Penton's Windows IT Pro Group Continues To Hold Top Position As The Largest Independent Windows Community In The World

Kim Paulsen, group publisher of the Windows IT Pro Group (windowsitpro.com) a Penton Media (OTCBB:PTON) property, announced today that the Windows IT Pro group, which includes SQL Server Magazine, continues to maintain its position as the top independent Windows community in the world. Computations done by mins b2b, IntelliQuest, and independent ranking services validate what readers of Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine have known for years -- Windows IT Pros independent solutions content attracts the highest number of Web site visits with the largest selection of informational content of any independent technical publisher. The content of Windows IT Pro is designed to assist all IT professionals, as it provides the answers on how to interoperate with many systems and get the most out of them.

Loveland, CO (PRWEB) March 5, 2005 -- Kim Paulsen, group publisher of the Windows IT Pro Group (http://www.windowsitpro.com) a Penton Media (OTCBB:PTON) property, announced today that the Windows IT Pro group, which includes SQL Server Magazine, continues to maintain its position as the top independent Windows community in the world. Computations done by mins b2b, IntelliQuest, and independent ranking services validate what readers of Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine have known for years -- Windows IT Pros independent solutions content attracts the highest number of Web site visits with the largest selection of informational content of any independent technical publisher. The content of Windows IT Pro is designed to assist all IT professionals, as it provides the answers on how to interoperate with many systems and get the most out of them.

We are second only to Microsofts own TechNet site as the place where IT pros go to find the Windows solutions content they need to do their jobs," said Paulsen. Our understanding of the communitys needs and our reach into it are far greater than any of our competitors." Paulsen added, We have over 2 million unique visitors to our network every month, and we have maintained this viewer ship for years." This number includes about 250,000 unique visitors to the SQL Server Magazine Web site.

Mins b2b on August 23, 2004 published media boxscores for May and June 2004, confirming that Windows IT Pro held the top-place honor as the independent Windows site with the highest number of page views. An in-house analysis of rankings made by major search engines such as Google, MSN and Yahoo also showed Windows IT Pro in the number one position in the Microsoft Windows market.

Weve always known we function as the focal point for IT pro information," said Peg Miller, associate publisher, Windows IT Pro. Our primary role is to connect the entire IT pro community -- buyers and sellers, developers and administrators, systems builders and technical architects."

SQL Server Magazine, sister publication to Windows IT Pro, includes some IT pro readers and also significantly extends the group reach to include database administrators, application developers, and business intelligence architects.

The SQL Server Magazine audience adds another dimension to the Windows IT Pro groups reach," said Michele Crockett, associate publisher of SQL Server Magazine. These readers use .NET and Visual Studio technologies on a daily basis, so Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine together now span the entire IT lifecycle."

In addition, Windows IT Pro leads the technology publishing space in creating new content delivery ideas that provide relevant information for IT professionals and generate ROI for advertising clients, as evidenced by their success in introducing the first Roadshows to the industry. Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine are the only technology publications with a paid-content publishing model in a world of controlled circulation technology titles.

About Windows IT Pro
First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field and the hub of the Windows IT community. Since its inception it has grown into an information network that includes the magazine, 3 print newsletters, 12 direct-request email newsletters, Web sites and in-person events such as Web seminars, roadshows, trade shows and conferences. The magazine has a paid subscription base of 105,000; more than 2 million IT professionals are reached through the Windows IT Pro network every month. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach into 160 countries.

About SQL Server Magazine
In the five years SQL Server has been published, it has built a devoted audience of DBAs, developers, and BI architects. The magazine is in a unique position to provide an end-to-end guide to designing, developing, managing, and reporting information from world-class information systems. The magazine is one of two published by Penton Medias Windows IT Pro Group. 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.

For more information go to www.windowsitpro.com and www.penton.com.

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