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Press Release
palmOne's Marina Levinson, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Honored as 2004 Premier 100 IT Leader by IDG's Computerworld
'The Voice of IT Management' Recognizes Levinson for Creativity, Business Savvy in 5th Annual Awards Program
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) today announced that Marina Levinson, vice president and chief information officer, has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," as one of the business world's Premier 100 IT Leaders. The award honors executives who show exemplary technology leadership in resolving pressing business problems.
Levinson was selected from nearly 600 nominees, who were measured against Computerworld's IT Leadership Index, a set of characteristics that describes executives who guide the effective use of IT in their organizations, and evaluated by the editors and by an external panel of past Premier 100 honorees. Other honorees include leading IT executives from such corporations as J.P. Morgan Chase, Marriott International, American Express, Lockheed Martin, MetLife and the U.S. Air Force.
"Our Premier 100 list honors those who've had a positive impact on their IT groups and their companies during some of the toughest times in years," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of Computerworld. "They lead people and projects to success. They're adept communicators who are 'bilingual' in tech- speak and business talk. But most significantly, they're still willing to take risks in these highly risk-averse times."
As vice president and chief information officer, Levinson has overall responsibility for worldwide use of information technology at palmOne, Inc. Hired as the company's first CIO in 1999, Levinson helped facilitate the company's separation from 3Com and built an independent IT organization, infrastructure and applications to support its growth. During the economic downturn in 2001, she created an extremely cost-effective global IT model by downsizing the organization while minimizing negative impact on the business.
A major area of focus for palmOne's IT organization, requiring innovation and creative thinking, is enterprise deployment of mobile and wireless technologies. In 2001, Marina launched a program called Palm@Enterprise to mobilize various business functions within the company in order to further improve productivity of mobile workers. The mobile-enabled IT environment allows a secure way for employees to access a personalized portal with corporate email and calendar functions, as well as group and personal calendars, intranet, Internet and other enterprise applications. This program became one of the preeminent examples of how mobile and wireless technologies could be deployed by any enterprise to improve efficiency of its mobile workforce.
"Marina and her IT organization have proactively used palmOne's handheld solutions to provide our employees with mobile access to enterprise applications and data," said Judy Bruner, palmOne senior vice president and chief financial officer. "Marina's IT organization has improved the productivity of mobile workers across palmOne and has done so with a world- class IT cost structure."
The complete list of Premier 100 IT Leaders can be found in the Jan. 5, 2004 issue of Computerworld and online at www.computerworld.com. The issue includes several feature articles summarizing the challenges IT Leaders expect to face in the coming year, including motivating staff, avoiding project pitfalls, shoring up network security and preparing for the rebound. Honorees will be honored again at Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, occurring March 5-7, 2004, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, Calif.
About Computerworld
Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for the critical information needs of IT management. Through its weekly print publication, Computerworld.com website, focused conference series and custom research, Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network. Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence in the past five years, including a Jesse H. Neal Award for "Best News Coverage," 22 ASBPE awards and BtoB Magazine's "Media Power 50" in 2003. In print since 1967, Computerworld currently has a guaranteed rate base of 180,000, a total print audience of 1,869,000 (according to IntelliQuest CIMS v.10.0), and an online audience of over 900,000 unique monthly visitors (according to DoubleClick). Breaking news and resources for IT management are available at www.computerworld.com.
Computerworld is a business unit 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 (www.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. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
About palmOne, Inc.
palmOne, Inc. delivers what matters most to customers -- whether a single consumer or company of thousands -- enabling users to improve their personal lives and professional productivity through mobile devices and solutions.
palmOne is the name adopted in October 2003 by Palm, Inc., when it spun off PalmSource, Inc., maker of the Palm OS(R) platform software, and acquired Handspring, Inc. Uniting the Zire(TM), Tungsten(TM) and Treo(TM) subbrands, the creation of palmOne launched a new, stronger market leader in handheld computer and communications hardware and software solutions.
More information about palmOne, Inc. is available at http://www.palmOne.com.
NOTE: Palm OS, Zire, Tungsten and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to palmOne, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.
SOURCE palmOne, Inc.
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