Acxiom[R] Shares in the Spotlight at CA World 2008 As New Alliance Takes Shape.VIP Vision Award Also Enhances Acxiom's Visibility at Annual IT Conference LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Acxiom([R]) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing, consulting and IT services, is making news during the 13th annual CA World in Las Vegas as a newly named CA alliance partner and winner of a CA award for IT excellence. Acxiom has been selected to deliver CA's new Out-Tasking service offering, part of CA's Mainframe 2.0 initiative, and will provide the software and management services to deliver security clean-up for regulatory security compliance. Acxiom was selected due to its rich history in the mainframe industry, including extensive security and network management expertise. "Out-Tasking delivers a much more cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. solution for businesses since it can be funded from operating budgets Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. rather than restricted IT capital budgets," said Marty Sunde, Acxiom senior vice president, information technology services. "By leveraging CA's leading mainframe management software solutions, Out-Tasking will uniquely enable customers to overcome resource shortfalls and help optimize optimize - optimisation business value from their mainframes. We are pleased to be a CA partner and to offer these services." Acxiom has also been recognized with a CA VIP Award for Application Performance Management. The CA VIP Awards recognize organizations that have achieved outstanding IT management/governance success through the use of CA solutions in the following areas: governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. , project and portfolio management, service management, infrastructure management, application performance management, workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. automation, security and mainframe. Recipients have demonstrated a clear vision about how IT management/governance supports overall enterprise success. Additionally at CA World, Acxiom subject matter experts presented at two sessions. The "SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. Performance Management: Best Practices from Acxiom Infrastructure Management" session, presented by Luke Lofgren of Acxiom's interactive services unit, was one of the most sought-after sessions at CA World this year. Another popular session titled "Out-Tasking - A New SaaS Business Model for Mainframe IT," was presented by Jeff Shoup, product manager and architecture leader for Acxiom. "CA World is an excellent forum for sharing best practices for enterprise IT organizations," said Sunde. "We are extremely pleased to play an active role in this high-profile event." About Acxiom IT Services Information intensive companies rely on Acxiom to provide business-critical IT infrastructure services and business intelligence solutions that enable our clients' growth and profitability. Mission-critical systems are delivered through Acxiom's agile, highly secure and cost-effective services ranging from fully managed solutions such as mainframe, server and BI technology platforms to point solutions such as online backup Using the Web to store copies of data for backup. There are numerous providers on the Internet that charge for storage, and fees are typically based on capacity. Online backup services provide offsite backup, which is essential for disaster recovery. See backup types. and email archiving See e-mail archiving. . Because we process more consumer data than anyone in the world, companies that place high value on information depend on our comprehensive IT infrastructure, data management and marketing services competencies to provide true competitive advantage. About Acxiom A global leader in interactive marketing services, Acxiom connects clients with their customers through deep consumer insight, effective and profitable marketing initiatives and business decisions. Our consultative approach spans multiple industries and incorporates decades of experience in consumer data and analytics, information technology, data integration and consulting solutions for effective marketing across digital, Internet, email, mobile and direct mail channels. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., and serves clients around the world from locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information about Acxiom, visit www.acxiom.com. 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