CMP is One of America's Best Companies for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Workers According to The Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Receives 'Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality' Seal for the Fourth Consecutive Year

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
Sep 17, 2007

MANHASSET, N.Y., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP, a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry, has received the 'Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality' Seal from The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (http://hrc.org/), the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization. For the fourth consecutive year, CMP received a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, which measures policies and practices implemented to promote fairness and equality in the workplace for GLBT employees. The annual index measures how major United States corporations treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees, clients and investors. Scores are based on multiple factors, such as domestic partnership benefits and inclusive nondiscrimination policies for GLBT employees.

"We are proud to be recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for this outstanding achievement," stated Marvlieu Jolla Hall, CMP's SVP, Human Resources. "CMP has always been about our people. We are very committed to recruiting, developing and retaining exceptional people from diverse backgrounds into a positive collaborative environment that generates profitable growth."

CMP actively supports The Human Rights Campaign Foundation through initiatives that increase awareness, shape perceptions and foster equality. CMP understands the importance of maintaining a work environment where innovation, respect and knowledge sharing are encouraged, stimulating new ideas to better serve its employees, advertisers, audiences and local communities.

Founded 36 years ago, CMP is a family-friendly company and an equal opportunity employer. CMP has been at the forefront of GLBT issues and was the second company in the United States to offer domestic partner benefits more than a decade ago. CMP has been recognized with numerous employee-centric awards. Most recently, the company won the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility http://www.sloan.org/ and http://familiesandwork.org/) and William D. Littleford Award from American Business Media for Corporate Community Service: http://www.americanbusinessmedia.com/abm/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=954&SnID=680620277. CMP has 1,100 employees worldwide.

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

CMP is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developer Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP 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. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news.

About The Human Rights Campaign (http://hrc.org/)

The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

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      Alix Raine
      CMP
      516 562 7827
      araine@cmp.com

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