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Corporate Profile
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Corporate Profile
Updated as of February 18, 2009
The Company
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events and research company. Since its founding in 1964, IDG has been committed to helping people acquire and use technology successfully. As a result, IDG’s global brands have become the trusted source for insight into the technology industry and its products around the world.
Over the past 45 years, IDG has grown into a multi-billion dollar company reaching technology audiences in more than 100 countries worldwide. In 2008, IDG had revenues of $3.2 billion and more than 13,000 employees worldwide.
IDG's diverse products and services portfolio spans six key areas: online media, events and conferences, print publishing, lead generation services, global marketing solutions and market research.
IDG Communications
IDG Communications’ globally-branded product lines reach more than 200 million technology buyers in 92 countries.
Online Media
IDG’s global online network includes more than 450 websites about business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games. To ensure its audiences have access to a constant stream of real-time information and analysis, IDG’s online network is supported by more than 2,000 journalists worldwide along with the IDG News Service, a 24-hour global news organization with correspondents in bureaus around the world. The IDG TechNetwork is an online media and advertising network that includes more than 200 independent technology sites complementary to IDG’s media brands. Having built the broadest network of technology content online, IDG reaches more technology buyers worldwide than any other media company.
Events and Conferences
Each year, IDG produces more than 750 branded conferences and events in 55 countries. Industry leading international events include: Macworld Conference & Expo and OpenSource World Conference & Expo. IDG’s world-class executive conferences include CIO 100, DEMO and IDC Directions.
Publications
More than 200 million people read one or more of IDG's publications and their websites each month. IDG's major global brands include: Channel World, CIO, Computerworld,
GamePro, InfoWorld/Techworld/TechChannel, Macworld, Network World and PC World. Whether delivered online or in print, IDG’s media brands provide the high-quality information our audiences need to make technology purchasing decisions in ever-changing markets.
Demand Generation Solutions
IDG is the leader in demand generation solutions for technology marketers. In the U.S. and Europe, IDG’s lead generation service, IDG Connect, provides technology companies with access to an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers and business decision makers. In the U.S., IDG Market Fusion services provide technology marketers with unique insights into IT buyers and their interactions with online information and assess their readiness to make a technology purchase.
IDG Global Solutions
IDG Global Solutions (IGS) is IDG’s single point of contact for media planning and multi-platform media buying across over 90 international markets. IGS works with advertising and marketing professionals to build integrated programs across IDG’s diverse products and services portfolio including interactive and online lead generation programs, client defined research, custom publishing, print advertising, targeted conferences or seminars, and direct response campaigns.
For additional information, visit: www.idg.com.
IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC), a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community, make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide.
For additional information, visit: www.idc.com.
All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies. 1/1/2009
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