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'''Heise''' (officially ''Heise Gruppe'', formerly ''Verlag Heinz Heise'') is a [[Germany|German]] [[media conglomerate]] headquartered in [[Hanover]], [[Lower Saxony]]. It was founded in 1949 by {{Interlanguage link|Heinz Heise (publisher)|lt=Heinz Heise|de|Heinz Heise (Verleger)}} and is still family-owned. Its core business is directory media as well as general-interest and specialist media from the fields of [[Computer Technology|computer technology]], [[information technology]], and [[internet culture]]. Another focus of its business activities is portals for price and product comparisons.<ref>{{Cite web |language=de |url=https://kress.de/news/detail/beitrag/149465-hidden-champion-der-medienbranche-wie-heise-waechst-und-waechst.html |title=Hidden Champion der Medienbranche: Wie Heise wächst und wächst. |first=Roland |last=Karle |website=Kress news |date=2022-05-27 |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref>
'''Heise''' (officially ''Heise Gruppe'') is a German [[media conglomerate]] headquartered in [[Hanover]]. It was founded in 1949 by Heinz Heise and is still [[Family business|family-owned]]. Its core business is directory media as well as general-interest and specialist media from the fields of computer technology, information technology and network culture. Another focus of its business activities is portals for price and product comparisons.


== History ==
== History ==
In 1949, Heinz Heise founded the publishing house named after him in Hanover-Badenstedt.<ref>{{Cite news |language=de |first=Selmar |last=Bühling |title=Ein Wort zum Mitbegründer des Erfurter Heimatbriefs (Heinz Heise). |newspaper=Erfurter Heimatbrief |number=24 |date=1972-06-08 |page=17–19}}</ref> The company's first product was an address book for the town of [[Bünde]], later joined by the telephone directory for [[Einbeck]]. Gradually, other cities and regions were added to the product range. In addition, Heise expanded the program to include non-fiction topics, such as manuals on law. By 1960, sales had risen to over one million marks.
In 1949, {{Interlanguage link|Heinz Heise (publisher)|lt=Heinz Heise|de|Heinz Heise (Verleger)|WD=Q1294779}} founded the publishing house named after him in [[Hanover]]-Badenstedt.<ref>{{Citation |first=Selmar |last=Bühling |title=Ein Wort zum Mitbegründer des Erfurter Heimatbriefs (Heinz Heise). |language=de |work=Erfurter Heimatbrief |issue=24 |date=1972-06-08 |pages=17–19}}</ref> The company's first product was an address book for the town of [[Bünde]], later joined by the telephone directory for [[Einbeck]]. Gradually, other cities and regions were added to the product range. In addition, Heise expanded the program to include non-fiction topics, such as manuals on law. By 1960, sales had risen to over one million marks.


In 1972, Heinz Heise handed over the management of the company to his son Christian.<ref>{{Cite web |language=de |url=https://kress.de/koepfe/kresskoepfe-detail/profil/5227-christian-heise.html |title=Christian Heise |publisher=Kress |accessdate=2022-04-13}}</ref> Under his leadership, a magazine for electronics and technology topics, was created. The first issue of the computer magazine [[c't]] appeared in 1983, followed by the professional magazine [[IX (magazine)|iX]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |language=de |title=Digital ganz analog: Alles, was Sie über Computerzeitschriften wissen sollten. |newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 11.12.1998 |page=67}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |language=de |title=Kampf um iX: Ein Mittelständler stellt sich gegen die Börse. |newspaper=Frankfurter Neue Presse |date=2000-08-26 |page=2}}</ref> Both publications are still around today. Later, the IT sector was further expanded with the acquisition of the [[Heidelberg]]-based {{Interlanguage link|Dpunkt (publisher)|lt=Dpunkt Verlag|de|dpunkt.verlag}}.<ref>{{Cite web |language=de |url=https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-Heise-uebernimmt-Mehrheit-von-Dpunkt-Verlag-35957 |title=Heise übernimmt Mehrheit von Dpunkt-Verlag. |website=Horizont |date=2002-02-28 |accessdate=2022-04-14}}</ref>
In 1972, Heinz Heise handed over the management of the company to his son {{Interlanguage link|Christian Heise (publisher)|lt=Christian|de|Christian Heise|WD=Q1080246}}. Under his leadership, a magazine for electronics and technology topics, was created. The first issue of the computer magazine [[c't]] appeared in 1983,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Digital ganz analog: Alles, was Sie über Computerzeitschriften wissen sollten. |language=de |newspaper=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]] |date=1998-12-11 |page=67}}</ref> followed by the professional magazine [[IX (magazine)|iX]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kampf um iX: Ein Mittelständler stellt sich gegen die Börse. |language=de |newspaper=[[Frankfurter Neue Presse]] |date=2000-08-26 |page=2}}</ref> Both publications are still around today. Later, the IT sector was further expanded with the acquisition of the Heidelberg-based Dpunkt Verlag.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-Heise-uebernimmt-Mehrheit-von-Dpunkt-Verlag-35957 |title=Heise übernimmt Mehrheit von Dpunkt-Verlag. |language=de |website=[[Horizont (newspaper)|Horizont]] |date=2022-02-28 |access-date=2022-04-14}}</ref>


