Forrester Research

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

1 Corporate facts
2 Forrester locations
3 Services
4 Leadership
5 History
6 Acquisitions
7 See also
8 External links
9 Sources

[edit] 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

[edit] Forrester locations

Forrester Research has four research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Foster City, California; Washington, D.C.; and Westport, Connecticut; as well as four European research centers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Paris.

In addition, the firm has nineteen sales locations worldwide.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Leadership

George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO
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
Julie Meringer, Managing Director, Information Technology Client Group
Mark R. Nemec, Ph.D., Managing Director, Technology Industry Client Group
Charles Rutstein, Chief Operating Officer
Dennis van Lingen, Managing Director, Marketing & Strategy Client Group; Chief Europe, Middle East, & Africa Officer

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.