What IT Jungle does

IT Jungle is an advertising-supported digital media publication focused on the IBM midrange computing ecosystem, operated by Guild Companies Inc. and led by editor-in-chief Timothy Prickett Morgan. Founded in 1989 with the launch of The Four Hundred — the industry's first subscription-based monthly newsletter dedicated to the IBM AS/400 — the publication has maintained continuous coverage of the IBM i platform for over three decades. Its product suite includes The Four Hundred (weekly news and analysis), Four Hundred Guru (technical tutorials for developers and administrators), The Four Hundred Monitor (market intelligence), and the IBM i PTF Guide (regularly updated patch and security resource). Beginning in 2017, editorial scope was broadened to include Windows, Linux, Unix, and mainframe coverage. The publication is also affiliated with The Next Platform, covering hyperscale and supercomputing infrastructure.

The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing platform and newsletter distribution system delivered through itjungle.com and email, with no proprietary technical stack, API, or mobile app. The business model is exclusively advertising-supported: content is provided free to subscribers, and revenue derives from display advertising, sponsored content, and event partnerships with IBM i vendors (including Maxava, ARCAD Software, Raz-Lee Security, WorksRight Software) and user groups (COMMON, OCEAN). There are no subscription fees, no commercial software products, and no disclosed pricing.

The audience consists of IBM i IT professionals (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and IT managers at enterprises running IBM i), IBM i developers and system administrators, and IBM i vendors seeking market visibility. Geographic footprint is global through the website, with content published from Guild Companies Inc.'s Pennsylvania base. The company operates with a small, stable editorial team of approximately eight contributors and has no external institutional investment, no funding rounds, and no disclosed M&A activity. Active publishing continues through June 2026, demonstrating operational continuity.

Name

IT Jungle

Legal name

Guild Companies Inc.

Website

https://itjungle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IT Jungle is an advertising-supported digital media publication covering the IBM i (AS/400) ecosystem with news, technical guides, and market analysis, serving IT professionals, developers, and vendors via newsletters and its website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Trade Publication

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Information (51)

akta.pro primary industry

Online News & Magazine Publishing Platforms (CMS & Hosting) (MPAJAMAC)

Keywords

• IBM i news
• Technology publishing
• IT trade press
• Midrange computing news
• Power Systems news

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising-supported digital publication: IT Jungle publications are provided freely to subscribers and supported by advertising. They help support IBM i vendors who participate in the IT ecosystem through advertising.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IT Jungle operates a suite of advertising-supported digital publications focused on the IBM i platform, Power Systems hardware, and the broader midrange and enterprise computing ecosystem. The core offerings include weekly and specialized newsletters covering news, market analysis, technical guidance, and PTF/security updates for IBM i professionals. Content is provided freely to subscribers, with revenue generated from advertising and sponsorships by IBM i vendors.

Product overview

IT Jungle is an independent technology news publication run by Guild Companies, Inc., under president and editor-in-chief Timothy Prickett Morgan. The company operates a suite of advertising-supported electronic publications focused on the IBM i platform and Power Systems ecosystem. Its core offerings include The Four Hundred weekly newsletter, Four Hundred Guru technical newsletter, Four Hundred Monitor market newsletter, and the IBM i PTF Guide resource. These publications are provided freely to subscribers, with revenue derived from vendor advertising and sponsorship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Four Hundred: A subscription-based monthly newsletter devoted exclusively to the IBM AS/400 minicomputer, established in 1989.
• The Next Platform

Products and services

• The Four Hundred
• Four Hundred Guru
• The Four Hundred Monitor
• IBM i PTF Guide
• IT Jungle Website

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Next PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Timothy Prickett Morgan is co-editor and founder of The Next Platform, a publication dedicated to systems and facilities used by supercomputing centers, hyperscalers, cloud builders, and large enterprises.
• Guild Companies Inc.coreOthersParent publishing company that owns and operates IT Jungle. Run by Timothy Prickett Morgan as president and editor in chief.
• DatamonitorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrickett Morgan is currently Principal Analyst, Server Platforms & Architectures, for Datamonitor's research unit and regularly does consulting work for AskComputerWire consulting services unit. Datamonitor licenses IT Jungle editorial for its ComputerWire daily news feed and Computer Business Review magazine.
• COMMON User GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOMMON is the primary user group for IBM i professionals. IT Jungle provides coverage of COMMON conferences including POWERUp events and collaborates on community education.
• FortraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFortra provides data for the annual IBM i Marketplace Survey which IT Jungle promotes and uses for industry analysis. IT Jungle collaborates with Fortra on reader surveys and research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SiliconANGLE / theCUBE: Independent digital media and event platform covering enterprise technology, cloud, and AI. Comparable as an ad-and-sponsor-supported digital publisher with deep ties to enterprise IT buyers and event-driven content.
• CRN: Major technology news publication focused on the IT channel and solution providers. Comparable as an ad-supported B2B tech publication serving IT vendor marketing teams and IT decision-makers.
• The Register: Long-running independent ad-supported enterprise IT news publication. Comparable as a free, advertising-funded digital tech news outlet targeting IT professionals, though with a broader scope than IT Jungle's IBM i focus.
• ITPro Today: Enterprise IT publication delivering news, tutorials, and analysis to IT professionals. Comparable audience and free-content-plus-advertising model, though broader in scope than IT Jungle's IBM i niche.
• AnandTech (Tom's Hardware / AnandTech archive): Long-standing independent technology publication with deep technical coverage of hardware and systems. Comparable as an ad-supported digital publication with practitioner-level technical content for IT-adjacent professionals.
• Computer Business Review: Enterprise IT publication that has historically licensed IT Jungle editorial content. Comparable as a digital enterprise-IT publication with overlapping readership and similar ad-supported revenue model.
• DataCenter Knowledge: Digital publication covering data center and enterprise infrastructure. Comparable ad-supported digital publisher targeting enterprise IT infrastructure decision-makers — overlapping with IT Jungle's Power Systems and storage coverage.

Direct peers

• The Next Platform: Sister publication founded and edited by the same executive (Timothy Prickett Morgan), covering enterprise systems, hyperscalers, and HPC. Directly comparable as an independent, ad-supported digital publication serving enterprise IT infrastructure buyers with similar editorial format and revenue model.
• EnterpriseTech: Publication previously led by Timothy Prickett Morgan as editor-in-chief. Covers enterprise systems and HPC infrastructure — overlapping audience and editorial approach with IT Jungle's systems-level coverage.

Others

• IBM (Power Systems / IBM i official content): Vendor-side content counterpart covering the same IBM i and Power Systems ecosystem. IT Jungle's audience and IBM's marketing programs are mutually reinforcing; IBM's own content investments can substitute for some of IT Jungle's third-party editorial value.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/itjunglenews
• Facebookfacebook.com/itjunglenews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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