T.C. Doyle Rejoins VARBusiness Magazine as Executive Editor/News

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
May 3, 1999

Veteran technology journalist T.C. Doyle has returned to CMP Media's (NASDAQ: CMPX) VARBusiness magazine as executive editor/news. In this position, Doyle is responsible for managing and contributing to news coverage in the magazine and online.

Most recently, Doyle was the senior industry analyst for Channel Information Services, the research division of CMP's Channel Group, where he studied trends and developments in technology and product distribution and lead the research unit's entry into manufacturer best-practice analysis. The author of several landmark studies on distribution trends, Doyle has covered the computer industry for more than a decade and has been a frequent speaker at industry events and trade shows.

He was one of the founding editors at Solutions Integrator magazine, and previously served as industry editor at VARBusiness and senior writer at Computer Reseller News. The author of more than 1,000 technology news articles, columns, features and profiles, Doyle resides in Park City, Utah.

VARBusiness, the channel's leading magazine, goes behind the headlines, looking at issues and trends from the VAR's point of view, focusing on "what's in it for the VAR" in every article. It provides perspective, in-depth analysis, proprietary research and tools to help resellers and solutions providers grow their business. The rich editorial content provides the crucial how-to information VARs need to manage their business, make product, technology and supplier decisions, and enhance customer relationships. The American Business Press recently honored VARBusiness with a prestigious 1999 Jesse H. Neal Editorial Achievement Award. The magazine's Web site is at http://www.varbusiness.com/.

CMP Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMPX) is the leading high-tech media company providing 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, 516-562-7040, bzusman@cmp.com, or Alexandra
Raine, 516-562-7827, or araine@cmp.com, both of CMP Media Inc.

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