SAN FRANCISCO, May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Geeknet Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Geeknet Inc. (Nasdaq:GKNT), today announced the launch of its first website dedicated to business intelligence, SlashBI. http://slashdot.org/topic/bi/
SlashBI will offer IT pros such as CIOs, IT administrators, and developers access to the latest information about business intelligence applications and analytics, which are transforming how companies operate at every level. Users can read exclusive content created by a high-profile roster of subject matter experts, businesses leaders, analysts, and application developers. The website will publish every business day with a mixture of news, peer questions, and professional commentary. A weekly email newsletter with links to Geeknet's Slashdot website will provide additional levels of insight.
"SlashBI is new B2B editorial destination designed to give IT professionals all the breaking news, learnings, insight, and analysis they need in the white-hot field of business intelligence and analytics," said Geeknet Media Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wellman. "We are confident that SlashBI, under the editorial direction of veteran technology editor and writer Nick Kolakowski, will give IT pros all the business analytics resources and tools they need every business day."
"Slashdot is the early innovator of social media in technology, offering 'news for nerds and stuff that matters.' SlashBI represents the first new vertical experience, with great content for those interested in business intelligence," said Geeknet Media CEO Jeff Drobick. "In addition, we are committed to the core Slashdot site experience, where you can participate in passionate debate on tech news. We feel this expansion of complementary content will make Slashdot the place to go in B2B technology."
ABOUT SLASHDOT
Slashdot is the first and leading social media destination for technology professionals and IT decision makers. Slashdot's highly engaged community of IT influencers share and socialize hundreds of pieces of content every day, including news, analysis, peer questions, and professional insight. Slashdot is a website of Geeknet Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Geeknet Inc. (Nasdaq:GKNT).
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