Network Computing Explained

Network Computing is an online technical news publication that began as a printed magazine.^[1] During that period, Advertising Age ranked it among the Top 300 print magazines.^[2] and advanced in 1995 from #146 to #133 with a circulation of 38,500. It still has trade show affiliations.

History

The print magazine's resources including six evaluation labs.

• May 1997 through 2000 – The worldwide regional publications of LAN Magazine were renamed to the already existing Network Magazine. Networkmagazine.com and lanmag.com now redirect to informationweek.com^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}
• June 2004 - All security-related topics centralized within CMP under Network Computing umbrella.^[7]
• July 2004 - The print magazine was one of approximately 1,500 included on a US Postal Rate Commission survey regarding postal rates.^[8]
• September 2005 – Network Magazine (networkmagazine.com) was renamed IT Architect (itarchitect.com).^{[9] [10] [11]} The offline publication was shut down after the March 2006 issue.^[12] ITarchitect.com now redirects to InformationWeek.
• June 2006 – The company announced that offline publication of Network Computing would be merged with Information Week. Online, Network Computing (networkcomputing.com) would provide technical content, whereas informationweek.com would provide news.^[13] UBM renamed CMP Media to CMP Technology.^[14]
• 2008 – CMP Technology was restructured into four independent operating divisions under the common banner of UBM.
• 2009 - Network Computing given own (revived) online identity^[15]
• 2013 – Parent UMB announced that "print publications will end production as of July 1."^[16]
• 2018 - Network Computing owner UBM (since 2008) merged with London-based Informa.
• 2020 - web site cookie analytics for Network Computing to be handled by internal UBM unit named informationweekanalytics.com^[17]

Affiliations

Although Network Computing has its own editorial/content unit

• Marketing/Advertising functions for Network Computing are handled by Informas Informationweek unit.^[18]
• it also has an affiliated conference, Interop^{[19] [20] [21]}

Online

Their Twitter account began in December 2008. A 2009 headline in Advertising Age announced "TechWeb revives 'Network Computing' online."^[22]

Awards

The magazine gives awards for companies, products and services in various categories.^[23]

Notes and References

1. OCLC Number: 19910522
2. News: Advertising Age. Ad Age 300 Top Magazines. June 19, 1995.
3. Web site: Alan Zeichick. camdenassociates.com. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414033619/http://www.camdenassociates.com/zeichick. April 14, 2015 . dead.
4. Web site: New name, hot technologies.(Editorial). highbeam.com. May 1, 1997. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222203056/https://business.highbeam.com/787/article-1G1-19383642/new-name-hot-technologies. December 22, 2015 . dead.
5. Web site: Gazing through the crystal ball - Editorial. networkmagazineindia.com. India. August 2001. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120328/http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200108/editorial.htm. March 4, 2016 . live.
6. Web site: The Networking Reference Library. ... a vendor's technical manual, on the Internet, or even in the pages of Network Magazine. ... The book's title is overly modest; in fact, it comprehensively presents the technical underpinnings... the founder of LAN Magazine, which became Network Magazine in 1997. . September 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922063754/https://flylib.com/books/en/3.215.1.9/1 . September 22, 2018. live.
7. News: Advertising Age. CMP groups security information products under Network Computing. June 16, 2004.
8. Web site: COMPLAINT OF TIME WARNER INC. ET AL. CONCERNING PERIODICALS RATES Docket No. C2004-1. July 27, 2004. July 31, 2020.
9. Web site: CMP Media's Network Magazine Changes Name to IT Architect. BoogarLists Directory of Market Publications. For some time, they've been writing Network Magazine for the new IT professional who is ... Their new name, IT Architect, better reflects their content and ....
10. Web site: Bathmate Hydromax Reviews Information Week 4 18. WN.com WorldNews Network. Bathmate Hydromax Reviews Information Week 4 18 on WN Network ... Network Magazine (networkmagazine.com) was renamed IT Architect. September 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922024515/https://wn.com/Bathmate_Hydromax_Reviews_Information_(_Week_4_)_18. September 22, 2018. live.
11. Web site: CMP Media's Network Magazine Changes Name to IT Architect Effective with September 2005 Issue. prnewswire.com . September 1, 2005. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413111741/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cmp-medias-network-magazine-changes-name-to-it-architect-effective-with-september-2005-issue-54652787.html. April 13, 2015. live.
12. Web site: CMP whacks Network Computing, Optimize . blogspot.com. Alan Zeichick. June 13, 2007. blog.
13. Web site: In Major Restructuring, CMP Focuses Online. June 13, 2007. foliomag.com. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222205752/http://www.foliomag.com/2007/major-restructuring-cmp-focuses-online. December 22, 2015 . live.
14. Web site: United Business Media consolidates health care; CMP Media changes name to CMP Technology. May 23, 2006.
15. News: Advertising Age. TechWeb revives 'Network Computing' online. July 28, 2009.
16. Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine. The end of print. ... business model no longer includes print. ... will continue online. April 12, 2013. September 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923124546/https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/13479?page=2. September 23, 2018 . live.
17. Web site: HTTPS Everywhere Atlas: networkcomputing.com. redirects to cms.informationweekanalytics.com. May 20, 2020.
18. Web site: Contact Us. July 31, 2020.
19. News: Advertising Age. Ziff-Davis plans to spin off ZD Events. March 7, 2000.
20. Web site: What's our role?.
21. Direct Marketing and the Productive Capacity of Commercial Television. CableLabs Advanced-Ad Interop Draws 24 Companies. L. McGuigan. Television & New Media . December 11, 2012. 16 . 2 . 196–214 . 10.1177/1527476412467075 . 144912899 .
22. News: Advertising Age. TechWeb revives 'Network Computing' online. July 28, 2009.
23. Web site: Interactive Intelligence Wins Network Computing Magazine's ... award. June 6, 2006.