Siemens Medical Solutions' Michael Long Recognized as one of Computerworld's 2008 Premier 100 IT Leaders
15 December 2007 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Recognized by IDG's Computerworld for Excellence in Information
Technology Leadership MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Michael Long, senior vice president, Global Services, Siemens
Medical Solutions (http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) Health
Services division, has been recognized as an honoree of
Computerworld's 2008 Premier 100 IT Leaders Program. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) The
Premier 100 honors executives who show exemplary technology
leadership in resolving pressing business problems and demonstrate
the ability to foster creativity and challenging work environments,
envision fresh approaches to business challenges and effectively
manage IT investments. This year's honorees were selected from
nearly 800 nominees, who were measured against Computerworld's IT
Leadership Index, a set of characteristics that describes
executives who guide the effective use of IT in their
organizations, and evaluated by the editors and by a panel of
outside judges. "This year's class of Honorees is characterized by
a diversity that demonstrates the value of unique backgrounds and
approaches in building an outstanding IT organization. Yet what
these individuals have in common is an expertise born of hard work
and an intangible leadership quality they can tap to successfully
champion IT not only as a business enabler, but as a business
influencer," said Scot Finnie, editor-in-chief, Computerworld. "The
professionals honored in Computerworld's 2008 Premier 100 IT
Leaders Awards Program, and by extension the organizations they
represent, are clearly mindful of their role and obligation as
leaders of the global IT community. Their willingness to brave the
scrutiny of the limelight as they share their experiences with
their peers has won our respect, appreciation, and deep
admiration." With more than twenty years of healthcare IT
expertise, Michael currently oversees one of the largest dedicated
Professional Services organizations within healthcare IT. His team
provides a broad portfolio of services across the entire healthcare
value chain, which includes consulting and education services that
enable customers to optimize IT investments, managed services so
customers can focus on their core business, as well as customer
service offerings and rapid, 24x7 response that addresses business
needs. Additionally, he is responsible for the management of
Siemens Information Systems Center (ISC), the healthcare industry's
most sophisticated network operations center for the remote hosting
of applications. The ISC leverages IT automation to process 165
million healthcare transactions daily. Michael and his team
continue to capitalize on server and storage virtualization
solutions with Siemens' key business partners. "Mike is known for
his passion to collaborate and ability to foster a spirit of
partnership at all times -- within Siemens, and with customers and
business partners," said Janet Dillione, president, Health
Services, the Healthcare IT Division of Siemens Medical Solutions.
"Mike's expertise and leadership in the healthcare IT services
realm continues to drive sustained operational improvements for our
customers, which has helped to make Siemens the partner of choice
for multiple leading healthcare facilities." The 2008 honorees will
be recognized, with many presenting their success strategies, at
Computerworld's upcoming Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference held
March 9-11, 2008, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando,
Fla. The complete class of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders
for 2008 appears online at http://www.computerworld.com/08/p100 and
in the Dec. 10, 2007, issue of Computerworld
(http://www.computerworld.com/). In addition to the class roster, a
special report highlights the challenges IT leaders expect to face
in the coming year, including developing their staff's skills,
mapping current IT initiatives with the top priorities of their
CEOs and driving innovation. About Computerworld Computerworld is
the leading source of technology news and information for IT
influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site
(http://www.computerworld.com/), weekly publication, focused
conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's
largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five
years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including
Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best
technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the
Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American
Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in
2007 Computerworld's then editor in chief Don Tennant received the
prestigious Timothy White Award from American Business Media.
Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2
million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,222,000
readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007). About Siemens
Medical Solutions Siemens Medical Solutions is one of the world's
largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a
renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and
innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as
well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology
and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics
acquisitions, Siemens Medical Solutions will be the first fully
integrated diagnostics company, bringing together imaging and lab
diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology
solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. The
company delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care --
from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and
care. Siemens Medical Solutions employs more than 49,000 people
worldwide and operates in 130 countries. According to IFRS, in the
fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens Medical Solutions reported
sales of euro 9.85 billion, orders of euro 10.27 billion, and group
profit of euro 1.32 billion (preliminary figures, unaudited).
Further information can be found by visiting
http://www.siemens.com/medical
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Medical Solutions, +1-610-448-4729, Web site:
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