UBM Technology Group

In 1971, Gerard "Gerry" Leeds and his wife, Lilo, founded the company as CMP Publications Inc. in Manhasset, New York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/cmp-media-inc-history/|title=History of CMP Media Inc. – FundingUniverse|website=www.fundinguniverse.com|access-date=2018-12-25}} Their sons Michael and Daniel managed the company in 1988, and launched TechWeb in 1994. CMP Media went public in 1997.

CMP Media acquired McGraw-Hill Information Technology and Communications Group (including BYTE) in 1998.{{Cite news|title=McGraw-Hill to Sell Information Group to CMP Media|agency=Reuters|newspaper=The New York Times|page=D.3|date=May 6, 1998|quote=The McGraw-Hill Companies agreed yesterday to sell its Information Technology and Communications Group, which includes Byte and other computer magazines, to CMP Media Inc. for $28.6 million.}}

CMP Media was sold to United News & Media's Miller Freeman in 1999,Callahan, Sean (1 June 1999) "Miller Freeman Prepares For CMP Takeover" Business Marketing p.4; Miller Freeman subsequently sold CMP UK and France to VNU.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=VNU buys CMP UK and France: nightmare scenario realised|url=https://www.theregister.com/1999/07/05/vnu_buys_cmp_uk/|access-date=2021-03-24|website=The Register|language=en}} VNU Business Publications was later acquired by Incisive Media in 2007.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2803926/Incisive-to-buy-VNU-Business-Publications.html |title=Incisive to buy VNU Business Publications |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date= February 6, 2007}}

In 2000, the US IT portion of Miller Freeman was merged into CMP. CMP Channel (including CRN US) was spun off as UBM Channel and later went into management buyout as The Channel Company in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foliomag.com/ubm-channel-undergoes-management-buyout/|title=UBM Channel Undergoes Management Buyout|date=2013-09-17|website=Folio|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-24}} The Channel Company later acquired technology division of Incisive Media and gained rights to CRN UK in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=EagleTree Backed Companies, Arc and The Channel Company, Acquire Incisive Media |url=https://www.incisivemedia.com/eagletree-backed-companies-arc-and-the-channel-company-acquire-incisive-media/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Incisive Media |language=en-US |type=Press release}}

The music portions of CMP and Miller Freeman were spun off as Music Player Network, which managed by CMP Entertainment Media. The gaming portion (including Gamasutra and Game Developer Conference) was grouped into CMP GamaNetwork in early 2001.{{Cite book|title=Game Developer April 2001|publisher=CMP Media|year=2001|pages=2|issn=1073-922X}}

Black Hat Briefings was acquired in 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://media.ubm.com/news?item=40913|title=UBM news releases|website=Media|access-date=2016-11-03|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220071926/http://media.ubm.com/news?item=40913|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/CMP-Media-Buys-Black-Hat|title=CMP Media Buys Black Hat|access-date=2016-11-03}}

In May 2006, CMP Media changed its name to CMP Technology.{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/btob/united-business-media-consolidates-health-care-operations-cmp-media-cmp-technology/263696|title=United Business Media consolidates health care; CMP Media changes name to CMP Technology|date=May 23, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922102144/https://adage.com/article/btob/united-business-media-consolidates-health-care-operations-cmp-media-cmp-technology/263696/|archive-date=2018-09-22|url-status=live|access-date=2018-09-21}}

In September 2006, NewBay Media acquired CMP Entertainment Media from United Business Media.[http://www.jegi.com/United-Business-Media-Sold%20CMP-to-Wicks-Group UBM Has Sold CMP Entertainment Media to The Wicks Group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717030714/http://www.jegi.com/United-Business-Media-Sold%20CMP-to-Wicks-Group |date=17 July 2011 }}, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, 13 September 2006 (retrieved 19 September 2010) The trade book operations of CMP were sold to Elsevier and Hal Leonard.{{Cite web| title = Elsevier Extends Content Offering to Entertainment Technology Professionals| access-date = 2018-04-21| url = https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/science-and-technology/elsevier-extends-content-offering-to-entertainment-technology-professionals}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/11/20/daily7.html|title=Hal Leonard buys Backbeat Books for $2.2M|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-12-23}}

In November 2006, Forbes reported that United Business Media had purchased the events assets of MediaLive International Inc. This transaction included COMDEX and Interop which later integrated into CMP Technology.

