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 March 26, 2007 cover ofInfoWorld | |
| Publisher | Popular Computing, Inc. (CW Communications, Inc.) InfoWorld Publishing, Inc. (IDG Communications, Inc.) |
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| First issue | 11 December 1978; 46 years ago (1978-12-11) |
| Final issue | 2 April 2007 (2007-04-02)[1] (since published online) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | San Francisco |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0199-6649 |
InfoWorld (IW) is an Americaninformation technology media business that began as a monthly magazine in 1978, but transitioned to aWeb publication in 2007. HavingMacworld andPC World as its sister publications, it has been owned byRegent LP since 2025.[2]
Based inSan Francisco,IW has contributors and supporting staff based across the U.S.[3] Since its founding,InfoWorld's readership has largely consisted ofIT and business professionals.
InfoWorld focuses on how-to, analysis, and editorial content from a mixture of experienced technology journalists and working technology practitioners. The site averages 4.6 million monthlypage views and 1.1 million monthly unique visitors.[4]
The magazine was founded byJim Warren in 1978 asThe Intelligent Machines Journal (IMJ).[5]
In February 1980, one year after being sold toInternational Data Group (IDG),[6] the magazine changed its name toInfoWorld.[1] In 1986, theRobert X. Cringely column began; for many, that pseudonymous column was the face ofInfoWorld and its close ties toSilicon Valley in particular.[1][7][8]
Up to and including the 15 June 1987 issue 24, volume 9,InfoWorld was published byPopular Computing, Inc., a subsidiary ofCW Communications, Inc. Since then, it has been published by InfoWorld Publishing, Inc., a subsidiary ofIDG Communications, Inc.
Ethernet inventorBob Metcalfe was CEO and publisher from 1991 to 1996, and contributed a weekly column until 2000.[9][10] As the magazine transitioned to be exclusively Web-based, the final print edition was dated 2 April 2007 (Volume 29, Issue 14, Number 1384).[1]
In its web incarnation,InfoWorld has transitioned away from widely available news stories to a focus on how-to, expert testing, andthought leadership.[11]
