Our method for selecting this year's winners Beginning last November, we solicited applications for the 2010 CIO 100 Awards through ads in CIO and our online newsletters, as well as electronic mailings to our print subscribers, event attendees and to publicists who sign up to receive our editorial announcements.Entrants filled out an online application between November 2009 and early March 2010. Although most applications came from companies headquartered in North America, the pool included entries from multiple continents.Two CIO 100 judges—who included former CIOs, academic experts and independent consultants—read each application. The judges evaluated the applications according to two criteria: innovation and business value. Applications that received a score of 15 or higher (out of a possible 20) were selected for a second round of scrutiny by CIO editors.We examined how each company stacked up against the others in the pool, putting emphasis on submissions that told the best stories about generating business value through creative and cutting-edge uses of technology. We sought to cull the most exciting initiatives in the mix for the CIO 100 honor. The companies we selected for this year’s CIO 100 Awards range from organizations with a few million dollars in revenue to multibillion-dollar global powerhouses, and they span every industry. Companies had to demonstrate not only that they were able to create new value using IT and execute their project well but also that they did so in uncommon, innovative ways: pioneering a new technology, applying a familiar technology to a new purpose, setting the bar higher for their competitors. We emphasized as well projects that, due to their scope and impact, positioned companies to weather today’s economic challenges. In short, these companies are technology leaders. Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe