''Computing'' is a fortnightly magazine published by

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for IT managers and professionals in the

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. , ''Computings circulation was verified by BPA Worldwide as 115,431.

History

Originally launched in 1973 as the official magazine of the

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and published by

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, ''Computing'' is the longest continuously published magazine for IT professionals in the UK. It is largely a controlled circulation publication, mailed without charge to members of the British Computer Society and other accredited workers in the field of computing. A small minority of issues are sold on newsstands, with the bulk of funding for production arising from advertising. It was one of two magazines (the other being ''

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'') that were purchased in the 1970s by Dutch publisher

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to launch their business in the UK. VNU Business Publications was acquired by

in 2007. Along with ''

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'' (and formerly '' IT Week''), ''Computing'' is the mainstay of the UK computer industry trade press. Historically, ''Computing'' was aimed at business-focused readers, with ''Computer Weekly'' catering for readers seeking more technical coverage. This distinction blurred and dissolved in the late 1980s, with ''IT Week'' filling the gap left in technology-focused business coverage from 1998, but in recent years ''Computing'' has once more pursued a business-oriented agenda since ''IT Week'' was bought by VNU Business Publications to create complementary publications. The ''Computing'' web site was relaunched with new video and audio content and a focus on extensive reader interactivity in early 2007. About a dozen regular bloggers were introduced to create dynamic content for the online version of the magazine, some of these blogs also being carried in the print title. The editor contributes a regular blog. The long-term editor of ''Computing'', Bryan Glick, left the title in November 2009 to pursue a new role as editor-in-chief of ''Computer Weekly''. He was replaced in January 2010 by Abigail Warakar, who resigned in January 2012; Chris Middleton, a former editor of ''

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'' (and deputy editor of Computing in 2001) returned as interim editor. As of July 2012, Stuart Sumner became editor of ''Computing''. The print edition of ''Computing'' changed from a weekly to bi-weekly magazine from 10 June 2010.Computing magazine to go fortnightly
, ''Press Gazette'', 18 May 2010 ''Computing'' is available in print, as a digital magazine, as an iPad edition and online.

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External links

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Audited circulation statement 2005 (PDF)
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