CRN (magazine)

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CRN
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CategoriesTrade magazine
PublisherThe Channel Company
Founded1982
First issueJune 7, 1982 (1982-06-07)
CompanyThe Channel Company
CountryUnited States
Based in Westborough, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
Website www.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.

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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]

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  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.
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  9. "EagleTree Backed Companies, Arc and The Channel Company, Acquire Incisive Media". Incisive Media (Press release). 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.