Anthem Recognized As One of the Top 100 Agile Companies By CIO Magazine

Anthem Recognized As One of the Top 100 Agile Companies By CIO
Magazine 


INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem, Inc. has been recognized by CIO
magazine as a recipient of the "2004 CIO 100 Award."  The annual award
recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of
operational and strategic excellence in information technology.

This year CIO magazine focused the award on agility, recognizing the "Agile
100" organizations that use technology to respond quickly to changing business
environments.  Winners demonstrate measurable results in how they apply IT to
enable and support agility in their organizations.

Anthem was recognized for its speed and flexibility in developing new service
models to meet changing customer needs.  The company was also acknowledged for
its innovative approach to implementing key technologies, including eBusiness,
contact center technologies and document management solutions.

"We are very pleased to be recognized for our IT agility," said Mark Boxer,
executive vice president and chief information, strategy and business
development officer for Anthem.  "Technology is a key driver of innovation at
Anthem and across the health care industry.  With our technology team
delivering the right solutions at the right time, we can offer new products and
innovative services that ultimately improve the health care experience for our
customers."

"With the economy rebounding, companies will seek out and capitalize on new
opportunities as they emerge," says Abbie Lundberg, editor-in-chief, CIO.
"Those best positioned to succeed are the agile enterprises, able to move and
change quickly; to create advantage in a world in flux.  This year's CIO 100
winners have all the hallmarks: agile operations, technology, staffing and
governance models.  We celebrate their achievements and expect to see great
things from them in the years ahead."

Complete coverage of the awards is in the August 15 issue of CIO magazine and
at http://www.cio.com/ .

About Anthem

Anthem's mission is to improve the health of the people it serves. Anthem, Inc.
is an Indiana-domiciled publicly traded company that, through its subsidiary
companies, provides health care benefits to more than 12.6 million people. 
Anthem is the fourth largest publicly traded health benefits company in the
United States and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association.  Anthem is the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for Indiana,
Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada, Maine and
Virginia, excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. More
information about Anthem is available at http://www.anthem.com/ . 

DATASOURCE: Anthem, Inc.



CONTACT:  Courtney Bechtold, [phone], or Deborah New,

[phone], both of Anthem, Inc.



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