Washington Technology Celebrates 20th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Technology magazine this week celebrates 20 years of publishing. A national publication edited for systems integrators, VARS and IT service providers pursuing federal, state and municipal business, Washington Technology has served as the information source and guide for government IT contractors since its inception in 1986. Combining award winning editorial excellence with a focus on the systems integrator marketplace, Washington Technology offers the deepest coverage and analysis available on the issues most pertinent to the IT companies serving the government.

Washington Technology is marking its anniversary with a special edition mailed to subscribers this week. In this 20th anniversary issue, Washington Technology looks back at the last two decades and the companies, people and events that have shaped the government IT market. The stories that unfold in this anniversary issue tell of such defining events as the passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act, the rise of network-centric operations, and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In this issue, Washington Technology also recounts the technologies, from the advent of the personal computer to encryption and wireless devices, that are enhancing and transforming government operations.

"Washington Technology has chronicled the past 20 years of the government IT market like no other magazine, serving as the preeminent news and analysis resource for systems integrators and IT contractors seeking government business," said Nick Wakemen, editor of the magazine. "It is an especially proud year for us to be able to honor this institution and to reflect on the impact it has had in this market."

Over its 20-year existence, Washington Technology has consistently set the benchmark for editorial excellence in its market. Washington Technology's acclamations include multiple Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, considered for their preeminence as the "Pulitzer Prizes of the business press." This year, Washington Technology won the Neal award for "Best Single Issue of a Newspaper/News Tabloid" for its May 23, 2005 issue focusing on the challenges information technology contractors face supporting the federal government's homeland security initiatives while also complying with evolving personal privacy requirements.

Most recently, Washington Technology was also honored by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) for Best Government Coverage among publications with less than 80,000 circulation.

Washington Technology is a national publication edited solely for systems integrators, value-added resellers (VARs), and IT service providers pursuing federal, state and municipal business. Washington Technology reaches 40,100 qualified subscribers(1) including executive management at the largest government IT contractors.(2) Washington Technology is published by PostNewsweek Tech Media. For more information, visit http://www.washingtontechnology.com/.

PostNewsweek Tech Media, a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) , is the premier media company in the government technology community. PostNewsweek, with a rich tradition of over 25 years of award winning journalism, offers national publications -- Government Computer News, Washington Technology, Government Leader and Defense Systems -- Web sites, trade shows such as FOSE, and other conferences for the government IT market. For more information, visit http://www.postnewsweektech.com/.

(1) BPA Statement December 2005

(2) Publisher's own data.