Computerworld
Computerworld is a computer magazine published since 1967 aimed at information technology 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, 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.Going international
FoundryCo 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 instead.Computer Sweden was distributed as a morning newspaper in tabloid format in 51,000 copies 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.