Penton Media, Inc.'s Windows & .NET Magazine, Connected Home Magazine and SQL Server Magazine Win Editorial Awards

Business Wire, July 12, 2002

Business Editors

Loveland, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2002

Awards From APEX Awards for Publication Excellence and American

Society of Business Publication Editors

Penton Media (NYSE: PME) announced today that Windows & .NET Magazine (formerly Windows 2000 Magazine) and Connected Home Magazine won five APEX 2002 Awards for Publication Excellence. Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine each garnered an editorial award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).

Out of nearly 5,900 entries for the APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, Windows & .NET Magazine and Connected Home Magazine combined for five Awards of Excellence in the following categories:

Magazines & Journals--Printed Four Color

-- Windows 2000 Magazine--July 2001 issue

How-to Writing

-- Windows 2000 Magazine--Don Baker, for "Simplify Win2K Desktop

Deployment"

Design/Illustration: Spreads

-- Windows 2000 Magazine--August 2001 Table of Contents

Newsletters--Email

-- Connected Home EXPRESS

New Web & Intranet Sites

-- Connected Home Magazine: http://www.connectedhomemag.com

Within the ASBPE Midwest Region, Windows & .NET Magazine received a gold award in the more than 80,000 circulation "How-to Article" category. SQL Server Magazine received a silver award in the under 80,000 circulation "Technical Article" category. For more than 20 years, the American Society of Business Publication Editors' Annual Competition has honored the hard work and commitment to excellence by trade publication editors and graphic designers.

"We are honored by the awards from APEX and ASBPE," said Janet Robbins, editor in chief of Windows & .NET Magazine. "These awards recognize the top editorial publications and professionals in the industry. But the true measure of our success is the loyalty of our readers - the thousands of IT professionals who continue to look for us for valuable information to help them do their jobs." About Penton Media, Inc.

Windows & .NET Magazine, SQL Server Magazine and Connected Home Magazine are published by Penton Media, (NYSE: PME) a leading, global business-to-business media company that produces market-focused magazines, trade shows and conferences, and Web sites. Penton's integrated media portfolio serves the following industries: Internet/broadband; information technology; electronics; natural products; food/retail; manufacturing; design/engineering; supply chain; aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality. For more information, visit www.penton.com.