101communications Buys Tech Journal Publisher

Chatsworth-based multimedia publishing company 101communications has purchased ETC Group LLC, publisher of T.H.E. Journal, the largest circulated and oldest continually published journal serving technology users in K-12 and higher education. The acquisition also encompasses the magazine’s website, www.thejournal.com, three e-mail newsletters; T.H.E. Institute, its professional development division and EduHound, a resource directory for educators, students and parents. The sale price was undisclosed. Jeffrey S. Klein, the president and CEO of 101communications expressed his feeling that the purchase will allow 101 to maintain a strong leadership position in the education technology marketplace and will allow them to cover the entire market from kindergarten through college.