CMP Media Debuts Premiere Issue of 'Electronics Supply & Manufacturing,' A Monthly Publication for OEM and EMS Managers with Global Influence

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Mar 29, 2004

CMP Media today announced publication of the first issue of Electronics Supply & Manufacturing, a new monthly magazine that provides global coverage of market trends, best practices and case studies, with action plans to help managers at Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers across the electronics industry improve business performance.

The April premiere issue attracted nearly 30 advertisers, featuring charter sponsor Avnet Electronics Marketing and including other industry leaders such as Altera Corporation, Analog Devices, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor, Digi-Key Corporation, Future Electronics, Inc., STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments. Enthusiastic advertiser response generated a 92-page launch issue and proves that the magazine targets a market in great demand by the electronics industry.

"Early advertiser support for Electronics Supply & Manufacturing and its dedicated web site, www.my-esm.com, confirms that the magazine is well positioned to fill the information needs of a key group of companies in a rapidly changing industry," said Paul Miller, vice president/group publisher, CMP Electronics Group. "We're delighted with the early positive feedback and industry support. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing transforms the publishing landscape within the electronics industry -- it supplies unique editorial content not available in any other industry information resource."

Electronics Supply & Manufacturing will serve the information needs of 40,000 OEM and EMS managers with practical insight on how to manage their business, supply base, supply chain, design chain and manufacturing strategies.

"The global electronics market has reached an annual valuation of more than $1 trillion," said Bruce Rayner, editor-in-chief. "While this creates huge opportunities, it also creates significant challenges for managers who must navigate today's product development and supply chain network. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing provides practical, 'actionable' information that will help these managers compete and succeed in today's competitive market environment."

Electronics Supply & Manufacturing is written for managers with global influence in all industry segments and across all sizes of companies -- emerging, mid-tier and large organizations, with a focus on the mid-tier. "Those in the mid-tier are just as affected by globalization as top-tier companies but typically don't have the resources to devote to global supply and design chain management issues. Their information needs will be especially well served by Electronics Supply & Manufacturing," said Rayner.

www.my-esm.com, and a bi-weekly email newsletter debuted February 15, 2004. Both the web site and the magazine cover five major topics of interest to electronics industry managers: supply chain management, supply base management, design chain management, manufacturing management and business management. The opt-in email newsletter provides feature-article summaries with links to the full stories.

For advertising information, contact Paul Miller at 415-947-6631 or pmiller@cmp.com. For editorial information, contact Bruce Rayner at 781-839-1244 or brayner@cmp.com.

About CMP Media's Electronics Group

CMP Media's Electronics Group (www.eemarketing.com) is the premier information source for electronics engineers, programmers, managers and procurement professionals. For more than 30 years, CMP Media's Electronics Group has helped the industry keep pace with change by providing news, analysis, technical and career information that fuels innovation and key business decisions. Recognized market leaders in print, online and face-to- face conferences, properties such as EE Times, EETimes Asia, EBN China, Embedded Systems Programming and Electronics Supply & Manufacturing; electronicaUSA with the Embedded Systems Conference, the Communications Design Conference, and the Supply Network Conference provide a powerful context for custom, integrated marketing objectives. CMP Media LLC is headquartered in Manhasset, NY.

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 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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             Marketing Director
             Phone: 781-839-1326
             Email: spaul@cmp.com

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