CIO Decisions Editor-in-Chief Maryfran Johnson Named to min Magazine's ''21 Most Intriguing People''.NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Information technology (IT) media company TechTarget announced today that Maryfran Johnson Maryfran Johnson, nicknamed "Fran," is currently VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group, TechTarget. Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as Editor in Chief of Computerworld, where she held a variety of reporting, editing and managerial positions for 15 years. , editor in chief of TechTarget's CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Decisions magazine, was named one of min magazine's "21 Most Intriguing People" in its annual issue celebrating the year in publishing. This is the second consecutive year a TechTarget executive has been named to the list; in 2004, min honored TechTarget CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Greg Strakosch. min recognized Johnson for being "possibly the most awarded journalist in b2b publishing." An AccessIntelligence publication, min magazine is an annual glossy serving publishing executives in business-to-business and business-to-consumer media. The list of the "21 Most Intriguing People" was chosen by min editors for their imagination, commitment, and strategic vision in the magazine industry. Other industry leaders among this year's "21 Most Intriguing People" include John Byrne This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. Please review the use of non-free media according to policy and guidelines, correct any violations, then remove this tag once compliant. See the talk page for details. , executive editor of BusinessWeek; Jack Griffin, president of the Meredith Publishing Group; and Greg Osberg, Newsweek's executive vice president and worldwide publisher. Johnson has more than 24 years' experience in journalism, with the majority of her career spent covering high tech with International Data Group (IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) ) publications. Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as editor in chief of IDG's Computerworld. In her five-year tenure as editor in chief, Computerworld's editorial team earned more than 100 awards, including the prestigious Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks, records, analyses and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society. It could include anything from personal finance, to business at the local market to the malls, to performance of well-known and Award. In 2004, American Business Media American Business Media is an association of business information providers that was founded in 1906. Currently, the association has more than 300 member companies and delivers business intelligence to industry, Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway, representing almost 5,000 honored Johnson with the inaugural Timothy White Timothy White (January 25, 1952 - June 27, 2002) was a noted rock music journalist and editor. White began his journalism career as a writer for the Associated Press, but soon gravitated towards music writing. Award for editorial courage and integrity. The min profile chronicles Johnson's journalism career, including her move to TechTarget in 2004 to launch CIO Decisions magazine. "TechTarget is a real rocket ship right now," Johnson said in her min profile. "I've been able to hire some excellent names (to CIO Decisions) because being a part of something that's growing and exciting appeals to journalists who've been through years of hardships." CIO Decisions launched in April 2005 as the only monthly trade publication serving businesses in the U.S. midmarket, the fastest-growing market for IT products and services. CIO Decisions recently won silver in the technology/computing/telecom category of Folio: magazine's "Eddie" awards, which recognize editorial excellence in business-to-business and business-to-consumer magazines. About TechTarget TechTarget publishes integrated media that enable information-technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process. Through its industry-leading media and events, and its ROI-focused programs and services, TechTarget helps IT marketers generate qualified sales leads, shorten sales cycles and grow revenues. TechTarget is among Inc. 500's fastest-growing private companies in the United States. TechTarget's more than 2,500 advertisers include the leading IT companies in the world, among them, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Intel. 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