Cook, who was elected to the IT Innovator wing of IT Hall of Fame, is honored for the co-founder of Intuit, a maker of business solutions and financial management for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. A former brand and marketing product manager at Procter & Gamble, Intuit Cook founded with the vision to help individuals and small business owners to simplify, automate and organize their finances by using the power of technology.
"Cook is an innovator who realized early in the software should be simple, easy to use and solve a pain point for truly connect with small businesses and consumers," said the IT Hall of Fame selection committee. "From day one, Intuit has become synonymous with accounting and administration back-office technology for small businesses. It remains one of the most successful software companies not only founded by a computer, but from a brand focused entrepreneur."
"It’s an honor to be elected to the IT Hall of Fame and to be recognized as a leading business and technology leaders in the industry," says Cook. "The greatness comes from experimentation. Listen to what the market is telling you, learn to move quickly and do not be afraid to try new things."
Palmisano, who was elected to the channel Ala IT IT Hall of Fame, is recognized for his legacy as CEO of IBM from 2002 to 2011. During his tenure, Palmisano oversaw initial thrust of IBM in outsourcing services and cloud, and was responsible for the launch of the IBM Smarter Planet Initiative, which was an umbrella strategy for Big Data and Internet solutions things. In 2005, shocked the industry with the sale of IBM's personal computing business to Lenovo, which has grown to be one of the brands of PCs in the fastest growing in the IT channel. Palmisano has made another move rapidly, diversifying the portfolio of IBM to include the software and the purchase of dozens of companies towards the end of his mandate as CEO to solidify the move. Another important area of interest for Palmisano was loyalty channel IBM and continued emphasis on mutual success.
"Palmisano encouraged VARs, systems integrators and ISVs to constantly improve their value proposition and set of technical skills," said the selection committee. "Even today, IBM continues to aggressively support its channel, and has recently increased the resources we are putting forward to allow the growth of socio double digits."
"Thanks to the CompTIA IT and Hall of Fame committee for me to present to this sector honor," says Palmisano. "Enablement Business, partner engagement and development are all areas of strategic interest during my tenure at IBM. To be successful in the long term, a company must stay focused on innovation, what the customer wants and what the future holds. "
Re-established by CompTIA in 2011, the IT Hall of Fame has a long history of recognizing both individuals who have made outstanding contributions or provided exceptional service to the IT channel; and those responsible for outstanding technology innovations. Past honorees include Robert Faletra, John Chambers, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Bob Metcalfe and Gordon Moore. For a complete roster of IT Hall of Fame inductees click here
http://www.comptia.org/about-us/it-hall-of-fame/inducted-members
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