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CIO Executive Council

A Peer-Advisory Service and Professional Association for CIOs

Webcast: In the Google Apps Cloud: How to Achieve Your Business Objectives

Dec 3rd, '09, 1 - 2 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)

Join Council member Brent Hoag, Director, Global IT, at JohnsonDiversey, as he discusses the adoption of Google Apps which has helped meet four corporate goals; sustainability, simplification, increased employee productivity and global collaboration.

Webcast: Collaboration Initiatives: Benchmarks & Best Practices

Dec 15th, '09, 4 - 5 pm US/Eastern (GMT-5)

Join Council members Ruth Thorpe, VP & CIO at the U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations of Sanofi-Aventis, and Gary Kuyper, CIO at Bethany Christian Services, as they speak about their collaboration initiatives and experiences in how and why they chose the social networking and collaboration tools they are using and their business goals for collaboration, and facing culture change challenges.

Data Overview: Collaboration Initiatives Field Guide: Benchmarks & Best Practices

This appendix to the Council Field Guide provides an analysis which discusses benchmarks for collaboration IT implementation costs, adoption rates and payoffs. The overview identifies top IT and business goals and satisfaction rates for collaboration initiatives as well as best practices and lessons learned for implementing collaboration IT.

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Timeline: 15 Years of Product Recalls from Braun, Burger King, Nokia, Mattel and More

Bad burgers, dangerous toys, faulty tires and other famous recalls from the past

1992:

Braun warns consumers that filters on two models of its espresso/cappuccino makers can cause glass carafes to break. People don’t like glass in their java.

1996:

Braun recalls 5,000 espresso/cappuccino makers (same problem, different models).

1999:

Burger King recalls 25 million Pokemon balls in kids’ meals. The tykes could choke if they swallowed them.

2000:

Due to tread problems, Bridgestone/Firestone recalls 6.5 million tires used on Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigates complaints of injury and death.

2001:

Evenflo recalls 3.4 million baby car seats. The handles can release unexpectedly, causing the seat (and baby) to flip.

2002:

Kellogg recalls 730,000 packages of Pop-Tarts because they contain undeclared egg, which is an allergen that must be indicated on the label.
Abbott Laboratories recalls 750,000 gonorrhea tests because they may give false negative results, advising people who have been tested for the disease in the prior eight months to be retested.

2003:

Disney recalls 40,000 “Woody” dolls with buttons that pose a choking hazard.

2004:

Merck withdraws Vioxx, an arthritis pain medication found to increase risk of heart attack and stroke.

2005:

Disney recalls 12,900 pairs of children’s sunglasses. They contain high levels of lead paint.

2006:

205 confirmed illnesses and three deaths from e.coli are traced to spinach from Natural Selection Foods, according to the FDA.
The Nunes Co. recalls lettuce contaminated with e.coli that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention link to illnesses among East Coast Taco Bell customers.
Dell recalls 4 million laptops, and Apple 1.1 million, that are running fire-prone Sony batteries.

2007:

Nokia recalls 46 million cell phone batteries for manufacturing defects that could cause them to short-circuit, overheat and dislodge.
United Food Group recalls 5.7 million pounds of ground beef that could be e.coli contaminated.
Mattel recalls 21 million Chinese-made toys due to lead-paint and choking hazards.