CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it made this year's InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S. This marks the tenth year in a row the company has been recognized by InformationWeek. The full list can be found at www.informationweek.com/500.
"With our expanding global footprint, technology continues to be central in helping us achieve the many business objectives for the benefit of our customers, and this award reflects the hard work of our employees and their commitment to innovation and customer service," said CME Group Chief Operating Officer Bryan Durkin. "We remain committed to providing a fair, reliable, consistent and predicable trading experience for all customers and trading interfaces. In the coming months and year we will continue to execute against our defined roadmap in order to meet the needs of our global customer base as well as our international exchange partners."
"Making this list for the tenth year in a row is an incredible achievement that we are very proud of as an organization," said CME Group Chief Information Officer Kevin Kometer. "We accomplished several strategic initiatives this past year as a team, such as performance enhancements to Globex, the completion of another phase of the PUMA system with BVM&FBovespa, and the launch of our data repository service. Our team is now focused on the upcoming launch of CME Europe, continued growth in electronic options and our over the counter clearing initiatives as we look for opportunities to expand our business."
"The theme of this year's InformationWeek 500 is digital business. It's a movement, rooted in data analytics, mobile computing, social networking and other customer‐focused technologies that are turning companies and industries on their ear," said InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston. "Every enterprise is now a digital business—or needs to become one fast. The organizations in our ranking are leading the way."
InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual InformationWeek 500 listing, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments, and administrative practices of some of the best‐known organizations in the country. Past overall winners include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, PACCAR Inc., The VanguardGroup, CME Group, National Semiconductor, Con‐Way, and Principal Financial Group. Unique among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek 500 spotlights the power of innovation in information technology.
Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/. You can follow CME Group via its digital magazine, OpenMarkets, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Weibo, Google+, Pinterest and Slideshare.