tim johnson headquarters london united kingdom products research consulting events parent informa website ovum.com ovum is an independent 1 analyst and consultancy firm headquartered in london specializing in global coverage of it and telecommunications industries . it began operations in 1985 . ovum also has offices in paris new york boston dubai johannesburg melbourne seoul hyderabad hong kong and tokyo amongst others . its main competitors are gartner forrester idc and analysys mason group amg contents 1 history 2 merger 3 media coverage 4 top level organisation 5 references history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message ovum was first created in 1970 by tim johnson technology journalist at the sunday times in london working from home . however in the mid 1970s johnson joined logica one of the first independent software companies in the uk . in 1982 johnson restarted ovum and was joined in 1985 by four ex colleagues from logica ron sasson david lewin richard kee and jules hewett and moved into its first office in central london . from this point ovum grew rapidly in the telecom and software sectors enjoying 16 years of uninterrupted growth and opening several offices around the world . jules hewett was ovum s longest serving chief executive from 1988 to 1990 and from 1994 to 2001 . in 2000 ovum achieved revenues of 19million and made its first acquisition richard holway limited . chris dines previously finance director took over as chief executive in 2001 . ovum suffered during the tech crash of the early 2000s but had recovered by the mid 2000s and was able to float on the london stock exchange s aim in march 2006 2 but was acquired by datamonitor in december 2006 for 42million in cash . datamonitor was itself acquired by informa in 2007 . despite the company having been acquired the brand has been maintained . in 2011 ovum has separated from datamonitor to allow the company to focus on strengthening its core technology and telecoms offerings and growing its presence in key markets . currently ovum operates as a standalone company but remains a part of the informa group and has been aligned with informa telecoms & media itm . in 2012 ovum was jointly named global analyst firm of the year by the institute of industry analyst relations iiar . 3 merger edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message ovum and informa telecoms & media research itm announced on 7 april 2014 the completion of the merger of the two companies under the ovum brand . the merger creates the leading analyst firm for telecoms research and fourth largest technology research firm globally providing the most comprehensive research view across the converging worlds of it telecoms and media . since the announcement of the merger plan on 7 april 2014 the two companies have brought together all the analysts and consulting teams and combined all the content from both companies onto a new mobile optimized online delivery platform delivering 34 research channels and 36 data tools . the new company has also launched new research products digital media music telecoms it enterprise technology enterprise mobility and customer engagement . steve hotham previously managing director of ovum is now ceo of the combined company and is supported by a new management team consisting of senior directors from both itm research and ovum . the newly merged company will be an important part of informa s business intelligence division which has also just announced a re structuring and will see patrick martell formerly of st ives group take over as ceo . media coverage edit ovum analysts are frequently quoted in the press over various global channels when technology and telecoms news stories are reported . 4 5 top level organisation edit steve hotham ceo martin hill managing director telecoms media & entertainment research ian charlesworth managing director it research mark newman chief research officer telecoms media & entertainment tim jennings chief research officer it carolyn dawson events director references edit ovum s independence charter http ovum.com about ovum independence charter palmer maija and rafferty eammon ovum to raise 7.5 m for acquisitions ft 13 february 2006 ovum named global analyst firm of the year 2012 . iiar ar professionals survey 2012 . retrieved 31 october 2012 . digital music revenues projected to reach 20 billion by 2015 http blogs.forbes.com ericsavitz 2011 03 07 digital music revenues projected to reach 20 billion by 2015 asia pacific smartphone use seen doubling by 2016 http www.independent.co.uk life style gadgets and tech 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