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2008 Milestones
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IDG Company Milestones
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2008 milestones
Anniversaries
- IDC Korea celebrates its 10th anniversary
- IDG celebrates 25-year partnership with its Finnish licensee, Talentum Media Oy
- The Computerworld Honors Program, which recognizes the significant role technology plays in benefiting society, marks its 20th anniversary in Washington, DC
Awards/Recognition- IDG Chairman Pat McGovern becomes the first foreigner to win the International Investment Achievement Award at the CCTV 2007 China Economic Leadership Award ceremony in Beijing
- IDG named to Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Massachusetts list for fourth consecutive year
- IDG brands win 42 gold, silver and bronze awards in 39 categories from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. In addition, Computerworld.com wins Web Site of the Year, and Network World is named Multi-Platform Presentation winner. CIO and CSO are named top B2B magazines since 2000 and CIO.com top Web site since 2002
- IDG World Expo wins award from International Association of Exhibitors and Events for its promotional materials for Next Generation Data Center
- IDG World Expo wins advertising campaign award from American Business Media for its Macworld Expo campaign
Corporate- Kyu-Hwang Yeon named new general manager at IDC Korea
- Michael Hermann tapped to succeed Gebhard Osterwalder as country manager of IDG Switzerland.
- Bob Carrigan adds global responsibilities with his promotion to CEO of IDG Communications worldwide. In this expanded role, Carrigan will oversee IDG’s media operations, including online, print and events
- Digital Media veteran Peter Longo is appointed to the newly created position of CEO IDG Syndication and Networks
Launches- IDG Communications launches IDG Market Fusion services, a premium lead generation service built on periodic buyer research and analytics of user consumption of content online
- IDG Connect Europe is launched as a marketing service based on user databases
- IDG relaunches The Industry Standard as an online-only brand
- IDG launches the IDG TechNetwork, an advertising network that aggregates high-quality independent IT sites and represent them to technology marketers who are eager to reach buyers with specific tech interests
- IDG Sweden launches site for women who work in or are planning to enter the IT and telecommunications industry. Women in IT (http://it-tjej.idg.se)
- IDG U.K. launches www.macvideo.tv, a video oriented site offering a comprehensive information resource for professionals who use Macs to create videos
- IDG Norway introduces www.macworld.no to capitalize on the growing interest in all things Apple
- The first annual Vietnam Consumer Electronics Expo and Conference draws more than 130,000 visitors to Hanoi
- PC World Albanian debuts for readers in Albania and Kosovo
- IDG Denmark creates new revenue stream, delivering content to the Technology section of Denmark’s biggest b2b2 site, epn.dk
- IDG Korea launches its online news service, www.idg.co.kr
- CIO Business World debuts in Ghana, under the direction of Kofi Magesi, CEO of licensee Techgov and Editor-in-chief John Yarney
- Computerworld launches the Green IT Symposium in Washington, D.C., its first event on environmental issues related to computing
- IDG Spain launches a free video service that lets users access video content across various IDG Web sites on their mobile phones
- IDG Romania produces the country’s largest IT&C business-to-business event, the Romanian Computer Show
Subsidiaries- CIO.com is the first IT media brand to partner with LinkedIn to offer its audience several new services that will enhance their ability to connect and network with peers
- GamePro Media signs co-marketing deal with Wikia, the commercial sister site of Wikipedia
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