#4 - The backwards two with dots for speed is very clever. The colors are nice. It would be nice to see the CIO portion stand out a little more. Maybe larger?
#14 - wow--you're fast! This looks very nice. The shadow is a great effect. It would be nice to see the "CIO" part done in more of a web 2.0 "3-D" look and standing up-- instead appearing to lean back. Refer to #7 for the look that jumped out at us (but more upright). The "second" looks excellent being italicized. We still really like the backwards "2" in "second"--very creative.
#8 - This is still a really strong logo. It'd be great to see it with a white background to better compare it to the others. Also, we have updated our brief to better explain what we're looking for.
#40 - This is a very good design. We like the dark to light in the "second" and the "D" and "C" hooked. We would like to see the "O" in "CIO" back to a regular "O" and make the whole "CIO" a little thicker. We want it to have a more solid look to it. Very nice.
#107 - We like the font in this version, and we REALLY like your backwards 2 (with dots) in "second". We'd like to see "second" in this version without italics, same font, with the "CIO" unhooked from the "D". We'd also like to see the "CIO" with more space between each letter and a little more depth and the electric blue from #4. This combination will make a really strong design.
Thanks for the comment and nice words. Since we're in Judging mode i cannot post anything else. Only the designer on 1st place, the one that doesn't respond, can submit more designs. Do you have an email where you'd like me to send the revised version? Unless you've already decided on the winner of course.