Computec Media GmbH is a German computer media company headquartered in Fürth. It is a subsidiary of the Swiss Marquard Media Group. The company publishes multiple magazines and websites related to computers, video gaming and media.
History
Computec Media was founded in 1989 by Christian Geltenpoth who led the company until 2005.
In 1999, the company tried to establish itself in the United States but had to cancel its operations after only ten months.
From 1998 to 2013, it was traded in the
General Standard {{About, stock exchange terminology, MIDI synthesizer specification, Roland GS
General Standard is a market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Companies which belong to General Standard have to fulfill minimum requirements in terms of transpa ...
of the Frankfurt stock exchange. In 2005, the Swiss
Marquard Media AG
Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest. The town was set up in 1905 by an influential Dutch Reform minister, JJ Marquard, with the help of Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, ...
became the company's major stock holder and on 1 October 2013 it bought the remaining stocks via a
squeeze-out
A squeeze-out or squeezeout, sometimes synonymous with '' freeze-out'', is the compulsory sale of the shares of minority shareholders of a joint-stock company for which they receive a fair cash compensation.
This technique allows one or more share ...
. Computec Media was delisted and transformed into a
GmbH. In 2014 the company bought the
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which ...
- and
Raspberry-Pi-related magazines of
Medialinx and in 2016 the mobile phone news website Areamobile.de.
Computec Media was the publisher of a number of now-defunct magazines, such as ''SEGA Magazin, PC Action, Play Time, Amiga Games, Mega Fun
''and ''XBG Games.''
Subsidiaries
* Golem Media GmbH Berlin, Germany
Publications
* ''Buffed''
* ''Games Aktuell''
* gamesworld.de
* gamezone.de
* Golem.de
* ''
Linux-Magazin
''Linux Magazine'' is an international magazine for Linux software enthusiasts and professionals. It is published by the former Linux New Media division of the German media company Medialinx AG.
The magazine was first published in German in 199 ...
''
* ''
LinuxUser
''LinuxUser'' is a German computer magazine for Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Lin ...
''
* ''N-Zone
''
* ''
PC Games
A personal computer game, also known as a PC game or computer game, is a type of video game played on a personal computer (PC) rather than a video game console or arcade machine. Its defining characteristics include: more diverse and user-dete ...
''
* ''PC Games MMORE''
* ''PC Games Hardware''
* ''Play⁵''
* ''Raspberry Pi Geek''
* videogameszone.de
References
External links
Computec MediaMarquard Media AG
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1989 establishments in West Germany
Publishing companies of Germany
Companies based in Bavaria
German companies established in 1989