Munich, September 26, 2024 – The media brand connect professional will be integrated into the WEKA Media Publishing portfolio on October 1, 2024. This strategic step creates a unique competence cluster that further strengthens the WEKA Group’s position in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). WEKA Media Publishing is known for its premium media brand connect, which has been established in the consumer market for over 30 years and whose family also includes connect conference and connect living. The integration of connect professional completes the ICT offering with the business sector.
“With the integration of connect professional into WEKA Media Publishing, we are further bundling our competencies within the WEKA Group,” explains Dirk Waasen, Head of WEKA Media Publishing. “This decision enables us to utilize synergies and offer our readers and partners even greater added value.”

connect professional was previously part of the WEKA Fachmedien portfolio and, as one of the leading media brands in the business IT and telecommunications sector, is aimed at a broad spectrum of decision-makers in the ICT industry – including CEOs, CIOs and IT and channel managers from various sectors. The competence cluster created by the integration spans the areas of business-to-business, business-to-partner and business-to-consumer in the ICT sector. This cluster enables a holistic view of the market and offers readers and partners incomparable added value. The established connect professional team will remain in place, as will all editorial and sales contacts.
WEKA Fachmedien will continue to be the leading provider of specialist information in the electronics sector and will concentrate on strengthening and expanding its core competencies in this industry. The transition from connect professional to WEKA Media Publishing is a further step in the optimization of the WEKA Group’s brand portfolio. It underscores the media company’s commitment to providing its readers and partners with up-to-date and relevant information from the world of technology in a competent and target group-oriented manner – with a holistic view of the market.

About WEKA Media Publishing
TECHNIK. TRENDS. FASCINATION.
WEKA Media Publishing GmbH has dedicated itself to this motto. With its premium media brand connect at its heart, whose family also includes the brands connect conference, connect professional and connect living, it accompanies readers through exciting worlds of technology. High editorial competence and objective product tests in its own test laboratory are a constant requirement for both print and digital. This is one of the reasons why WEKA Media Publishing GmbH is one of Germany’s largest media companies in the technology sector and also offers a test laboratory for competent and independent testing services that is unique in the media landscape.
More information at www.weka-media-publishing.de.