NEWS EVENT

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide Recognized by CIO Magazine as One of the CIO 100 Award Honorees

Daytona Beach, FL, September 9, 2009 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus received a CIO 100 award. The 22nd annual award program recognizes 100 organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). The 2009 CIO 100 Awards were presented August 25 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the eleventh annual CIO 100 Symposium® and Awards Ceremony. This legendary event showcases the award winners, which honors a range of innovative projects that solve business problems. Other CIO 100 award winners this year included JetBlue Airways, Raytheon, Dell, and Indiana University.

"This year's CIO 100 awards draws well-deserved attention to companies that are both innovating and creating business value with IT despite the economic downturn," said Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief of CIO Magazine & Events. "These winners are an inspiration to businesses everywhere."

"We are honored to be recognized by CIO magazine for our deployment and innovative use of EagleVision," said John R. Watret, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s chief academic officer. "By virtually connecting our Worldwide classrooms together with EagleVision, we have been able to offer more courses, decrease faculty travel costs, and increase student satisfaction and retention."

"EagleVision has become a transformative technology for Embry-Riddle Worldwide through strong support from our academic leadership and by faculty who have embraced it to expand the reach of our live classroom and increase the learning opportunities of our students," said Becky Vasquez, Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s executive director of student and technology services.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide is now piloting a new version of EagleVision, powered by Saba Centra and Blackboard, that allows students and faculty to connect from the convenience of their home; each in a different location. The live virtual classroom provides an interactive, real-time learning environment with voice, video, application sharing, and collaboration tools that lead to an engaging learning experience. By continuing to use EagleVision for academic advancements, as well as administrative uses, Embry-Riddle Worldwide has a platform that will support their successes well into the future.

This year, CIO received 400 applications from companies looking to be considered for a CIO 100 award. First, companies filled out an online application form detailing their innovative practices in both business and IT. Next, a team of judges reviewed the applications in depth, looking for unique practices and substantial results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges' recommendations and voted on the final 100. Once the top 100 honorees were selected, several were chosen to receive an additional award.

CIO produces award-winning content and community resources for information technology executives thriving and prospering in this fast-paced era of business, as well as creates opportunities for information technology and consumer marketers to reach them. The CIO portfolio includes CIO.com, CIO magazine (launched in 1987), CIO Executive Programs and the CIO Executive Council. CIO properties provide business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. The U.S. edition of the magazine and website are recipients of more than 200 awards to date, including three Grand Neals from the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards and two Magazine of the Year awards from the National Society of Business Publication Editors. CIO websites and magazines appear in more than 25 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France and Germany. CIO and sister brand, CSO, are produced by CXO Media, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and event company.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering, educating more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs. Doctoral programs in aviation and in engineering physics are pending approval by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for the University to offer programs at the doctoral level. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Arizona, and Daytona Beach, Florida, through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.