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Welcome to the InformationWeek 500 Resource Center.  This site is your central source for all things related to the InformationWeek 500 -- the annual ranking of the 500 most innovative users of business technology in the nation. For 20 years, InformationWeek has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. This site connects you to the strategies, best practices and research that each year's comprehensive study brings to light.
 
 
 

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    2008 InformationWeek 500 Executive Testimonials
     
    "InformationWeek is highly respected, and we value it for research and as a way to stay informed. Hilton participates in the InformationWeek 500 because it's healthy to benchmark ourselves in a tangible way against other leading companies. We use the experience as a way to challenge ourselves and raise the bar on our performance."

    Tim Harvey, Executive Vice President & CIO

    Hilton Hotels Corporation
    www.hiltonworldwide.com
    Industry: Hospitality & Travel
     
       
     
     
    "The InformationWeek 500 is a great way to present Scottrade's most innovative projects and to recognize our IT associates for their dedication and hard work. As an online investment firm, IT is at the core of Scottrade's business, where technology and innovation are extremely important in providing a superior online trading experience for our customers."

    Ian Patterson, Chief Information Officer
    Scottrade
    www.scottrade.com
    Industry: Banking & Financial Services
     
       
     
     
    "Each year, the InformationWeek 500 lets us know exactly how Avnet stacks up against the best-of-the-best. We appreciate the opportunity to showcase the accomplishments of the Avnet team. We look forward to this year's list to learn more about how companies from different industries are using IT to deal with business challenges."

    Steve Phillips, Chief Information Officer
    Avnet, Inc.
    www.avnet.com
    Industry: Distribution
     
       
     
     
    "The InformationWeek 500 is inspiring, thought provoking and fun! My IT teams have appeared in this annual ranking of the most innovative companies using technology ten times -- most recently -- 2006, 2007. This year, the BearingPoint team has really pushed the innovation envelope with the implementation of some unique social networking capabilities. We look forward to seeing everyone at the conference!"

    Eric Goldfarb, CIO & Executive Vice President
    BearingPoint, Inc.
    www.bearingpoint.com
    Industry: Consulting & Business Services
     
       
     

    "Recognizing and rewarding employees internally goes a long way, but when a technology industry standard bearer like InformationWeek recognizes your IT team for its efforts, it sends an even stronger message. Being singled out for the top spot on the InformationWeek 500 in 2007 was a tremendous honor that has inspired us to participate in the survey again this year."

    Jacquelyn Barretta, Chief Information Officer
    Con-way Inc.
    www.con-way.com
    Industry: Transportation & Logistics
     
     
     
    "As a global IP provider, Global Crossing strives to deliver innovation in our services and customer experience of which Information Technology plays a strategic roll. Information Week's 500 is valued as an important industry benchmark in a forum that recognizes the technological milestones achieved across the industry year after year. Global Crossing places significance upon participation as it complements the strategic role Global Crossing places upon IT."

    Michael Fuqua, SVP Global Information Systems
    Global Crossing
    www.globalcrossing.com
    Industry: Telecommunications
     
       
     
     
    "Business drives technology at UPS. Our entry in this year's InformationWeek 500 -- UPS PaperlessSM Invoice, an industry first that saves global shippers time, money and trees -- is just one example. The InformationWeek 500 program provides a great way to showcase how technology is used in business innovation at UPS and to recognize the instrumental role IT plays in our business success."

    Dave Barnes, Sr. VP and CIO
    UPS
    www.ups.com
    Industry: Transportation
     
       
     
     
    "Scientists at PNNL are working to solve problems of global significance in energy, environment and national security. IT plays a critical role in that work. The InformationWeek 500 offers unbiased IT benchmarking and planning information, and is a highly visible opportunity to recognize the people who enable PNNL's science and technology achievements by providing essential IT systems and services."

    Jerry Johnson, CIO and Director of IT Services
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
    www.pnl.gov
    Industry: Consulting & Business Services
     
       
     
     


    "Sprint has participated in the InformationWeek 500 survey for many years to showcase how we drive innovation and technology leadership throughout our platforms, processes and products. Each year, we challenge the entire team to introduce innovation into the infrastructure, into the way we approach solving problems, and how we work with vendors. With our Unified Billing Platform, we used the latest in innovation and technology to help us deliver results. Participating in this year's survey will enable us to benchmark this accomplishment against others in the industry."

    Kathy A. Walker, Chief Information and Network Officer
    Sprint
    www.sprint.com
    Industry: Telecommunications

     
       
     
     


    "CPS Energy is becoming well-known as a company that applies the latest innovations in business intelligence, mobility, and communications technologies to gain a marked competitive edge in the energy sector. We see the InformationWeek 500 awards program as one of the premier channels to showcase our achievements and be part of select group of companies that are recognized for delivering value in IT."

    Christopher C. Barron, Vice President & Chief Information Officer
    CPS Energy
    www.cpsenergy.com
    Industry: Energy & Utilities

     
       
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    Getting Business & IT on the Same Page with Software Visualization

    Emmet B. Keeffe III, CEO and Co-Founder, iRise
    Panelists include: Alan Buffington, EVP, KeyBank and Marvin Balliet, Managing Director & COO, Merrill Lynch, Marty Chuck, Founder, The CXOs

    Software projects are notorious for taking forever to define and getting derailed with rework, delays and missing features; simply because business can't communicate their needs effectively. Visualization is fast becoming the solution to the single most troubling problem facing software projects today: poor requirements.

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