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Datamonitor is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes market research on a number of different industries. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.

Overview
The company was founded in 1989 by Mike Danson with its first report covering the UK Frozen Food Industry. The company gradually expanded and acquired other market research companies until it was acquired by Informa in 2007 for £502m.

Industries covered

 * Automotive
 * Consumer packaged goods
 * Energy & sustainability
 * Financial Services
 * Logistics & Express
 * Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
 * Retail
 * Sourcing
 * Technology
 * Telecoms

Acquired companies

 * Computerwire (2002)
 * Productscan Online (2004)
 * eBenchmarkers (2004)
 * Butler Research Group (2005)
 * Verdict Research (2005)
 * Ovum Ltd. (2006)
 * Life Science Analytics (2006)
 * Brown Wilson Group (2009)
 * Packtrack (2010)

Many of these acquired companies continue to have an independent brand presence within Datamonitor although in 2009 the company combined its IT and telcoms brands (Ovum, eBenchmarkets and Butler Research Group) under the Ovum brand.