After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Heise expanded into the states of the former [[Eastern Bloc]]. In 1992, the company took over the long-established {{Interlanguage link|Hinstorff (publisher)|lt=Hinstorff Verlag|de|Hinstorff Verlag}} publishing house in [[Rostock]].<ref>{{Cite news |language=de |first=Stefanie |last=Büssing |title=190 Jahre Hinstorff-Verlag |newspaper=Ostsee-Zeitung |date=2021-09-02 |page=19}}</ref> Having previously invested in regional radio stations, Heise participated in the founding of Radio 21, the third private radio station in Lower Saxony, in 2000.
After the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], Heise expanded into the states of the former [[Eastern Bloc]]. In 1992, the company took over the long-established {{Interlanguage link|Hinstorff (publisher)|lt=Hinstorff|de|Hinstorff Verlag|WD=Q1619570}} publishing house in Rostock.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Stefanie |last=Büssing |title=190 Jahre Hinstorff-Verlag |language=de |newspaper=Ostsee-Zeitung |date=2021-09-02 |page=19}}</ref> Having previously invested in regional radio stations, Heise participated in the founding of {{Interlanguage link|Radio 21 (Germany)|lt=Radio 21|de|Radio 21 (Deutschland)|WD=Q1762269}}, a private radio station in Lower Saxony, in year 2000. Additionally, Heise invested in digital business models with partner publishers: {{Interlanguage link|Das Örtliche|WD=Q1171772}} and {{Interlanguage link|Das Telefonbuch|WD=Q17538967}} appeared online for the first time. The news portal ''heise.de'' was created and supplemented by [[Telepolis]] and other channels. The MIT magazine [[MIT Technology Review|Technology Review]], whose German-language version has been published by Heise since 2003, was widely recognized.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-Deutsche-Technology-Review-kommt-41852 |title=Deutsche Technology Review kommt. |website=Horizont |language=de |date=2003-01-10 |access-date=2022-04-14}}</ref>


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In recent years, price comparison portals have taken on greater importance at Heise. The company has stakes in ''billiger.de'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2009/02/26/prosiebensat1-verkauft-billigerde/ |title=ProSiebenSat.1 verkauft billiger.de. |language=de |website=deutsche-startups |date=2009-02-26 |access-date=2023-01-10 |first=Alexander |last=Hüsing}}</ref> ''guenstiger.de'' and ''[[Geizhals|geizhals.at]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/wirtschaft/international/628363_IT-Verlag-Heise-uebernimmt-51-Prozent-von-geizhals.at.html |title=IT-Verlag Heise übernimmt geizhals.at. |language=de |website=[[Wiener Zeitung]] |date=2014-05-07 |access-date=2022-04-12}}</ref>
In addition, Heise invested in digital business models with partner publishers: {{Interlanguage link|Das Örtliche|de|}} and {{Interlanguage link|Das Telefonbuch|de}} appeared online for the first time. The news portal [[Heise online|Heise Online]] was created and supplemented by [[Telepolis]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baumgärtel |first=Tilman |date=1996-11-04 |title=Netzphilosophie |language=de |page=16 |newspaper=Die Tageszeitung |url=https://taz.de/Netzphilosophie/!1430209/ |accessdate=2022-11-03}}</ref> and other channels. This was joined by content from the MIT magazine [[MIT Technology Review|Technology Review]], whose German-language version has been published by Heise since 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |language=de |url=https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-Deutsche-Technology-Review-kommt-41852 |title=Deutsche Technology Review kommt. |website=Horizont |date=2003-01-10 |accessdate=2022-04-14}}</ref>

