OnStar by GM Receives CIO Magazine Grand Enterprise Value Award
07 November 2005 - 2:39PM
PR Newswire (US)
DETROIT, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CIO Magazine selected OnStar by
General Motors the winner of the 2006 Annual CIO Grand Enterprise
Value Award last night at the magazine's CIO|06: Year Ahead
Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. The Grand Enterprise Value Award is
the magazine's most prestigious award, and is recognized as one of
the leading awards in the IT industry. "Over the many years we've
been doing these awards, it's become apparent that at successful
organizations, IT is an integral part of the business," says Abbie
Lundberg, editor in chief, CIO magazine. "GM's OnStar was the
judges' unanimous choice for this year's Grand CIO Enterprise Value
Award because it delivers on so many critical dimensions:
significant value to customers and the business; technical
excellence behind the scenes with an extremely user-friendly front
end; the social value of increasing the safety and security of
drivers; and the continuous feedback loop of incorporating data
from vehicle diagnostics into new car design. GM just seems to keep
finding new ways to extract value from this system." OnStar also
won an Enterprise Value Award for the Manufacturing category and
was one of twelve category winners being considered for the Grand
Award. The Enterprise Value Award underscores the collaboration
between information technology (IT) and business management and is
bestowed upon a select group of organizations that clearly
demonstrate how they leverage IT to achieve business objectives and
produce positive business results. "We are honored to have received
the Grand Enterprise Value Award," said Chet Huber, president of
OnStar. "Our entire team is focused on subscribers' services that
are relevant and provide added peace of mind and we sincerely
appreciate CIO magazine's recognition of our total organizational
efforts." OnStar recently launched a new "Only GM" service called
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics where your car automatically performs
hundreds of diagnostic checks on four key vehicle operating systems
-- the engine/transmission, anti- lock brakes, airbag and OnStar.
The vehicle is automatically programmed to send the results via
e-mail to the owner each month. This new service is another example
of how OnStar continually strives to increase its relevance and
value to its customers. Additionally, OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics is
exclusively for GM customers, who have a 2004 model year or newer
vehicle, and enhances GM's commitment to its Total Value Promise.
"OnStar is an industry-leading product differentiator for our
company," said Ralph Szygenda, group vice president and CIO,
General Motors. "OnStar leverages a number of technologies, but the
fundamental relationship between IT and its business operations is
the key ingredient to its success. We are gratified by CIO
magazine's recognition of our achievements." About OnStar by GM
OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, is the
nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and
communication services using wireless technology and the Global
Positioning System (GPS) satellite network. OnStar is available on
more than 50 GM models for 2005. Over the next several years,
OnStar Service will become a standard feature for one year for GM's
retail customers in the United States and Canada, covering all
segments and prices except for some commercial vehicles. OnStar
safety and security services include automatic notification of air
bag deployment, stolen vehicle location assistance, emergency
services, roadside assistance, remote door unlock, and GM
Goodwrench remote vehicle diagnostics. OnStar Hands-Free Calling
allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated
calls from their vehicle. Hands free calling requires a Hands Free
Calling Enabled Vehicle, existing OnStar service contract and
prepaid calling minutes. More information about OnStar can be found
at http://www.onstar.com/ . About the CIO Enterprise Value Awards
Enterprise Value Award entries are subjected to a rigorous judging
process. Following a call for entries, applications were collected
in the spring of 2005. CIO editors and a review board of
independent consultants and academics examined the nominations and
spoke with representatives of the various companies to evaluate
their systems' costs and returns and impact on each company's
overall operations. The team then presented their findings to a
distinguished panel of judges, made up of prominent CIOs, for
further evaluation. From there, the group selected 11 winning
applications and 2 honorable mentions. After concluding site visits
at the winning companies, the review board presented detailed
findings of their research to the judges at a day-long meeting.
Finally, judges determined one Grand CIO Enterprise Value Award
winner, after debating the merits of each system, which will be
announced at the CIO|06: The Year Ahead Conference in November
2005. For more information on the conference, visit
http://www.cio.com/conferences . DATASOURCE: General Motors
Corporation CONTACT: Anne Mittelstaedt, OnStar Communications,
+1-313-667-0874, cell: +1-248-515-2512, ; or Dan Jankowski,
Information Systems and Services Communications of General Motors
Corporation, +1-313-667-4558, Web site: http://media.gm.com/
http://www.gm.com/ http://www.onstar.com/
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