Autobytel.com COO Named One of 100 Premier IT Leaders by Computerworld
Ann Delligatta’s Leadership in Information Technology Recognized by Leading Industry Publication
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Description: Irvine, CA-May 8, 2000-Autobytel.com (NASDAQ: ABTL) today announced that Ann Delligatta, Chief Operating Officer, has been named one of Computerworld 's Premier 100 IT Leaders, a unique awards program that honors the most innovative, outstanding executives in information technology each year. "Delligatta is certainly a leader in the Information Technology field," said Maryfran Johnson, Editor-in-Chief of Computerworld . "We thought she represented the best of what IT has to offer and belonged in this year's Premier 100." Winners of the Premier 100 award are selected from a field of more than 250 nominees. In making its selection, Computerworld officials searched for the technology and business executives who personify the best in IT leadership, focusing on the people whose business vision, entrepreneurial spirit, managerial successes or aggressive pursuit of leading-edge IT truly represent the highest ideals of technology professionals. As COO, Delligatta oversees Autobytel.com's day-to-day operations in the U.S., working to maintain the company's position as the leader in Internet-based vehicle purchasing and leasing. She joined the company in 1997 as CTO, and took the company from a basic car-buying service to a robust website, offering integrated automotive information, as well as a variety of ancillary products. She was promoted to Executive Vice President and COO in October 1998. Delligatta was also named by McGraw-Hill Companies as one of the Top 100 Women in Computing in 1996 in recognition of her success in the alignment of business and technology strategies. "We are incredibly proud that the industry has recognized Ann as a leader in her field," said Mark Lorimer, Autobytel.com's President and CEO. "Autobytel.com's mission has always been to revolutionize the automotive industry by empowering consumers through Internet technology. Ann not only epitomizes this mission but instills it in her peers and staff each and every day." Delligatta will be recognized along with her fellow honorees at Computerworld 's IT Leaders Conference in June, where she will also be a keynote speaker, and she will be showcased in a special editorial supplement appearing in Computerworld 's May 8 issue. About Computerworld A unit of International Data Group (IDG), Computerworld , Inc. is a complete information services company for the IT leader community, providing print and online publications, books, conferences and research services. The company's flagship weekly newspaper for IT Leaders has been recognized numerous times by Folio: Magazine and the Computer Press Association as the best computer newspaper. Computerworld , with a circulation of 250,000, is read by more senior-level managers than any other IT news weekly, according to IntelliQuest CIMS v.6.0. News and resources for the IT Leader community are available through Computerworld 's Web site at Computerworld is based in Framingham, MA, with a significant Silicon Valley presence in San Mateo, CA.
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