Computerworld

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::summary American information technology magazine ::

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Field	Value
title	Computerworld
image_file	Computerworld-v45i14.jpg
image_caption	Computerworld cover for Volume 45, Issue 14, August 8, 2011
image_size	200px
image_alt	Cover for Volume 45, Issue 14 (August 8, 2011)
editor	Ken Mingis
editor_title	Executive Editor
frequency	Monthly (digital)
total_circulation	101,598
circulation_year	December 2012
category	Computer magazine
publisher	John Amato
company	FoundryCo, Inc. (Regent LP)
firstdate
(an introductory issue called v. 1, no. 0 issued June 14, 1967){{cite web
url	http://www.computerworld.com/article/2542531/it-management/slide-show--memorable-computerworld-front-pages.html
finaldate	(print)
country	United States
based	Framingham, Mass.
language	English
website
issn	0010-4841
founder	Patrick Joseph McGovern
founded
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| title = Computerworld | image_file = Computerworld-v45i14.jpg | image_caption = Computerworld cover for Volume 45, Issue 14, August 8, 2011 | image_size = 200px | image_alt = Cover for Volume 45, Issue 14 (August 8, 2011) | editor = Ken Mingis | editor_title = Executive Editor | frequency = Monthly (digital) | total_circulation = 101,598 | circulation_year = December 2012 | category = Computer magazine | publisher = John Amato | company = FoundryCo, Inc. (Regent LP) | firstdate = (an introductory issue called v. 1, no. 0 issued June 14, 1967){{cite web| url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2542531/it-management/slide-show--memorable-computerworld-front-pages.html |title=Slide show: Memorable Computerworld Front Pages |date=July 9, 2007 |publisher=Computerworld |access-date=2012-04-29}} | finaldate = (print) | country = United States | based = Framingham, Mass. | language = English | website = | issn = 0010-4841 | founder = Patrick Joseph McGovern | founded = Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology (IT) and business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, Computerworld published its final print issue in 2014; since then, it has been available as an online news website and as an online magazine.

As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, Computerworld was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry. Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry. Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position.

It is published in many countries around the world under the same or similar names. Each country's version of Computerworld includes original content and is managed independently. The publisher of Computerworld, Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of Regent LP.

History

The publication was launched in 1967 by International Data Group in Boston, whose founder was Patrick J. McGovern.{{cite web |title=Computerworld – First Issue |website=ComputerHistory.org (Computer History Museum) |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102631381 |quote=Description. Black and White reproduction of first issue of Computerworld newsweekly. June 21, 1967 25 cents.}}

Going international

FoundryCo (formerly IDG Communications) offers the brand "Computerworld" in 47 countries worldwide, the name and frequency differ slightly though. When IDG established the Swedish edition in 1983 i.e., the title "Computerworld" was already registered in Sweden by another publisher. This is why the Swedish edition is named **. The corresponding German publication is called Computerwoche (which translates to "computer week") instead.

Computer Sweden was distributed as a morning newspaper in tabloid format (41 cm) in 51,000 copies (2007) with an estimated 120,000 readers. From 1999 to 2008, it was published three days a week, but since 2009, it was published only on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Going digital

In June 2014, Computerworld US abandoned its print edition, becoming an exclusively digital publication. In July 2014, the publisher started the monthly Computerworld Digital Magazine. In 2017 it published features and stories highlighting the magazine's history on the fiftieth anniversary.

Computerworlds website first appeared in 1996.{{cite web |author=Russel Brown |date=October 22, 2014 |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/digital-media-and-the-internet/page-2 |quote=1996: Computerworld became the first print newspaper to hire dedicated online editorial staff |title=The early days of the internet, 1990s}}

Ongoing

Computerworld US serves IT and business management with coverage of information technology,{{cite web |quote=Scammers tricked the New York Times' Digital Advertising department into ... the company confirmed Monday. |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2527511/enterprise-applications/new-york-times-tricked-into-serving-scareware-ad.html |title=New York Times tricked into serving scareware ad |author=Robert McMillan |work=Computerworld |date=September 15, 2009}} emerging technologies and analysis of technology trends.{{cite magazine |magazine=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/04/30/cloud-computing-skills-pay-the-most-according-to-computerworld/ |date=April 30, 2017 |title=Cloud Computing Skills Pay The Most According To Computerworld}} Computerworld also publishes several notable special reports each year, including the 100 Best Places to Work in IT,{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201806181000PR_NEWS_USPRX____CL28893&feedID=600&press_symbol=168066 |title=Computerworld Names International Paper to 2018 List of 100 Best Places to Work in IT |date=August 26, 2018 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203201446/https://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201806181000PR_NEWS_USPRX____CL28893&feedID=600&press_symbol=168066 |url-status=dead

Staff

The executive editor of Computerworld in the U.S. is Ken Mingis, who leads a small staff of editors, writers and freelancers who cover a variety of enterprise IT topics (with a concentration on Windows, Mobile and Apple/Enterprise).

References

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7. (1990)
8. Dorbian, Iris. (2025-03-20). "Regent picks up tech media company Foundry from IDG".
9. Spangler, Todd. (2025-03-21). "Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Investment Firm Regent".
10. Johnson, Maryfran. (2002-09-30). "Computerworld's Founder Looks Back on 35 Years".
11. [https://www.idg.com/brand/computer_world/ International brands of Computerworld] International Data Group
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15. (June 19, 2014). "Scot Finnie: The continuing evolution of Computerworld". computerworld.com.
16. "Get CW's new monthly digital magazine". computerworld.com.
17. (March 17, 2015). "IT workers' voices heard in the Senate, confidentially -- Senate Judiciary Committee debates the H-1B visa and worker displacement". computerworld.com.
18. (July 2, 2010). "'Elena's Inbox' details H-1B battle in Clinton White House -- Memos to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan from Clinton administration opens door to battle over H-1B visa in critical year". computerworld.com.
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