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Porter Research was founded in 1989 just as the information technology industry was entering a new phase of accelerated innovation. Since then, new and established companies have needed ever richer knowledge about their markets and customers while maintaining a broad reach of market coverage.
Porter uniquely combines the essential qualities required to help IT companies gain the market and competitive advantage they need:
Passion for research – It started in the early days of the latest long-wave of IT development beginning in the late 1980s and continues through today. Our analyst are on the web and on the phone daily to get needed information for our clients.
Experience in the information technology industry – Our experience in the modern IT industry is deeply rooted. We were founded just after the first Windows operating system was released. And, our experience has grown through such IT industry milestones as the Internet revolution, the growth of dot-coms, Y2K, and now a period of IT retrenchment and reorganization.
Continuous innovation in research – Over the years we have originated, refined, and redesigned our survey research tools and processes. These time-proven tools and processes – continuously developed – enable us to provide high-quality, well-targeted, and timely research and analysis.
