Some Major Milestones
1964: International Data Corporation (IDC) is founded
1967: Computerworld, the first publication for International Data Group (IDG) is launched
1969: IDC U.K., IDC's first international office, is established
1972: IDG's first international title, Shukan Computers, is launched in Japan
1979: IDG produces the first ComNet trade show
1980: IDG enters China with Computerworld China
1982: PC World (U.S.) is launched
1984: Macworld (U.S.) is launched the same week as the Macintosh computer
1988: IDG becomes the first U.S. company to publish in the Soviet Union: (PC World U.S.S.R.)
1990: Demo conference debuts in U.S.
1992: PC World Vietnam, the country's first computer publication, debuts
1993: More than 70,000 people attend the first China Computerworld
1998: Hearst Magazines and IDG publish Cosmopolitan in China
1999: LinuxWorld Conference & Expo debuts
2000: Pat McGovern and Lore Harp McGovern commit $350 million to MIT to establish Institute for Brain Research
2001: IDG named to Fortune magazine's list of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For"
2005: IDC's Manufacturing Insights and Energy Insights companies debut
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