FORRESTER RESEARCH

'Forrester Research' is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers.

Contents

Corporate facts

Locations

Services

Leadership

History

Acquisitions

See also

External links

Sources

Corporate facts

★ 'Founded:' 1983 by George F. Colony

★ 'Headquarters:' 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

★ 'Employees:' 779 (as of December 31, 2006), 291 of whom are research professionals

★ 'Number of client companies:' 2,312 (as of December 31, 2006)

★ 'Stock symbol:' FORR

Locations

Forrester Research has four research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Foster City, California; Washington, D.C.; and Westport, Connecticut. It also has four European research centers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Paris. The firm has 19 sales locations worldwide.

Services

Forrester offers the following products and services:

★ Syndicated research on technology as it relates to business.

★ Quantitative market research on consumer technology adoption as well as enterprise IT spending.

★ Research-based consulting and advisory services.

★ Events, workshops, and teleconferences.

★ Executive peer-networking programs.

Leadership

★ George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO

★ Charles Rutstein, Chief Operating Officer

★ Brian E. Kardon, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

★ Elizabeth Lemons, Chief People Officer

★ Gail S. Mann, Chief Legal Officer And Secretary

★ George M. Orlov, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer

★ Dennis van Lingen, Managing Director, Marketing & Strategy Client Group; Chief Europe, Middle East, & Africa Officer

★ Julie Meringer, Managing Director, Information Technology Client Group

★ Mark R. Nemec, Ph.D., Managing Director, Technology Industry Client Group

History

Forrester Research was founded in July 1983 by George Forrester Colony, now chairman of the board and chief executive officer, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company's first report, "The Professional Automation Report," was published in November 1983.
In November 1996, Forrester announced its initial public offering of 2,300,000 shares. In February 2000, the company announced its secondary public offering of 626,459 shares.

Acquisitions

The company has acquired the following firms:

★ Fletcher Research, a British Internet research firm, in November 1999.

★ FORIT GmbH, a German market research and consulting firm, in October 2000.

★ Giga Information Group, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based information technology research and consulting company, in February 2003.

See also

★ List of United States companies

★ List of research companies

External links

★ http://www.forrester.com/

Sources

This information was gathered from www.forrester.com