In 2008, United Business Media broke CMP into four divisions inside UBM, notably merged the IT portion of CMP into UBM TechWeb and the electronics portion into UBM Electronics. "Today, the name is gone and what's left of the company is part of the British media conglomerate, UBM plc," according to Newsday.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/cmp-media-founder-gerard-leeds-dies-at-92-1.9677965|title=CMP Media founder Gerard Leeds dies at 92 - Newsday|publisher=Newsday|access-date=2014-12-03}}

In September 2010, Canon Communications announced[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canon-communications-to-be-sold-to-united-business-media-transaction-expands-global-reach-of-canons-advanced-manufacturing-and-design-focus-103029489.html Canon Communications to be Sold to United Business Media; Transaction Expands Global Reach of Canon's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Focus] that it had agreed to be acquired by United Business Media and the deal was completed[http://www.ubm.com/ubm/ir/rns/rnsitem?id=3766906 UBM completes its acquisition of Canon Communications LLC] in October 2010, at which point the company was renamed UBM Canon. Electronics part of Canon (including EDN) later merged into UBM Electronics.{{Cite book|title=EDN Issue 21/2010|publisher=UBM Electronics|year=2010|publication-date=2010-11-04|issn=0012-7515|title-link=EDN (magazine)}}

In July 2012, UBM TechWeb changed its name to UBM Tech.

On June 3, 2016, UBM announced that EE Times, along with the rest of the electronics media portfolio (EDN, Embedded.com, TechOnline and Datasheets.com) was being sold to AspenCore Media, a company owned by Arrow Electronics for $23.5 million.{{cite news |url=http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300080926/arrow-to-buy-ubms-technical-electronics-media-portfolio-for-23-5m.htm |title=Arrow To Buy UBM's Technical, Electronics Media Portfolio For $23.5M |first=Michael |last=Novinson |date=June 3, 2016 |work=CRN |access-date=January 17, 2018}} The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2016.

In January 2018, Informa announced the acquisition of UBM for £4 billion.{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e22e79fe-fb96-11e7-a492-2c9be7f3120a|title=Informa to buy exhibitions rival UBM for £4bn|newspaper=Financial Times |date=16 January 2018|access-date=1 June 2018 |last1=Garrahan |first1=Matthew |last2=Pfeifer |first2=Sylvia }} The transaction was completed in June 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/alliance-news/detail/1529077402234106100.html|title=Informa's takeover of peer UBM effective after court sanction|publisher=Alliance News|date=15 June 2018|access-date=16 June 2018}}

Since the integration of UBM into Informa, UBM Technology Group was absorbed into the technology division of Informa, known as Informa Tech.

Informa Tech later merged its digital business with American business-to-business company TechTarget, became Informa TechTarget in December 2024.

Publications for the builders of technology include Dr. Dobb's Journal. Publications for the buyers of technology include InformationWeek, Network Computing for the corporate IT user; and targeted publications for the financial industry (Wall Street & Technology, Insurance & Technology, and Bank Systems & Technology).

UBM Technology Group key communities:{{Cite web|url=https://tech.ubm.com/about-ubm-technology-group|title=About UBM Technology Group|date=2018-07-05|website=UBM Technology Group|language=en|access-date=2018-12-24}}

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• Information Security
• Enterprise Communications
• Enterprise IT
• IT Services/Support and Contact Center
• Game and VR Development
• Content Marketing

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UBM Technology Group (as CMP) co-produces the Web 2.0 Summit along with O'Reilly Media, and formerly the owner of the USPTO Service Mark 'WEB 2.0'.

Current UBM Technology Group assets:

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• Black Hat
• Content Marketing Institute
• Content Marketing World
• ContentTECH Summit
• Dark Reading
• Enterprise Connect
• GDC
• Gamasutra
• HDI
• ICMI
• InformationWeek
• Interop
• Network Computing
• No Jitter
• Service Management World
• XRDC

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CMP Media 2000 logo.svg|CMP Media logo, used until 2001

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://tech.ubm.com UBM Technology Group]
• [https://www.darkreading.com Dark Reading]
• [http://www.informationweek.com InformationWeek]
• [http://networkcomputing.com Network Computing]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070805032843/http://leeds.colorado.edu/about/interior.aspx?id=525%2C1222%2C1100%2C1103 Gerard Leeds Biography]

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