NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff Davis announced today the launch of SmartCompany.com, adding to its growing portfolio of over 50 consumer and enterprise technology websites. SmartCompany.com provides entrepreneurs, owners and technology professionals at small businesses with timely, targeted information about the technology solutions that will help their companies grow and become profitable more quickly.

"With the launch of SmartCompany.com, we have given entrepreneurs a single source for technology news and information that speaks directly to their specific business goals," said Jason Young, President, Consumer/Small Business Group, Ziff Davis. "For our advertisers, SmartCompany.com is a great extension and complement to PCMag.com and ExtremeTech.com in effectively reaching the lucrative and hard-to-reach small business marketplace."

Smart Company was designed from the ground up for an audience that needs high-quality, dependable, and actionable small business technology coverage. It features labs-based product reviews, case studies, trend analysis and invaluable how-to, and will also feature SMBcasts, live interactive Web-based seminars on new technology and products; a weekly email newsletter, constant updates via RSS feed, and podcasts and video offerings are planned.

Smart Company is edited by John Dickinson. Until recently Mr. Dickinson was editor of Messaging Pipeline, a Web site that focuses on messaging technologies, which he created in 2004. He has substantial computer industry, technology magazine and Internet experience, including positions as Senior Vice President for software and Internet at eMachines, Vice President and Editorial Director for print and online publications at both Ziff Davis Media and Curtco Freedom Group.

For more information on SmartCompany.com contact Angelo Mandarano at 212- 503-4682 or via email at angelo_mandarano@ziffdavis.com.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes 7 magazines including PC Magazine, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in 43 countries and 16 languages. Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com, eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is available at http://www.ziffdavis.com/.

CONTACT: Randy Zane of Ziff Davis Media Inc., +1-212-503-3535, or
randy_zane@ziffdavis.com

Web site: http://www.ziffdavis.com/
http://smartcompany.com/