Forrester Research
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: FORR) |
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| Industry | Market research |
| Founded | 1983 by George F. Colony |
| Headquarters | 60 Acorn Park Drive, Cambridge, MA |
| Employees | 1,068 (as of September 30, 2008) |
| Website | Forrester Research |
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides advice on existing and potential impact of technology, to its clients and the public. Its independence sets them apart from companies who perform market-research that is funded by the given client. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; and Dallas, Texas. It also has four European research centers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Paris. The firm has 27 sales locations worldwide. It offers a variety of services including 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, teleconferences, and executive peer-networking programs.
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[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. The company acquired Fletcher Research, a British Internet research firm, in November 1999; FORIT GmbH, a German market research and consulting firm, in October 2000 and Giga Information Group, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based information technology research and consulting company, in February 2003.[1] In July 2008, Forrester announced the acquisition of New York City-based JupiterResearch.[2] Forrester acquired Strategic Oxygen on December 1, 2009, and Springboard Research on May 12, 2011.
[edit] Leadership
- George F. Colony, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO
- Charles Rutstein, Chief Operating Officer
- Dwight Griesman, Chief Marketing Officer
- Michael Doyle, Chief Financial Officer
- Elizabeth Lemons, Chief People Officer
- Gail S. Mann, Chief Legal Officer And Secretary
- Steven Peltzman, Chief Business Technology Officer
- Dennis van Lingen, Managing Director, Marketing & Strategy Client Group; Chief Europe, Middle East, & Africa Officer
- Tom Pohlmann, Managing Director, Information Technology Client Group
- Mark R. Nemec, Ph.D., Managing Director, Technology Industry Client Group
[edit] Competitors
- AMR Research (bought by Gartner)
- Aberdeen Group
- ABI Research
- Basex
- Canalys
- CMS Watch
- Cutter Consortium
- The 451 Group
- Gartner
- GigaOM Pro
- The Gilbane Group
- Gfk
- IDC
- Info-Tech Research Group
- IANS (formerly the Institute of Applied Network Security)
- Nemertes Research
- Ovum Ltd.
- Yankee Group
