As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, Computerworld was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry.[8][9] Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry.[8] Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position.[9]
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.[citation needed] The publisher of Computerworld, Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of Regent LP.[10][11]
FoundryCo (formerly IDG Communications) offers the brand "Computerworld" in 47 countries worldwide, the name and frequency differ slightly though.[14] 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 Computer Sweden[sv]. The corresponding German publication is called Computerwoche (which translates to "computer week") instead.
Computer Sweden was distributed as a morning newspaper in tabloid format (41cm) in 51,000 copies (2007) 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.[15][16][17]
Going digital
In June 2014, Computerworld US abandoned its print edition, becoming an exclusively digital publication.[2] One month later, the publisher started the monthly Computerworld Digital Magazine.[18] In 2017 it published features and stories highlighting the magazine's history on the fiftieth anniversary.
Computerworld's website first appeared in 1996.[19]
Ongoing
Computerworld US serves IT and business management with coverage of information technology,[20] emerging technologies and analysis of technology trends.[21] Computerworld also publishes several notable special reports each year, including the 100 Best Places to Work in IT,[22] IT Salary Survey, the DATA+ Editors' Choice Awards and the annual Forecast research report. Computerworld in the past has published stories that highlight the effects of immigration to the U.S. (e.g. the H-1B visa) on software engineers.[23][24]
Staff
The executive editor of Computerworld in the U.S. is Ken Mingis, who leads a small staff of editors, writers and freelancers who cover a variety of enterprise IT topics (with a concentration on Windows, Mobile and Apple/Enterprise).[25]
↑"Computerworld – First Issue". ComputerHistory.org (Computer History Museum). Description. Black and White reproduction of first issue of Computerworld newsweekly. June 21, 1967 25 cents.
↑Russel Brown (October 22, 2014). "The early days of the internet, 1990s". 1996: Computerworld became the first print newspaper to hire dedicated online editorial staff
↑Robert McMillan (September 15, 2009). "New York Times tricked into serving scareware ad". Computerworld. Scammers tricked the New York Times' Digital Advertising department into ... the company confirmed Monday.
