e.Republic Magazines Receive Editorial Excellence Awards

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- September 26, 2008 -- National media firm e.Republic, Inc., had two magazines honored for editorial excellence in the largest awards competition in magazine publishing. The FOLIO: Eddie and Ozzie awards, held in Chicago this week, designate the best editorial and creative teams in magazine publishing.

e.Republic's Government Technology magazine took Gold in the B-to-B, Government/Public Sector/Education/Single article category for its "Back to the Drawing Board" story, while its Public CIO magazine won silver in the B-to-B, Government/Public Sector/Education, Full Issue category. Winners were judged on the quality of their content and how well they fulfilled their editorial mission statements.

"We are very excited to have our magazines again be selected by FOLIO: as top journals in publishing", said e.Republic CEO, Dennis McKenna. "Our editorial teams are extremely consistent in their superior products and it is wonderful to have them acknowledged for their efforts."

Government Technology magazine provides applied knowledge and successful technology solutions for state and local governments through in-depth coverage on IT best practices, innovative trends and progressive strategies. For more information visit www.govtech.com

Government Technology's Public CIO magazine is a thought-leadership peer journal focused on management issues, technology strategies and political hurdles unique to intergovernmental C-level executives. For more information visit www.govtech.com/pcio/

Government Technology and Public CIO are published by e.Republic, Inc. a national publishing, research, event, and new media company focused on information technology for the state/local government and education markets. For more information visit www.erepublic.com