International Data Group (IDG) is a publisher of magazines which focus on information technology. The company was formed in 1964 in Boston by Patrick McGovern. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)is: the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

IDG publishes over 300 magazines in 85 countries and their five global publication product lines – Computerworld/InfoWorld, CIO, Macworld, Network World, and PC World – account for more than 175 of these titles. McGovern has made billions of dollars from the growth of IDG, which has remained a private company. Computerworld is an IT magazine that provides information to technology managers. ... InfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG (International Data Group). ... CIO may mean: Central Intelligence Organization, secret police in Zimbabwe Chief Information Officer, a corporate title Congress of Industrial Organizations, a United States trade union confederation. ... MacWorld magazine (April 2004) Macworld is a monthly computer magazine dedicated to Macintosh products. ... Network World is a weekly IT publication that provides news and information to network executives. ... PC World is an American computer magazine offering advice on various aspects of personal computing. ...

IDG Books, which was a public company spun off from the privately held IDG, published the popular self help "...For Dummies" books. The "...For Dummies" range was originally limited to computer related fields, but later expanded to include a much wider variety of topics. The series is now published by John Wiley & Sons; IDG Books/Hungry Minds (as IDG Books was briefly renamed before being sold to Wiley in 2001) no longer exists as a separate company. The term self-help can refer to any case or practice whereby an individual or a group attempts self-guided improvement[1]—economically, intellectually or emotionally. ... Cover of HTML 4 for Dummies. ... A chained book in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side, and within protective covers. ... Cover of HTML 4 for Dummies. ... A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ... The Wiley Building in Hoboken, New Jersey, located on the waterfront between River Street and Frank Sinatra Drive. ...

IDG's subsidiary IDG World Expo produces a variety of large-scale events, such as conventions. These are typically conventions for technology businesses. IDG World Expo runs E for All, Macworld Conference & Expo, and LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. Entertainment for All or E for All, is a video games trade show announced on 05 January 2007 by IDG World Expo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 2006 LinuxWorld trade show at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center. ...

IDG also has its own international news agency, IDG News Service. It is headquartered in Boston and has bureaus in New York, Washington, San Francisco, Tokyo, Taipei, Beijing, Singapore, Bangalore, Paris, London, Dublin, and Brussels. It provides news, images, video and other editorial content to IDG's web sites and print publications worldwide.

IDC

• International Data Corporation (IDC) is a subsidiary of IDG.

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External links

• http://www.idg.com/
• http://www.idgnews.net/
• http://www.idc.com/