CRN
CategoriesTrade magazine
PublisherThe Channel Company
Founded1982
First issueJune 7, 1982 (1982-06-07)
CompanyThe Channel Company
CountryUnited States
Based inWestborough, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.crn.com

CRN is an American computer publication. It was first launched as Computer Retail Week on June 7, 1982, as a magazine targeted to computer resellers.[1] It soon after was renamed Computer Reseller News.

History and profile

Originally launched in 1982 and published by CMP Media of Manhasset, New York, United States,[1] CRN was subsequently purchased by London-based United Business Media (UBM) as part of the $920 million acquisition of CMP. Computer Reseller News later changed its name to the acronym CRN and is still published today by franchise publishers in a number of other countries including Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, India, Poland, Russia,[2] the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Australian CRN is published by nextmedia,[3] the UK version of CRN was published by Incisive Media for some years after it acquired VNU Business Publications UK in 2007[4] and the U.S. version is published by The Channel Company which acquired UBM Channel under management buyout from UBM in 2013.[5]

The headquarters of the magazine is in Westborough, Massachusetts.[6] In 2009 CRN's U.S. version was recognized as a leading advertising medium for the IT industry by B2B's Media Power 50 ranking, which called it the "unrivaled leader in covering the channel".[7]

In January 2012, the UK version of CRN launched the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards. These awards recognise and reward the achievements of high-achieving information and communications technology companies.[8]

In April 2022, The Channel Company acquired CRN UK, Computing, and Channel Partner Insight from Incisive Media. This deal reunited the UK and US edition of CRN under common ownership.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "CMP Media Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "About CRN Russian Edition". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ↑ "CRN Australia - Connecting the Australian Channel". CRN Australia. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  4. ↑ Incisive to buy VNU Business Publications, The Daily Telegraph, February 6, 2007
  5. ↑ UBM Channel Undergoes Management Buyout Folio Magazine
  6. ↑ "How to Pitch CRN Magazine (Formerly Computer Reseller News)". Marketing Sherpa. July 12, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Media Power 50: Information Technology | B2B Aa Free (no Sub Or Reg Required)". Btob online. May 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "CRN Sales & Marketing Awards 2013". Channelweb. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ "EagleTree Backed Companies, Arc and The Channel Company, Acquire Incisive Media". Incisive Media (Press release). 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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