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Government Computer News Wins Gold at the 54th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards

3/19/2008

(FALLS CHURCH, VA., March 19, 2008) — 1105 Government Information Group announced that Government Computer News (GCN) won a Jesse H. Neal Award from the American Business Media at its annual awards luncheon last week in New York. GCN won the gold ward in the Best Department category (Classification B) for its GCN Lab Reviews.

“The GCN Lab continues to be a distinguishing feature for GCN across the government IT marketplace,” said 1105 Government Information Group President Anne Armstrong. “Under John Breeden’s leadership as GCN Lab Director, the quality of the testing and scope of the work makes GCN one of the first places government IT readers look for insight into today’s top technologies.”

GCN magazine is the technology authority for government and focuses on how to buy, build and manage the technologies that run government. A key component to supporting that mission centers around the reviews and comparisons conducted in the GCN Lab. These regular reports are featured in the magazine and offer in-depth product and solution evaluations that provide insight into the effective deployment of IT budgets to achieve agency missions.

The GCN Lab has continued to enhance its dynamic reports with the launch of GCN LabTV in August 2007. These 3-5 minute evaluations walk viewers through detailed performance, feature and cost comparisons. They also provide tips for practical applications, along with pointers on product/service benefits and pitfalls.

The Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, which have been called “the Pulitzer Prize of the business press,” are the industry’s most prestigious and most sought-after editorial honors. Established in 1955, the Neal Awards recognize and reward editorial excellence in business-to-business publications. They are named after American Business Media's first managing director, who remained active in promoting the business press throughout his life.

This is the fourth year in a row that GCN has won a Neal award, all in different categories.

About American Business Media

Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of business information providers, delivering business intelligence to industry, Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. ABM enhances the knowledge and best practices of its over 300 leading member companies, who provide quality information for business and professional markets worldwide. www.americanbusinessmedia.com

About 1105 Government Information Group

1105 Government Information Group, a division of 1105 Media, Inc., is the leading provider of integrated information and media for the government information technology market. Our comprehensive portfolio of print, online, event, custom media and research products distinctively serves the information needs of the government IT buying team—agency executives, program managers, IT managers and systems integrators—across all segments of federal, state and local government. Flagship news and information brands include Defense Systems, Federal Computer Week, FEND, GCN, Government Health IT and Washington Technology. Flagship events include FOSE, GovSec, U.S. Law, and Ready, and the E-Gov series of conferences which include Security, Program Management and Enterprise Architecture. www.1105govinfo.com

CONTACT: Amy Fisher, Director of Marketing, (703) 876-5148, afisher@1105govinfo.com