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PCM, Inc.: History, Products, Technology & Companies

PCM, Inc. was a direct marketing company that offered technology products and services. The company was based in El Segundo, California. The company merged with Insight Enterprises on August 26, 2019. PCM was founded in 1987 as a direct market catalog via telemarketing, the Internet, direct marketing, print catalogs, and three retail showrooms.

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PCM, Inc. topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Products, Technology and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around PCM, Inc..

Related topics
32
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
35
Extracted relationships
25
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
35

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 16 topics
Subsidiaries · 10 topics
Overview · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1987; 39 years ago (1987) in Marina Del Rey, California, United States as Creative Computers Inc.
Industry
Direct Marketer
Headquarters
El Segundo, California, United States
Area served
United States
Defunct
August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
Divisions
PCM Sales, Inc. PCMG, Inc. PCM Sales Canada, Inc. PCM Logistics LLC Abreon, Inc. PCM BPO, LLC M2 Marketplace, Inc.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Subsidiaries

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PCM, Inc. connects Entity context

The extracted context around PCM, Inc. shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PCM, Inc. → Creative Computers, Inc. (1987–2000), IdeaMall, Inc. (2000–2001), PC Mall, Inc. (2001–2012) Another extracted example is PCM, Inc. → Inc, PCM, PCM Sales. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PCM, Inc.

Top relations

Formerly · 3
PCM, Inc. → Creative Computers, Inc. (1987–2000), IdeaMall, Inc. (2000–2001), PC Mall, Inc. (2001–2012)
related to Subsidiaries · 3
PCM, Inc. → Inc, PCM, PCM Sales
Area served · 1
PCM, Inc. → United States
Defunct · 1
PCM, Inc. → August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
Divisions · 1
PCM, Inc. → PCM Sales, Inc. PCMG, Inc. PCM Sales Canada, Inc. PCM Logistics LLC Abreon, Inc. PCM BPO, LLC M2 Marketplace, Inc.
Fate · 1
PCM, Inc. → Acquired by Insight Enterprises
Founded · 1
PCM, Inc. → 1987; 39 years ago (1987) in Marina Del Rey, California, United States as Creative Computers Inc.
Founder · 1
PCM, Inc. → Frank Khulusi, Sam Khulusi
Headquarters · 1
PCM, Inc. → El Segundo, California, United States
Industry · 1
PCM, Inc. → Direct Marketer

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

pcm inc company acquired computers products pc services creative mall technology sales california based catalog 1987 united insight enterprises direct

PCM, Inc. relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around PCM, Inc.. Examples in this analysis include PCM, Inc. → Area served → United States and PCM, Inc. → Defunct → August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PCM, Inc.Area servedUnited States1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.DefunctAugust 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.DivisionsPCM Sales, Inc. PCMG, Inc. PCM Sales Canada, Inc. PCM Logistics LLC Abreon, Inc. PCM BPO, LLC M2 Marketplace, Inc.1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.FateAcquired by Insight Enterprises1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.FormerlyCreative Computers, Inc. (1987–2000)1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.FormerlyIdeaMall, Inc. (2000–2001)1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.FormerlyPC Mall, Inc. (2001–2012)1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.Founded1987; 39 years ago (1987) in Marina Del Rey, California, United States as Creative Computers Inc.1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.FounderFrank Khulusi, Sam Khulusi1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.HeadquartersEl Segundo, California, United States1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.IndustryDirect Marketer1.00infobox
PCM, Inc.ProductsComputer hardware, Consumer electronics, Information technology1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PCM, Inc. bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pcm, Sales and Acquired. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • PCM, Inc.
    • Pcm
    • Sales
    • Acquired
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Solutions
    • Company
    • Technology
    • Services
    • Creative
    • Computers
    • Enterprises
  • pcm, inc.
    • Pcm
    • Sales
    • Acquired
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Solutions
    • Company
    • Technology
    • Services
    • Name
    • California
    • Creative
  • pcm inc.
    • Pcm
    • Sales
    • Acquired
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Solutions
    • Company
    • Technology
    • Services
    • Name
    • California
    • Creative
  • pcm
    • Sales
    • Acquired
    • Solutions
    • Technology
    • Services
    • Enterprises
    • Insight
    • August
    • Canada
    • Founded
    • Information
    • April
  • el segundo, california
    • States
    • United
    • Sales
    • Direct
    • Founded
    • Information
    • April
    • Enterprises
    • Inc
    • Insight
    • Solutions
    • Creative
  • amiga computers
    • Creative
    • Founded
    • Name
    • Order
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Inc
    • Direct
    • States
    • Launched
    • United
    • Pcm
  • apple computers
    • Creative
    • Founded
    • Name
    • Order
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Inc
    • Direct
    • States
    • Launched
    • United
    • Pcm
  • macintosh computers
    • Creative
    • Founded
    • Name
    • Order
    • Mall
    • Pc
    • Inc
    • Direct
    • States
    • Launched
    • United
    • Pcm

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PCM, Inc., one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PCM, Inc. with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PCM, Inc. — History · splits 19 ⟂ 17
PCM, Inc. — Subsidiaries · splits 25 ⟂ 11
PCM, Inc. — Overview · splits 29 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

PCM, Inc.

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples25
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PCM, Inc. to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Products, Technology & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — PCM, Inc. · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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