FORR

Forrester Research, Inc.

A market research and advisory firm that helps business and technology leaders make decisions, Forrester Research publishes reports, hosts events, and offers consulting through its well-known Forrester Wave evaluations of technology vendors. Founded in 1983 by George F. Colony, the company was named after John Forrester, a 19th-century telegraph operator who sent the first transcontinental message from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States.