CIO 100 Awards

Every year, the CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. In 2006, our winners were some of the most innovative information technology uses in the world. Below, you'll find links that will give you insight into how these companies use IT to gain an advantage in an increasingly competitive world.

Our Full CIO 100 Coverage

In-depth coverage of how our winners innovate their way to success.

  • Innovation For Growth

    You can't win standing still. Our 100 honored companies prove that creative investment in IT is key to marketplace success.

  • Imagination at Work

    Robots. Supercomputers. AI. Five CIO 100 honorees are boosting revenue, cutting costs and maybe saving the planet with these and other cool technologies.

  • Money (That's What They Want)

    After years of focusing on the bottom line, CIOs are setting their sights on top-line growth.

  • Services In Sync

    Service-oriented architecture is a route to IT anarchy if you don't effectively manage the development and use of services.

  • Untethered But Not Disconnected

    New wireless networks and devices create more productive work environments. They can also generate anxiety. Here's how to cut the wires so that employees still feel connected.

2006 CIO 100 Winners

Use our database to find out more about this year's champions.

Innovation in Action

Go behind the scenes and see IT at work with a trio of winners

  • Capital One
    Watch wireless technology tear down the walls at one of the nation's fastest growing financial services firms.
  • CSX Corporation
    See how the Event Recorder Automated Download System helps rail company CSX save millions of dollars or just watch the trains go by.
  • United Parcel Service
    Infrared scanners, GPS and other wireless devices help keep UPS on the cutting edge of package delivery.

By The Numbers

Get detailed statistics about the technologies, techniques and business drivers behind the winning entries. (PDF format)

CIO 100 Event

Information on the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony.

Why You Should Enter

The CIO 100 wants you! Here's where to find out more.

Winners of Past Awards

Browse through our winners from previous years.

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