United Business Media LLC's Leading Technology Online and Print Brands Receive Awards of Excellence From American Society of Business Publication Editors

MANHASSET, N.Y., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Business Media LLC (UBM) (http://www.ubmtechnology.com/) today announced that it was honored with 13 Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) for Everything Channel's ChannelWeb.com, CRN, CRNtech and VARBusiness, and TechWeb's Advanced Trading, AdvancedTrading.com and InformationWeek. The ASBPE Awards recognize outstanding editorial and design in online and print products.

"UBM is proud that our distinguished brands have received ASPBE Awards which highlight our outstanding commitment to excellence in the B2B technology community," Alix Raine, SVP Communications at UBM LLC, said. "Our robust portfolio of award-winning websites and publications continue to influence and shape the technology industry while addressing the specialized needs of our niche audiences."

National Editorial Awards

Bronze Award - News Analysis/Investigative Advanced Trading, "Credit Crisis: What Went Wrong?" October 2007, by Ivy Schmerken

Bronze Award - Product Section/Department
CRNtech, "Gizmos & Gadgets," January 2007, by Jennifer Follett, Edward F. Moltzen, Mario Morejon, Damon Poeter and Fahmida Y. Rashid

Silver Award - Original Web Database
VARBusiness, "Channelweb.com: VAR500 Database," by Joe Caponi, Robert DeMarzo and Larry Hooper

National Design Awards

Silver Award - Publication Redesign
CRN, "CRN Redesign," by Adeline Cannone, Jim Lawyer and David Nicastro

Silver Award - Overall Typography
CRN, November 12, 2007, by Adeline Cannone, Jim Lawyer and David Nicastro

National Digital Awards

Bronze Award - New B2B Web Site Publication
Advanced Trading, "AdvancedTrading.com," by John Ecke, Kerry Massaro, Cristina McEachern, Ivy Schmerken and Vitali Zhukolvsly

B2B Web Site of the Year

One of the Top Ten Winners "ChannelWeb.com," by Larry Hooper, Joe Caponi, Joe Foster, Jack McCarthy, Caitlin Moriarity and Joe Foster

Northeast Regional Editorial Awards

Gold Award - Regular Column - Staff Written
Advanced Trading, "CDOs and Quants," October 2007 and December 2007, by Les Kovach and Ivy Schmerken

Silver Award - Regular Column - Staff Written
CRN, "Best Buy = Bad Deal & Sun Set, Sun Rise," March 19, 2007 and April 30, 2007, by Steven Burke

Gold Award - News Analysis/Investigative
CRN, "Beware the Bustout," October 1, 2007, by Scott Campbell

Northeast Regional Design Awards

Silver Award - Feature Article Design
CRN, "25 Most Innovative Executives," November 12 2007, by Adeline Cannone, Jim Lawyer and David Nicastro

Gold Award - Front Cover - Photo
CRN, "Toughest Notebook," October 15, 2007, by Adeline Cannone, Jim Lawyer and David Nicastro

Silver Award - Opening Page/Spread - Computer Generated
InformationWeek, "The CIO Dilemma," March 26, 2007, by Mary Ellen Forte

About United Business Media LLC (formerly CMP)

United Business Media LLC (http://www.ubmtechnology.com/), formerly known as CMP, has four separate and distinct technology divisions -- Everything Channel, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services -- which produce the leading online, event and print brands, and provide business tools and integrated media solutions for technology marketers. Its respected media brands include InformationWeek, the TechWeb Network, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and business information and marketing services such as the Institute for Partner Education and Development, International Customer Management Institute and Semiconductor Insights. United Business Media LLC is a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

  Contact:
  Alix Raine
  United Business Media LLC
  araine@ubm-us.com
  516-562-7827

SOURCE: United Business Media LLC

CONTACT: Alix Raine, United Business Media LLC, araine@ubm-us.com,
+1-516-562-7827

Web site: http://www.ubmtechnology.com/
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/

Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html