Los Angeles, September 14, 2011 – CB Richard Ellis
(CBRE) today announced that it was ranked 42nd in the prestigious
2011 InformationWeek 500. This marks the fifth consecutive year CBRE has
been included in the publication’s annual list which identifies and honors the
nation's most innovative users of information
technology.
A key reason for CBRE’s Top 100 ranking in this year’s InformationWeek
500 was the development of the UtilityInsight application which aggregates
disparate energy and sustainability program data from virtually any source along
with relevant views and operational tools for clients, executive leadership,
program managers, and individual task workers.
“The industry’s best client service and technology professionals are
the foundation of commercial real estate strongest service platform and our Top
100 showing in the InformationWeek 500 is highlights the value we deliver
for our clients,” said Don Goldstein, Chief Information Officer for CB Richard
Ellis.
“For 23 years, the InformationWeek 500 has chronicled and honored the
most innovative users of business technology,” said InformationWeek Editor In
Chief Rob Preston. “In this day and age, however, being innovative isn’t enough.
Companies and their IT organizations need to innovate faster than ever before to
stay a step or two ahead of their customers, partners, and competitors. This
year’s ranking placed special emphasis on those high-octane business technology
innovators.”
Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at http://www.informationweek.com/iw500.
About
CB Richard Ellis
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune
500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest
commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2010 revenue). The Company has
approximately 31,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate
owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding
affiliates) worldwide. CB Richard Ellis offers strategic advice and execution
for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and
project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development
services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our
website at www.cbre.com.