Alexander J. Trotman, chairman of Ford Motor Company Winner of Gartner Group's 1995 Excellence in Technology Award.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1995--Gartner Group Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GART GART Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase/Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase/Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole Synthetase GART Graphics Address Remapping Table (AGP chipset) GART Graphics Address Relocation Table ) today announced that Alexander J. Trotman, chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, will receive Gartner Group's 1995 Excellence in Technology Award for executive leadership in information technology. The award is being presented at a special luncheon during Gartner Group's Reshaping IS Conference in Chicago on July 13, 1995. The Excellence in Technology Award selection committee recognized Trotman's leadership in the company's implementation of an enterprise-wide networked computing environment to streamline design and production of new cars. The "Global Studio" enables engineers in Europe, America and Asia to concurrently share visual information and work on 3-D models. Some of the advantages of the system include enhanced design control, reduced international travel expenses and shorter design cycles. Ford's new networked computing environment will help the company's new initiative to create a more efficient organization with less duplication in design and engineering, leverage worldwide resources, and promote best practices. Potentially, these changes could net efficiencies in capital investment and engineering expenses of more than $2 billion. Trotman is a 40-year veteran of Ford Motor Company. Prior to becoming chairman in 1993, he was president of Ford Automotive Group and had led Ford operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia in earlier assignments. Bill Powers, executive director of Ford's Information Services See Information Systems. and Research Laboratory, accepted the Excellence in Technology Award on Trotman's behalf. "Ford has been a worldwide company almost from its inception, but we are only now beginning to operate in a truly global fashion," Powers said. "Essentially, we've re-engineered our entire organization -- from design, engineering, and manufacturing to marketing, sales and service -- to take full advantage of our vast global technical and business resources. To do this, during the past decade we've invested heavily in information technology, a key discipline for our emerging global operation." The Excellence in Technology Award committee is comprised of 10 top information technology executives from the world's leading companies. This year marks the eleventh annual award, with Trotman and Ford joining past winners such as William Howell William Peter Howell (born December 29, 1869, Penrith, New South Wales. died July 14, 1940, Castlereagh, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in 18 Tests from 1898 to 1904. of J.C. Penney and Donald Beall of Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. Corporation. Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., is the leading provider of information technology advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . Gartner Group provides market research, analysis and advisory services to professionals and organizations that use or supply IT. Founded in 1979, Gartner Group serves more than 15,000 client-members representing over 4,900 companies and organizations worldwide. CONTACT: Gartner Group Inc. Kate Berg 203/316-6793 |
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