Press Release Guidelines

PLEASE NOTE: ANY public announcement is under strict embargo until 6 a.m. ET on Tuesday, December 9, 2025​.

Highlight your organization's achievement internally and externally. For planning purposes, we have included news release guidelines to assist you in your promotion and publicity efforts.

Please read the following guidelines carefully before preparing a press release that references the Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT list. (A sample press release is included in this document for your reference; however, you may craft your own based on your company's style.) Computerworld will release the Best Places to Work in IT list on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6 a.m. Eastern Time. A press release highlighting the Best Places to Work in IT will be distributed on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. All other press releases should be drafted and issued by your organization following the Tuesday, December 9, 2025 announcement.

 

For information related to the 2026 Best Places to Work in IT list:
[email protected] 

For publicity-related questions, please contact:
Gordon Plutsky
VP Global Services
Foundry, an IDG, Inc. Company

Jen Garofalo
Research Director
Foundry, an IDG, Inc. Company

 

Social Media Announcements
If you plan to promote this recognition on social media, please consider referencing #BestPlacesIT and @Computerworld. 

Obtaining a quote from Computerworld
If your organization wishes to include a quote attributed to a Computerworld spokesperson, please use the following quote to reinforce Best Places to Work in IT key messages. All quotes should be attributed to Barbara Call, Global Director, Content Strategy, Foundry, and cannot be edited.

“This year’s focus on AI has created demand for new skills in AI, data analytics, and cloud. The good news: Leading companies recognize that these opportunities for business innovation also create new opportunities for internal IT talent,” says Barbara Call, global director of content strategy at Foundry. “Our winning companies are committed to keeping their tech workforce happy and engaged – which means going beyond raises, perks, and promotions to offer opportunities for upskilling and training on cutting-edge and emerging technologies.”

References to Insider Pro, Computerworld and the Best Places to Work in IT
All communications involving Computerworld and the Best Places to Work in IT must be consistent with the style and content listed below:

• The full feature name is the Computerworld 2026 Best Places to Work in IT.
• Computerworld is always one word, and the "w' is not capitalized.
• On first reference, list Computerworld as "Foundry's Computerworld". Computerworld standalone name may be used after the first reference.
• The Best Places to Work in IT list will appear online on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Computerworld.com.

(Inclusion on the Best Places to Work in IT list does not imply endorsement of an organization's products or services. Press release content should specify that selection is based on the excellence and quality of the IT workplace, and not state or imply that your organization's product or service is being honored.)

The following approved Computerworld corporate boilerplates and short Best Places to Work in IT description may be used, where appropriate, in press releases referencing inclusion as a Computerworld Best Place to Work in IT.

Corporate Boilerplate

About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading technology media brand empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimizing client systems—and helps businesses revolutionize the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld is published Foundry. Company information is available at www.foundryco.com. 

Follow Computerworld on X: @Computerworld #BestPlacesIT
Follow Computerworld on LinkedIn

About the Best Places to Work in IT list
The Best Places to Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals by Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development and training, workplace culture, workplace modernization, IT growth, and employee engagement and retention. In addition, the rankings are reviewed and vetted by a panel of industry experts. 

Approval Process
Please use the information in this package to help craft your release, including the quote from Barbara Call. Please note that the quote may not be changed or edited. Your release does not need to be approved; however, if you have any questions prior to your distribution, please reach out to Gordon Plutsky and Jen Garofalo.

All costs associated with the writing, issuance and distribution of press releases are the responsibility of the organization issuing the release. Computerworld reserves the right to deny selected organizations the ability to incorporate references to the Best Places to Work in IT and/or Computerworld in press releases and marketing material.

 

Template Press Release

Contact

[Contact Name]
[Company Name]
[Phone Number]
[Email]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Computerworld names [Company name] to 2026 list of Best Places to Work in IT.

DATELINE - Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Foundry's Computerworld (http://www.computerworld.com) announces [Company name] as a 2026 Best Places to Work in IT. This award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits, engagement and training opportunities. Organizations will be included in coverage on Computerworld.com along with results from the 2026 Best Places to Work in IT survey.

[Company Quote]

[Unique facts about company's IT practices] 

“This year’s focus on AI has created demand for new skills in AI, data analytics, and cloud. The good news: Leading companies recognize that these opportunities for business innovation also create new opportunities for internal IT talent,” says Barbara Call, global director of content strategy at Foundry. “Our winning companies are committed to keeping their tech workforce happy and engaged – which means going beyond raises, perks, and promotions to offer opportunities for upskilling and training on cutting-edge and emerging technologies.”

About the Best Places to Work in IT
The Best Places to Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals by Foundry's Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development and training, workplace culture, workplace modernization and employee engagement. In addition, the rankings are reviewed and vetted by a panel of industry experts.

(Insert your company's "motherhood" paragraph here)

 

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading technology media brand empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimizing client systems—and helps businesses revolutionize the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com (http://www.computerworld.com)), strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld is published by Foundry. Company information is available at www.foundryco.com. 

Follow Computerworld on X: @Computerworld #BestPlacesIT
Follow Computerworld on LinkedIn

 

 

 

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