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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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Survivor: The Organization
BNET
- 2006-03-01
The up-or-out process provides an easy road for managers who would rather focus on the low-hanging fruit of structure and talent assessment and defer more difficult decisions regarding strategy and career development. In many organizations, organizational planning has been reduced to endless hours spent tinkering with org charts (in the...
Move It or Lose
BNET
- 2006-02-15
IT leaders can create a fast and flexible process to develop and deploy new business applications. That process has to enable agility by showing IT employees how to move forward in quick, focused steps. Since all jobs expand to fill whatever time is available, an agile process requires one to...
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...
Blue Skies Ahead for IT Jobs
BNET
- 2005-12-01
The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that the number of computing-related jobs has surpassed the previous peak in 2000. What is more, computing-related jobs are no longer an isolated component of American industries; IT underpins every function of the business community - market research, product design,...
Let Talent Bloom
BNET
- 2005-07-15
Innovation is imperative to every IT department. But if innovation is to be more than just a buzzword within organizations, one needs to manage his or her IT organizations in a way that encourages the growth and mobility of his or her employees. In order to ensure that an IT...
Calif. AAA Group Taps Callidus, IBM for Sales Management System
BNET
- 2005-07-08
When the California State Automobile Association CSAA faced a shifting customer demographic that required increasingly segmented and customized products, the agency had to figure out how to design, manage and administer sales compensation more efficiently. So CSAA, the state branch of the American Automobile Association, turned to IBM and San...
The Kids Are All Right
BNET
- 2005-06-15
United Technologies Corp. UTC immerses new IT staffers in a whopping 27 months of work in UTC's seven operating units. Nextel offers six weeks of IT and business schooling and mentoring within its departments. These kinds of training programs are increasingly rare in this age of outsourcing and cost control,...
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession
BNET
- 2005-05-01
It's become commonplace for American companies to take a chance on someone from the outside when looking for an executive. UPS's policy of promoting from within seems as old-fashioned as lifetime employment and pension plans. Recruiting company Heidrick & Struggles says that nearly 60 percent of the Fortune 250 go...
One Outsources, The Other Doesn't
BNET
- 2004-11-01
From the executive summary: ‘Given the fragile situation in certain companies, CIOs work closely with their higher-ups throughout the decision-making process. Though they do their due diligence a bit differently and always look at different aspects of IT operations to outsource, they both thoughtfully examine the same areas, taking into...
The Few and the Stressed
BNET
- 2004-11-01
Against the backdrop of a murky and confusing economic picture, many CIOs responding to CIO's "2004 Mid-Year IT Staffing Update" said they don't have enough employees to do the job, and that the employees they do have are not surprisingly experiencing rising levels of stress. The financial incentives that were...
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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