Acxiom Again Recognized by Fortune as One of Nation's Best Places to Work; Acxiom Listed Three of Last Four Years.Business Editors & Technology Writers LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 Fortune magazine today announced that Acxiom(R) (Nasdaq:ACXM) is again among the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America." Acxiom has been named to the prestigious list three of the last four years. "Of the thousands of great companies in America, to be included in the Fortune ranking just once is an honor, but three times is incredible," said Acxiom Company Leader Charles D. Morgan. "Our associates are what make Acxiom a great place to work, and I salute them." Prior to being ranked 64th in the 2001 list, Acxiom was ranked 19th by Fortune in 1999 and 38th in 1998. Based in Little Rock, Acxiom is the global leader in Customer Data Integration with annual revenues of more than $1 billion. The high-tech company employs about 5,800 associates worldwide, with major U.S. locations in Little Rock and Conway, Arkansas Conway is the largest city and county seat of Faulkner CountyGR6, Arkansas. A 2005 special census indicated the population had risen to 52,430 [2]. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. ; Downers Grove Downers Grove, village (1990 pop. 46,858), Du Page co., NE Ill.; settled 1832, inc. 1873. Downers Grove has undergone population growth and commercial development that include the construction of new office complexes. and Chicago, Illinois; and Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. , with multiple offices throughout the nation and the globe. Morgan noted that Acxiom was listed with such companies as SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. , Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , MBNA MBNA Monument Builders of North America MBNA Mercedes-Benz North America MBNA Maryland Bank, National Association MBNA Maryland Bank North America MBNA Mount Baker Nurses Association (Bellingham, Washington) American Bank, Microsoft, LensCrafters, Capital One, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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The ranking process included multiple steps in mid-2000, including random surveys of associates, and a thorough review of company philosophies, compensation and benefits. The magazine stated that Acxiom associates "praise open communication, absence of titles, and flexibility to take time off just to be with my family. Plus online access to a doctor, and one-week's paid leave for new fathers." Morgan said there are many factors contributing to Acxiom's reputation as a great place to work, including its unique culture, a very competitive compensation and benefit program, and the opportunity to work for a successful company in a dynamic industry. "Acxiom continues to solidify its position as a cutting-edge company that respects and cares for our associates. The most exciting thing about Acxiom is that people here truly believe that the best is yet to come. That is a big part of what makes Acxiom a great place to work," Morgan said. Also, Acxiom recently was named by Computerworld magazine as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology." About Acxiom Corp. Acxiom Corporation, the global leader in real-time, multi-channel Customer Data Integration, enables businesses to develop and deepen customer relationships by creating a single, accurate view of their customers across the enterprise. Acxiom achieves this by providing Customer Data Integration software, database management services, and premier customer data content through its AbiliTec(TM), Solvitur(R) and InfoBase(R) products, while also offering a broad range of information technology outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much services. Founded in 1969, Acxiom (Nasdaq:ACXM) is based 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 and with operations in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Australia. Acxiom revenues were $1.03 billion for the 12 months ended September 30, 2000. For more information, please visit www.acxiom.com. The discussion in this release regarding Acxiom Corporation contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. Actual results may differ materially. Acxiom undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revision to any forward-looking statement in this press release to reflect any future events or circumstances. Acxiom, InfoBase and Solvitur are registered trademarks of Acxiom, RTC See real time clock. , Inc. AbiliTec is a trademark of Acxiom Corporation. |
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