Context(R) Honored with Three Ozzie Awards for Excellence in Magazine Design.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ --

For the second year running, Context(R) magazine has received Ozzie Awards for excellence in magazine design. The awards were presented November 1 at the magazine industry's annual Celebration of Excellence Gala, sponsored by Folio:Magazine.

Context received Ozzies in the following categories:

-- Gold Award for Best Feature Design Among Consumer Magazines Under

100,000 Circulation

-- Gold Award for Best Use of Illustration, Consumer Magazines Under

100,000 Circulation

-- Gold Award for Best Use of Digital Imagery, All Consumer Magazines

Nearly 1,700 entries competed for Ozzies this year. Context is one of only two consumer magazines with circulation under 100,000 to receive three Gold Awards.

"We are honored to be awarded this recognition by our peers in the magazine business," said Paul Carroll, Context editor-in-chief. "We live in exciting, turbulent times and I think that there's a crucial role that a magazine like ours can play in helping executives find winning strategies. Awards like the Ozzies help validate our efforts and raise our profile. This is great."

Context was nominated for six Ozzies in four categories this year. Last year, Context also was awarded three Ozzies: Gold Award for Best Overall Design, Gold Award for Best Use of Digital Imagery (All Consumer Magazines), and Silver Award for Best Cover Among Consumer Magazines Under 100,000 Circulation.

Launched by Diamond Technology Partners (Nasdaq: DTPI)in 1997, Context is published six times a year for senior executives dealing with the disruptive effects of new digital technologies. Through articles, case studies and trend stories, Context examines real-life responses to the rapid changes in business caused by competition, industry structures and customer behavior. Standing columns review new business books, explore current management theories, detail new technology-based products and services, and examine human issues in the new economy workplace.

Context is available on newsstands for $6.50 per issue and by subscription for $39 per year. To subscribe, visit www.contextmag.com or call 312-255-5550.

Earlier this year, the American Society of Magazine Editors named Context a finalist for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Before founding Context, Editor-in-Chief Carroll spent 17 years as a reporter, editor and bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Diamond Technology Partners Incorporated serves clients worldwide across a wide range of industries including financial services, consumer and industrial products and services, telecommunications and energy, healthcare and insurance. Diamond's Web site can be found at www.diamtech.com .

Earlier this year, Diamond agreed to combine with Cluster Consulting, a pan-European management consulting firm specializing in wireless technology, Internet and digital strategies. The combined company will have more than 900 consultants. In addition to its headquarters office in Chicago, other office locations will include New York, Boston, San Francisco, London, Munich, Dusseldorf, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and Sao Paulo.