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International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 900 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 90 countries worldwide. For more than 43 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of International Data Group, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.^[1] Image File history File links IDC_logo. ... Image File history File links IDC_logo. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 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. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... International Data Group (IDG) is a publisher of magazines which focus on information technology. ...

Clients can access IDC's technology intelligence through:

- Individual research documents [1]

- More than 500 subscription research services [2]

- One-on-one relationships with industry experts [3]

- Custom consulting engagements [4]

- World-class conferences and events [5]

Patrick J McGovern founded IDC in Massachussetts with a friend during 1964 after a UNIVAC executive complained to him about the lack of market research information available on the emerging computer industry.^[2] At the beginning, the company produced a computer industry data base and a newsletter, EDP Industry & Market Report. UNIVAC serves as the catch-all name for the American manufacturers of the lines of mainframe computers by that name, which through mergers and acquisitions underwent numerous name changes. ...

IDC is Headquartered at:

5 Speen Street

Framingham, MA 01701 USA

IDC companies

IDC has six subsidiary companies providing analysis and consultancy services for specific industries.

• Energy Insights: Through Energy Insights, IDC provides energy industry executives with research-based advisory and consulting services that enable energy companies to maximize the business value of their technology investments. Energy Insights provides full coverage of the energy industry value chain from upstream to retail activities. Staffed by senior analysts with significant technology experience in the energy industry, Energy Insights provides a portfolio of offerings that are relevant to both IT and business needs.

• Health Industry Insights: Health Industry Insights, provides health and life sciences industry executives, and the suppliers who serve them, with market research and advisory services. The company's integrated coverage spans the entire healthcare industryindustry value chain and closely follows the payer, provider and life sciences markets with special emphasis on developing and employing strategies that leverage IT investments to maximize organizational performance.

• Financial Insights: Financial Insights provides extensive ongoing research and consulting services to users and providers of financial industry technology. Financial Insights covers retail and corporate banking, capital markets, and the insurance segments of financial services both on a global and regional basis.

• Government Insights Through Government Insights, IDC provides research-based advisory and consulting services that enable government executives and the vendors who serve them to develop and employ strategies that leverage IT investments and maximize organizational performance. Staffed by senior analysts with significant technology experience in government, Government Insights provides full coverage of the government value change and a portfolio of research and advisory services that are relevant to the needs of both the public sector and IT vendor communities.

• Manufacturing Insights: Through Manufacturing Insights, IDC provides business and IT decision-makers with fact-based research and analysis to inform and support critical business decisions. The global independent research and advisory firm closely follows processes associated with the design, development and distribution of goods across markets including Discrete Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, High Tech/Electronics Manufacturing, Consumer Package Goods and Retail.

• Global Retail Insights: Global Retail Insights, is a worldwide advisory services and market research firm focused on assisting retail industry executives and vendors serving retailers, to achieve competitive differentiation and market success through business-driven technology investments. Global Retail Insights provides fact-based research and merchant-centric strategies to enable better offerings from vendors and more effective technology investment by retailers.

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Competitors

• Aberdeen Group
• TekPlus
• Burton Group
• Dittberner Associates
• Forrester Research
• Frost & Sullivan
• Gfk
• Gartner
• Jupiter Research
• The 451 Group
• Technology Evaluation Centers
• Yankee Group

Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. ... Forrester logo. ... Frost & Sullivan is a growth consulting firm founded in 1961. ... Gartner, Inc. ... JupiterMedia, Inc. ... The 451 Group is a technology industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. ... Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. ... Yankee Group is an information technology and market research advisory firm. ...

References

1. ^ About IDC from IDC website.
2. ^ http://www.mediabankers.com/news/news_story.php?id=49

External links

• International Data Corporation