About IDG:
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.
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.idg.com