SYS-CON Media, the world's leading i-technology publisher and events producer, has named Roger Strukhoff as Group Publisher and Editorial Director, effective immediately. Strukhoff has served as SYS-CON's West Coast Bureau Chief and SYS-CON.TV Host for the past two years. He replaces Jeremy Geelan.

Roger Strukhoff spent the early part of his career with Miller Freeman Publications (now CMP) and the International Data Group as an Editorial Director and President/Publisher. He also served as a member of the Long-Term Planning Committee at IDG.

He then co-founded a marketing services firm that developed custom publications and events, including the JavaOne Conference, for a variety of leading IT companies. He sold this firm in 2004 before joining SYS-CON Media.

He has spearheaded SYS-CON's recent editorial and Internet TV coverage in AJAX-related publications and events, as well as the company's continued leadership in key i-technology markets such as SOA Web Services, Java, Linux/Open Source, and emerging Web 2.0 markets.

"We are very excited to see Roger at the helm of the world's most powerful i-technology media company," said Fuat Kircaali, founder and CEO of SYS-CON Media. "Roger earned this post through his leadership over the past two years in re-focusing the company's editorial direction and developing our tremendously successful events lineup in both our traditional markets and emerging markets such as AJAX, Web 2.0, and other 'bleeding-edge' technologies."

"These are among the most exciting times I've witnessed in the technology industry," Strukhoff said upon accepting his new position. "SYS-CON's laser-sharp i-technology focus during a time when the industry is not only coming back but re-shaping itself will continue to serve the company and its customers extremely well. Our leadership in all of the key facets of i-technology will continue to deliver unique and powerful benefits to our readers and sponsors."

About SYS-CON Media

SYS-CON Media, listed in Inc. 500 three years in a row as the fastest-growing, privately held publishing company in America, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets.

SYS-CON's well-known and highly respected magazines web portals include: AJAXWorld Magazine (www.ajax.sys-con.com); Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com); .NET Developer's Journal (www.DotNETDevelopersJournal.com); Enterprise Open Source Magazine (www.opensource.sys-con.com); Linux.SYS-CON.com (www.linux.sys-con.com); SOA Web Services Journal (www.WSJ2.com); Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com); XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com); WebLogic Developer's Journal (www.WeblogicDevelopersJournal.com ); WebSphere Journal (www.WebSphereJournal.com); Web Developer's & Designer's Journal (www.webddj.sys-con.com); ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com); PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com); IT Solutions Guide (www.itsolutions.sys-con.com); Information Storage & Security Journal (www.issjournal.com); Eclipse Developer's Journal (www.eclipsedevelopersjournal.com); Symbian Developer's Journal (www.symbian.sys-con.com); Web Hosting Journal (www.webhosting.sys-con.com); and Web 2.0 Journal (www.web2.sys-con.com).

Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over two million i-technology professionals through its specialty journals, magazines, conferences, education programs (www.education.sys-con.com), SYS-CON.TV (www.SYS-CON.TV), the world's first branded blog community (www.blog-n-play.com), live and on-demand Webcasts (www.webcast.sys-con.com), and the SYS-CON interactive portal with more than 100 websites at www.sys-con.com.

About SYS-CON Events, Inc.

SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.events.sys-con.com) is the world's leading producer of i-technology conferences, seminars and expos, including SOA Web Services Edge -- International SOA Web Services Conference, Enterprise Open Source Conference, "Real-World AJAX" Seminar Series (www.ajaxseminar.com), "Real-World Flex" Seminar Series (www.events.sys-con.com), iTVcon -- Internet TV Conference & Expo 2006 (www.itvcon.com) and International AJAXWorld Conference & Expo (www.ajaxworldexpo.com).