Computerworld Honors Joel Jacobs as a Premier 100 IT Leader

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MCLEAN, Va., February 23, 2011 — IDG's Computerworld has named Joel Jacobs, vice president and chief information officer of The MITRE Corporation, a 2011 Premier 100 IT Leader. This year's Premier 100 spotlights leaders from both the technical and business sides of companies for their exceptional technology leadership, innovative solutions to business challenges, and effectively managed IT strategies.

"The Premier 100 awards program honors an elite group of IT executives," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld. "In the face of the past few years of economic turmoil that for many meant budget cuts and staff downsizing, these 100 men and women continued to innovate and deliver measurable business value. They begin 2011 recharged and ready, positioning their departments and their businesses for speed and growth. We're pleased to honor the achievements of these 100 men and women who deliver strategic vision and seamless leadership through turbulent times."

One of Jacobs' key initiatives at MITRE has been restructuring the IT management process by introducing a comprehensive IT Service Management program. This model follows the entire life of a service—from concept to operation—providing a roadmap for customers and partners. It gives stakeholders visibility into service offerings, performance, cost and planned evolution, explaining the details in easily understood terms. It also guides decisions throughout a service's lifecycle to ensure that MITRE's IT division is consistently working with users and customers to drive toward innovative business solutions.

At the same time, Jacobs has been a champion of emerging technologies that improve employees' productivity and connectivity and has championed cyber security advancement by partnering with Gary Gagnon, vice president and MITRE's corporate director of cyber security, to secure MITRE's information environment and that of its sponsors.

"Under Joel's leadership, MITRE has transformed the way it manages information technology to become more customer focused and cost effective," said Alfred Grasso, MITRE president and CEO. "Beyond his technical guidance, he has been instrumental in creating a world-class work environment for MITRE's IT employees, helping to earn us a spot on the 'Computerworld 100 Best Places to Work in IT' list six years running."

The Premier 100 awards ceremony will be one of the highlights of Computerworld's annual Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, being held March 6-8, 2011, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, Calif. The conference, to be attended by more than 375 influential senior IT managers, will showcase honorees and other IT innovators as they discuss how to create competitive IT organizations. More information is available at http://www.premier100.com.

About The MITRE Corporation

The MITRE Corporation (www.mitre.org) is a not-for-profit organization that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers for the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security, with principal locations in Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Va.

About the Premier 100

The Premier 100 was first created in 2000 to spotlight individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology. These are individuals who manage internal IT organizations, mentor and motivate their IT teams and business colleagues, create a positive work environment, envision innovative solutions to business challenges and effectively manage and execute IT strategies. Each year nominees are invited to complete a survey that addresses a number of topics, including their background and experience and their attitude toward risk and innovation. Using Computerworld's IT Leader Index and using the data from the index, which is a measurement of how closely an individual matches our definition of the IT Leader, we analyze the data. Each year, 100 honorees are selected to receive this life-time recognition award. Information on previous honorees can be viewed at: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9120281/Premier_100_Alumni

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide, providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (http://www.computerworld.com), bi-weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research forms the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Magazine of the Year by American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) awards in 2010, the 2009 Best Blog from the Neal awards, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from ASBPE. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 3.5 million unique, monthly visitors (comScore Media Metrix, August 2010). Computerworld is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events, and research company. Company information is available at http://www.idgenterprise.com.

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