TechEngage

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TechEngage
Type of business Private
Type of site
Digital media, technology news, analysis and blogging
Available inEnglish
FoundedJanuary 2, 2003;18 years ago (2003-01-02)
Headquarters London, England
Sheridan, USA
Founder(s) Jazib Zaman
EditorMuhammad Abdullah
Key peopleMuhammad Zeshan Sarwar

Muhammad Nouman Sarwar

Muhammad Abdullah
Employees50+
URL techengage.com
Advertising Native
CommercialYes
Current statusActive
ISSN 2690-3776
OCLC  number 1139335774

TechEngage is an online technology news magazine with its headquarters in London, England and Sheridan, USA. Its editorial teams and writers are based in the U.S., UK, Australia and Europe.

Contents

TechEngage is a project of TechAbout LLC, an international software company with offices in the U.S. and Pakistan. [1]

The venture was started back in 2003 [2] [3] [4] as a project for underemployed tech enthusiasts [5] [6] to meet and gain skills at annual conferences, [7] [8] [9] but later became a technology magazine and news site for broader sharing of knowledge. [10]

Staff

TechEngage.com team covers technological changes as well as news.

The TechEngage staff includes writers from around the world and as well as includes contributors like scholars, philanthropists, and tech enthusiasts. Crunchbase lists their staff at 51-100 employees in total. [18]

TechEngage conferences

Every year, TechEngage continues to hold a conference gathering writers and practitioners for healthy discourse on the future of technology all over the world. The conference is attended by people from the U.S., UK and Australia.

  1. First TechEngage conference [19] [20]
  2. Second TechEngage conference [21]
  3. Third TechEngage conference [22]
  4. Initial training classes [23]
  5. SAS partnership [24] [25]
  6. J2EE vs. Microsoft .NET Shootout [26]
  7. InfoStrength CEO Joins TechEngage Group [27]

Awards and recognitions

Community

TechEngage.com permits readers to comment on stories. It defined a set of rules for better discussions [34] and building great tech community.

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