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Acxiom Lands on "Hot List" for Background Screening Services.


Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space.  Magazine Recognizes Acxiom as a Leader in HR Practices

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Acxiom([R]) Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing, risk and security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the , today announced its inclusion in Workforce Management magazine's 2008 "The Hot List." The biweekly bi·week·ly  
adj.
1. Happening every two weeks.

2. Happening twice a week; semiweekly.

n. pl. bi·week·lies
A publication issued every two weeks.

adv.
1. Every two weeks.
 magazine ranks the top human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  providers, products and services annually that help keep businesses up to date, on track and focused on their people.

"The Workforce Management recognition is a result of Acxiom's commitment to provide clients the most compliant and accurate information available to protect their company and their brand," said Mike Cool, who leads Acxiom's Information Security Services organization. "Businesses can't afford to take unnecessary risks with background screening, so that's where Acxiom comes in."

Acxiom is a pioneer in the employment screening industry, with 30 years of experience providing solutions and services to a diverse clientele. The company's multilayer, real-time reports are compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is legislation embodied in title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 1681 et seq. [1968]), which was enacted by Congress in 1970 to ensure that reporting activities relating to various consumer transactions are conducted in a  and include services such as criminal record checks, credit reports, driving records, drug testing, educational and professional license verifications.

Acxiom Information Security Services

With 30 years of experience in the background-screening industry, Acxiom Information Security Services provides legally compliant reports including 100 percent in-person/real-time criminal record checks, fingerprinting fingerprinting

Act of taking an impression of a person's fingerprint. Because each person's fingerprints are unique, fingerprinting is used as a method of identification, especially in police investigations.
, drug testing, credit reports, verification services and driving records. Especially for companies with large employee populations dispersed dis·perse  
v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd.

b.
 across many locations, Acxiom has reduced employee turnover and related costs by up to 50 percent, while also saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee theft annually.

About Acxiom

A global leader in interactive marketing services, Acxiom connects clients with their customers through deep consumer insight, powering 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.

Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation.
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