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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
IBM Armonk, N.Y. Business Services  $ 98.78 billion   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Mark Hennessy 
Ingersoll-Rand Industrial Technologies Sector Davidson, N.C. Manufacturing  $ 8.8 billion   BI Sales  Operational   Timothy Fleming 
King County, Washington Seattle Government  $ 4 billion   Portals Customer Service/Support  Operational   David Martinez 
Level 3 Communications Broomfield, Colo. Telecommunications  $ 4.27 billion   BPM Inventory Management  Operational   Kevin Hart 
Limited Brands Columbus, Ohio Retail  $ 10.13 billion   ERP Inventory Management  Operational   Tom Keiser 
Lockheed Martin Bethesda, Md. Aerospace/Defense  $ 41.9 billion   Collaboration Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Sondra Barbour 
Marriott International Washington Hospitality  $ 13 billion   Energy Efficiency IT Operations  Operational  Carl Wilson 
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Quincy, Mass. Government  $ 1 million   BPM Accounting & Finance  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Craig Hall 
MediSend International Dallas Nonprofit  $ 2 million   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Customer   Jeff Douglas 
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Fla. Education  $ 6.1 billion   Energy Efficiency Accounting & Finance  Social   Debbie Karcher 
Mid Valley Products Norwalk, Conn. Retail/Wholesale/Distribution  $ 210 million   BPM Accounting & Finance  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Mike Skinner 
Modine Manufacturing Racine, Wis. Manufacturing  $ 1.75 billion   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Operational   Yomi Famurewa 
Monsanto St. Louis Agriculture  $ 8.56 billion   BPM Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Mark Showers 
Motorola Schaumburg, Ill. Telecommunications  $ 36.6 billion   Mobile Accounting & Finance  Security or Regulatory   Patricia Morrison 
MyThings Menlo Park, Calif. Management Services  $ 1 million   Mobile Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Kenneth Bouche 
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Arlington, Va. Utilities   $ 215 million   BPM Human Resources  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Tom Stangroom 
Network Services Mt. Prospect, Ill. Retail/Wholesale/Distribution  $ 948 million   Virtualization Marketing  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Paul D. Roche Jr. 
Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio Health Care  $ 1.35 billion   BI Customer Service/Support  Social   Detlev (Herb) Smaltz 
OhioHealth Columbus, Ohio Health Care  $ 1.833 billion   Document Management Customer Service/Support  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Michael Krouse 
Pacific Gas and Electric San Francisco, Calif. Utilities   $ 13.23 billion   Data Warehouse Inventory Management  Customer   Patricia Lawicki 
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By putting business process ahead of technology, the drug giant laid the groundwork for BPM success. By David F. Carr

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