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SAN MATEO, CA. -- March 14, 2006 -- CMP Media today announced the launch of the new Dr. Dobb's Journal, the globally-recognized print magazine and most trusted resource for professional software developers, managers and architects. The new Dr. Dobbs Journal features expanded editorial coverage and contributions from the industry's elite on cross-platform software development processes, technologies, tools and management techniques The new Dr. Dobb's Journal is now part of a dominant integrated content and marketing portfolio, including DDJ.com and SD Events. This approach is designed to provide marketers with unmatched quality and market expertise that spans the entire scope of marketing capabilities.

Dr. Dobb's Journal was recently ranked, for the fourth year in a row, the Best Print Magazine for learning about software tools and technologies in an Evans Data Corporation survey of software developers. "We're continuing to build on our clear lead as the most trusted resource in software development, said Stan Barnes, publisher of Dr. Dobb's Journal. "Since 1976, Dr. Dobb's Journal has established a reputation as the only magazine to cover cutting edge approaches to cross-platform business-systems development with accuracy and in-depth analysis. And when the world's elite software professionals want to contribute their ideas, they turn to us first.

The new title combines the best of Dr. Dobb's Journal and Software Development magazine into a single dominant brand, starting with the June 2006 print issue. It offers the most comprehensive examination of the most essential software development methodologies, ideas, management issues, tools, and technologies. The editorial content provides expert guidance on creating effective architectures, using innovative development techniques, solving integration problems in diverse computing environments, and managing the development lifecycle.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Dobb's Journal has published groundbreaking articles on the most important trends in cross-platform software development, such as the very first examinations of development languages like Java and C#. The architects of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advanced Encryption Standard, for example, first published their technology in Dr. Dobb's Journal. And that's why the most influential software professionals in the world continue to turn to Dr. Dobb's Journal as their first read.

"This move is part of a broader CMP Media strategy to further strengthen our industry-leading brands as the cornerstone of an integrated media environment that offers greater value to our audience and advertisers by delivering the right content at the right time in the right place -- across print, online, events and new interactive media, commented Paul Miller, senior vice president and group director of the CMP Media Electronics and Software Development Groups.

About CMP Media's Software Development Media Group

CMP Media's Software Development Media Group includes the leading and most trusted media brands serving today's software developers, managers and architects worldwide through print, online services and conferences.

The most comprehensive and integrated source of unbiased information and unparalleled expertise, CMP's Software Development Media Group offers a full suite of products and services to reach corporate software development professionals throughout the world.

CMP's Software Development Media Group serves approximately 300,000 print readers through its Dr. Dobb's Journal, MSDN Magazine and TechNet Magazine titles; delivers more than 3.5 million page views and welcomes more than 935,000 visitors each month through its CMP Developer Network including DDJ.com, Byte.com, DotNetJunkies.com, and SqlJunkies.com. SD Events, the industry's only platform independent software development events host more than 6,000-attendees each year.

About CMP Media

CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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