Robert Faletra, CEO, Everything Channel, Named to min's Digital Hot List

An Innovative Business Leader, Faletra is Recognized for Broadening Digital Portfolio

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Nov 10, 2008

MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Business Media (UBM) announced today that Robert Faletra, CEO, Everything Channel, has been named to min's Digital Hot List in recognition of his innovative online initiatives. The min's award program honors distinguished editors, presidents, publishers and agency executives who have made valuable contributions to the media industry.

An innovative businessman, Faletra has transformed an established print publisher into a full service integrated media solutions company. Under his leadership, Everything Channel became the first media company to provide technology sales services, delivering a "complete technology Channel solution" from access to execution to its customers. Faletra is also a well respected journalist and one of the foremost authorities on the technology marketplace. He is highly sought after by both start-up firms and high-profile corporations to help them build strategic initiatives and analysts rely on him for a pulse on the technology marketplace.

Faletra has bolstered Everything Channel's portfolio by adding cutting-edge online solutions that help Solution Providers grow their businesses. Faletra has formed strategic partnerships with online solution services including eXalt, a workflow tool that helps create efficiencies in Request for Proposals (RFPs); MTC Performance, a promotions tool to manage incentives; M&A Forum, a business growth and management tool; and VARstreet, a set of information services that offers live product availability and pricing from multiple distributors and e-tailers and through its catalog service. Faletra also launched virtual trade shows (http://www.crn.com/vts/), which brought together nearly 2,000 Solutions Providers and technology vendors. These web-based events received two awards from min Magazine earlier this year.

In addition, Faletra also grew the Everything Channel portfolio with two strategic acquisitions. The Next Level acquisition added channel marketing, account recruitment, ongoing management as well as the industry's first managed analytics service, Channelytics®, while the Vision Events acquisition deepened and broadened the Everything Channel portfolio with events serving retail, international, government and specialized IT marketplaces.

Recently, Faletra was named to Media Business' Who's Who in Publishing -- 2008, which recognizes the major players in the world of business media.

"We are pleased that the industry has recognized Bob's outstanding digital achievements," said David Levin, CEO, United Business Media. "Since starting his career as a journalist, Bob has been passionate about serving his customers and the IT Channel community, continually seeking to support them with the most innovative and powerful solutions to advance their businesses. His latest online successes combined with strong sales opportunities signify Bob's commitment to strengthening Everything Channel's global portfolio."

Everything Channel ( http://www.everythingchannel.com/ , http://www.channelweb.com/ )

Everything Channel is the one-stop-shop for accessing, enabling and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with an unparallel audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels. Through innovative sales and marketing solutions, Everything Channel arms the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

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