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TechForum members IN THE NEWS | |||||
March
24th, 2008: TF members Sam Dekay, Frank Cassano, and Warren Axelrod
blogging on TF member Ken Belva's http://www.bloginfosec.com
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| After bloginfosec.com ranked as IT Security's 8th most influential security blog, TF member Ken Belva ramped up his website into an online magazine. Ken recruited experts to pen columns on the most pressing and engaging information security topics free from vendor influence. Other TF members in the project include: Frank Cassano; Sam Dekay, CISM, AVP, Bank of New York Mellon; and Warren Axelrod, Business Information Security Officer & Chief Privacy Officer, US Trust. Their opinions are fantastic reading so take a look! | ||||||
March, 2008: Member Larry Bonfante, CIO at United States Tennis Association |
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| Member
Larry Bonfante, CIO at United States Tennis Association, has written
an article that was published in the latest edition of InformationWeek
titled Tomorrow’s
CIO: The Requirements. |
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| Feb 2008: TF member Sharon Kaufman of Bank of New York Mellon receives CGEIT certification | ||||||
| Many congratulations to TechForum member Sharon Kaufman, AVP Strategic Planning, Technology Risk Management at the Bank of New York Mellon, on receiving her CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT). Sharon is also a CISM and CISA. | ||||||
| Dec. 2007: TF members Jim Routh, CISO at DTTC; Dennis Brixius, and Warren Axelrod honored with Information Securty Executive Awards for 2007 | ||||||
| TechForum
member Warren Axelrod, Business
Information Security Officer & Chief Privacy Officer, US Trust
was the winner of the 2007 Information Security Executive (ISE) Luminary
Leadership Award, and TechForum member Jim
Routh, CISO at DTCC is the ISE Northeast Awards 2007 Winner, and
Dennis Brixius, VP, Risk Management
and CSO at The McGraw-Hill Companies is the ISE Northeast
People’s Choice Award 2007 Winner. Visit the site at http://www.infosecaward.com/. |
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| Oct. 2007: TF member Warren Axelrod-access his chapter in Managing Information Assurance in Financial Services online | ||||||
| TF
member Warren Axelrod's has written a chapter in the new book Managing
Information Assurance in Financial Services. His chapter
is actually online as the selected book excerpt, which you can access
at: http://www.igi-pub.com/books/additional.asp?id=6911&title=Book+Excerpt&col=book_excerpt
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| March 2007: Member Ken Belva, CSO at Credit Industriel et Comercial named one of The 59 Top Influencers in IT Security (he was number 8!) at IT Security magazine's website | ||||||
| Here's
the article: http://www.itsecurity.com/features/top-59-influencers-itsecurity-031407/ And here's Ken's blog: http://www.bloginfosec.com/ |
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| August 2007-TechForum member Larry Bonfante, CIO, United States Tennis Association in Baseline Magazine feature article | ||||||
| In the Aug 3 online issue of baseline magazine there is a nice story about member Larry Bonfante: How USTA's I.T. Prepares for the U.S. Open | ||||||
| June 2007: Order TF member Warren Axelrod's book Outsourcing Information Security | ||||||
| The
security of information assets is a hot topic and of critical importance
to today's IT professionals. examines security risks related to IT
outsourcing, clearly showing how to recognize, evaluate, minimize,
and manage these risks. Longtime TF member Warren Axelrod's "Outsourcing
Information Security" enables professionals to determine which
information security functions should be performed by a third party
and how to better manage third-party relationships and ensure that
they meet good security standards. "Outsourcing Information Security" can be ordered through bn.com or amazon.com. (UPDATE: AMAZON is offering the book at a 20 percent discount as of August, 2007). |
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| March 2007: Member Dennis Brixius named CSO of the Year by SC Magazine | ||||||
| Techforum
member Dennis Brixius, Vice President,
Risk Management and Chief Security Officer The McGraw-Hill Companies was named CSO of the Year by SC Magazine |
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| Articles by and about TechForum members -1999-2005 | ||||||
| Jan. 2005: Three Technology Managers Forum members honored by IDG's Computerworld as Premier 100 IT Leaders of 2004 | ||||||
Three
members of Technology Managers Forum have been honored by Computerworld
as Premier 100 IT Leaders of 2004. Read
more about the honorees and their stories on Computerworld's website
at http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/story/0,10801,88790,00.html)!
