INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP ANNOUNCES COMPUTERWORLD PAKISTAN; IDG Adds New Computer Publication in Asia.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1995--International Data Group (IDG), the world's largest creator of publications, research, and expositions for the IT field, has announced the expansion of its computer publications in Asia, with the addition of Computerworld Pakistan.

Computerworld Pakistan, published under a license agreement with OMAG Enterprises, is a biweekly tabloid, with an intended circulation of 5,000. Targeted at computer buyers in the enterprise, it provides the most up-to-date news on computer products, applications, and industry developments. Computerworld Pakistan joins PC World Pakistan, also published by IDG, as the only IT publications in the country.

"Pakistan is in one of the fastest-growing computer markets in the world. Our research shows that Pakistan's computer hardware market is expected to grow at over 20% a year through 1997," stated Patrick J. McGovern, Chairman of the Board of IDG. "OMAG Enterprise's thorough knowledge of the Pakistani marketplace will enable us to provide readers with a premium product, advancing the skills of the users of information technology and further accelerating the growth of the Pakistani market."

"We are delighted to join the IDG global network of computer publications," said Mohammed Ayaz Ghaznavi, Publisher of Computerworld Pakistan. "The IDG worldwide news service will help us give our readers the very best of computer technology, product, industry, and application information from around the world. IDG knows the Asian market well, having been publishing here for the past 24 years."

With the addition of Computerworld Pakistan, IDG's flagship publication Computerworld, is now published in 50 countries around the world and brings IDG's total stable of IT publications to over 250.

OMAG Enterprises, which also publishes Raabta, a popular Pakistani magazine, can be reached at Club Road, Lotia Building, First Floor, Karachi 75530, Pakistan. The telephone number is 92-21-568-6368 or 92-21-568-6257; and the facsimile number is 92-21-568-0384. Advertising inquiries can be addressed to OMAG Enterprises directly or to Frank Cutitta at IDG's International Marketing Services, located in the U.S., at phone number 508-879-0700.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, International Data Group has annual revenues of more than $1.2 billion and 7,500 employees. Its publishing subsidiary, IDG Communications, publishes more than 250 newspapers and magazines in over 65 countries. IDG's trade book division, IDG Books Worldwide, is the fastest growing computer book publisher with over 50% of the top ten selling books with foreign translations in over 20 languages. IDG's research subsidiary, International Data Corporation (IDC), is the leading market research and analysis firm covering the computer field. Its exposition management subsidiaries run over 64 computer-related expositions and conferences in 22 countries.

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