InfoWorld
information technology media business
InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business that began as a monthly magazine in 1978, but transitioned to a Web publication in 2007. Having Macworld and PC World as its sister publications, it has been owned by Regent LP since 2025.
Overview
Based in San Francisco, IW has contributors and supporting staff based across the U.S. Since its founding, InfoWorld's readership has largely consisted of IT and business professionals.
InfoWorld focuses on how-to, analysis, and editorial content from a mixture of experienced technology journalists and working technology practitioners. The site averages 4.6 million monthly page views and 1.1 million monthly unique visitors.
History
InfoWorld, the weekly paper of the personal-computer industry ... has enough gossip, shoptalk, and scandal to be interesting even if you don't get excited about computers.
The magazine was founded by Jim Warren in 1978 as The Intelligent Machines Journal (IMJ).
In February 1980, one year after being sold to International Data Group (IDG), the magazine changed its name to InfoWorld. In 1986, the Robert X. Cringely column began; for many, that pseudonymous column was the face of InfoWorld and its close ties to Silicon Valley in particular.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2474544. VIAF identifies the subject as 6868149489114193810008. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978, 2007, 2025 and 1980.
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This entry incorporates text from “InfoWorld” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.