ASBPE names winners in annual contest

The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) recognized Restaurants & Institutions and The Scientist as 2008 Magazines of the Year among publications of 80,000 or more circulation and less than 80,000, respectively.

Computerworld.com, the online product of IDG’s Computerworld magazine, was named Web Site of the Year for 2008, while Network World, also from IDG, was honored for the Multi-Platform Presentation of the Year.

In addition, CIO and CSO magazine and the CIO.com Web site, all from publisher IDG Group, swept ASBPE’s 30th Anniversary competition honors. The special anniversary prizes recognized the best print publications from 2000–2007. CIO was recognized for publications with a circulations of 80,000 or more, while CSO won in the same category for magazines with circulations less than 80,000.

Completing the sweep was CIO.com, which was recognized as the top Web site from 2002–2007, the former year being the first time ASBPE recognized the Web Site of the Year in its annual Azbee Awards of Excellence editorial and design competition sponsored by the only professional business-to-business editors association in the U.S.