Acquisition of HDmag.cz and New Editor-in-Chief for ITBiz.cz

ITbiz.cz Enters 2010 with New Editor-in-Chief

Karel Wolf has been appointed the editor-in-chief of ITBiz.cz (www.itbiz.cz). On February 4, Karel took over after an experinced media expert, Jiří Kocourek, who had worked for the portal since 2007. The server is oriented at technology business, current events in the field, and detailed analyses of IT markets.

Karel Wolf has been a full time IT journalist since 2006 when he joined the international media house, Axel Springer, as an editor of the Czech edition of the Computer Build magazine. He has also experience from working as a chief editor for IDG and a reporter for Lupa.cz from June 2008 till May 2009. Since 2006, his professional opinion has been quoted by some well known Czech media, such as ČT24, TN.cz, ČRo rádio Česko, Mladá fronta, and Právo.

Karel has also some journalist experience from lifestyle magazines, such as Playboy or Esquire, and from specialised professional media, such as Mobile & Wireless.

"Karel, with his previous experience from the media industry and especially the online media, is a big boost for the existing editorial team. He brings a number of new ideas and inspirations which will enrich the conceptual and subject-matter scope of the server," added Mr. Filip Korbel, the executive director of Stickfish, s. r. o., which operates the server.

Welcoming New Portal in Our Family

Stickfish has acquired the popular portal about HD video – HDMag.cz, with over 220 thousand pageviews per month.

"We would like this acquisition to help us move towards the market with high definition which we perceive as possessing a great potential not only in the entertainment industry," said Filip Korbel, introducing the company's vision.

HDMag.cz, under the direction of its editor-in-chief, Daniel Felix Hrouzek, can pride itself on being the longest running online media outlet oriented at the area of high definition in the Czech Republic. It has recorded a twofold increase in the number of visitors every month since the half of 2009. After integrating the website into the existing portfolio, Stickfish plans to combine the background of a strong and stable company with the benefits of a popular broad outreach media to support the cultivation of the HD and Ultra HD (2K a 4K) video content market.

"The first phase of the integration should involve establishing better ties between all our websites. We do not plan to change the layout of the website yet," added Mr. Korbel.

For more information please contact:

Jarmila Kaucká
PRAM Consulting, s. r. o.
phone: +420 224 913 000
e-mail: jarmila.kaucka@pram.cz

About Stickfish

Stickfish is an ICT company specialising in enterprise Linux and Unix technologies. Its strategy is to supply complete solutions: from analysis of requirements and the finding of the best solution, to training and subsequent technical support or outsourcing of maintenance. Stickfish provides solutions from leading vendors such as Sun, IBM, Red Hat, Oracle, or VMware, advanced networking products from Juniper and Cisco, and also its own highly secure and fast enterprise desktop solution, Raydesk. Stickfish operates the popular electronic store 64bit.eu and the technically oriented Internet portals AbcLinuxu.cz and ITBiz.cz.