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VISUAL STUDIO MAGAZINE AND MICROSOFT TIGHTLY ALIGN EFFORTS

02/08/2010

Irvine, CA/Redmond, WA, Feb. 8, 2010 - Microsoft Corp. has agreed to expand its role with 1105 Media’s Visual Studio Magazine. This expanded relationship will include an increase in Microsoft-contributed articles, development of editorial strategy, enhanced circulation development, and a closer alignment between the magazine and the Microsoft Visual Studio brand. In addition, Microsoft and 1105 Media magazine editors will work closely together to deliver comprehensive product information on the Web in order to best serve the developer community.

Visual Studio Magazine readers will begin to enjoy these enhancements commencing with the April issue, which will focus on the launch of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. In addition to content changes, the magazine will also undergo a redesign that will clearly identify it as the ultimate resource for Visual Studio and .NET-based development.

"Visual Studio Magazine is dedicated to helping developers make the most of Microsoft tools and technologies," said Michael Desmond, editor in chief of Visual Studio Magazine. "Our partnership with the Visual Studio group at Microsoft will enable us to deliver deeper technical insight, more incisive how-to content, and unique insider perspectives on the tooling and issues that affect .NET developers every day. We’re extremely excited about this."

"Working closely with the Visual Studio Magazine (VSM) team gives us a unique communication vehicle to speak to this important audience of developers. We view VSM as a key asset of our partner eco-system and are happy to support it with deeper involvement," said Microsoft Senior Director of Developer Tools Marketing Dave Mendlen.

"Dave and his team are terrific partners. By expanding their role with Visual Studio Magazine, we are able to provide our developer readership with improved coverage and technical guidance," added Henry Allain, president of the 1105 Redmond Media Group.

About Visual Studio Magazine
1105 Redmond Media Group’s Visual Studio Magazine provides news, analysis and how-to, practical articles that teach developers how to create applications with Visual Studio better, faster and more easily. The award-winning editorial reaches the core of the Microsoft developer community—software architects, senior developers and development managers. The publication reaches 85,000 subscribers monthly. For more information, visit http://VisualStudioMagazine.com.

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Contact:
Matt Morollo
Vice President, Publishing
1105 Redmond Media Group
(508) 532-1418
mmorollo@1105media.com