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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. Founded in 1978, it began as a monthly magazine. In 2007, it transitioned to aWeb-only publication. Its parent company isInternational Data Group,[2] and its sister publications includeMacworld andPC World.InfoWorld is based inSan Francisco, with 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] It was sold toIDG in late 1979. On 18 February 1980, the magazine name was changed 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][6][7]
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.[8][9] 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.[10]
