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InfoWorld to Shut Print EditionPOSTED March 27, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO -- InfoWorld, a weekly trade magazine covering the computer industry, will shutter its print edition and focus on the Web. Boston-based International Data Group (IDG), the owner of InfoWorld, made the decision as part of its transformation to a web-centric company. InfoWorld's last print edition is April 2, 2007, as the brand focuses its resources on its fast-growing online and events businesses, including InfoWorld.com, the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), SOA Executive Forum, and Virtualization Executive Forum. Unique visitor traffic at infoworld.com has increased 85 percent (February 2006 compared to February 2007), reflecting audience migration online, as well as strategic and ongoing investments in online content, product diversification, and audience development. Approximately 10 employees, with print-related responsibilities, have been laid off at InfoWorld, which published its first issue in February 1980 and has operations in San Francisco. InfoWorld continues to expand staffing in high-growth areas, including sales and online production. The magazine was delivered free to 180,000 subscribers in the IT field but has reportedly seen a decline in advertising over the past several years while readership has moved online. "In the past two years, we have invested heavily to grow InfoWorld's non-print business so today its revenue is predominantly from online and events," said Bob Carrigan, president, IDG Communications. "While a weekly issue no longer made sense at InfoWorld, print remains in demand by readers and marketers at IDG's other media brands." IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85
countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld,
Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's online network includes
more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer
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