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In recent years, price comparison portals have taken on greater importance at Heise. The company has stakes in ''billiger.de'', ''guenstiger.de'', and ''geizhals.at''.<ref>{{Cite web |language=de |url=https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/wirtschaft/international/628363_IT-Verlag-Heise-uebernimmt-51-Prozent-von-geizhals.at.html |title=IT-Verlag Heise übernimmt geizhals.at. |website=Wiener Zeitung |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2022-04-12}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
Heise publishes “Das Örtliche” and “Das Telefonbuch” as well as the “[[Yellow pages|Gelbe Seiten]]” in joint editorial and publishing partnership with Deutsche Tele Medien. The media are published in printed form, as a web application and for mobile devices. In addition to a simple entry, Heise offers small and medium-sized companies a wide range of online marketing services.
Heise publishes ''Das Örtliche'' and ''Das Telefonbuch'' as well as the [[Yellow pages|Gelbe Seiten]] in joint editorial and publishing partnership with Deutsche Tele Medien. The media are published in printed form, as a web application and for mobile devices. In addition to a simple entry, Heise offers small and medium-sized companies a wide range of [[online marketing]] services.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Peter |last=Strahlendorf |url=https://www.new-business.de/medien/detail.php?nr=774328 |title=Heise Gruppe baut Agentur-Business aus. |website=new-business |language=de |date=2021-09-06 |access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>


Heise Online is one of the widest-reach editorial IT news portals in the German-speaking world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rotter |first=Brian |date=2015-12-18 |title=Die deutschen Top 25 der Tech-Medien im Netz. |url=https://t3n.de/news/deutschen-top-25-tech-medien-netz-666374/ |accessdate=2022-04-10 |website=t3n |language=de}}</ref> It also includes the media brands c't, iX, and others. The company uses the brands both online and for magazines, as well as for events, especially congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops. In 2020, Heise launched Heise Academy, an e-learning platform for IT professionals.
The IT news portal ''heise.de'' is leading in German-speaking countries.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Brian |last=Rotter |url=https://t3n.de/news/deutschen-top-25-tech-medien-netz-666374/ |title=Die deutschen Top 25 der Tech-Medien im Netz. |language=de |website=t3n |date=2015-12-18 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref> It also includes the media brands c't, iX, Make, Mac & i,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/-Heise-startet-Ct-Ableger-rund-um-Apple-98328 |title=Heise startet c't-Ableger rund um Apple. |language=de |website=Horizont |date=2011-02-22 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref> Technology Review, heise Autos, TechStage and Telepolis.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jörg |last=Wirtgen |url=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/In-eigener-Sache-Gadget-Blog-TechStage-startet-1871584.html |title=In eigener Sache: Heise startet Gadget-Blog TechStage. |language=de |website=heise online |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2022-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Tilman |last=Baumgärtel |url=https://taz.de/Netzphilosophie/!1430209/ |title=Netzphilosophie |newspaper=[[Die Tageszeitung]] |date=1996-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-03 |page=16}}</ref> The company uses the brands both online and for magazines, as well as for events, especially congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops, including ''Heise Adacemy''.


== Notes and references ==
== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.heise-gruppe.de}}


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Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
Company typePrivate (GmbH & Co. KG)
PredecessorVerlag Heinz Heise
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949) in Hanover, Germany
FounderHeinz Heise
Headquarters
Hanover
,
Germany
Area served
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
Key people
Ansgar Heise[1]
Revenue€193.8 million (2020)
OwnerHeise family
Number of employees
1,085 (2020)
Websitewww.heise-gruppe.de

Heise (officially Heise Gruppe) is a German media conglomerate headquartered in Hanover. It was founded in 1949 by Heinz Heise and is still family-owned. Its core business is directory media as well as general-interest and specialist media from the fields of computer technology, information technology and network culture. Another focus of its business activities is portals for price and product comparisons.

