International Data Corporation

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International Data Corporation
Subsidiary of IDG
Industry Market research
Founded 1964
Headquarters Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Key people
Kirk Campbell (President and CEO)
Products Market intelligence, advisory services, events
Number of employees
1001-5000 employees
Parent IDG
Website idc.com

International Data Corporation (IDC), an American market research, analysis and advisory firm, specializes in information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology, Software Development. A wholly owned subsidiary of the International Data Group (IDG) company (first founded in 1964), IDC has its headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States (U.S.). The corporation has approximately 70 offices grouped into Latin America, Middle East and Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia/Pacific and the U.S.. It employs over 1,100 analysts, who provide consultancy in relation to technology opportunities and trends for over 110 countries.

History

Patrick Joseph McGovern founded IDC in Massachusetts in 1964 after companies such as Univac, Xerox and Burroughs paid McGovern for his research on the future of computer technology. Following inception, McGovern hired high school students to undertake research and after three years, a continually expanding IDC was grossing US$600,000.[1]

McGovern was then engaged by the concept of publishing after IDG research showed a lack of knowledge among computer systems managers of computer industry news and product developments. He consequently launched Computerworld in 1967, which became a flagship weekly magazine and the cornerstone of IDG's subsequent publishing arm.[1]

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