Mar
21
IDG Founder Patrick McGovern Dies
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Patrick J. McGovern, who became a billionaire as founder and majority owner of Boston-based technology publisher International Data Group, has died. He was 76.
He died Wednesday at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., the company said in a statement. No cause was given. He lived in Hollis, New Hampshire.
IDG publishes 180 print publications, 460 websites and market research, almost all focused on technology. Its brands include CIO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld and Techworld. It is responsible for 700 industry conferences, including the annual Macworld expo for Apple users.
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