Acxiom-R- Lands Ranking Among ``Top 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology''.Business Editors/Technology Writers LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 Computerworld magazine announced today that Acxiom Acxiom is a customer and data information management company, offering a range of products and services including information technology outsourcing. It has been described as "one of the biggest companies you've never heard of. (R) (Nasdaq:ACXM) is one of the "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology" in the nation. The magazine identified Acxiom and the other companies as "true employers of choice" and recognized them for setting a standard in: -- Treating workers with respect. -- Listening to ideas. -- Being flexible with workers' job responsibilities, hours and working conditions. -- Providing them with training and education to stay current in the field. -- Giving them access to interesting work and technologies. -- Allowing workers to take charge of their own careers. -- Making the office a fun place. Acxiom ranked 80th in this year's survey, which included such well-respected companies as Federal Express, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , 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. and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . Acxiom consistently has been recognized as one of the best places to work in America. Fortune magazine in 1998 and 1999 named Acxiom as one of the best places to work, making it one of the few companies to ever be named to the list for two consecutive years. "We believe Acxiom is one of the most exciting and rewarding places to work in America, and it is always nice when a magazine as well-respected as Computerworld agrees," said Charles D. Morgan Morgan, American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. , Acxiom's company leader. "This is a real tribute to all of our associates who are really the ones who provide the ideas, talent and energy." Acxiom employs nearly 5,600 associates worldwide and more than 2,500 in Arkansas Arkansas, river, United States Arkansas (ärkăn`zəs, är`kənsô'), river, c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., central Colo. . With more than 250,000 subscribers, Computerworld is one of the premier publications serving the Information Technology industry. To qualify for the Computerworld list, companies must have revenue of $500 million or greater, and an IT staff of 15 employees or greater. The annual survey focuses on the organizations' benefits, training and development, average salary increases, percent of staff promoted, turnover rates, and the percentage of women and minority staff in management in IT departments. Morgan said there are many factors contributing to Acxiom's reputation as a great place to work, including its unique culture. "At Acxiom, we continuously seek out progressive practices to improve our work environment, which is extremely important in the competitive IT field," Morgan said. "We operate in a team-based structure where associates are empowered to make decisions about their work and their careers." Computerworld also ranked companies based on "hot projects" that make it exciting for IT professionals. "Our new AbiliTec(SM) Customer Data Integration technology is one of the most exciting projects anywhere," Morgan said. "Our business is at the heart of e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , and our global opportunities are growing. Our associates work and grow every day by serving dynamic Fortune 500 companies. This is simply one of the most exciting places to work in the world." About Acxiom Acxiom Corporation is a global leader in real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. Customer Data Integration and Customer Relationship Management by offering innovative database marketing services, advanced technologies and premier data content. Acxiom enables businesses to develop and deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. customer relationships by achieving a single view of customers across the enterprise. Founded in 1969, Acxiom Corporation is based in Little Rock, Ark., with operations 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 in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Australia. Acxiom revenues were $964.5 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. For more information, please visit www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom RTC See real time clock. , Inc. AbiliTec is a service mark of Acxiom Corporation. |
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