Windows IT Pro And SQL Server Magazine Receive Seven Awards Of Excellence From The American Society Of Business Publication Editors
Two Gold, Four Silver and One Bronze Award Won
For Immediate Release
Kim Paulsen
Group Publisher Windows IT Pro
970-663-4700
July 12, 2005 (Loveland, Colorado) - Kim Paulsen, publisher of Penton Media's (OTCBB:PTON) Windows IT Pro Group, announced that Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine won seven separate awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) in the 26th Annual Awards Competition.
"We're thrilled that the hard work and dedication of our editorial team has again been recognized by the ASBPE," said Paulsen. "We are especially proud that the re-design of Windows IT Pro magazine has earned national recognition, as our readers and advertisers have responded so positively to the upgrades we've made in the magazine."
At the national level, Larry Purvis, senior art director of Windows IT Pro, won the Bronze for Publication Redesign for the 2004 relaunch of the magazine as Windows IT Pro. The six regional awards went to:
Michelle Poolet's "Solutions by Design" column, SQL Server Magazine: Gold, Regular Column, Contributed
"Under Wraps" by Brain Connolly, SQL Server Magazine: Silver, Technical Article
2004 Salary and Industry survey, December issue, SQL Server Magazine: Silver, Special Section
"Windows XP SP2," Larry Purvis, Ryan Etter, August 2004, Windows IT Pro: Silver, Computer-Generated Cover
"Microsoft's Worst Enemy," Michael Otey, Technical Director, Windows IT Pro, March 2004: Gold, Signed Editorial
"2004 Readers' Choice," Carolyn Mader, senior associate product editor and Windows IT Pro staff, Fall 2004: Silver, Special Supplement
Founded in 1964, ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors and writers employed in the business, trade and specialty press. ASBPE's Awards of Excellence recognize print editorial and graphics as well as publication-associated Web sites. The Awards of Excellence program is highly competitive and is judged by business editors, designers, consultants and academicians. ASBPE divides the awards into two categories of circulation. All the awards to SQL Server Magazine are in the under 80,000 circulation; the awards to Windows IT Pro are in the over 80,000 circulation category.
About the Windows IT Pro Group The Windows IT Pro Group, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, includes content from flagship print publication Windows IT Pro, three monthly paid subscription print newsletters, 12 direct-request email newsletters and a web site resource for more than two million IT professionals each month. First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field and has a paid subscription base of 105,000. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach in 160 countries.
The franchise also includes SQL Server Magazine, with 30,000 paid subscribers, more than 210,000 web site visitors monthly and two email newsletters sent to more than 130,000 opt-in subscribers. The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) named SQL Server Magazine "Magazine of the Year" in the less-than-80,000 circulation category in 2002. The two publications generate nine million page impressions monthly, host 2.5 million unique visitors to their web sites monthly, and have more than one million readers with opt-in subscriptions to their email newsletters. The Windows IT Pro Group is the world's leading producer of custom Roadshows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT professionals.
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