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The 2008 CIO 100 Winners: Creating Business Value With Technology Innovation

The 2008 CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that are creating new business value by innovating with technology. Find out more about these IT leaders and the technologies that are critical to their success.

How to Use This Chart

Learn about the 2008 CIO 100 Award winners and their winning projects, and find the companies that interest you the most, with this interactive chart. Click on the tabs to sort the data according to location, industry or revenue as well as project type (the main technology used for the project), the primary business function it benefits and its impact. Click on the company name to get more details, including a description of the winning project and more about the technologies used. Under the Project Type tab, follow the links to find more CIO.com articles about each technology listed.

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Company
Location
Industry
Revenue
(2007)
Project
Type
Business Function
Business Goal
CIO
Lockheed Martin Bethesda, Md. Aerospace/Defense  $ 41.9 billion   Collaboration Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Sondra Barbour 
Monsanto St. Louis Agriculture  $ 8.56 billion   BPM Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Mark Showers 
1-800-Radiator Benicia, Calif. Automotive  $ 117 million   E-Business Inventory Management  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Kalani Keala 
Cross Country Automotive Services Medford, Mass. Automotive  $ 314 million   CRM Customer Service/Support  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Mark Carbrey 
UniGroup Fenton, Mo. Automotive/Transportation  $ 2.2 billion   BPM Sales  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Randall Poppell 
YRC Worldwide Overland Park, Kan. Automotive/Transportation  $ 9.62 billion   BPM Order processing/fulfillment  Operational   Michael Rapken 
Sirva Westmont, Ill. Automotive/Transportation  $ 3.9 billion   BI Marketing  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Erik Keller 
Toyota Canada Toronto Automotive/Transportation  $ 6 billion   BPM Sales  Customer   Hao Tien 
SuperShuttle Scottsdale, Ariz. Automotive/Transportation  $ 120 million   E-Business Order Processing/Fulfillment  Customer   Mike Hogan 
Accenture Business Services  $ 19.7 billion   Collaboration Supply Chain/Logistics  Customer   Frank Modruson 
Pitney Bowes Stamford, Conn. Business Services  $ 6.1 billion   CRM Customer Service/Support  Customer   Gregory Buoncontri 
IBM Armonk, N.Y. Business Services  $ 98.78 billion   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Mark Hennessy 
Earth Class Mail Seattle Business Services  $ 0 million   Databases Inventory Management  Operational   Paul Irvine 
Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto, Calif. Computer Hardware  $ 104.3 billion   Network Sales  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Randy Mott 
Wind River Systems Alameda, Calif. Computer Software  $ 285 million   BI Sales  Operational   Scott Fenton 
Skanska USA Building Parsippany, N.J. Construction  $ 4.021 billion   BI Environmental Management  Social   Kevin Hutchinson 
Corinthian Colleges Santa Ana, Calif. Education  $ 933 million   ERP Accounting & Finance  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Carmella Cassetta 
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. Education  $ 737 million   Mobile Customer service/support  Social   Gordon Wishon 
Villanova University Villanova, Pa. Education  $ 336 million (endowment)  CRM Customer service/support  Social   Steve Fugale 
State University and Community College System of Tennessee Nashville, Tenn. Education  $ 2.2 billion   Data Warehouse Accounting & Finance  Customer   Thomas S. Danford 
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