SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - CareFusion Corp. (NYSE: CFN), today announced that IDG's CIO magazine named CareFusion as a recipient of the 2013 CIO 100 Award. The 26th annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT).

"For 26 years now, the CIO 100 awards have honored the innovative use of technology to deliver genuine business value," said Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief of CIO magazine & events. "Our 2013 winners are an outstanding example of the transformative power of IT to drive everything from revenue growth to competitive advantage."

CareFusion received the CIO 100 Award for its implementation of a new business intelligence platform that simplifies large amounts of complex data from disparate sources into an easy-to-use dashboard with key performance indicators and other essential business information for business leaders. The new business intelligence platform aids in reporting on sales analytics and other business metrics, providing insight on market trends and tracking competitive intelligence.

"Our new business intelligence platform helps our team make smarter, faster and better business decisions," said Mike Zill, executive vice president and chief information officer for CareFusion. "Partnering together, our business and IT teams worked to understand the constraints of our legacy approach and implemented new technology that analyzes large volumes of data quickly and more easily. It's great to see them being recognized for this achievement."

Executives from the winning companies will be recognized at the CIO 100 Symposium & Awards Ceremony, to be held Tuesday evening, Aug. 13th at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Complete coverage of the 2013 CIO 100 awards will be online at http://www.cio100.com on August 1, 2013 and in the August 1st issue of CIO magazine.


About CareFusion Corporation
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) is a global corporation serving the health care industry with products and services that help hospitals measurably improve the safety and quality of care. The company develops industry-leading technologies including Alaris® infusion pumps, Pyxis® automated dispensing and patient identification systems, AVEA®, AirLife® and LTV® series ventilation and respiratory products, ChloraPrep® products, MedMined® services for data mining surveillance, V. Mueller® surgical instruments, and an extensive line of products that support interventional medicine. CareFusion employs more than 15,000 people across its global operations. More information may be found at www.carefusion.com.

About the CIO 100
The recipients of this year's CIO 100 award were selected through a three-step process. First, companies filled out an online application form detailing their innovative IT and business initiatives. Next, a team of judges reviewed the applications in depth, looking for unique practices and substantial results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges' recommendations and voted on the final 100.

About CIO Magazine
CIO is the premier content and community resource for information technology executives and leaders thriving and prospering in this fast-paced era of IT transformation in the enterprise. The award-winning CIO portfolio-CIO.com, CIO magazine (launched in 1987), CIO executive programs, CIO custom solutions, CIO Forum on LinkedIn, CIO Executive Council and CIO primary research-provides business technology leaders with analysis and insight on information technology trends and a keen understanding of IT's role in achieving business goals. Additionally, CIO provides opportunities for IT solution providers to reach this executive IT audience. The CIO Executive Council is a professional organization of CIOs created to serve as an unbiased and trusted peer advisory group. CIO is published by IDG Enterprise, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading media, events, and research company.http://www.idgenterprise.com/.

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For further information: Contact Media, Troy Kirkpatrick, (858) 617-2361, troy.kirkpatrick@carefusion.com, or Investors, Jim Mazzola, (858) 617-1203, jim.mazzola@carefusion.com

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