SYS-CON Media, founded in 1994, is widely recognized in the Internet-technology and magazine publishing industries as the world's leading publisher of i-technology magazines, electronic newsletters, and accompanying i-technology breaking news, education and information Web portals. The company has further solidified its dominant role in the i-technology space with the 2001 launch of an events business, SYS-CON Events (trade shows, conferences, and education).

PRSA 2003 Excellence in Technology Journalism Award: Public Relations Society of America's Prestigious Awards This Year Were Shared by LinuxWorld Magazine, Time Magazine, and SmartMoney Magazine.

Deloitte & Touche 2002 Technology Fast 500 Award: SYS-CON was awarded as one of the fastest growing private or public companies in North America based on the company's five-year revenue growth.

Deloitte & Touche 2002 Fast 50 Award: As a winner of the Technology Fast 50 Award, SYS-CON was nominated for the national competition of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in the U.S. In 2001, the company's five-year revenue growth was among the top 500 public and private technology companies in the nation.

Inc 500 2001: In 2002 the company was nominated again for Inc 500 for the third time based on its revenue growth between 1997 and 2001.

Folio Thirty Under 30 Award: Folio magazine awarded Robert Diamond, editor-in-chief of SYS-CON's Wireless Business & Technology, its prestigious "Thirty Under 30" award, given to the top 30 magazine industry professionals under the age of 30. "Thirty Under 30" is Folio's list of some of the most innovative thinkers and leaders in the magazine industry who are effecting change and shaping the future.

Most Trusted Publication by Evans Data: SYS-CON's Java Developer's Journal ranked number 1 as the "most trusted" publication among developers who use Java. The research results were published in the Evans Data Developer Marketing Patterns 2001 Annual Report, an independent market research report prepared by Evans Data Corporation, a leading market research firm serving software and developer markets.

All of SYS-CON Media's products and services target interrelated i-technologies soem of which are Open Source, SOA and Web Services, Java, XML, .NET, Linux, Wireless and their related subcategories. SYS-CON.com interactive portal features 87 closely related Web sites, and all SYS-CON technical journals and magazines are either the leading or the only publication in their markets. Recently the company has developed a program of i-technology conferences and digital newsletters, spearheaded by SYS-CON Events, to complement its three existing areas of operation: SYS-CON Publications, SYS-CON Custom Media, and SYS-CON Radio.

From 2000 to the present, SYS-CON has been systematically leveraging its brand recognition in the software development world into an integrated annual program of full-scale i-technology Conferences & Expos, stretching from coast to coast, and reinforced by a series of one-day i-technology educational events in major cities including New York, Boston, Washington, and San Francisco.

SYS-CON Events, Inc. is the world's leading producer of i-technology developer conferences and expositions. SYS-CON Events' recent developer conference calendar included: Web Services Edge 2003 East - International Web Services Conference & Expo, colocated with JDJEdge 2003 East - International Java Developer Conference & Expo, .NET Edge 2003 East - International .NET Conference & Expo, and XMLEdge 2003 East - International XML Conference & Expo, held March 18-20, 2003, at Hynes Convention Center in Boston; and Web Services Edge 2003 West - International Web Services Conference & Expo, held September 30 - October 2 in Santa Clara, California. The next conference & expo from SYS-CON Events will be Edge 2004 East - Development Technologies Exchange, to be held at Hynes Convention Center in Boston, February 24-26, 2004.