IT Publishing Start-up, 101communications, Featured in Folio

Los Angeles, CA – March 1, 2000 - Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management features 101communications LLC (101) as the March cover story. The magazine describes 101 as the industrys fastest-moving buyer…in IT publishing." Led by Curt Hessler, CEO/Chairman, Bill Slapin, Vice-Chairman/Founder and Jeff Klein, President/COO, 101 is building a global B-2-B media company around specialized digital media publications and conferences through acquisitions and internal growth.

The article chronicles the company from a staff of two to the current corps of over 250 employees. 101communications executed eight acquisitions over its first year. Today it is comprised of 64 conferences/events, 16 publications and 40 web sites worldwide.

101 is honored to be featured in this months Folio," said Curt Hessler. This early focus on the companys success testifies to the extraordinary talents and entrepreneurial energy of our employees around the world."

101communications, a private company founded in 1998, is building a portfolio of specialized information services and media that serve digital professionals and the information technology vendors who market to them. The 101communications' portfolio includes the following properties: IT Events, The Data Warehousing Institute, MCP Magazine, HP Professional, MIDRANGE Systems, Unisphere, ENT, Enterprise Linux, Enterprise Systems Journal, Application Development Trends, Application Development Advisor, JavaSpektrum, ObjectSpektrum, Java Report, C++ Report, JOOP, Syllabus, Recharger, the Syllabus Conference, Recharger WorldExpo, MCP TechMentor Conferences and the SIGS Conferences in the US and Europe, which include OOP 2000, Object Expo, XML One, Component Development and Application Development Conferences, as well as the Conference for Java Development and C++ World.

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Contact: Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero                            
(818) 734-1520, x. 172
lmorgan@101com.com