In 1964, with the computer industry still in its infancy, McGovern founded International Data Corporation (IDC), now an IDG research subsidiary, to provide the industry with timely and reliable statistics on information technology (IT) markets.

• 1964 年，计算机工业还处在发展初期，麦戈文就创办了国际数据公司（International Data Corporation，IDC），为新兴的计算机工业提供详尽可靠的市场统计资料。IDC目前IDG的市场调研分支。