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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.
In-depth coverage of how our winners innovate their way to success.
You can't win standing still. Our 100 honored companies prove that creative investment in IT is key to marketplace success.
Robots. Supercomputers. AI. Five CIO 100 honorees are boosting revenue, cutting costs and maybe saving the planet with these and other cool technologies.
After years of focusing on the bottom line, CIOs are setting their sights on top-line growth.
Service-oriented architecture is a route to IT anarchy if you don't effectively manage the development and use of services.
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.
Use our database to find out more about this year's champions.
Go behind the scenes and see IT at work with a trio of winners
Get detailed statistics about the technologies, techniques and business drivers behind the winning entries. (PDF format)
Information on the CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony.
The CIO 100 wants you! Here's where to find out more.
Browse through our winners from previous years.
The Teamwork of Innovation
Gentry Lee, chief engineer for planetary flight systems with the Jet Propulsion laboratory, gives compelling advice about how to balance risk and innovation when developing new technology.
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Talking Innovation with a Hall of Famer
Bill Walsh, lauded for his innovative thinking on the football field, talks techniques for applying innovation to every job.
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View online or download a PDF version of "Make IT Matter for Business Innovation" from Forrester Research (valid email address required for access).
Check out CIO.com's complete guide to finding an IT job in good times and bad, working with recruiters, using social networking websites in your job hunt, avoiding common job search mistakes, and much more. Use our expert advice, tips and analysis to improve your job search strategy. Full Story »
Given the rise of virtualization and vendor consolidation, software licensing negotiation has only become more complicated. Forrester analyst Ray Wang just released "Enterprise Software Licensee's Bill Of Rights, Version 2" -- a must read for any IT leader who wants to shore up his vendor strategy. Full Story »
Preparing for the Next Cyber Attack
Ensure you are up-to-speed on the latest security technologies available to keep your network safe in this Executive Guide. Get a thorough assessment of the corporate security threat landscape. Protect your network with data leakage protection, NAC and other technologies explained in this report.
Sponsored by Qwest
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Cloud Building: 8 Ingredients for Internal Clouds
Cloud computing: a fundamentally new way to deploy IT services and functions cost-effectively and quickly. Learn how the VMware vCloud initiative dramatically improves how consumers access their information and experience applications as well as the 8 ingredients to get you going.
Sponsored by VMWare
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Investing in Business Analytics Technology
You're thinking now is the time to take the plunge into business analytics, but you still have some unanswered questions. This research summary addresses the most common questions and concerns surrounding the successful launch of a business analytics initiative. It also includes real-world examples of organizations already getting return on their investment.
Sponsored by SAS
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