CMP Media's XChange Conference Group Announces XChange-On-Demand, Live September 18th

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MANHASSET, N.Y.
Sep 6, 2002

XChange Conferences today announced the launch of an interactive web event, XChange-On-Demand. Live on September 18th. A new dimension to XChange's premier face-to-face XChange-On-Demand will bring content and networking opportunities of XChange's face-to-face events to the entire channel community while enabling XChange sponsors to expand their reach to thousands of additional targeted solution providers.

From the convenience of an office or laptop, XChange-On-Demand allows attendees to identify, evaluate and compare technology products and solutions through live interaction with exhibitors and fellow visitors.

Attendees can also gain industry insight by viewing recorded sessions from recent XChange events and attending live scheduled presentations delivered by the editors and analysts of "CRN" and "VARBusiness." Sessions include: Partner Loyalty, moderated by Robert Faletra, President, CMP Technology Solutions Group and Robert DeMarzo, Editorial Director/Vice President, VARBusiness; Deploying Technology II -- A View From the Customer's Perspective, moderated by Monty Cornell, TSG Research Director; Strategies For Success, moderated by T.C. Doyle, Senior Executive Editor, VARBusiness; The Mass Marketing of Gigabit Ethernet, moderated by John Yacono, Director, CRN Test Center, CRN and Review of CRN Certification and Salary Survey, moderated by Dr. John Roberts, Director and Editorial Research, CRN.

"The new XChange on Demand will allow solution providers, regardless of conference participation, to benefit from all that XChange has to offer. It will be a great way to access information before, during and after conferences and be a 'communication channel for the channel' year-round," stated Kevin Carlson, CTO/Chairman, Verteris, an Atlanta based vertical Solution Provider.

Tune into "XChange-On-Demand" live September 18th.

Register online at: http://www.cmpxchange.com/xchangeondemand. The event will be anchored and accessible through the end of the year.

About CMP Media LLC

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.

About the Technology Solutions Group

The Technology Solutions Group of CMP Media LLC is the publisher of "CRN" and "VARBusiness," host of ChannelWeb, the gated Internet community for Solutions Providers, organizer of the XChange Conferences, and founders of the Institute for Partner Education & Development. With 20 years of experience and institutional knowledge about the channels of distribution for IT products, the Technology Solutions Group is recognized as the premier source of information on the channel, including news and analysis, research, Internet tools, face-to-face events and training and education.

About XChange Conferences

XChange Conferences (http://www.cmpxchange.com/) is a series of industry-wide forums that provide vendors and pre-qualified solution providers with the unique opportunity to meet face-to-face, establish new business partnerships and gain strategic insight through content delivered by: CRN and VARBusiness.

   For more information contact:
   Nancy Hammervik, Managing Director,
   XChange Conferences
   at 516-562-7762

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SOURCE: CMP Media LLC; XChange Conferences

CONTACT: Nancy Hammervik, Managing Director, XChange Conferences,
+1-516-562-7762

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