Irvine, CA, November 13, 2000 - 101communications LLC today announced the launch of CertCities.com, a comprehensive new Web site dedicated to news, issues and technologies relevant to IT certification. The site has been designed and produced by the same team that has published the highly successful Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine and its affiliated Web site, mcpmag.com, for the past six years.

An industry first, CertCities.com covers more than 80 IT certifications including Cisco, Java, Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle and Unix. In addition to comprehensive lists of exams by vendor and topic, the site features daily news, exam reviews, salary surveys, discussion forums, career information, pop quizzes and a wide range of technical articles for IT professionals.

"We wanted to create a dynamic and interactive Web community for IT professionals to exchange information and ideas," said Becky Nagel, Web editor of CertCities.com. "CertCities gives visitors a forum to ask questions of their peers, chat with experts, share experiences and solve workplace challenges. We've modeled it after our success addressing the certification community with Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine."

According to industry projections, there are currently well over one million certified IT professionals worldwide. In the past several years, certification has come to be regarded as a necessary part of a career in information technology. Certification is not only for newcomers to the industry - rather, many experienced programmers and network administrators are earning certifications to strengthen their resumes and job potential. CertCities.com recognizes that fact by including in-depth information, columns, and product reviews that go beyond certification and address the day-to-day realities of an IT professional's job.

CertCities.com has been added to 101communications' growing network of print and online publications focused on IT certification including Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, MCPmag.com, TCPmag.com and OfficeCert.com.

About 101communications

Founded in 1998, 101communications is an integrated media company in the business-to-business market aimed at the many specialized targets within the greater information technology community. 101's portfolio includes 14 magazines, more than 30 conferences and extensive digital offerings in the U.S. and Europe in four areas: Software Development (Application Development Trends, Java Report, Journal of Object-Oriented Programming, Application Development Advisor, JavaSPEKTRUM, OBJECTspektrum, SIGS/101 Conferences); Vertical Markets (Recharger Magazine, Recharger WorldExpo, Syllabus, Syllabus Conferences); Certification (Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, MCP TechMentor Conferences), and Enterprise Technology (Enterprise Systems Journal, ENT, Enterprise Linux, The Data Warehousing Institute, IT Events.) and Government Technology (Federal Computer Week, civic.com). For more information on 101communications visit 101com.com.