Circulation Management Magazine Honors CRN and VARBusiness As Gold Winners of the Circulation Excellence Awards

Recognized For Outstanding Achievements and Innovation In Circulation, Marketing, and Management For the Second Consecutive Year

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Jun 4, 2002

CMP Media's CRN and VARBusiness today announced that they have both been awarded the Circulation Excellence Award in the category of business publications with circulation of 100,000 or higher from Circulation Management Magazine. The award recognizes outstanding achievement and innovation in magazine circulation, marketing, and management. This is the second consecutive year that CRN and VARBusiness have received this award.

Circulation Management Magazine is the magazine publishing industry's most comprehensive and authoritative source on strategic trends and ongoing developments affecting circulation management. The annual Circulation Excellence Award recognizes the strategic contributions of circulation to the overall success of consumer and business-to-business magazine publishing companies. Winners were selected based upon consistently meeting objectives, the quality and innovativeness of their circulation marketing and management techniques, and the success of the circulation supporting the magazine's positioning with advertisers and readers.

"We are honored to be recognized along with VARBusiness as a leading business publication with outstanding circulation," Lisa MacKenzie, publisher, CRN. "Over the past 20 years we have worked hard to deliver top-notch editorial and a strong, growing circulation. We are excited that Circulation Management Magazine has recognized our continued success."

"The fact that we have taken the gold in our category for two consecutive years says it all," according to Michael R. Uliss, VARBusiness Publisher. "Our circulation team plays a crucial role in our overall success and we are proud to accept this industry award in recognition of their consistently outstanding performance."

About CRN

CRN is the nation's leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, CRN provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.crn.com/, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers' desktops; and CRN News Radio, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry.

About VARBusiness

For the past 15 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the solution provider community. With its unique strategic business and technology insight, VARBusiness provides industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, exciting channel events, and innovative Web services that enable IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships, and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards including six 2001 Annual Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX). For additional information about VARBusiness products, events, and services, please visit our Web site at http://www.varbusiness.com/

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com/) is a leading high-tech 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, custom publishing, testing and consulting.

   Kate Spellman            Alyse Chiariello
   CRN                      VARBusiness
   516.562.7383             516.562.7817
   kspellman@cmp.com        achiarie@cmp.com

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SOURCE: CMP Media LLC; CRN; VARBusiness Magazine

CONTACT: Kate Spellman of CRN, +1-516-562-7383, or kspellman@cmp.com; or
Alyse Chiariello of VARBusiness, or +1-516-562-7817, or achiarie@cmp.com

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