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InfoWorld
March 26, 2007 cover of InfoWorld
First issue11December 1978;47 years ago(1978年12月11日)
Final issue2April2007(2007年04月02日)[1] (since published online)
CompanyFoundryCo, Inc. (Regent LP)
CountryUnited States
Based inSan Francisco
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.infoworld.com
ISSN 0199-6649

InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business that began as a monthly magazine in 1978, but transitioned to a Web publication in 2007. Having Macworld and PC World as its sister publications, it has been owned by Regent LP since 2025.[2]

Overview

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Based in San Francisco, IW has contributors and supporting staff based across the U.S.[3] Since its founding, InfoWorld's readership has largely consisted of IT 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 monthly page views and 1.1 million monthly unique visitors.[4]

History

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InfoWorld, the weekly paper of the personal-computer industry ... has enough gossip, shoptalk, and scandal to be interesting even if you don't get excited about computers.

The magazine was founded by Jim Warren in 1978 as The Intelligent Machines Journal (IMJ).[6]

In February 1980, one year after being sold to International Data Group (IDG),[7] the magazine changed its name to InfoWorld.[1] In 1986, the Robert X. Cringely column began; for many, that pseudonymous column was the face of InfoWorld and its close ties to Silicon Valley in particular.[1] [8] [9]

Up to and including the 15 June 1987 issue 24, volume 9, InfoWorld was published by Popular Computing, Inc., a subsidiary of CW Communications, Inc. Since then, it has been published by InfoWorld Publishing, Inc., a subsidiary of IDG Communications, Inc.

Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe was CEO and publisher from 1991 to 1996, and contributed a weekly column until 2000.[10] [11] 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, and thought leadership.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "InfoWorld Through the Years". InfoWorld. Vol. 29, no. 14. 2007年04月02日. p. 17. #1384. Retrieved 2010年08月24日.
  2. ↑ "Blackstone-backed IDG Completes Sale of Foundry to Regent". Regent LP. Retrieved 2025年09月10日.
  3. ↑ "About Us". InfoWorld. 2018年12月06日. Archived from the original on 2018年12月06日. Retrieved 2018年12月06日.
  4. ↑ "Media Kit 2015" (PDF). InfoWorld. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016年06月16日. Retrieved 2016年06月16日.
  5. ↑ Mendelson, Edward (Spring 1986). "Word Processing: A Continuing Guide for the Perplexed" (PDF). The Yale Review (75): 454–480.
  6. ↑ McCracken, Harry (2008年11月20日). "The Twelve Greatest Defunct Tech Magazines Ever". Technologizer . Archived from the original on 2015年08月09日. Retrieved 2015年08月03日.
  7. ↑ Lohr, Steve (2008年05月05日). "Publisher Tested the Waters Online, Then Dove In" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2021年01月26日. Retrieved 2020年09月23日.
  8. ↑ Computer Science Resources: A Guide to Professional Literature. American Society for Information Science. 2006年04月18日. ISBN 9780914236801 . Retrieved 2010年08月24日.
  9. ↑ Freiberger, Paul; Swaine, Michael (2000). Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer (illustrated 2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07135892-7 . Retrieved 2010年08月24日.
  10. ↑ Metcalfe, Bob (1993年08月23日). "Telecommunicating via ISDN is getting cheaper". InfoWorld. From the Ether. Vol. 15, no. 34. p. 46. Retrieved 2010年08月24日.
  11. ↑ Metcalfe, Bob (1993年12月13日). "Stuck in the non-eeny PC mindset for 15 years". InfoWorld. From the Ether. Vol. 15, no. 50. p. 47. Retrieved 2010年08月24日.
  12. ↑ McMillan, Robert (2009年07月17日). "The NSA Wiretapping Story That Nobody Wanted". The New York Times . IDG News.
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