Business Wire's Steve Messick Honored by Computerworld as a 'Premier 100 IT Leader' in Recognition of His Leadership and Technical Innovation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012103/bb1 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003 Steve Messick, Business Wire's senior vice president, technology, has been cited as one of the business world's Premier 100 IT Leaders by IDG's Computerworld, the authoritative weekly newspaper covering the global IT industry. The award honors individuals who have creatively applied technology to execute their organization's business strategy. Messick, 48, joins the prestigious ranks of IT leaders from many of the world's leading corporations, including Bayer Pharmaceutical, Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850 ) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Overview The Dow Chemical Company is currently the second largest chemical manufacturer in the World (after BASF)[1]. and MasterCard International. The Premier 100 IT Award, now entering its fourth year, recognizes exceptional technology leadership, innovative approaches to business challenges, and effective execution of comprehensive IT strategies. "Steve and an outstanding staff of professionals have been instrumental in keeping Business Wire ahead-of-the-curve in the rapidly changing media industry," said Cathy Baron baron Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness. Originally, in the early Middle Ages, the term designated a tenant of whatever rank who held a tenure of barony Tamraz, company president. "Steve has led the development of state-of-the-art technology solutions to maintain Business Wire's industry leadership position in multimedia delivery, financial disclosure, and worldwide distribution initiatives." "Computerworld's Premier IT Leaders highlight an elite class of technology thought-leaders who truly practice what they preach preach v. preached, preach·ing, preach·es v.tr. 1. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached the gospel. 2. about using IT to creatively solve business problems and enable new services," said Maryfran Johnson Maryfran Johnson, nicknamed "Fran," is currently VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group, TechTarget. Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as Editor in Chief of Computerworld, where she held a variety of reporting, editing and managerial positions for 15 years. , editor-in-chief of Computerworld. Messick has been affiliated with Business Wire for more than 23 years, joining the company on a full-time basis in 1991. An alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. of Texas A&M University, Messick has also worked at Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , and as an independent consultant. ABOUT BUSINESS WIRE: Business Wire was founded in 1961 by its chairman/CEO, Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most executive. Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences--the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers. The company electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily to the news media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the global investment community. Business Wire has 26 U.S. offices, plus Frankfurt, London and Brussels offices, and reciprocal Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged. Reciprocal obligations are duties owed by one individual to another and vice versa. A reciprocal contract is one in which the parties enter into mutual agreements. offices worldwide. ABOUT COMPUTERWORLD: Computerworld is the only integrated media company focusing exclusively on the information needs of IT Leaders--those who manage and implement technology in Global 2000 organizations. The company's flagship weekly newspaper--along with its Computerworld.com Web site and conference series for IT Leaders--form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) worldwide IT media network. Note: Photo available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.012103/bb1 |
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