Philly CIO rings in new year with the city

Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer Terry Phillis will be staying on as Mayor John Street passes the mantle of city administration to Mayor-elect Michael Nutter. Tops on his agenda for 2008: charting a post-Earthlink a course for Wireless Philadelphia.Philadelphia’s Chief Information Officer Terry Phillis will be staying on as Mayor John Street passes the mantle of city administration to Mayor-elect Michael Nutter. Tops on his agenda for 2008: charting a post-Earthlink a course for Wireless Philadelphia.

Phillis, who replaced Dianah Neff as CIO in August, 2006, confirmed to The Philadelphia Inquirer that he will be staying on, despite offers elsewhere. He told the Inquirer “The experience with Earthlink hasn’t been exactly wonderful to this point. We’ll continue on, because we view it as a city asset… I don’t know what the future will bring.”

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