''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is a

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published since 1967 aimed at

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(IT) and business technology professionals. Original a print magazine, ''Computerworld'' published its final print issue in 2014; since then, it has been available as an online

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and as an

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. As a printed weekly during the 1970s and into the 1980s, ''Computerworld'' was the leading trade publication in the data processing industry. Based on circulation and revenue it was one of the most successful trade publications in any industry. Later in the 1980s it began to lose its dominant position. 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. The publisher of ''Computerworld'', Foundry (formerly IDG Communications), is a subsidiary of

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History

The publication was launched in 1967 by

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, whose founder was Patrick J. McGovern.

Going international

The company IDG offers the

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"Computerworld" in 47 countries worldwide, the name and frequency differ slightly though. 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 '. The corresponding German publication is called ''

Computerwoche ''Computerwoche'' (''Computer Week'') is a German weekly newspaper for CIOs and IT managers. The German counterpart of the American magazine ''Computerworld'', it has been on the market since 1974 and is mainly sold by subscription. The newspap ...

'' (which translates to "computer week") instead. ''Computer Sweden'' was distributed as a morning newspaper in tabloid format (41 cm) 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.

Going digital

In June 2014, ''Computerworld'' US abandoned its print edition, becoming an exclusively digital publication. In July 2014, the publisher started the monthly ''Computerworld Digital Magazine''. In 2017 it published features and stories highlighting the magazine's history on the fiftieth anniversary. ''Computerworld''s website first appeared in 1996.

Ongoing

Computerworld US serves IT and business management with coverage of

, emerging technologies and analysis of technology trends. Computerworld also publishes several notable special reports each year, including the 100 Best Places to Work in IT, 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.

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).

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