The Enterprise CIO Forum Opens in the US, UK, Germany, China, and Japan
Framingham, Mass. – March 10, 2011 – CIO and the CIO Executive Council have launched a
new online global forum, the Enterprise CIO Forum (ECF) www.enterprisecioforum.com, which
is exclusively focused on the topic of CIOs driving transformation at both business and
government enterprises. This Forum is a unique setting for CIOs to learn from and make
connections with their global peers. The ECF is designed by CIOs committed to helping define
and discuss ways to succeed in enterprise transformation. Additionally, the ECF extends its
web presence through a variety of established social networks – providing connection points
where CIOs are most active in peer-to-peer exchanges.

The ECF is exclusively sponsored by HP.

CIO Leaders in the Forum
The ECF is a multi-lingual forum in US English, German, Chinese, and Japanese. ECF
agenda and leadership content are shaped by the ECF Council, a group of global CIOs from
The Clorox Company, Campbell Soup Company, General Dynamics Information Technology,
SUPERVALU, Deloitte/Germany, UnionPay (China), Eisai, and Japan Tobacco. Most are
members of the CIO Executive Council, a global peer advisory group formed by CIO magazine
in 2004, as well as international partners.

Each local language ECF has its own dedicated full-time manager who focuses on
community management and content development for each market. In the US English
language Forum, noted technology journalist John Dodge is the community manager. Featured
material includes special CIO-focused research studies and briefs; independent industry
analyst commentaries; CIO Executive Council CEO Agenda video interviews; interactive
benchmark tools; guest bloggers; white papers; articles and blog posts (ECF staff and user
generated); content curated from within and outside the ECF; and ECF Council leadership
videos, articles and outlook/trending briefs. Currently available is a video interview with ECF
Council member Spain ―Woody‖ Hall, VP IT Strategy and CIO, General Dynamics Information
Technology, who talks about major changes coming to IT over the next several years.

IT Executive Resource on the Web and Social Networks
The focus on CIOs driving enterprise transformation is supported by five categories:
Application Modernization, Converged Infrastructure, Enterprise Security, Information
Optimization, and IT Delivery. Access to premium content and community engagement requires
a brief registration.

A key element of the ECF is its global social presence and social web integration within
key networks and communities where CIOs congregate. This will be accomplished through
sub-groups on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. In addition, content from the ECF will be
threaded in select social network groups such as the CIO LinkedIn Forum and through
independent influential blogger networks. According to Charles Lee, senior vice president, IDG
Strategic Programs and Custom Solutions Group, "Our goal is to make the ECF a truly
pervasive and highly accessible platform for CIOs to engage and connect with their like-minded
peers globally and locally through a variety of social network outlets and social media
connections to reach executives wherever they go for information and interaction."

CIOs will learn about the ECF through a global promotion campaign including IDG’s
Amplify social advertising, online display media, and promotions across cio.com,
computerworld.com and IDG Tech Network, and in print advertorials in CIO magazine.

Research helped shape the ECF format, mission, and content. CIO magazine’s annual
State of the CIO research identified the key transformation role CIOs must play in their
organizations. A survey by IDG Connect showed the preferred information sources for IT
buyers who are focused on issues that impact an enterprise such as risk, security for
applications and content, and modernizing infrastructure and processes.

According to Lee, "The Enterprise CIO Forum is a terrific example of a peer-to-peer
program that combines publisher content with HP’s thought-leadership to become ’a go to
resource’ for IT executives in the midst of transformation."

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Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company.

Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com.

Contacts
Lynn Holmlund, 508 935-4526, lholmlund@idgenterprise.com
Howard Sholkin, 508 766-5610, howard_sholkin@idg.com

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