This company's research on the technology market is just dandy. The Yankee Group provides market research and analytical reports focused on information technology topics and helping business leaders keep informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in hardware, software, and telecommunications. The company also monitors trends in the consumer electronics market, and it provides decision support tools and consulting services. Yankee Group tracks regional technology trends as well as global trends; it operates through more than a dozen offices in the Americas and Europe. Tech research pioneer Howard Anderson started the group in 1970. The company is owned by private equity firm Alta Communications.