PENTON MEDIA’S e-Pro Magazine NAMES APEX AWARDS FINALISTS

Contact: Christy Bowen
Ad Sales Marketing Manager, e-Pro Magazine
Phone: 970-203-2759
Email: cbowen@pentontech.com

April 14, 2003 - Penton Technology Media, a division of Penton Media, Inc., (NYSE: PME) announced today 42 finalists for the second annual e-Pro Magazine Apex Awards for Lotus. Winners will be announced at The View ADMIN 2003 in Las Vegas on April 30.

"The Apex Awards recognize industry leaders who have made valuable contributions to their customers and the market," said Wayne Madden, publisher of e-Pro Magazine.  "After a rigorous judging process, an independent panel of judges featuring editors and industry professionals has narrowed the field down to these finalists."

The finalists in the Editors' Choice Application Development category are MartinScott for NoteMan 1.0, SWING Software for SWING Integrator for Notes & Office, v3.0, and Teamstudio for Teamstudio for Notes Edition 18.

The finalists in the Readers' Choice Application Development category are MartinScott for NoteMan 1.0, SWING Software for SWING Integrator for Notes & Office, v3.0, and Teamstudio for Teamstudio for Notes Edition 18.

The finalists in the Editors' Choice Content and Knowledge Management category are Automation Centre for Tracker Suite 6, Clear Technologies for C2 CRM, v5.54, and iCore for Competitive Intelligence Suite DocPlace v2.0.

The finalists in the Readers' Choice Content and Knowledge Management category are Aptrix for Aptrix Content Server, Domino Edition v4.0, Kamoon, Inc. for Kamoon Connect for Lotus, and Innovation Gate GmbH, and WebGate Anywhere 2.0.

The finalists in the Editors' Choice General Application Software category are Eden Communications for ProjecTrak Business Suite Release 6.1, Genius Inside SA for Genius Enterprise Project, and iEnterprises for iExtensions 6.0.

The finalists in the Readers' Choice General Application Software category are Eden Communications for ProjecTrak Business Suite Release 6.1, Shireburn Software, Ltd. for Integra for Notes 3.0, and TJ Group, Plc for TJ Group CRM Suite, v6.1.