IDG's InfoWorld Names Buena Vista's Geoff Wells to Corporate Advisory Board

Business Wire, Nov 17, 1998

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1998--InfoWorld, the enterprise computing newsweekly, today announced that Geoff Wells, executive director, technology and digital strategy for Disney's Buena Vista Television will join the publication's corporate advisory board.

InfoWorld's Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) is a devised of a diverse group of readers who exemplify the publication's vast reader-base. Spanning numerous industries, all CAB members have some responsibility in the management of their corporation's enterprise. The CAB meets twice a year with InfoWorld's editorial staff to discuss technology problems and solutions.

"We are excited to have someone of Geoff's background and expertise join our corporate advisory board," said Sandy Reed, editor in chief of InfoWorld. "The CAB is one our best sources of information about what's happening in the real world of IT. We use members' input to ensure we stay focused on providing information that helps readers solve real-world problems."

At Buena Vista, Wells is responsible for the strategic direction of how the television content is marketed and distributed digitally to traditional and emerging markets. He is also responsible for the application development and implementation of systems.

"I am delighted to be named to InfoWorld's corporate advisory board," said Geoff Wells, Executive Director, Technology and Digital Strategy at Buena Vista Television. "The Corporate Advisory Board will not only allow me to listen to the views of my peers within the industry but also will allow me to participate in shaping a publication dedicated to its readers."

About InfoWorld

Headquartered in San Mateo, in the heart of Silicon Valley, InfoWorld Media Group publishes InfoWorld and InfoWorld Electric (www.infoworld.com).

InfoWorld, "The Voice of Enterprise Computing," is a newsweekly that focuses on editorial coverage of client/server products and solutions used in corporate enterprises, and has earned a reputation for the timeliness and accuracy of its coverage of the people, technologies, products and companies that make a difference in the IT industry.

InfoWorld's $21 million dollar cross-platform, networked test bed -- the InfoWorld Test Center -- conducts the industry's most trusted testing of enterprise products.

InfoWorld Media Group also publishes InfoWorld Electric, the leading enterprise computing authority on the Web, which features daily technology news, product reviews, opinions, and interactive discussion forums, along with a weekly e-mail newsletter (the InfoWorld Scoop) and a complete archive of InfoWorld's print edition.

InfoWorld Media Group is a wholly-owned independent business unit of IDG, the world's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 285 computer magazines and newspapers and 500 book titles and offers online users the largest network of technology specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 200 targeted Web sites in 52 countries.

IDG is also a leading producer of 110 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.