2008
2008 Winner Profile
Dow Chemical
- Project Description: Dow integrated various technologies to provide a new suite of desktop productivity tools to support employee mobility. The tools include remote access to corporate networks, IP phones, audio conferencing, instant messaging, wireless capability at the office, desktop search, Google-based enterprise search and fingerprint readers for secure sign-on. Dow estimates these "Flexibility Enabler" tools have saved the company $78 million through improved productivity.
- Project type: Wi-Fi, Network, Search
- Business Functions: All Dow's global sites, businesses, and functions
- Business Goal: Operational
- CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName Kepler, EVP, Corporate Director of Shared Services CIO & Chief Sustainability Officer
- CEO: Andrew Liveris, Chairman & CEO
- Headquarters: Midland, Mich.
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Revenue (2007): $54 billion
- Website: www.dow.com
