| e-Citi's Ed Horowitz Wins GartnerGroup's Excellence in Technology Award |
| Horowitz Honored for Use of Technology in Business Leadership |
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Lake Buena Vista, Fla., October 12, 1999-Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT) today announced at
Symposium/ITxpo 99 that Edward D. Horowitz, senior corporate officer of Citigroup and chief
executive of e-Citi, a unit of Citigroup, is the winner of GartnerGroup's 1999 Excellence in
Technology Award. Mr. Horowitz was selected for his outstanding application of technology for
business value and business return through e-Citi.
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"Ed Horowitz is harnessing the power of the Internet for e-Citi and its clients," said Michael
Fleisher, president and CEO of GartnerGroup. "By using technology to achieve its business
objectives, e-Citi is an inspiration to emerging e-businesses."
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"At e-Citi, we are using advanced technologies to transform not only how we do business, but also
the businesses we are in," said Ed Horowitz. "GartnerGroup has an insider view on just about
everything that goes on in the e-commerce and information technology worlds, so this award
means a great deal and we're honored to receive it."
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Working in partnership with all areas of Citigroup, e-Citi is a global leader in electronic financial
services and e-commerce. e-Citi's goal is to give greater choice, convenience and control to
customers by providing financial services and e-commerce solutions through the Internet and a
wide variety of access devices such as ATMs, mobile phones and personal digital assistants.
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Compelling product initiatives for all customer segments include:
- Direct Access, the online banking service rated highly by Smart Money, Gomez
Associates, Financial Net News and Worth magazine, which is currently available in 13
countries around the world.
- CitiDirect, an Internet-based platform for global relationships and emerging multinationals in
developing countries.
- e-Citi on Campus, a program designed to provide universities with state of the art campus
card technologies and their students with access to online financial services, identification
and security.
- Citi f/I, an easy-to-use, Internet/ATM/phone-based tool for consumers around the world who
want to make all of their financial transactions electronically.
- Bizzed.com, a small-business portal providing best-in-class information, capabilities,
connections and integrated business services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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The Excellence in Technology Award criteria specify that the winner has accomplished significant
demonstrable productivity gains through the use of technology over the past three years. The
enterprise's use of technology should make a significant contribution or directly contribute to its
pre-eminence in its industry. Implementations of state-of-the-art technology should also be
accomplished in cost-effective ways. In addition, the award is based on the enterprise's use of
technology to enable change in internal work processes or in relationships with key business
partners and outside agencies.
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Past winners of the Excellence in Technology Award are:
- 1998: Marshall N. Carter, chairman and CEO, State Street Corp.
- 1997: Charles Schwab, chairman and CEO, Charles Schwab Co.
- 1996: Richard D. Fairbank, chairman and CEO, Capital One Financial Corp.
- 1995: Alexander Trotman, chairman and CEO, Ford Motor Co.
- 1994: William R. Howell, chairman and CEO, J.C. Penney
- 1993: Kent C. Nelson, chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service
- 1992: Donald V. Fites, chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc.
- 1991: Donald R. Beall, chairman and CEO, Rockwell International Corp.
- 1990: David Kearns, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
- 1989: Brig. Gen. Robert F. McDermott (USAF, Retired), chairman and CEO of United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- 1988: Bruce Seaton, chairman and CEO of American President Companies, Ltd.
- 1987: William O. Bailey, vice chairman of Aetna Life & Casualty, and chairman and CEO of MBIA Inc.
- 1986: Frederick W. Smith, president, CEO, chairman and founder of Federal Express
- 1985: Robert L. Crandall, chairman and CEO of AMR Corp. and American Airlines Inc.
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About e-Citi
e-Citi is the business unit of Citigroup created to pioneer electronic financial services and
e-commerce solutions to every customer segment, including large, midsize and small-scale
businesses, governments and consumers. Since its inception in 1997, e-Citi has taken advantage
of the Internet and new technologies and capabilities to create content, extend delivery channels
and customize transactions for Citigroup customers around the world. In partnership with other
Citigroup businesses, e-Citi is creating new products and services with the assurance of trust,
privacy and security inherent to the Citigroup brand.
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About GartnerGroup
As the world's leading authority on IT, GartnerGroup provides clients with a wide range of products
and services in the areas of IT advisory services, measurement, research, decision support,
analysis and consulting. Founded in 1979, with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., GartnerGroup is
at the center of a global community serving Fortune 1000 companies from 80 locations worldwide.
GartnerGroup's unique capabilities and resources help bring clarity to the direction of the world's
hottest and most volatile industry. Additional information about the company is available on the
World Wide Web at www.gartner.com.
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