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Corporate facts
- Founded: 1983 by George F. Colony
- Headquarters: 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Employees: 779 (as of December 31, 2006), 291 of whom are research professionals
- Number of client companies: 2,312 (as of December 31, 2006)
- Stock symbol: FORR
Forrester locations Forrester Research has four research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Foster City, California; Washington, D.C.; and Westport, Connecticut; as well as four European research centers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Paris.
In addition, the firm has nineteen sales locations worldwide.
Services Forrester offers the following products and services: - Syndicated research on technology as it relates to business.
- Quantitative market research on consumer technology adoption as well as enterprise IT spending.
- Research-based consulting and advisory services.
- Events, workshops, and teleconferences.
- Executive peer-networking programs.
Leadership - George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO
- Brian E. Kardon, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
- Elizabeth Lemons, Chief People Officer
- Gail S. Mann, Chief Legal Officer And Secretary
- George M. Orlov, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer
- Julie Meringer, Managing Director, Information Technology Client Group
- Mark R. Nemec, Ph.D., Managing Director, Technology Industry Client Group
- Charles Rutstein, Chief Operating Officer
- Dennis van Lingen, Managing Director, Marketing & Strategy Client Group; Chief Europe, Middle East, & Africa Officer
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History Forrester Research was founded in July 1983 by George Forrester Colony, now chairman of the board and chief executive officer, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company's first report, "The Professional Automation Report," was published in November 1983.
In November 1996, Forrester announced its initial public offering of 2,300,000 shares. In February 2000, the company announced its secondary public offering of 626,459 shares. An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a corporations common shares to public investors. ...
Acquisitions The company has acquired the following firms: - Fletcher Research, a British Internet research firm, in November 1999.
- FORIT GmbH, a German market research and consulting firm, in October 2000.
- Giga Information Group, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based information technology research and consulting company, in February 2003.
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