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CIO 100 Symposium & Awards Celebrate Business Value Through IT Innovation(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) FRAMINGHAM, MA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/02/14 -- IDG Enterprise's CIO -- the executive-level IT media brand providing insight into business technology leadership -- is proud to announce the 2014 CIO 100 Award winners. The 27th annual awards program recognizes 100 organizations that have distinguished themselves by creating business value through the innovative use of IT. The winners will be honored during a gala awards dinner and ceremony at the CIO 100 Symposium, being held August 17-19, 2014 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. "For nearly three decades, our CIO 100 Awards have celebrated the innovative use of technology to deliver genuine business value," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of CIO magazine & events. "Our 2014 winners are yet another outstanding example of the transformative power of IT to drive everything from revenue growth to competitive advantage." Award Winning IT Initiatives and BeyondIn addition to honoring and hearing from the 2014 CIO 100 Award recipients, more than 300 CIOs and senior IT executives will discuss proven strategies and best practices with other leaders, shaping their business agendas, IT strategy and executive career path for the year to come. Woven into sessions throughout the three day symposium are discussions on enterprise mobility, big data/analytics, risk management, cloud, social/collaboration tools, and disruptive technologies. Collaboration across the C-suite and the challenge of transitioning to a digital enterprise will have a special focus at this year's event, which also features opening keynotes by Tom Davenport, author of "big data @ work," and Forrester Research's Ted Schadler, author of "The Mobile Mind Shift." The symposium concludes with an awards ceremony recognizing the 2014 CIO 100 winners. The full 2014 CIO 100 Symposium & Awards Ceremony agenda can be viewed here. "Disruptive technologies are drastically changing the technology landscape and CIOs are challenged to continue to drive business value and competitive advantage utilizing these technologies. The CIO 100 winners continue to impress me with their innovative vision and ability to execute," said Adam Dennison, senior vice president & publisher of CIO. "CIO 100 attendees come to the CIO 100 event to learn from their peers and find solutions to drive their own innovations. CIO 100 sponsors find this a valuable environment to congratulate their customers, and to showcase a robust portfolio of solutions that can help bring technology vision to reality, solidifying and creating strategic partnerships." 2014 CIO 100 Honorees: Accenture Afilias Agero Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Aon PLC ASCAP AT&T, Inc. Atlanta Public Schools Avnet, Inc. AVS Embedded Systems Bankers Financial Corp. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee BT Cancer Treatment Centers of America CareFusion Celestica Celgene Corp. Charles County, Md., Government Chico's FAS Christiana Care Health System CIMB Bank Berhad Cisco City of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Technology Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology Covanta Cox Communications, Inc. Crawford & Co. CUNA Mutual Group Daimler Trucks North America Dalian Wanda Group Corp., Ltd. Defense Intelligence Agency Delphi Automotive PLC Deltek DIRECTV E. & J. Gallo Winery eClerx Services, Ltd. EMC Corp. Essar Group Eurpac Strategic Partners FedEx Corp. Ferrovial SA GE Capital GE Capital Americas General Motors Georgetown University Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Healthagen HHSC East Hawaii Region, Hilo Medical Center Honda North America Services LLC Idaho National Laboratory Intel Corp. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Kennametal Lehigh Hanson, Inc. LG&E and KU Energy Lynn University Malaysia Ministry of Education Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Middlesex Hospital Molina Healthcare NCR Corp. NetApp, Inc. Northern Trust Parsons Phoenix Data Corp. PNC Financial Services Group PPD PPG Industries PrimeLending Procter & Gamble Progressive Quintiles Raytheon Co. Redstone Federal Credit Union Siemens PLM Software Sprint State of California Department of Justice Sungard Availability Services Tarmin The AES Corp. The Hospital for Sick Children The MITRE Organization The New York Times Co. The Ottawa Hospital The Weather Co. TIAA-CREF Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. TTX Co. Turner Industries Group LLC UBS Wealth Management IT United Airlines University of Kentucky UPS Vanguard Verizon Virginia Credit Union Watco Companies LLC WSSCRegistration Information To learn more about the symposium or to register to attend visit www.CIO100.com, call 800.366.0246 or email: [email protected]. Sponsorship Information2014 CIO 100 sponsors include BMC Software, Box, Cisco, Dell, DimensionData, and Sungard Availability Services. For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Adam Dennison, senior vice president & publisher, CIO at [email protected]. About the CIO 100Recipients of this year's CIO 100 Award were selected through a three-step process. First, companies filled out an online application form detailing their innovative IT and business initiatives. Next, a team of external judges (many of them former CIOs) reviewed the applications in depth, looking for leading-edge IT practices and measurable results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges' recommendations and selected the final 100. Coverage of the 2014 CIO 100 Awards will be available online at CIO.com on August 1, 2014 and in the August 1st issue of CIO magazine. About CIOCIO is the premier content and community resource for information technology executives and leaders thriving and prospering in this fast-paced era of IT transformation in the enterprise. The award-winning CIO portfolio -- CIO.com, CIO magazine (launched in 1987), CIO executive programs, CIO strategic marketing solutions, CIO Forum on LinkedIn, CIO Executive Council and CIO primary research -- provides business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. Additionally, CIO provides opportunities for IT solution providers to reach this executive IT audience. The CIO Executive Council is a professional organization of CIOs created to serve as an unbiased and trusted peer advisory group. CIO is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events, and research company. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com. Follow CIO on Twitter: @CIOmagazine and @CIOonline Follow CIO Events on Twitter: @CIOEvents #CIO100 Follow IDG Enterprise on Twitter: @IDGEnterprise Follow CIO on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/today/cio.com Follow CIO on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CIOfacebook Source: CIO |