History[edit]

In 1949, Heinz Heise [Wikidata] founded the publishing house named after him in Hanover-Badenstedt.[2] The company's first product was an address book for the town of Bünde, later joined by the telephone directory for Einbeck. Gradually, other cities and regions were added to the product range. In addition, Heise expanded the program to include non-fiction topics, such as manuals on law. By 1960, sales had risen to over one million marks.

In 1972, Heinz Heise handed over the management of the company to his son Christian [Wikidata]. Under his leadership, a magazine for electronics and technology topics, was created. The first issue of the computer magazine c't appeared in 1983,[3] followed by the professional magazine iX in 1988.[4] Both publications are still around today. Later, the IT sector was further expanded with the acquisition of the Heidelberg-based Dpunkt Verlag.[5]

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Heise expanded into the states of the former Eastern Bloc. In 1992, the company took over the long-established Hinstorff [Wikidata] publishing house in Rostock.[6] Having previously invested in regional radio stations, Heise participated in the founding of Radio 21 [Wikidata], a private radio station in Lower Saxony, in year 2000. Additionally, Heise invested in digital business models with partner publishers: Das Örtliche [Wikidata] and Das Telefonbuch [Wikidata] appeared online for the first time. The news portal heise.de was created and supplemented by Telepolis and other channels. The MIT magazine Technology Review, whose German-language version has been published by Heise since 2003, was widely recognized.[7]

In recent years, price comparison portals have taken on greater importance at Heise. The company has stakes in billiger.de,[8] guenstiger.de and geizhals.at.[9]

Publications[edit]

Heise publishes Das Örtliche and Das Telefonbuch as well as the Gelbe Seiten in joint editorial and publishing partnership with Deutsche Tele Medien. The media are published in printed form, as a web application and for mobile devices. In addition to a simple entry, Heise offers small and medium-sized companies a wide range of online marketing services.[10]

The IT news portal heise.de is leading in German-speaking countries.[11] It also includes the media brands c't, iX, Make, Mac & i,[12] Technology Review, heise Autos, TechStage and Telepolis.[13][14] The company uses the brands both online and for magazines, as well as for events, especially congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops, including Heise Adacemy.

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Ansgar Heise" (in German). Kress. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bühling, Selmar (June 8, 1972), "Ein Wort zum Mitbegründer des Erfurter Heimatbriefs (Heinz Heise).", Erfurter Heimatbrief (in German), no. 24, pp. 17–19
  3. ^ "Digital ganz analog: Alles, was Sie über Computerzeitschriften wissen sollten". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). December 11, 1998. p. 67.
  4. ^ "Kampf um iX: Ein Mittelständler stellt sich gegen die Börse". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). August 26, 2000. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Heise übernimmt Mehrheit von Dpunkt-Verlag". Horizont (in German). February 28, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Büssing, Stefanie (September 2, 2021). "190 Jahre Hinstorff-Verlag". Ostsee-Zeitung (in German). p. 19.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Technology Review kommt". Horizont (in German). January 10, 2003. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Hüsing, Alexander (February 26, 2009). "ProSiebenSat.1 verkauft billiger.de". deutsche-startups (in German). Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "IT-Verlag Heise übernimmt geizhals.at". Wiener Zeitung (in German). May 7, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Strahlendorf, Peter (September 6, 2021). "Heise Gruppe baut Agentur-Business aus". new-business (in German). Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Rotter, Brian (December 18, 2015). "Die deutschen Top 25 der Tech-Medien im Netz". t3n (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Heise startet c't-Ableger rund um Apple". Horizont (in German). February 22, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  13. ^ Wirtgen, Jörg (May 28, 2013). "In eigener Sache: Heise startet Gadget-Blog TechStage". heise online (in German). Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Baumgärtel, Tilman (November 4, 1996). "Netzphilosophie". Die Tageszeitung. p. 16. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

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