Video: CMP's CIOs Uncensored Volume II Debuts; InformationWeek's Stephanie Stahl Gets Up Close and Personal with CIOs on the Edge of IT Innovation

PRNewswire
MANHASSET, N.Y.
May 31, 2007

MANHASSET, N.Y., May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology's CIOs Uncensored Volume II, an exclusive web-based video program, debuts today on http://www.informationweek.com/ with insightful interviews with Gregor Bailar, CIO of Capital One, the top company on the 2006 InformationWeek 500 list of business technology innovators; Dan Drawbaugh, CIO at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and InformationWeek's Chief of the Year in 2006; Michael Boyle, CIO of Allstate Financial, and Steve Phillips, CIO of Avnet.

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Hosted by Stephanie Stahl, executive editor of InformationWeek, CIOs Uncensored provides thought-provoking interviews that highlight the priorities, challenges and emerging technologies facing today's multidimensional CIO. This video program is the latest addition to the comprehensive InformationWeek integrated media platform that sets the agenda for business technology executives and CMP Technology's growing portfolio of video product offerings.

In each volume, Stahl interviews the nation's top CIOs and focuses on topics such as the CIO's essential role in business growth, spending on innovation efforts, measuring IT effectiveness, advice to future CIOs and more.

"On CIOs Uncensored, we get CIOs to step out of their comfort zone and share details about their challenges, their priorities and their roadmaps for success," said Stahl. "Combining a strong dose of business reality with candid banter, this video program is a great place for business technology executives to learn from their peers."

Past CIOs Uncensored interviews include: Ralph Szygenda, Group Vice President and CIO, GM; Randy Mott, Executive Vice President and CIO, HP; Lars Rabbe, Senior Vice President and CIO, Yahoo!; Robert Davidson, CIO, Tiffany & Co.; Leigh Davis, Vice President and CIO, Alabama Power; and Richard Plane, CTO, Harris Corp.

The next edition features interviews with business technology executives at Disney, FedEx, Motorola and Toyota Financial Services.

For CIOs Uncensored advertising opportunities, contact Scott Vaughan, InformationWeek Publisher, at 949-223-3662 or svaughan@cmp.com.

About InformationWeek

InformationWeek sets the agenda for business technology executives, covering the full range of information access points IT decision-makers use today. A trusted, authoritative source and information filter, InformationWeek helps community members understand and focus on what's important up-to-the- minute - in print, online, through independent research and at live, peer-to- peer events. Through its cross-media platform, InformationWeek delivers content to complement the print publication to its community of business technology leaders when and how they want it, 24/7. The InformationWeek community includes an audience of 2.5 million CIOs, IT executives and business managers who cut across industries, job titles, company sizes and global borders.

InformationWeek is consistently recognized for its commitment to excellence and thought leadership by the IT community, receiving many of the industry's top media accolades, including several awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), top spots in BtoB Magazine's Media Power 50 and Circulation Excellence Awards from Circulation Management Magazine.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology is a target media and marketing-solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

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