IDG 846558 222127994 2008-06-27T18:13:13Z LA2 445 /* IDG in Europe */ '''International Data Group''' ('''IDG''') is a technology media, research and event management organization. IDG evolved from [[International Data Corporation]] which was formed during [[1964]] in [[Newtonville, Massachusetts]] by [[Patrick Joseph McGovern| Patrick Joseph McGovern]] and a friend, and which is now a subsidiary of IDG. IDG publishes over 300 magazines in 85 countries and their five global publication product lines – [[Computerworld]]/[[InfoWorld]], [[CIO]], [[Macworld]], [[Network World]], and [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] – account for more than 175 of these titles. McGovern has made billions of dollars from the growth of IDG, which has remained a private company. '''IDG Books''', which was a public company spun off from the privately held IDG, published the popular [[self help]] "[[...For Dummies]]" [[book]]s. The "[[...For Dummies]]" range was originally limited to [[computer]] related fields, but later expanded to include a much wider variety of topics. The series is now published by [[John Wiley & Sons]]. IDG Books/Hungry Minds -- as IDG Books was briefly renamed before being sold to Wiley in 2001 -- no longer exists as a separate company. IDG's subsidiary '''IDG World Expo''' produces a variety of large-scale events, such as conventions. These are typically conventions for technology businesses. IDG World Expo runs [[E for All]], [[Macworld Conference & Expo]], and [[LinuxWorld Conference and Expo]]. IDG also has its own international news agency, '''IDG News Service'''. It is headquartered in Boston and has bureaus in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Tokyo, Taipei, Beijing, Singapore, Bangalore, Paris, London, Dublin, and Brussels. It provides news, images, video and other editorial content to IDG's web sites and print publications worldwide. In 2005, several investors, including IDG, attempted to purchase BlogCN.<ref name="investor">{{zh icon}} Sohu.com Technology. [http://it.sohu.com/20051121/n240767840.shtml]. November 21, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2007.</ref> There is an international mother company (located in Boston), with a few publications. Every country where IDG is located in, the publications are published on a national level, where there is a lot of knowledge for that particular local market. == IDC == *[[International Data Corporation]] (IDC) is a subsidiary of IDG. == IDG in Europe == IDG publishes magazines and websites in several European countries and languages. In June 2008, owner [[Patrick Joseph McGovern| Pat McGovern]] said that two thirds of IDG's readership in the U.S. were online readers, while in Europe two thirds were print readers. Of the European titles, none matches ''Computer Sweden'', the Swedish edition of Computerworld, which is a tabloid size morning newspaper published three days per week. Its turnover is larger than the German ''Computerwoche'' and is IDG's largest publication in Europe, said McGovern.<ref>"Unik position : IDGs ordförande talar om CS, tidningar och Kina", interview in ''Computer Sweden'', Friday June 27, 2008. (Not found online.)</ref> ''Computer Sweden'' is printed and circulated in 51,000 copies.<ref>"TS-kontrollerad upplaga", circulation for 2007 verified by Tidningsstatistik AB ([http://ts.se/Public/CirculationNumbers/Index.aspx?mekod=004277 www.ts.se]).</ref> == IDG in China == IDG has subsidiary in China engaged exclusively in the venture capital business. It is regarded as one of the best foreign venture capital firms in China. ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.idg.com/ IDG.com] *[http://www.idg.net/ IDG.net] [[Category:Companies established in 1964]] [[Category:Magazine companies of the United States]] [[Category:Privately held companies of the United States]] {{sci-mag-stub}} [[cs:IDG]] [[de:International Data Group]] [[fr:International Data Group]] [[pl:IDG]] [[pt:International Data Group]] [[ro:International Data Group]] [[sv:International Data Group]]