PC Data explained

PC Data
Type:Private
Industry:Market research
Founded:1991
Defunct:March 29, 2001
Founder:Ann Stephens
Hq Location City:Reston, Virginia
Hq Location Country:U.S.

PC Data was an American market research and point of sale tracking firm founded in 1991 and based in Reston, Virginia. Its founder, Ann Stephens, had worked previously as the head researcher for the Software Publishers Association. Initially, the firm tracked only the United States' computer software market,[1] but later expanded to include hardware sales and, in 1999, Internet traffic.[2] By 1996, The Washington Post described PC Data as "the preeminent tabulator of facts and figures of the monthly sales of consumer software in the United States". Its coverage of the United States retail software sales market had grown to 80% by September 1998.[3]

In March 2001, The NPD Group purchased PC Data's point-of-sale research branch and merged it with its Intelect Market Tracking division.[4] [5] Following a legal settlement with the rival company Jupiter Media Matrix regarding patent infringement, PC Data ceased Internet traffic research and closed later in March.[6] [7] Firms NetValue and ComScore purchased the remainder of PC Data's Internet research branch.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Corcoran, Elizabeth . August 19, 1996 . https://archive.today/20180429010556/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1996/08/19/software-sales-by-the-numbers/efc88b54-dbec-404f-8344-6aa54304e67a/ . Software Sales, by the Numbers . . April 29, 2018 . live . April 29, 2018 .
  2. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20180429020539/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/14/061r-021400-idx.html . In Which the Local Hare Enters a Dogfight . February 14, 2000 . Bredemeier, Kenneth . April 29, 2018 . . live .
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000410115414/http://pc.ign.com/news/5026.html . PC Data Expands Coverage . September 28, 1998 . April 10, 2000 . . IGN Staff . dead . April 28, 2020 .
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180429013454/http://adage.com/article/news/f-y-i/11017/ . F.Y.I. . March 19, 2001 . Staff . April 29, 2018 . . live .
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20010406063146/http://www.pcdata.com/press/npd031601.html . NPD Intelect Acquires Point-of-Sale Tracking Division of PC Data . April 6, 2001 . PC Data . March 16, 2001 . . dead . April 28, 2020 .
  6. News: https://archive.today/20180429023549/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/business/technology-briefing-internet-web-measurement-lawsuits.html . Technology Briefing: Internet; Web Measurement Lawsuits . March 29, 2001 . April 29, 2018 . . Stellin, Susan . live . April 29, 2018 .
  7. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20040515164101/https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2001/04/09/newscolumn10.html . In PC Data's shutdown, competitors find opportunity . April 6, 2001 . May 15, 2004 . Kady II, Martin . . live .

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