We And congratulations to Technology Managers Forum members:
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| Sept. 25, 2003: Computerworld.com: ITAA panel debates outsourcing pros, cons | ||||||
| http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/outsourcing/story/0,10801,85345,00.html | ||||||
| "...Priscilla Tate, director of the Technology Managers Forum, a group representing IT executives of large companies, argued that offshore development is taking a toll on U.S. workers. "Higher skilled jobs are going away," said Tate. "There are people who will not get jobs in the IT industry again -- they just have been replaced." | ||||||
| Aug 22, 2003: Computerworld.com: Article on user groups | ||||||
| http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/story/0,10801,84283,00.html | ||||||
| ..."The Technology Managers Forum, also in New York, is entering its 10th year of operations and has 400 members, dozens of corporate sponsors and three full-time staffers, said Priscilla Tate, its founder and executive director." | ||||||
| "Manage I.T." www.manageitbook.com | ||||||
| Book : "Manage I.T." www.manageitbook.com by Joe Santana and Jim Donovan | ||||||
| Written as "A step-by-step guide to help new and aspiring I.T. managers make the right career choices and gain the skills necessary for peak performance, " this book quotes Technology Managers Forum Priscilla Tate, among others, on effective IT management strategies. | ||||||
| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Top-flight Technology: Computerworld's Innovative Technology Awards" | ||||||
| Sept. 23rd 2002: During May and June, Computerworld invited IT customers - those companies that use technology but don't produce or sell it - to nominate vendors they believe offer leading-edge technology products or services that provide measurable payback. We received approximately 200 nominations. Successful vendor candidates had to be nominated by a customer who was currently using the technology...Our outside panelists were:...Priscilla Tate, executive director of the Technology Managers Forum...View Article | ||||||
| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Coming soon: A comprehensive ROI, budgeting and benchmarking tool" | ||||||
| July
29, 2002: "I'm not sure in this day and age, with the [IT
spending] review policies that are in place, that senior executives
would rely on a piece of software to generate their results,"
said Priscilla Tate, executive director of the Technology Managers
Forum, a New York-based professional association for IT managers
at midsize to large corporations." View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Event: "Premier 100 conference lineup" | ||||||
| March
2002: Priscilla Tate moderates panel at CW Premier 100 IT Leaders
Conference: Technology Managers Forum director Priscilla
Tate, who founded the organization in 1994, moderated a Best
Practices Case Studies panel at this event. Member Lari Sue Taylor,
SVP Enterprise Security Services of FleetBoston and a previous speaker
at TMF events, spoke at this conference as well. |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Computerworld Premier 100 Best in Class" | ||||||
| "Computerworld’s
Best in Class review panel consisted of Jim Jones, managing director
of The Information Management Forum; Charlie Feld, founder and president
of The Feld Group; Priscilla Tate, executive director, Technology
Managers Forum..[.et al.]The complete Best in Class case studies
will be available in a special supplement of the March 11, 2002 issue
of Computerworld." View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "IDG’s Computerworld Best in Class IT Leaders Turn Technology Ideas into Practical Business Value" | ||||||
| March
11, 2002: Nine members of Technology Managers Forum are
selected by Computerworld as the Premier 100 IT Leaders of 2002.
