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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.

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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  Hennessy 
Ingersoll Rand Davidson, N.C. Manufacturing  $8.8 billion   Business Intelligence Sales  Operational   Fleming 
King County, Washington Seattle Government  $4 million   Portals Customer Service/Support  Operational   Martinez 
Level 3 Communications Broomfield, Colo. Telecommunications  $4.27 billion   BPM Inventory Management  Operational   Hart 
Limited Brands Columbus, Ohio Retail  $10.13 billion   ERP Inventory Management  Operational   Keiser 
Lockheed Martin Bethesda, Md. Aerospace/Defense  $41.9 billion   Collaboration Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Barbour 
Marriott International Washington Hospitality  $13 billion   Energy Efficiency IT Operations  Operational  Wilson 
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Quincy, Mass. Government  $1 million   BPM Accounting & Finance  Strategic/Competitive Advantage  Hall 
MediSend International Dallas Nonprofit  $2 million   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Customer   Douglas 
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami, Fla. Education  $6.1 billion   Energy Efficiency Accounting & Finance  Social   Karcher 
Mid Valley Products Norwalk, Conn. Retail/Wholesale/Distribution  $210 million   BPM Accounting & Finance  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Skinner 
Modine Manufacturing Racine, Wis. Manufacturing  $1.75 billion   Knowledge Management Research & Development/Product Development  Operational   Famurewa 
Monsanto St. Louis Agriculture  $8.56 billion   BPM Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Showers 
Motorola Schaumburg, Ill. Telecommunications  $36.6 billion   Mobile Accounting & Finance  Security or Regulatory   Morrison 
MyThings Menlo Park, Calif. Management Services  $1 million   Image Search Research & Development/Product Development  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Bouche 
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Arlington, Va. Utilities   $215 million   BPM Human Resources  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Stangroom 
Network Services Mt. Prospect, Ill. Retail/Wholesale/Distribution  $948 million   Document Management Marketing  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Roche Jr. 
Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio Health Care  $1.35 billion   Business Intelligence Customer Service/Support  Social   Smaltz 
OhioHealth Columbus, Ohio Health Care  $1.833 billion   Document Management Customer Service/Support  Strategic /Competitive Advantage  Krouse 
Pacific Gas and Electric San Francisco, Calif. Utilities   $13.23 billion   Data Warehouse Inventory Management  Customer   Lawicki 
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