CMP's VARBusiness Wins Five National, Four Regional Awards from The American Society of Business Publication Editors

Shares Gold and Silver Circulation Excellence Awards at Circulation Management Show

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Jul 1, 2004

VARBusiness magazine has won nine awards in the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) 26th annual Awards of Excellence program. At a ceremony held at the society's national conference in Philadelphia on June 24, CMP Media's bi-weekly magazine that covers the business of technology integration, received three gold and two silver national honors in the 80,000-or-more circulation category. Earlier in the month, it won four eastern regional awards.

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Additionally, VARBusiness magazine shared a gold and silver Circulation Excellence Award from Circulation Management magazine with four other CMP titles.

  ASBPE Gold National Awards
        Front Cover-Special Report: "Sweet Sounds of the Midmarket"
        Front Cover Photograph: "Sweet Sounds of the Midmarket"
        Informational Graphic: VARBusiness 500 Issue VAR Map

  ASBPE Silver National Awards
        Front Cover-Special Report: "The Sweet 16: Annual Report Card"
        Use of Typography, Overall

  ASBPE Gold Regional Awards
        Front Cover, Special Report: "Sweet Sounds of the Midmarket"
        Front Cover-Photograph: "Sweet Sounds of the Midmarket"

  ASBPE Silver Regional Awards
        Front Cover-Special Report: "The Sweet 16: Annual Report Card"
        Front Cover Photograph: "The Sweet 16: Annual Report Card"

"We are particularly gratified to be acknowledged by our business- publication colleagues for these honors, says VARBusiness Editorial Director Robert C. DeMarzo. "The outstanding contributions made by Senior Art Director Scott Gormley, Senior Designer Sek Leung, Production Director Adeline Cannone and Production Manager Daniella Abruzzo enhance our editorial content, making it easy for VARBusiness readers to home in on the information that's most important to them."

Circulation Management Award

VARBusiness won both Gold and Silver awards at the recent Circulation Excellence Awards. In an unprecedented move, the judges of Circulation Management magazine's Circulation Excellence Awards gave VARBusiness and four other CMP Media publications a joint gold award for "Best Use of the Internet." They were recognized for their collaboration, efficiency and innovative use of the Internet for audience development and customer service. In addition VARBusiness shared a silver award for overall circulation excellence with sister-publication CRN.

About VARBusiness Magazine

For the past 17 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 LLC (http://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 marketers comprehensive, integrated 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, and custom publishing.

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   VARBusiness Magazine
   (516) 562-7766

   Jason Chupick
   Plesser Associates
   (212) 420-8383 x208
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SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Gordon Plutsky of VARBusiness Magazine, +1-516-562-7766; or
Jason Chupick of Plesser Associates, +1-212-420-8383 ext. 208, for CMP Media
LLC

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