SQL Server Magazine Presents 'SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise — Are You Prepared?' Roadshow; Partners with Unisys to Bring Roadshow to Eight Cities

Business Wire, Sept 20, 2005

LOVELAND, Colo. -- The associate publisher of Penton Media's (OTCBB:PTON) SQL Server Magazine, Michele Crockett, announced today the 'SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise -- Are You Prepared?' Roadshow, brought to IT professionals by Unisys, Microsoft, Intel and Scalability Experts, is going to be presented in eight major cities, beginning October 4 in Irvine, Calif.

"Attendees to the roadshow will learn about the enhancements to SQL Server 2005, and the quickest and easiest means of migrating to the new server," said Crockett. "IT professionals want to know how to leverage the new capabilities to best support their business initiatives, and this free, half-day show will provide them the information they need."

Produced by the Windows IT Pro Group, which includes SQL Server Magazine, the 'SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise -- Are You Prepared?' Roadshow is a traveling showcase providing information about SQL Server 2005 improvements that have been made to the relational engine and the business intelligence platform; the architectural enhancements that have been applied to the relational and analytical engines; and information about deploying Intel-based 32-bit and 64-bit Unisys server technology for mission-critical, large-scale, enterprise SQL Server 2005 applications.

The conferences will be held in the following cities at Microsoft district offices:

Irvine, CA                  October 4
Downers Grove, IL           October 11
Bloomington, MI             October 13
Reston, VA                  October 18
New York, NY                October 20
Dallas, TX                  October 25
Toronto, ON                 November 1
Waltham, MA                 November 3

The half-day seminar is free and includes a complimentary breakfast. For more information about the Roadshow or to register, go to: http://www.windowsitpro.com/roadshows/sqlserverdba/.>

About the Windows IT Pro Group

Penton's Windows IT Pro Group, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, includes flagship print publication Windows IT Pro, three monthly paid subscription print newsletters, 12 direct-request email newsletters, and a Web site resource for more than 2.5 million IT professionals each month. First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field and has a paid subscription base of 105,000. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach into 160 countries. Windows IT Pro UPDATE, the Group's flagship email newsletter, is the only e-newsletter to make BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50 list.

The Group also includes SQL Server Magazine, with 30,000 paid subscribers and two email newsletters sent to more than 130,000 opt-in subscribers. The two publications' Web sites generate more than nine million page impressions. Their email newsletters have more than one million opt-in subscribers. The Windows IT Pro Group is the world's leading producer of custom roadshows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT professionals. For more information, visit www.windowsitpro.com/pressroom/, www.sqlmag.com and www.penton.com.