We at Technology Managers Forum extend heartfelt congratulations
to our members:· Joe Baron, Network Technology Architect,
The Prudential Insurance Company of America · Barbara Buechner,
Senior Manager Information Security, Merck Medco Managed Care LLC
· Mark H. Brooks, Projects Team Manager, TIAA-CREF·
Gordon Green, Vice President, The Bank of New York.· Melanie
Heintz, Staff Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York·
Bruce Johnson, Director IS, Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn &
Berman LLP· Paul . Raines, Global Head, Information Risk
Management, Barclays Capital · Randolph Smith, Manager, Information
Security, CISSP, United Parcel Service Inc.· Lari Sue Taylor,
SVP, Enterprise Risk Management, FleetBoston Financial Corp. |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Top 100 Emerging Companies: How We Picked Them" | ||||||
| "To
identify and select the Top 100 Emerging Companies for our special
section, Computerworld invited companies to nominate themselves on
our Web site from May 28 through June 29....The finalists' nomination
forms were then sent to a panel of IT industry influencers - senior-level
executives who are both providers and users of IT. They [include]
the following:...Priscilla Tate, director of the Technology Managers
Forum..." View Article |
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| eWEEK.com | ||||||
| Article: "Reporter's Notebook: Disaster Recovery" | ||||||
| October
22, 2001: "It's commonplace to say that the Sept. 11 attacks
have changed everything. It may seem disrespectful to say so, but
some things have changed for the better. For example, finally, top
corporate management is paying attention to disaster recovery preparedness. That theme emerged from the Technology Managers Forum's "Technology Strategies for Business Recovery" conference in New York last week. I attended the eWEEK-sponsored fall conference this year as I have since 1996..." View Article |
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| Press Release | ||||||
| TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS FORUM AND EWEEK HONOR BEST PRACTICES IN IT MANAGEMENT AND MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI | ||||||
| October,
2002 : (New York, October 17th, 2001) Technology Managers Forum,
a professional association for high-ranking information technology
managers headquartered in New York City, announced today the winners
of its sixth annual Best Practice Awards, co-sponsored by the national
industry technology publication eWEEK. View Press Release |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Users could be losers under code revision" | ||||||
| Nov.
16th, 1998: "...Corporate IT customers are "underrepresented"
in the proposed Article 2B, 'and they don't have a lot of people
advocating for them, ' said Priscilla Tate, executive director
at the Technology Managers Forum, a New York-based association
that facilitates discussion between IT executives and vendors about
licensing and other issues..." |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Want to cut TCO? Sweat the details" | ||||||
| September
14, 1998: "...There is no easy way to do this," said
Priscilla Tate, executive director of the Technology Managers Forum
in New York. "If you want to control costs, you have to sit down,
face the facts and do a budget..." View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Retail user groups tackle 'bloatware' " | ||||||
| August
10, 1998: "...There are other worries about lite software,
said Priscilla Tate, director of the Technology Managers Forum,
a user group in New York. For example, if a full-feature package runs at headquarters but a so-called lite version resides in field offices, users may not be able to exchange files easily because formats may differ, Tate said. 'No one wants to be in a backwater of technology,' she said..." View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Follow the data" | ||||||
| May
25, 1998: " ...I heard much the same story from IT executives
at Priscilla Tate's Technology Managers Forum, held recently
in New York. One after another, business-savvy technologists said
they admired Bill Gates and his fabulous wealth but disapproved of
Microsoft's more predatory business practices. View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Scrutiny of software licenses pays off" | ||||||
| March
13, 1998: "..'.But surprisingly, most companies don't bother
to scrutinize their licenses for cost-cutting opportunities,' said
Priscilla Tate, director of the Technology Managers Forum in New
York. Tate and other observers said the reasons include poor record keeping, employee turnover and a lack of expertise and resources. 'It doesn't help that software vendors have different licensing schemes that are hard to figure out,' Tate added..." View Article |
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| Computerworld.com | ||||||
| Article: "Staffing shortage stalks nets" | ||||||
| May
19, 1997: "...An acute shortage of skilled personnel has
IS scrambling for alternative measures to meet its goals. More than
half the 185 respondents in a recent Technology Managers Forum
survey sponsored by Computerworld said they won't be able to support
enterprise network computing with their current staff....Since IS
management can't bank on finding what they need in this tight market,
they've got to find creative ways to make the most of the staff they
have today,' said Priscilla Tate, executive director of the Technology
Managers Forum International in New York, an association of more
than 280 large users.." View Article |
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