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International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG?s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries. IDG's media brands include CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG?s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers. IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.
Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide
Bob CarriganNumber of Employees 13,640
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One Exeter Plaza
15th floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
617-534-1200
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NAICS Code Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: 541720
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GNi CEO to Address Outsourcing Issues at Inaugural IDG Next Generation Data Center Conference
- 2007-08-08
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Outsourcing Vs. Shared Services
BNET
- 2006-05-30
There are two current trends in IT with diametrically opposed points of view that are worth looking at. The first is shared services, wherein the IT organization becomes the internal service provider to the rest of the company. The second is combined business process and IT outsourcing all done under...
How to Find Your Competitive Advantage
BNET
- 2006-05-01
As global competition invades more and more markets, established companies are fighting tougher and tougher battles against commoditization. Whether their niche is business-process outsourcing, consumer electronics or air travel, management teams are asking themselves: How can one's company continue to differentiate itself from it's competitors? The short answer is, either...
The Three- or Four-Year Itch
BNET
- 2006-04-15
The COO and CIO of Mindbridge, an intranet software provider, has overseen engagements with a handful of Indian IT service providers since 1999. In the beginning, the lure of lower costs from offshore outsourcing was hard to resist. And indeed, through 2002, the CIO couldn't have been happier with the...
Is Offshoring Coding Yesterday's Fad?
BNET
- 2006-03-15
Any CIO preaching the gospel of productivity better know if his organization's methodologies discourage - or invite - healthy experimentation with these nascent development platforms. A CIO should know if he can now consistently get a year's worth of software development in 90 days. A CIO should know if 75...
Business Process Outsourcing: IT Makes the Call
BNET
- 2006-02-27
One critical reason IT should be included in the BPO process is its long experience with outsourcing arrangements. "IT usually has much more experience with outsourcing than the business units, and lots of lessons learned that could be very valuable," says Gartner Research Director. IT best knows how to manage...
"Services Outsourcing World" from International Data Group
- 2006-01-17
International Data Group (Boston, MA), through its IDG India Bangalore subsidiary, has launched "Services Out-Sourcing World" magazine, an accompanying web site (oswmag.com) and related industry events and services. The title has an initial controlled circulation of 20,000 managers, CFOs, CIOs and CEOs who make decisions about IT and software services,...
The Changing CIO Role: The Dual Demands of Strategy and Execution
BNET
- 2006-01-01
In the very first "State of the CIO" special issue, published in 2002, CIO asked several knowledgeable observers to speculate on the future of the CIO role. Some predicted that the job would split into two distinct types: a strategic CIO who would focus on creating value through technology, and...
IDG Launches Services OutSourcing World; The first truly global information source for ITO & BPO decision makers
- 2005-12-05
BOSTON -- International Data Group IDG, the world's leading technology media company with headquarters in Boston, today announced the launch of Services OutSourcing World. Chartered to provide information and business intelligence to purchasers of outsourced information technology ITO and business process services BPO, this title is the first truly global...
Simple Successful Outsourcing
BNET
- 2005-10-01
In a study by CISR and CIO magazine of 90 outsourcing deals at 84 companies, CIOs showed much greater satisfaction with transaction relationships than with any other type of outsourcing. Nine out of 10 IT executives in the study reported success with their transaction outsourcing. And CIOs who develop satisfactory...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Carrigan | Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide |
| Ted Bloom | CFO & Treasurer |
| Howard Sholkin | Director, Communicatons & Marketing Programs |
| Robert Blumstein | Director, CRM Analytics |
| Susanna Hinds | Manager, Corp Communications |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Patrick J. McGovern | Founder & Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDG | CEO | Current |
| International Data Group | Chief Executive Officer, IDG Communications Worldwide | Current |
| Computerworld, Inc. | CIO and Cso | Current |
| American Business Media | Secretary | Current |
| Computerworld, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| IDG | President, Idg Communications | Former |
| CXO Media | CIO & CSO | Former |
| IDG Ventures | Senior Vice President | Former |
| AOL LLC | Senior Vice President, Interactive Marketing Group | Former |
| Boston University | Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | CFO & Treasurer | Current |
| Mediregs, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | Director, Communicatons & Marketing Programs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDC Central Europe | Marketing Director | Current |
| International Data Group | Director, CRM Analytics | Current |
| International Data Group | Director, CRM Analytics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Data Group | Manager, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IDG Ventures Management Company L.L.C. | Founder & Chairman | Current |
| International Data Group | Founder & Chairman | Current |
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