101communications Names Thomas Wilson Senior Vice President/Publishing Director; Calvin Carr Named Group Publisher.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-Nov. 23, 1999--Thomas J. Wilson has been named to the new position of senior vice president and publishing director of 101communications LLC, announced Jeffrey S. Klein, 101's president and chief operating officer.

Wilson, who was group publisher for the Enterprise Technology Group of 101, will be responsible for 101's core Information Technology properties (Enterprise Linux, HP Professional, MIDRANGE Systems, Unisphere, ENT, Enterprise Systems Journal, Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, Application Development Trends, Java Report, C++ Report and JOOP) along with their related services and 101's national sales and marketing efforts.

"Bringing these properties under the leadership of a skilled senior executive like Tom will focus our efforts, spur the development of integrated sales across our portfolio of products, and encourage cross promotion and new product development," said Klein.

Wilson brings to his new position more than two decades of experience in business-to-business publishing, including sales management responsibilities with Advertising Age and the New York Law Publishing Company.

Since 1992, he has been involved at the center of the IT market as associate publisher with Network World at IDG, associate publisher with NetGuide at CMP and, over the past three years, as group publisher, executive vice president and partner with Boucher Communications.

"101 is one of the most exciting growth companies in IT information services today, reaching over 471,000 subscribers through its Software Development and Enterprise Technology publications," said Wilson.

"We intend to build even more innovative free-standing and integrated marketing solutions from this foundation, at the same time, solidifying our hold on readers via print, Web and event media. Everyone at 101 is committed to achieving success for our partners with fresh ideas, new approaches and solid follow-through. I look forward to being part of that."

101 also announced that Calvin Carr has been promoted to group publisher with direct responsibility for 101 pubs Enterprise Systems Journal, Unisphere, HP Professional and Enterprise Linux. Carr will continue to report to Wilson.

Also reporting to Wilson are MIDRANGE Systems' publisher, Cliff Mulcahy; ENT Publisher Mark Durrick; 101's Software Development group publisher, Charles Shively; Microsoft Certified Professional Publisher Ellen Gould; and Alan El Faye, 101's vice president of National Sales and Marketing. Wilson reports to 101's president, Klein.

101communications was founded in late 1998. It acquires and operates specialized media that target digital professionals and the IT vendors that market to them, and is backed by Frontenac Company, a prominent private equity firm with more than $750 million under management.

101's portfolio of magazines, Web sites and conferences includes: Enterprise Linux, HP Professional, MIDRANGE Systems, Unisphere, ENT, Enterprise Systems Journal, Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, Application Development Trends, Application Development Advisor, JavaSpektrum, ObjectSpektrum, Java Report, C++ Report, JOOP, Syllabus, Recharger, www.mcpmag.com, www.ciscocert.com, the Syllabus Conference, Recharger WorldExpo and the SIGS Conferences: OOP 2000, Object Expo, XML One, Component Development and Application Development Conferences, as well as the Conference for Java Development and C++ World.