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CNET Asia and South China Morning Post each took home two MediaConnect Asia Technology Journalists Awards sponsored by Vignette at Friday night’s Awards ceremony.

The inaugural event was held at the Pulai Beach Resort in Desaru, Johor, with over 100 journalists, PR professionals and IT executives packing the ballroom for the night’s festivities. They saw nine awards presented during the evening by the event’s sponsors Vignette, ECI, Intel and Xbox.

Left: Glen Myles, Managing Director for MediaConnect Asia, and his opening speech for the Awards.
Right: Gina Burman, Marketing Manager Asia Pacific for Vignette, announcing the winners.

The awards ceremony saw attendees participating enthusiastically in an interactive magic show experience which had the crowd enthralled with a mind reading session and a flying table trick. The night was especially enjoyed by Juniper Foo as her publication, CNET Asia, took home the Best Technology Media Website and one of her writers, Philip Wong won the Best Product Reviewer.

Left: Juniper Foo, Managing Editor for CNET Asia receiving the Award for Best Technology Media Website.
Right: Foo receiving the Award for Best Product Reviewer on behalf of her writer, Philip Wong. Foo left the stage speechless.

Wong, together with the other three journalist award winners cess the Best Gaming Journalist, also walked away with an AcePlus Melody sponsored by ECI.

Left: Andrew Peters, Managing Director for The Pacific West, giving out the Best Consumer Technology Title to on behalf of ECI
Right: Raj Chotroni, contributor for Asian Mobile News, receiving his finalist certificate from Vignette and MediaConnect Asia.

Prize sponsor Xbox rewarded the Best Gaming Journalist, Leung Wai-Leng from Digital Life, with a Xbox 360 and seven of the latest Xbox 360 games. All other finalists also received an Xbox game.

Left: Leung Wai-Leng, for Digital Life, receiving her Best Gaming Journalist Awards from Myles.
Right: Jaciz Lo, for GameAxis.com, smiling pretty with her finalist certificate.

The other multiple winner on the night was the South China Morning Post, which won the Best Technology Industry Publication and also had contributor, Dave Wilson, crowned the Best Consumer Technology Journalist.

Right: Stefan Hammond, for Computerworld HK, posing with his Best Business Technology Journalist trophy.
Left: John Lui, for MIS Asia, receiving his Best Business Technology Industry Title from MediaConnect Asia.

MIS Asia was awarded the coveted Best Business Technology Title, while PHOTOVIDEOi was declared the Best Consumer Technology Title.

Left: J C Sum, magician, looking for the Awards under the table.
Right: Jeremy Cooper, Vice-President Marketing Asia Pacific, confessing his desire to be a Ray-Ban model.

The guests were entertained in to the wee hours of the morning by popular Singapore based band, The Rogue Traders who played up a storm and were big favourites with the crowd.

Left: Cooper "declaring" Salesforce.com for sale for only two American dollars.
Right: Grahame Lynch, CEO and Publisher for Decisive Publishing, bored of reading tech stories, decided to have a go at a thrashy novel.

Left: The Philippine contigent at the Awards.
Right: Food makes for happy IT journalists.

Best Technology Media Website
Winner: CNET Asia

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