Call for Entries: Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards

September 28 entry deadline is coming up! Don't miss this unique opportunity for your company to be recognized as a leader in the development of next-generation telecom technology and services

PRNewswire
NEW YORK
Sep 6, 2007

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/), the world's leading online communications publication, today reiterated its call for nominees for the industry's leading awards program, the Leading Lights Awards.

Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards will be announced at a special gala dinner on Monday, October 15, 2007, following the first day of Light Reading's Ethernet Expo in New York City. This change in venue will pair Light Reading's most successful conference series with the industry's most prestigious awards program. For all inquiries regarding the dinner and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Light Reading's events team at events@lightreading.com.

Ten awards will be given out in total. The awards categories are: Reader's Choice Person of the Year, Best Investment Potential (public company), Best New Product (one each for both public and private company), Best New Service (both public and private company), Best Marketing (both public and private company), Best M&A Strategy (public company), and Top IPO or M&A Candidate (private company).

Light Reading's reputation for fiercely independent analysis makes this the most credible and authoritative awards program in the industry - and provides telecom companies with a superlative opportunity to evangelize their expertise and success.

The awards program is completely free to enter.

For complete details on the Leading Lights Awards, including the entry form, go to: http://www.lightreading.com/awards.

The deadline for Leading Lights Award nominations is September 28. Finalists for the Reader's Choice Person of the Year have already been announced. Finalists for all other award categories will be announced during the first week in October.

Contact:
  Amy Averbook
  Director of Corporate Marketing
  Light Reading
  averbook@lightreading.com
  212-925-0020 x112
  212-925-3324 (fax)

  About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light

Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.

About CMP Technology

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

SOURCE: Light Reading

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing, of Light Reading,
+1-212-925-0020 ext. 112, +1-212-925-3324 (fax), averbook@lightreading.com

Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/
http://www.cmp.com/
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