TechWeb and Qwest Offer Interactive Resource Center to Keep Business Users Unified and Connected

TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, and Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q), a leading provider of data and voice networking communications solutions to enterprises, government agencies and educational institutions of all sizes, today launched the "Qwest Beyond Business Connectivity Resource Center," (http://www.beyondconnectivity.com/) a powerful online resource site for busy Information Technology (IT) professionals.

An interactive digital concierge at the Resource Center guides the visitor through a host of online resources including information about custom managed services, dedicated hosting environments and Voice over IP telephony. The purpose of the site is to help IT professionals make the most informed telecom choices- all in a multidimensional environment. By presenting this information in a feature-rich, user friendly environment, the Resource Center offers the essential technologies and services that will help the IT professional make the wisest telecom decisions for their organization.

The center features technology white papers, customer testimonials, product information, and access to webinars and video programming on such topics as managed services, unified communications, and bundled solutions.

"The Qwest Beyond Business Connectivity Resource Center is an innovative tool for today's busy network professionals," said Elliot Kass, Vice President, Content Services, TechWeb. "The center gives communications and network managers the ability to access authoritative advice, expert opinion, research, case studies, white papers and a wide range of other resources from a single, interactive Web site."

"Today more than ever, IT and business decision makers are looking for sophisticated, detailed online information while conducting research to support their communications and network needs," said Cindy Humphrey, vice president for Business Markets Group marketing at Qwest. "This digital concierge site developed with TechWeb will provide easily navigable information that is compelling in content as well as composition."

For more information, visitors can log onto the web and go directly to http://www.beyondconnectivity.com/ or contact Heather Haslinger at hhaslinger@techweb.com.

About TechWeb

TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events such as Interop, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the InformationWeek.com, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, and Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, market research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on number of monthly connections across TechWeb brands.

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CONTACT: Heather Haslinger, Senior Manager, of TechWeb, +1-516-562-5324,
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