CyberMedia, IDC to end long-standing relationship

One of the largest specialty media house in South Asia, Cyber Media India Ltd and the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets International Data Corporation (IDC) announced recently that they will end their long-standing business relationship. Effective February 28, 2011, the two companies will move forward on their individual paths after a long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnership. The partnership, which started in 1987, provided vital data, trend analysis, and direction to the information and communications technology (ICT) industry in India. After separation CyberMedia will explore diversification of its research activities into IT and other domains while IDC will expand its research business in India with a direct presence according to a press release.