UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC - Acquisition(s).

PR Newswire UK Disclose, February, 2008

 
        United Business Media acquires Gartner Vision Events for $11.4m 
 
       CMP Technology adds specialist events to its Channel events portfolio 
 
 
United Business Media plc today announces that it has acquired Vision Events on 
behalf of CMP Technology's Channel business.  UBM has acquired the Vision 
Events from Gartner, Inc. for a total cash consideration of $11.4m. 
 
Vision Events (www.visionevents.com) is a leading provider of specialized US 
and international information technology events.  Vision Events organises 16 
annual conferences with sponsors including IBM, HP, SAP, Microsoft and 
Samsung.  The attendees of these invitation-only events include key 
decision-makers drawn from Channel and end user audiences in vertical markets 
such as government,...

            
        
    
    	    
                
                
	

		

					 
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