''LAN Times'' was a print and online information journal dedicated to covering issues of technology and network computing, including
local area network
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network (WAN) not only covers a larger ...
information. The publication was headquartered in
San Mateo, California
San Mateo ( ; ) is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula. About 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco, the city borders Burlingame, California, Burlingame to the north, Hillsborough, California, Hillsboro ...
,
and published print journals as well as online articles from 1988 to 1999.
The publication featured an online help forum for network administrators, and published a variety of books on computer networking. It was published on a biweekly basis.
It was published by the
McGraw-Hill
McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes referen ...
Companies, Inc. until May 1998, when it was sold to
CMP Media
UBM Technology Group, formerly CMP Publications, was a business-to-business multimedia company that provided information and integrated marketing services to technology professionals worldwide. It offered marketers and advertisers services such ...
. Following the change over the ownership the magazine continued to be based in San Mateo, California.
The print publication was shuttered in 1999
and lantimes.com was redirected to networkcomputing.com
References
Online magazines published in the United States
Biweekly magazines published in the United States
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1988
Magazines disestablished in 1999
Magazines published in California
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