry J. Zusman of CMP Media Inc., 516-562-7040 or
bzusman@cmp.com; or Randy Zane of Miller Freeman, Inc. - PC EXPO -
212-615-2939 or rzane@mfi.com

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