TECH REPUBLIC SOLD TO THE GARTNER GROUP.Business technology advisory firm The Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. (Stamford Stamford, town, England Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles. , CT) has acquired TechRepublic TechRepublic is a technology news site run by CNET Networks, and is led by Stephen Howard-Sarin, vice-president of CNET.[1] TechRepublic's news articles are targeted towards professionals in the IT sector.[2] References 1. Inc. (TR; Louisville, KY), an online destination developed exclusively for information technology (IT) professionals. Gartner Group said that it acquired 90% of TechRepublic for $80 million in cash. The remaining 10% will be held by TechRepublic management and employees. TR provides career information, ongoing technical information, advice and professional networking to CIOs (CIORepublic), IT managers (Manager-Republic), network administrators (AdminRepublic), support professionals (SupportRepublic), training providers (Training Republic), and related computing computing - computer professionals. The company's Web site provides personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. news, analysis and original content from industry experts and authors. The site has over 450,000 registered users. Gartner Group president Michael Fleisher said the acquisition gives Gartner the opportunity to expand beyond its current demographic focus and gain access to additional levels of the IT community, including key deployers, influencers and implementers "who are the next generation of IT leaders." Gartner Group provides content and analysis to 9500 client organizations worldwide. The company had 1999 revenue of $734 million. The company said it "helps clients achieve their business objectives through the intelligent and efficient use of technology." Closely preceding the sale to Gartner, TechRepublic sold "PC Professional Trainer," an online training site for IT professionals, to One-on-One Computer Training (Addison Addison, village (1990 pop. 32,058), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1884. An industrial suburb of Chicago, it manufactures machinery and plastic items. , IL). |
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