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June 25, 2003

CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise Magazine and Transform Magazine Announce the Finalists for the 2003 RealWare Awards for IT Excellence
Partnerships Between Vendors and Customers Recognized for Achieving Business Value from Technology Investments
Tara C. Gibb of CMP Media LLC

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise and Transform magazines today announced the finalists of the prestigious RealWare Awards. Now in their 10th year, the RealWare Awards are presented to both IT vendors and their customers, and recognize outstanding achievements in innovative IT solutions that produce business value. The RealWare Awards are open to all providers and customers of enterprise IT solutions.

The 19 RealWare Awards finalists were judged by industry editors, analysts and business leaders, and culled from a field of 78 entries. Each RealWare entry consists of a detailed case study that describes the solution, its technology components, its cost, and its business value. Awards are presented in key categories identified by the editors of Intelligent Enterprise and Transform. The categories change from year to year. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 15 via the RealWare Awards website, and a press release.

"The RealWare Awards have grown in prestige since they were started ten years ago. In a challenging economy, they've become even more important as they showcase how strategic investments in IT produce measurable benefits. This year's entries represent some of the most exciting and effective solutions we've seen," said CMP Media's David M. Kalman, Group Publisher of Intelligent Enterprise and Transform. "It takes vendors and customers working together as partners to develop real business solutions and build real business value. We commend everyone who submitted an entry and extend special congratulations to all of our finalists."

This year's RealWare Awards finalists in each category are:

  • Best Strategic Business Performance Management Application
    • Business Objects / TruServe
    • CorVu / Hilton Hotels
    • Informatica / Motorola
    • Spotfire / Texas Instruments
  • Best Customer Intelligence and Interaction Application
    • Blue Martini / Mountain Equipment Corp.
    • KANA / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
    • SAS / Intellidyn
    • Unica / KeyCorp
  • Best Enterprise Portal Application
    • BEA / Toshiba America
    • Oracle / Pakprint
    • Plumtree/Hamilton Sundstrand
    • Workscape / General Motors
  • Best Enterprise Content Management Application
    • Centra Software / Liquent
    • Hummingbird / Guidant
    • Stellent / Eminent Research
    • Vignette / Fairmont Hotels
  • Best E-Business Collaborative Commerce Application
    • IQNavigator / Shell
    • QAD / Webasto
    • Sybase / Aviall

Intelligent Enterprise and Transform will publish a special section devoted to the RealWare Awards finalists and winners. For more information, visit http://www.realwareawards.com.

Past RealWare Awards winners include: Bell & Howell Scanners, Belo Interactive, Business Objects, Captiva Software, EMC Corporation, Entigo Corporation, Epicentric, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Informatica, Information Builders, Interwoven, SAS Institute, Sun Microsystems, Sybase iAnywhere Solutions, and Teradata, a division of NCR.

About Intelligent Enterprise
Intelligent Enterprise is the only publication dedicated exclusively to the strategic business applications that turn information into intelligence. It serves as a technology guidebook and thought leader for more than 80,000 senior business and IT managers who plan and deploy strategic business applications in their organizations. For more information, contact Tara Gibb at +1-650-513-4566 or tgibb@cmp.com. Access free subscriptions from the Web site at http://www.IntelligentEnterprise.com.

About Transform Magazine
Transform Magazine is the definitive publication for business and IT managers implementing content and collaboration products and strategies. It is the only publication that addresses the full lifecycle of corporate content, from capture to management to delivery and storage. Apply for free subscriptions from the Web site at http://www.TransformMag.com.

About CMP Media, LLC
CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing.

NOTE: Intelligent Enterprise, Transform Magazine, and RealWare Awards are registered trademarks of CMP Media LLC. All CMP Media product, service and program names are trademarks of CMP Media LLC.

Tara C. Gibb of CMP Media LLC, +1-650-513-4566, or tgibb@cmp.com.