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Acxiom(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: 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) 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 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 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 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 in Media, Arts & Entertainment; OnStar in Transportation; and the European Southern Observatory for Science. About Computerworld Honors Program Governed by the Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation, a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation founded by International Data Group (IDG) 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) technology, data, database services, IT outsourcing, consulting and analytics, and privacy leadership. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with locations throughout the United States and Europe, and in Australia and China. For more information, visit www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation.