2008
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February |
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Acquisition of Gartner Vision Events®, a provider of channel, retail, international and specialized IT events, for $11.4 million |
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Launch of Teardown TV, a video extension of EE Times "Under The Hood" product teardowns, disseminating design intelligence and deep technical information |
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Launch of TechWeb Digital Library, serving multimedia content to 8 million business technology decision makers |
January |
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Acquisition of Think Service, Inc., the world's largest membership association for IT help desk and service management professionals, for $24.5 million |
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Partnership with MTC Performance, offering a collaborative Channel workflow tool that manages and automates incentive programs |
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Acquisition of Mass Events Labs, the leading producer of unconference-style and custom events that connect developers and platform providers, for $1.2 million |
2007
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December |
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Launch of No Jitter, new website covering unified communications, VOIP and convergence |
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Launch of InformationWeek Canada to meet needs of rapidly growing Canadian IT market |
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Community Connection donates more than $200,000 to nonprofit organizations in 2007 |
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Web 2.0 Expo Berlin delivers strong discussion and debate platform for the European community |
November |
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Acquisition of Portelligent, the leading provider of product teardowns to the global electronics industry, for $8 million |
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VoiceCon Orlando is honored for the second time by Tradeshow Week as one of the fifty fastest-growing events in North America |
October |
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Launch of InternetEvolution.com, a new Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, featuring "thinkerNet" blogosphere with world-famous Internet experts |
September |
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Launch of TechMash 2007, a Boston-event bringing together Embedded Systems Conference, Software Development Best Practices and RFID World |
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CMP receives 'Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality' Seal from The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, for the fourth consecutive year |
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Semiconductor Insights launches Intellectual Property (IP) Symposium, addressing IP issues targeted to engineering professionals and business executives |
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Launch of Interop Sao Paulo 2008, which will take place at Transamerica Expo Center, August 2008 |
August |
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Launch of bMighty.com, a new online resource for business and IT decision makers at small and medium sized businesses, and the marketers who need to reach them |
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CMP wins the Alfred P. Sloan Award for business excellence in workplace flexibility, distinguishing CMP as one of nation's top practioners of workplace flexibility |
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CMP's Advanced Trading, Bank Systems & Technology, CRN, InformationWeek, Insurance & Technology, honored by the American Society of Business Publication Editors with Editorial and Design Awards of Excellence |
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CMP is the first global media company to be registered as a full-service Second Life developer |
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CMP ChannelWeb launches two new tools — ChannelWeb Mobile and Channel Recommends — to help solution providers stay informated on Channel news and issues
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July |
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Acquisition of Semiconductor Insights, the premier provider of technical and intellectual property (IP) information to the global semiconductor industry, for $26 million |
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Acquisition of How Machines Work Corporation for $1.8 million, a developer of start-of-the-art interactive online environments that strengthens next-generation media strategy |
June |
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CMP restructures and re-aligns resources and brands to continue transformation into a next-generation media company |
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Launch of new, integrated community-based channel products: CRN Solutions Inc. around the Microsoft ecosystem, and Voice VAR around the emerging digital voice market |
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Launch of Contentinople, focused on the emerging digital content market, from the content itself to the delivery infrastructure and the business deals that will drive the industry forward |
May |
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Integration of Software 2008 with Interop, creates world's largest single stage for business technology solutions |
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Launch of The Future of Broadband – the first annual US conference dedicated to advanced broadband networks and next-gen services and applications for the residential consumer. |
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EE Times, CRN and InformationWeek named to BtoB Magazine’s Media Power 50 |
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CMP Game Group asserts editorial authority in industry, winning Webby Award for Gamasutra.com and Maggie Award for Game Developer |
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Interop Las Vegas grew conference 25%, overall attendance 10%, and added 100+ exhibitors to reach 475 exhibiting companies |
April |
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Innovation Generation announced, a web product for the K-12 market to show how innovation and science are "cool" - Fall launch |
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Launch of Dr. Dobb’s Life2.0 Summit, a virtual event in Second Life |
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Launch of Software Development Best Practices Conference in Moscow |
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Launch of IPED Government Channel Leadership Forum for channel leaders in the IT government market |
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Launch of Technology Marketing Resource Center, providing content and tools to technology marketers |
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Web 2.0 Expo draws over 10,000 attendee registrations |
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Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley hosts 11,000 creators of technology and 330 exhibitors at the electronics industry's largest event; Al Gore is keynote speaker |
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CMP and O’Reilly Media announce launch of Web 2.0 Berlin in November |
March |
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Launch of local print and online editions of CRN and Network Computing in India |
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Launch of CIOs Uncensored Volume II, an exclusive web-based program, that gets close and personal with CIOs on the cutting edge of IT innovation |
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Relaunch of the ChannelWeb Network, with a 25% increase in average page views per visitor, including Solution Provider Locator and the CMP Channel Group Lead Generator. |
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Launch of Mechatronics website, incorporating a multimedia WIKI, eLearning, Virtual Lab design tools, video and editorial content to educate engineers |
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Channel partners with eXalt, a software workflow tool that enables channel partners and salespeople to more effectively configure, price, quote and sell products/solutions. |
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AMD and Solution Partners add resources and content to SmallBizResource.com |
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Launch of “The Friday ITch,” a weekly comedy show that highlights topical news |
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CMP and Global Sources debut Annual Global Media Usage Study in China, reporting media usage patterns of engineers worldwide |
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CMP and IDG announce the Game Developers Conference China will take place in Shanghai in August |
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SD West event in Santa Clara breaks all attendance records |
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Game Developers Conference, the largest game-industry-only event, with 16,300 attendees, is the center of worldwide game development |
February |
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Launch of “Over the Air,” a comprehensive mobile enterprise blog for CIOs and IT managers |
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CMP and O’Reilly Media announce launch of Web 2.0 Tokyo in November |
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Launch of first annual XChange Eastern Europe conference in Budapest, exceeding expectations |
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Launch of 2007 Austin Game Developers Conference |
January |
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Launch of Software Development Best Practices Conference & Expo in India: Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore |
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Launch of new Channel platform: CRNtech, crn-tech.com and CRNtech live |
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Acquisition of Customer Contact Center Standard (CCCS) in Beijing for $350,000, accelerating ICMI's global call center mgt. activities in China, particularly consulting, certification and events |
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Launch of XChange Managed Services Roadshow |
2006
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December |
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Acquisition of Software 2007 Conference for $5.5 million, the most influential event in the software market |
November |
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IPED develops and launches a proprietary channel simulator, where vendors compete to build a channel program, recruit partners and develop engagement plans |
October |
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Acquisition of The Game Initiative for $1.2 million, the first of a series of regional developer conferences, broadens the GDC brand experience to a worldwide audience |
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Launch of Government Leadership forum, in partnership with IPED and VARBusiness, including 15 major public sector vendors |
September |
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Launch of Game Developers Conference Russia with Gameland |
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Launch of RFID Applications Conference, focused on hospital and healthcare markets |
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Launch of EE Times Europe, a pan European print publication, strengthening its online presence |
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EE Times launches "Under the Hood," a series featuring teardowns of major electronics products, culminating in a live teardown of a Toyota Prius at Embedded Systems Conference San Jose 2007 |
August |
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Launch of Software Development Best Practices Conference & Expo Moscow |
June |
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Launch of EE Times Europe website |
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CMP Technology wins seven Business Marketing Association Ace Awards |
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CMP Technology honored with a min's Magazine Integrated Marketing Award |
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Gamasutra.com wins prestigious Webby Award in the game website category, and is in the top 3 for page views in all of CMP |
May |
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Launch of Hollywood & Games with The Nielsen Company, profitable event that brings Hollywood IP owners and game designers/business managers together |
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Launch of Aggregator with Attitude newsletter portfolio |
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Launch of EE Times’ DesignLine website for engineers designing and developing signal processing systems |
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Light Reading launches Dark Reading, a one-stop source focused on the security market |
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Acquisition of Cable Digital News for $300,000, a leading online resource for news and analysis on the cable industry, strengthening Light Reading's leadership in covering next-gen communications |
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EE Times, InformationWeek, TechWeb Network and VARBusiness named to BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50 |
April |
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Launch of IPED Profitability and Compentency Benchmark, evaluating 150 business dimensions to determine the characteristics of the most profitable solution providers in any market or segment |
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Launch of Sales Lead Development and Database Marketing Solutions |
March |
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Launch of Global Custom Events group, providing turnkey event consulting and management services |
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CMP awarded two min's Best of the Web Awards |
February |
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Launch of Unstrung.com, with the largest circulation in the wireless industry |
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Launch of smallbizresource.com, the one stop information resource for small business owners |
January |
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Great Minds, Great Ideas, EE Times’ integrated media product, premieres at CES with standing room-only |
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Acquisition of Shorecliff Communications for $12.3 million, a global event organizer in high-growth markets |
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Acquisition of MediaLive International’s Technology Media Group for $65 million, producer of Interop and 19 other annual global events, positioning CMP as dominant technology event producer |
2005
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November |
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Acquisition of Black Hat for $10 million, fastest growing security event |
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CMP wins five Eddie and Ozzie Awards (FOLIO:) |
October |
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Launch of EE Times’ Mobile Handset DesignLine website for engineers designing consumer mobile handsets and associated electronics |
September |
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Launch of Global Services, focused on the outsourcing market, through a joint venture with an Indian media company |
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Launch of InformationWeek digital edition |
August |
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Launch of EE Times’ Audio DesignLine website for engineers designing consumer audio electronics information and equipment |
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Acquisition of TechOnline for $5.5 million, creating an engineering online powerhouse with EE Times news plus TOL "Heads down" education and information |
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Acquisition of Light Reading for $27 million, adding communications sector to portfolio |
July |
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Launch of EE Times Japan |
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Acquisition of Incoming Calls Management Institute (ICMI), the global leader providing call center consulting, training, publications, events and professional membership. Rebranded as the International Customer Management Institute, the acquisition creates a one stop resource for all things call center. |
June |
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Launch of EE Times’ Digital TV DesignLine website for engineers designing digital television systems and equipment |
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Launch of The News Show, the first online business-to-business daily news show |
May |
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InformationWeek named to BtoB Magazines’ Top 10 List in Annual Media Power 50, the only IT media brand to rank among top 10 business-to-business advertising venues |
April |
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Launch of EE Times’ Industrial Control DesignLine website to serve engineers in the industrial automation and process control segment of the Electronics industry |
March |
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Game Developers Conference hosts Serious Game Summit |
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Embedded Systems Conference, North America’s largest embedded systems design event, draws record attendance. EE Times’ ACE awards established as “must attend” industry awards event at Embedded Systems Conference |
January |
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Launch of EE Times’ Wireless Networking DesignLine Web site for engineers in wireless communications, third in a series of design solution sites developed by engineers for engineers |
