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international data corporation wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 business 3 references toggle the table of contents international data corporation 9 languages català deutsch 한국어 română русский türkçe українська اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from networkworld american market intelligence company idg redirects here for other uses see idg disambiguation international data corporation type private industry market intelligence advisory services events founded 1964 founder patrick joseph mcgovern headquarters boston massachusetts united states area served worldwide key people lorenzo larini ceo owner blackstone inc website idc com international data corporation idc is an american market intelligence and advisory company covering the information technology telecommunications and consumer technology markets the company provides research data analytics advisory services and events for technology vendors enterprise technology buyers and investors international data corporation was founded in 1964 by patrick joseph mcgovern it later became part of international data group which operated through two main businesses idc and idg communications by the time of blackstone inc s 2021 acquisition 1 idg communications was later rebranded as foundry which international data group sold in 2025 2 idc is headquartered in boston massachusetts 3 the company is led by chief executive officer lorenzo larini who was appointed effective february 2 2026 4 history edit international data corporation was founded in 1964 by patrick joseph mcgovern in massachusetts the company initially provided research and data on the emerging computer industry including information on computer installations and technology markets 5 in 1967 mcgovern launched computerworld a weekly newspaper for the computer industry three years after founding idc 6 idc and computerworld became the foundation of international data group which expanded into market research publishing events and related businesses 7 international data group later owned technology publications and events including infoworld macworld pc world cio and the demo conference 8 after mcgovern s death in 2014 ownership of international data group was transferred to the mcgovern estate for the benefit of the patrick j mcgovern foundation 8 china oceanwide holdings group acquired a majority stake in international data group in 2017 9 in 2021 blackstone inc acquired international data group from china oceanwide for 1 3 billion 1 in 2022 idg communications the company s media and marketing services business was rebranded as foundry 10 international data group sold foundry to regent lp in march 2025 2 after the sale idc stated that international data group had simplified its operations to focus on the idc brand 11 business edit idc provides technology market research and advisory services including data and analysis used by technology vendors and their clients 3 in may 2021 idc acquired metri a netherlands based it intelligence consultancy that provided it benchmarking and sourcing advisory services 12 in 2026 idc introduced idc quanta an ai powered platform for accessing idc research in customer workflows a new relic commentary on idc directions 2026 described quanta as using the model context protocol and including a collaboration with anthropic to make idc intelligence available within claude workflows 13 references edit 1 2 blackstone completes acquisition of international data group a leading market intelligence and data platform for the technology industry blackstone inc november 17 2021 retrieved june 15 2026 1 2 dorbian iris march 20 2025 regent picks up tech media company foundry from idg pe hub retrieved june 16 2026 1 2 chesto jon january 12 2026 tech research firm idc starts new chapter in downtown boston under genevieve juillard the boston globe retrieved june 15 2026 idc appoints lorenzo larini as chief executive officer access newswire january 22 2026 retrieved june 15 2026 international data group inc encyclopedia com retrieved june 16 2026 idg founder and chairman patrick j mcgovern dies at 76 computerworld march 20 2014 retrieved june 16 2026 the legacy of patrick j mcgovern patrick j mcgovern foundation retrieved june 16 2026 1 2 guaglione sara january 12 2016 idg explores possible sale price estimated at 7b mediapost retrieved june 16 2026 gross grant march 29 2017 china oceanwide completes its purchase of idg computerworld retrieved june 16 2026 wood chris february 18 2022 idg communications rebrands as foundry positions itself as a martech company martech retrieved june 16 2026 idc trusted tech intelligence idc retrieved june 16 2026 idc acquires dutch it intelligence consultancy metri consultancy eu may 18 2021 retrieved june 16 2026 udovicic stela april 16 2026 the agentic shift key takeaways from idc directions 2026 new relic blog retrieved june 19 2026 v t e idc magazines cio computerworld cso gamepro former gamestar former macworld network world pc advisor pc world websites infoworld the industry standard itworld javaworld techworld m3 idg world expo demo linuxworld macworld iworld other idg ventures v t e blackstone founders peter g peterson stephen a schwarzman notable executives current joseph baratta david blitzer jonathan d gray former roger altman larry fink hamilton e james david stockman john j studzinski laurence tosi subsidiaries current breit former blackrock gso capital partners pjt partners investment holdings business services cms computers rgis sungard minority shareholder consumer retail the michaels companies joint control pinnacle foods united biscuits it services mphasis 56 12 financial services bankunited minority stake corebridge financial minority stake healthmarkets minority stake fgic minority stake refinitiv minority stake healthcare biomet emcure pharmaceuticals investment vanguard health systems industrial freescale joint control klöckner pentaplast trw automotive control essel propack media telecom mnrk music group dualtone records last gang records light records sesac eaccess investment nielsen holdings minority stake axtel minority stake deutsche telekom minority stake tdc group minority stake the weather channel minority stake international data group travel leisure ags airports 22 bourne leisure casual dining group center parcs europe freehold center parcs uk and ireland caesars entertainment corporation former crown resorts great wolf resorts hilton worldwide former merlin entertainments minority stake seaworld parks entertainment former travelport village hotel club real estate extended stay america minority stake eq office la quinta inns suites top ryde city authority control databases international isni viaf 2 national united states japan israel other idref yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title international_data_corporation oldid 1376792552 idg_global_brands categories international data corporation 1964 establishments in massachusetts 2017 mergers and acquisitions 2021 mergers and acquisitions china oceanwide holdings group privately held companies based in massachusetts research and analysis firms of the united states blackstone inc companies companies based in boston market research companies of the 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