Acxiom Again Listed Among 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology.LITTLE ROCK -- Acxiom(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Information Technology" by IDG's Computerworld magazine, the third time the company has been ranked in the top 100 work environments for technology professionals. The annual Computerworld survey ranks the top 100 best places to work based on extensive company and employee questionnaires regarding benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. Acxiom was ranked No. 43 in this year's listing. "Acxiom offers our IT associates a culture of innovation, wide-based opportunity and self-directed careers," said Acxiom Company Leader Charles D. Morgan. "Because Acxiom's success in delivering customer data management services is built on a foundation of technological innovation, our IT associates are in a position to be involved in exciting, rewarding and pioneering projects." Morgan noted that Acxiom's IT professionals are responsible for the design and development of what is believed to be the world's largest commercial grid-computing platform, and are now also helping Acxiom introduce its technological innovation into new global markets. "It is an exciting time to be at Acxiom, and that is because of the vision and talent of our IT professionals. They play a tremendous role in making Acxiom such a great place to work," Morgan said. Maryfran Johnson Maryfran Johnson, nicknamed "Fran," is currently VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group, TechTarget. Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as Editor in Chief of Computerworld, where she held a variety of reporting, editing and managerial positions for 15 years. , editor in chief of Computerworld, said the publication was tremendously gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the response to the Best Places to Work survey this year, which represents the views of nearly 17,000 technology professionals. "The most-desired benefits have remained consistent in recent years," Johnson noted. "IT pros still want access to leading-edge technologies, training and flexible work schedules, but our Best Places companies go beyond those measures to provide much deeper levels of job fulfillment." Acxiom also was named to Computerworld's top IT workplace list in 2000 and 2001. Acxiom has also been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in America in five of the past seven years. About Acxiom Corporation Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq: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 Japan. For more information, visit www.acxiom.com. About Computerworld Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for critical information needs of senior IT management. Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network through its weekly publication, Computerworld.com website, focused conference series and custom research. In the past five years alone Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence surpassing its direct competition by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . Recognition includes a Jesse H. Neal Award The Jesse H. Neal Award is a business journalism editorial award, presented annually in each of several categories. The awards editorial recognize excellence in business-to-business publications. for "Best News Coverage" and the 2004 American Business Media's first annual Timothy White Timothy White (January 25, 1952 - June 27, 2002) was a noted rock music journalist and editor. White began his journalism career as a writer for the Associated Press, but soon gravitated towards music writing. Award for journalistic integrity and editorial courage bestowed to editor in chief, Maryfran Johnson. In print since 1967, Computerworld is the source for information technology management with a guaranteed rate base of 180,000, a total print audience of 1,869,000 (IntelliQuest CIMS CIMS Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology) CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry v.10.0), and an online audience of over one million unique monthly visitors (DoubleClick). Computerworld is a business unit of 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) ), the world's leading technology media, research and event company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including Bio-IT World, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , CSO (Chief Security Officer) The person in charge of all staff members who are responsible for promulgating, enforcing and administering security policies for all systems within an enterprise or division. , Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo(R), DEMO(R), and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation. |
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