CMP's VoiceCon Orlando Named One of the Fifty Fastest Growing Events in North America by Tradeshow Week

PRNewswire-FirstCall
MANHASSET, N.Y.
(NYSE:RUK)
Nov 5, 2007

MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMP today announced that its VoiceCon Orlando event was honored for the second time at a black tie gala event last weekend by Tradeshow Week as one of the fifty fastest-growing events in North America. The fifth annual Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 list is based upon total net square footage growth (50%) and the percentage of growth (50%) between 2004 and 2006. VoiceCon previously received this recognition in 2005.

"For nearly 20 years VoiceCon has delivered practical, forward-thinking, objective information and education focused on enterprise voice, IP Telephony, Unified Communications and Converged Networks. VoiceCon has become the forum for business IP telephony and its gaining momentum. We are honored to be ranked among the fastest-growing trade, consumer and association shows," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager.

VoiceCon is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise IP Telephony, Converged Networks and Unified Communications in North America. VoiceCon brings enterprise decision makers together with the industry's vendors, analysts and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise networks and communications. As the momentum toward IP Telephony and convergence has grown, VoiceCon has expanded to include two yearly shows. The VoiceCon portfolio also includes the VoiceCon VoIP Implementation Tour. VoiceCon also serves the community with a weekly email newsletter that is circulated to approximately 28,000 subscribers -- VoiceCon eNews (http://www.voicecon.com/enews); VoIP Loop (http://www.voiploop.com/), a news, information and opinion site that features thought leaders in VoIP and enterprise IP Telephony and convergence; and the VoiceCon Webinar Series. VoiceCon Orlando 2008 (http://www.voicecon.com/orlando/) is scheduled for March 17-20, 2008 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel, Orlando FL.

About Tradeshow Week

For over 36 years, Tradeshow Week (http://www.tradeshowweek.com/) has been the premiere weekly news magazine serving the exhibition industry. Tradeshow Week also publishes the Tradeshow Week Data Book, Tradeshow Week Major Exhibit Hall Directory and Tradeshow Week Buyer's Guide annual directories. Tradeshow Week is owned by Reed Business Information, a U.S. business-to-business publisher and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK)(NYSE: and)(NYSE: ENL), a world leading information provider.

About CMP

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

Contact
  Alix Raine
  CMP
  516 562 7827
  araine@cmp.com

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CONTACT: Alix Raine of CMP, +1-516-562-7827, araine@cmp.com

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