PENTON TO LAUNCH PUB FOR EUROPEAN MARKET; ACQUIRES TRADE GROUP.Coincidentally co·in·ci·den·tal adj. 1. Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. 2. Happening or existing at the same time. co·in , Penton will launch a magazine, exhibition and Web site for the European wireless Internet/mobile commerce marketplace. The company's s "m-Commerce Tripod" includes: m-Commerce World magazine, a monthly that will feature pan-European news, financial coverage, and business strategy, regulatory, technology and product information and which will be published by Penton's partner, Hillgate Communications (London), the publisher of Internet World UK; "m-Commerce World 2001," an event to be held. Feb. 6-8 that will include a conference program and an exhibition; and, m-commercesource.com, a Web site that will include developer forums, discussion groups and a job fair. Previously, Penton announced the launch of "Internet World Wireless" in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , February 21-23. In related news, Penton has acquired the National Advisory Group (NAG 1. NAG - Numerical Algorithms Group. 2. NAG - The Linux Network Administrators' Guide. ; Jacksonville, FL), a trade group serving the convenience store and petroleum marketing industry. No terms were given. The acquired group includes retailers and industry suppliers and operates two industry conferences. William Donohue, president of Penton's Donahue Meehan Publishing Company (Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , IL) subsidiary said "we're delighted to be aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. our magazine, Convenience Store Decisions, with such a dynamic organization." Penton said that NAG operations will remain in Florida. |
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