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IDG's InfoWorld Honors John McKinley as CTO of the Year at CTO Forum 2003
04/01/2003
Former Merrill Lynch CTO Recognized for Engineering Innovation and ROI Strategy Runners-Up Honorees - Salesforce.com's Dave Moellenhoff and Reuters' Mike Sayers
San Francisco, California, April 1, 2003 − InfoWorld Media Group, responsible for delivering award-winning technology and product news, research and analysis to the IT community for over 25 years, announced it has awarded John McKinley, former Merrill Lynch CTO, the CTO of the Year Award at its fourth annual CTO Forum 2003 being held in Boston, MA at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. Runners-up, Salesforce.com's Dave Moellenhoff and Reuters' Mike Sayers, are honored for their innovative approach to creating value for their companies.
The announcement of the CTO of the Year coincides with the first day of CTO Forum - where leading technologists will convene for two and a half days of networking, keynotes, new technology discussions and case study presentations. Read the complete "CTO of the Year" story featuring John McKinley, Dave Moellenhoff and Mike Sayers in InfoWorld's March 31st issue, or go to www.infoworld.com.
"Amid a difficult economic landscape, our honored CTO of the Year stood out among his peers as a true innovator committed to improving infrastructure and providing outstanding leadership," stated InfoWorld's Executive Editor Eve Epstein. "By implementing new technology like Web services and Linux, John McKinley was able to deliver a strong ROI while increasing productivity - demonstrating outstanding leadership in a challenging time."
"Receiving this award in this economic clime is especially rewarding for my team and I," stated John McKinley, InfoWorld CTO of the Year. "The creativity that they applied to find ways to better serve our clients, while at the same time dramatically re-engineering our cost base, placed incredible demands on them and they came through tremendously."
InfoWorld's CTO of the Year Award
InfoWorld's editorial board chose the CTO of the Year from among the "25 Most Influential CTOs for 2002." CTOs were ranked by the highly regarded CTO Advisory Council and were chosen at that time for demonstrating outstanding leadership in a difficult year. The following criteria were used to rank nominees: demonstrated leadership ability within the CTO's organization, technical innovation, demonstrated leadership within the industry and within the CTO community, scope of influence (organizations size and scope, size of technical organization, industry influence) and demonstrated results (increased revenue, visibility and technical breakthroughs.)
InfoWorld CTO Forum 2003
The fourth annual InfoWorld CTO Forum is an exclusive, invitation only event for 250 CTOs and senior IT executives. The best and brightest minds in IT convene in an interactive peer-to-peer setting. The InfoWorld CTO Forum takes place at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston on March 31st - April 2nd, for 2 ½ days of networking, keynotes, panel discussions and case study presentations. For more information, go to www.infoworld.com/ctoforum.
About InfoWorld Media Group
For twenty-five years, InfoWorld Media Group has provided cutting-edge coverage and evaluation of IT products and services for technology experts in senior management. Through integrated channels including print, online and events, InfoWorld reaches the most influential senior technology experts -- those who drive their enterprises' technology purchases. Powered by a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products.
About IDG
InfoWorld is a division of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net, which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
Contact:
Leslie Fox
InfoWorld Media Group
415-978-3116
leslie_fox@infoworld.com
Theresa Pulido
Palette Communications
408 532-1330
theresa_pulido@infoworld.com
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