It was established in 1992 as a bulletin InformCourier. Among its founders are major Russian telecom businesses, such as Giprosvyaz, Intersputnik, and Rostelekom.
In 1999 a closed joint stock company, IKS-Holding was formed to handle the publishing of the magazine. Today the magazine is only part of the company's business
IKS magazine is issued both in printed and online versions.