Acxiom's Customer Information Infrastructure Receives Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century Achievement Award.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- 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) announced today that it had received the prestigious 21st Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Program for its "positive contributions to the global information technology revolution." The award was in recognition of Acxiom's visionary Customer Information Infrastructure (CII CII Confederation of Indian Industry CII Chartered Insurance Institute (UK) CII Construction Industry Institute (University of Texas) CII Council of Institutional Investors ) grid-computing technology, which is helping the company and its clients achieve better business results through dramatically improved ability to store, access and analyze information. "It is truly an honor when some of the world's business leaders, technologists and scholars recognize the benefits and potential of Acxiom's latest technological innovation," Acxiom Company Leader Charles D. Morgan said. Morgan said the award was an affirmation of the work of all Acxiom associates. "It is their commitment and talent that brings an idea out of a research-and-development lab and into the marketplace with such spectacular results for our clients," he said. "The Computerworld Honors Program recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding and visionary applications of technology," said Bob Carrigan, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and publisher of Computerworld magazine and chairman of the Chairman's Committee of the Computerworld Honors Program. "The organizations represented in this year's collection have proven themselves to be leaders in their fields through creative thinking, fresh ideas and long-range vision." Michael Ruettgers, EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. Chairman of the Board and a member of the Honor Program's Chairman's Committee, nominated Acxiom in the Business and Related Services category in recognition of Acxiom's contributions to the global information technology revolution. Acxiom's case study details the development and delivery of CII, a grid-computing infrastructure and specialized information processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. architecture and strategy designed to meet the increasing information management and time-to-market needs of the company and its clients. The case study was one of more than 250 nominations submitted this year by members of the Chairman's Committee. Of the 162 laureates chosen to be inducted into the Computerworld Honors Program earlier this year, 48 finalists were selected by an academy of distinguished judges to attend an awards gala in Washington, D.C., where the 10 award recipients were announced Monday evening. Award recipients in other categories included Sprint in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate; Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. in Media, Arts & Entertainment; OnStar in Transportation; and the European Southern Observatory European Southern Observatory (ESO), an intergovernmental organization for astronomical research with headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The ESO began in 1962 as a consortium among Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. for Science. About Computerworld Honors Program Governed by the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation, a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation A not-for-profit corporation is a corporation created by statute, government or judicial authority that is not intended to provide a profit to the owners or members. A corporation that is organized to provide profits to its owners or members is a for-profit corporation. founded by International Data Group (IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) ) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program searches for and recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated vision and leadership as they strive to use information technology in innovative ways across 10 categories: Business and Related Services; Education and Academia; Environment, Energy and Agriculture; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; Government and Non-Profit Organizations; Manufacturing; Media, Arts and Entertainment; Medicine; Science; and Transportation. Each year, the Computerworld Honors Chairmen's Committee nominates organizations that are using information technology to improve society for inclusion in the Computerworld Honors Online Archive and the Collections of the Global Archives. The Global Archives represents the 100-plus institutions from more than 30 countries that include the Computerworld Honors Collection in their archives and libraries. About Acxiom Corporation Acxiom Corporation (NADAQ: ACXM) integrates data, services and technology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world. The core components of Acxiom's innovative solutions are Customer Data Integration (CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control ) technology, data, database services, IT outsourcing, consulting and analytics, and privacy leadership. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas required military intervention to desegregate schools (1957–1958). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 556–557] See : Bigotry , with locations throughout 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. and Europe, and in Australia and China. For more information, visit www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation. |
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