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London, 11 June 2003 — Infoconomy, the award-winning publisher of Information Age, has announced it is to launch a new bimonthly magazine, M-iD.

From September 2003, M-iD - Managing Information and Documents - will provide constructive advice and examples of best practice to individuals responsible for the management of documents, content and records in both the public and private sectors.

Infoconomy will launch M-iD in partnership with AIIM Europe, the industry association that connects the communities of users and suppliers of enterprise content management technologies. The magazine will have an initial circulation of 12,000 and be distributed to AIIM Europe's UK membership. Jessica Twentyman, formerly deputy editor of Information Age, will be the editor of M-iD.

"There has never been a better time to launch a magazine to provide practical, independent and well-researched advice to information management professionals," said Andy Lawrence, editorial director and co-founder of Infoconomy. "This is an audience that is currently under-served by the IT publishing industry but which faces a rapidly expanding range of complex issues and challenges: the growth of electronic information; the need to collaborate more closely with suppliers and customers; and a minefield of legislation governing the retention, disposal and delivery of business information and documents."

Each issue of M-iD will focus on the four key processes of information management: capture; storage and preservation; management and business processing; and delivery. This content will reflect the fact that although M-iD's readers work with technology, they may not come from a technology background -- they may, for example, be line-of-business managers in areas such as corporate compliance or customer service, or professional archivists.

"The ability to capture, manage, store, preserve and deliver enterprise content to support business processes is an increasingly mammoth task. It necessitates detailed analysis and in-depth understanding of both people and processes. We are delighted to partner with Infoconomy and anticipate that M-iD will be a tremendous success," said Roger Crumpton, managing director of AIIM Europe.

About Infoconomy
Infoconomy was established in March 2000 to provide high quality but low cost analysis, data and comment about technology and the technology business to technology managers, executives and investors. It is the publisher of the highly regarded technology business magazine, Information Age, runs the www.infoconomy.com web site, and organises a number of successful conferences and events.

About AIIM Europe
In September 2002, AIIM International - the leading global industry association that connects the users and suppliers of enterprise content management technologies - acquired iTx Marketing Services to create a complete local capability in the UK and Ireland. From 1st January 2003, AIIM Europe features the combined team of AIIM International and iTx, bringing together more than fifty years' experience of trade association management and fifty years' experience of the information management industry.

Contacts
M-iD Editorial:
Jessica Twentyman, editor
Email: jtwentyman@information-age.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7612 9314

M-iD Advertising:
Jamie Foskett, advertisement manager
Email: jfoskett@information-age.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7612 9300

AIIM Europe
Roger Crumpton, managing director
Email: roger.crumpton@aiim.org.uk
Tel: 01905 727600