CMP's VARBusiness Adds Security Expert, David Raikow, to Its Roster

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Feb 20, 2007

MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP's Channel Group today announced that security expert, David Raikow, has joined VARBusiness as senior editor. Raikow will cover security, networking and wireless and will be based in VARBusiness' San Francisco office.

"We are thrilled that David has joined our team. He is a real security expert with a diverse background. His prior experience in the trenches of IT will be a tremendous asset to the Solution Provider community," said Lawrence M. Walsh, Editor, VARBusiness.

Raikow was most recently a consultant focused on network security models, procedures, and implementation. He had also been employed as research consultant for the United Nations Mission in Sudan, an IT Systems Consultant at University of California at Berkeley and as a Circuit Rider for Pro Bono Net where he maintained and supported a network of legal services organizations engaged in technology-related projects spanning 30 U.S. states.

Previously, Raikow wrote for eWeek.com, ExtremeTech.com and Baseline. Earlier in his career he was the Technology Editor at Smart Partner Magazine.

For additional information on VARBusiness, visit http://www.varbusiness.com/

About VARBusiness

For the past 20 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.

About CMP Channel Group (http://www.cmpchannelgroup.com/)

CMP Channel Group is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its print products which include CRN and VARBusiness, their accompanying websites, the broader ChannelWeb network, the Group's XChange worldwide face-to-face conferences and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel Group provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/)

CMP Technology is a marketing-solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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CMP Channel Group
(516) 562-7383
kspellman@cmp.com

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