BugNet Partners with CMP Media's Internet Group to Provide Bug Fix Information for High-Tech Professionals.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LINDON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 BugNet, a leading provider of software bug A problem that causes a program to produce invalid output or to crash (lock up). The problem is either insufficient logic or erroneous logic. For example, a program can crash if there are not enough validity checks performed on the input or on the calculations themselves, and the computer fixes, Wednesday announced that they have been chosen by The Internet Group of CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media Inc. as a key partner in the launch of TechReviews.com. TechReviews.com is a new site that consolidates information from many CMP sources and third parties into a single resource for high-technology communities. The first of the Internet Group's new "cross-community" Web-based tools and services, TechReviews showcases CMP's library of nearly 700 current technology product reviews that appear in its print and on-line publications and community sites. The new site is designed to provide product reviews and information on all types of technology regardless of a user's specific specialty. Hot topics range from mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings to storage devices and e-commerce applications. Articles on TechReviews are supplemented with bug fix A revised program file or patch that corrects a software bug. See bug, patch and hot fix. (programming) bug fix - A change to a program or system intended to permanently cure a bug. information from BugNet. TechReviews' readers are able to link to BugNet's Bug Fix database, which contains descriptions and solutions for over 18,000 bugs. In addition, users can download patches and fixes through a link from the BugNet site. "The partnership with BugNet adds significant value to CMP's users," said Seth Nichols, chief executive officer of CMP Media's Internet Group. "BugNet brings together the resources necessary for high-technology professionals to work more efficiently and make educated technology decisions not otherwise available in a single location." "Including BugNet content on TechReviews.com demonstrates CMP's dedication to offering the best services to high-tech professionals," said Eric Bowden Eric Kendall Bowden (September 30 1871 – February 13 1931), was an Australian solicitor and politician. Early life The second son of John and Sarah Bowden, he was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, where his family had resided for four generations. , general manager of BugNet. "CMP has done an excellent job of bringing together content that services all of the high-technology communities, and part of that is providing access to the most comprehensive multi-vendor bug fix database available." TechReviews content can be accessed through the "howiwork" workspace located on the Web sites of CMP publications including InformationWeek, CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) , and EETimes and through CMP's Web communities: EDTN EDTN Edition EDTN Electronics Design & Technology Network EDTN The Electronics Design, Technology and News Network Network (www.edtn.com), ChannelWeb (www.channelweb.com), Planet IT (www.planetit.com), and CommWeb (www.commweb.com), as well as through its dedicated URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. (www.TechReviews.com). About CMP Media's Internet Group CMP Media's Internet Group is a single-point provider of integrated business-to-business information, tools and services designed to enable high-technology professionals to overcome the speed and complexity of working in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . The Internet Group's products, tools and services are featured on the Web sites of leading CMP publications (e.g. EETimes, InformationWeek, CRN) and on CMP Media's four industry-focused branded web communities: EDTN Network (www.edtn.com); Channel Web (www.channelweb.com); Planet IT (www.planetit.com) and CommWeb (www.commweb.com). The Internet Group, which is headquartered in Boston, is a division of CMP Media Inc., a leading provider of high-tech news, information and services. About BugNet BugNet has become the IT industry's central clearing-house for information on bugs, as well as the leading provider of software bug fix information. BugNet columns and reports are regularly syndicated in many publications, including the Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle, InfoWorld, and Network Magazine. With a readership that spans six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. and affects thousands of companies and individuals, BugNet is at the forefront of bug reporting, validation, and distribution of bug fixes. As such, BugNet provides an invaluable service to the IT industry. To find more information about BugNet, to read free excerpts from hundreds of BugNet reports, or to sign up for a subscription to BugNet, visit the BugNet site at http://www.bugnet.com. |
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