Citizens Utilities honored with Gold award by Beyond Computing Magazine.STAMFORD, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 30, 1996--Citizens Utilities was honored recently as the first "Gold" recipient of Beyond Computing magazine's annual Partnership Awards. The Award honors enterprises that have successfully aligned their information technology operation with broader business goals and strategies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the magazine, "The winners are organizations in which business executives...demonstrate a working relationship that has brought unprecedented value to the enterprise." Daryl A. Ferguson, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Citizens, and Nicholas L. Ioli, vice president and chief information officer, accepted the Gold Partnership Award on behalf of Citizens. Reflecting on Citizens' strong internal growth and an acquisition program that added over 625,000 telephone access lines over the last four years, Mr. Ferguson remarked, "In 1994, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. stated that [the acquisitions] represented a challenge for Citizens to develop its own systems and processes and an opportunity to improve margins. This prestigious award demonstrates the strategic value Citizens' management places on technology and on information technology's involvement in business, and our commitment to put in place the processes and systems that will benefit our customers and our employees." Mr. Ioli added, "At Citizens, Information Technology is an integral contributor in the strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. process. Senior management is `walking the talk,' allocating time, people and money to align Information Technology with business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . That commitment is making Citizens a world-class growth company." Citizens Utilities (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CZNA, CZNB) provides full-service communications, including local, long distance, cellular and paging, and natural gas, electric, water and wastewater treatment services to 1.75 million customers in 20 states. Citizens is the 15th largest telecommunications company in the United States. Citizens also has a significant investment in Centennial Cellular Corp. and owns Electric Lightwave, Inc., a competitive telecommunications provider in five major communities in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . CONTACT: Citizens Utilities Brigid Smith 203/329-5042 bsmith@citizens.com |
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