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Acxiom� Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing services, announced today a strategic alliance between its wholly owned subsidiary, Acxiom Information Security Services, Inc., and Taleo, a leader in on-demand talent management. Acxiom will integrate its real-time employee background screening solutions with Taleo�s Unified Talent Management Platform, which will deliver a Web-based, single-source, custom solution to address personnel management requirements. With this partnership, Taleo�s proven Passport Integration Framework will be certified to deliver easily accessible FCRA-compliant reports provided by Acxiom including criminal record checks, credit reports and driving records. These reports, in combination with others such as employment, drug testing, education and professional license verifications, help businesses reduce turnover and shrinkage, decrease training costs and increase productivity while protecting the integrity of the companies utilizing them. �Both Taleo and Acxiom customers now have a one-stop source for the job application background tracking process,� said Mike Cool, Acxiom�s background screening group organizational leader. �Businesses can�t afford to take unnecessary hiring risks. Acxiom�s customer-centric approach to background screening gives companies the most accurate information available to protect their company and their brand.� More than 3,600 organizations of all sizes use Taleo to attract, hire and retain top talent from 200 countries/territories in 25 languages. Taleo combines software, best practices and services to allow organizations to increase process efficiency, improve quality of hire, reduce risk, and return financial results. �Taleo is dedicated to helping its customers ensure the best staff engagement: from recruiting and hiring, through development and succession planning,� said Jeff McClure, senior director of alliances at Taleo. �Through this partnership with Acxiom, customers can go to one source for background screening reports to reduce risk and employee turnover, and improve the quality of new hires engaged from the beginning.� Acxiom�s background screening platform integration will be certified utilizing the Taleo Passport Integration Framework. 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, drug testing, credit reports, verification services and driving records. Especially for companies with large employee populations dispersed 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 The 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, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information about Acxiom, visit www.acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation. About Taleo Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) is the leader in on demand unified talent management solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to assess, acquire, develop and align their workforces for improved business performance. More than 3,800 organizations use Taleo, including 47 of the Fortune 100 and 3,000 small and medium sized businesses, for talent acquisition and performance management, in 200 countries and territories. Known for its strong configurability and usability, Taleo's talent management platform runs on a world-class infrastructure and offers 99.9% availability. Taleo's Talent Grid harnesses the resources of the Taleo community of customers, candidates, and partners to power the talent needs of companies around the world.