International Data Corporation

International Data Corporation (IDC), an American market research, analysis and advisory firm, specializes in information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology, Software Development. A wholly owned subsidiary of the International Data Group (IDG) company (first founded in 1964), IDC has its headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States (U.S.). The corporation has approximately 70 offices grouped into Latin America, Middle East and Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia/Pacific and the U.S.. It employs over 1,100 analysts, who provide consultancy in relation to technology opportunities and trends for over 110 countries.

History

Patrick Joseph McGovern and his friend Fred Kirch founded IDC, in Massachusetts, in 1964. Companies such as Univac, Xerox and Burroughs paid IDC for research on the future of computer technology. Following inception, McGovern hired high school students to undertake research and after three years, a continually expanding IDC was grossing US$600,000.