Computerworld was once a highly influential IT magazine in China, but now with the advent of the new media era, this paper media will come to an end.
On April 27, China ComputerWorld Publishing House Service Company (computer world brand owner, hereinafter referred to as computer world) issued a notice of suspension of work and business, which said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the company has continued to suffer serious losses, zero cash flow, and even employee social security is borrowed to pay.
The news was widely watched. On the evening of April 27, Computerworld released an announcement through the official WeChat public account that "print media withdraws and embraces the future". The announcement said that in May 2021, after the suspension of computerworld newspapers, Jishi Media made job adjustments to colleagues who were originally engaged in print media, some colleagues published internal periodicals on behalf of enterprises, and some colleagues joined the new media operation, "However, we deeply regret that the paper media business has not developed in the direction we expected." But at the same time, Computerworld also said, "'Computerworld' has disappeared only 'paper', and the brand will continue to serve the industry." ”
It is reported that ComputerWorld was founded in 1980, which is the first and only Sino-foreign joint venture news and publishing enterprise in China jointly invested by the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the International Data Group (IDG) of the United States.
According to the notice of suspension of work and business, since the company has been unable to maintain its operation, after explaining the situation to the superior shareholder unit, the company had to decide that from April 27, 2022, the company will suspend work and business, all employees will arrange to wait for work, and the company will pay living expenses (70% of the minimum wage) during the waiting period. Since the company currently has no funds on the books, the company may try to raise funds and then pay back the employee's unpaid wages and living expenses as soon as possible.
According to public information, ComputerWorld has "ComputerWorld" Weekly, "Network World" Weekly, "Consumer Electronics World" Weekly, "Microcomputer World" monthly, "Digital Boutique World" monthly magazine and other print media, as well as conference and exhibition division, Jishi Information Research Institute, IT product evaluation laboratory, Jishi Online Business Department and other departments. Once upon a time, Computerworld was one of the most well-known magazines in the FIELD of IT, and once had the name of "China's IT History, Half of the World". However, today, this well-known print media has come to an end, which cannot help but make many people feel sorry.
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