John Foley Named Editor of CMP's InformationWeek

InformationWeek, the leading IT media brand, today announced that John Foley has been named Editor of InformationWeek. Part of the staff since 1995, John has served in multiple roles around the brand and has spent the past few years launching new Web properties for InformationWeek, including the Windows Enterprise Electronic Newsletter and Windows Weblog. A 17-year veteran of business technology publishing, he brings his extensive print and online experience to his position as Editor and will work closely with InformationWeek's reporters and editors to ensure that the magazine remains the undisputed leader in the market. John will report to Editor-In-Chief Stephanie Stahl and replaces John Soat, who will become a webcast anchor for CMP Media's TechWeb. Soat will continue to work closely with InformationWeek on print and Web projects and will continue his popular "IT Confidential" column.

InformationWeek has also announced the promotion of Chris Murphy to Senior Executive Editor. In his new role, the 6-year InformationWeek veteran brings his strong news analysis skills that have helped keep InformationWeek at the forefront of industry trends. Murphy will be expanding his previous role as Executive Editor to encompass both print and online responsibilities.

"Our goal is to provide readers with timely, relevant and thought-provoking content -- online, in print, and at our live events," said Stahl. "We've got a seasoned team of business technology editors whose number one priority is meeting out readers' needs in the fast-changing world."

Foley and Murphy are part of InformationWeek's team of business technology veterans who average nearly 20 years of experience in the industry; Editorial Director and CMP Senior VP Bob Evans, Editor-In-Chief Stephanie Stahl, Editor-in-Chief of InformationWeek Events and sister magazine Optimize Brian Gillooly, Editor of Research Rusty Weston, and Tom Smith, Editor, InformationWeek Media Network Online . The team is rounded out by InformationWeek's newly appointed Publisher, Scott Vaughan, co-founder and former Publisher of Optimize.

  This news follows a flood of innovation and activity from the brand:

  *  In May, InformationWeek was ranked number 9 in the 6th Annual Media
     Power 50 issue of BtoB magazine, Crain Communication Inc.'s publication
     for marketing strategists -- and was the only IT magazine named in the
     in the Top 10 list. This marked the fifth year that InformationWeek hit
     the top 10 ranking of the "top 50 b-to-b advertising venues."
  *  In April, the 6th annual InformationWeek Spring Conference was held at
     the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, FL, and drew over 350 Business
     Technology Executives to discuss "The Borderless Enterprise:  Global
     Technology Customers and Standards." The Conference was host to
     speakers from around the world, including CIOs from India, China,
     Western Europe and the US. Sponsors included blue-chip technology
     vendors IBM, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard.  Sister publication
     InformationWeek China will be launching their inaugural Conference in
     the fall of 2005.
  *  InformationWeek recently launched "Inside InformationWeek," -- a new
     Web video delivery platform.  Broadcast on InformationWeek.com and
     techweb.com, the program takes a behind-the-story look at current
     features from the magazine and features interviews with editors and
     other industry experts.

Each week, InformationWeek Magazine is read by 440,000 Business Technology decision-makers from the Fortune 1000 to emerging enterprises. In addition to the magazine's weekly news and editorial features, InformationWeek Research provides analysis of the business and technology views of IT executives and staffers in more than 50 timely research reports yearly. The editorial and research initiatives of the magazine are brought to life through online TechWebCasts and through live events such as roundtables and conferences.

  For more information, visit http://www.informationweek.com/ .

  About InformationWeek

InformationWeek helps more than 440,000 Business Technology Professionals who buy, build and manage technology drive business innovation powered by technology. In addition to the weekly magazine, InformationWeek provides a platform of information solutions including http://www.informationweek.com/, InformationWeek Research, InformationWeek Events, which includes the InformationWeek Conference for Business Technology Executives and the InformationWeek Daily, an e-mail news service. In May 2003 in conjunction with Optimize, InformationWeek launched its Media Network. The Media Network consists of Optimize and Government Enterprise, as well as its Vertical Industry Network publications -- Bank Systems & Technology, Insurance & Technology and Wall Street & Technology. InformationWeek is consistently recognized for its commitment to excellence and innovation, receiving several of the industry's top media accolades including top spots in BtoB Magazine's annual Media Power 50, as well as awards from ASBPE and Circulation Management magazine.

About CMP Media LLC

CMP Media (http://www.cmp.com/) is the leading integrated media solutions company providing "broad and deep" access to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and buyers of technology worldwide. The company's comprehensive database of technology decision makers enables marketers to reach targeted audiences throughout the purchase process with publications, web offerings, face-to-face events, consulting and other marketing services that deliver actionable results.

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