Acxiom Obtains FBI Certification for Channeling Services
February 03 2009 - 10:28AM
Marketwired
Acxiom� Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) announced today it has been
authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide
channeling services to companies required to obtain FBI
fingerprint-based criminal background checks before hiring for
certain jobs.
To earn pre-approved status from the FBI, Acxiom had to
demonstrate it met bureau standards for security protocol. The
designation allows Acxiom to receive non-criminal justice applicant
fingerprints for FBI processing and return criminal history record
check results to authorized recipients via the Web. Marketed
primarily to the financial services industry, the service will
address federal requirements that financial institutions conduct
fingerprint checks in connection with certain jobs.
"As a global leader in identity management and a champion of
consumer privacy and online safety, Acxiom is a natural choice to
provide this service to financial institutions and other
organizations," said Mike Cool, who leads Acxiom's Information
Security organization. "We value the trust the FBI has in our
company and our associates by certifying Acxiom for pre-approved
status."
Acxiom accepts either manually printed fingerprint cards or
electronic (LiveScan) fingerprint transmissions from authorized
companies, submitted to Acxiom through a secure Internet
connection. Acxiom can also provide additional screening services
in the event that a record is returned with inconclusive
results.
Acxiom's service provides an additional security layer by
authenticating individual client users authorized by the FBI to
view the encrypted Criminal History Record Information (CHRI).
Acxiom personnel do not view the CHRI data but rather post results
from the FBI to an Acxiom site for viewing by the authorized
client.
In enabling these fingerprinting services, Acxiom is helping
companies reduce their risk in hiring practices. With 30 years of
experience providing solutions and services to a diverse clientele,
Acxiom is a pioneer in the employment screening industry. The
company's multilayer, real-time reports are compliant with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and include services such as criminal record
checks, credit reports, driving records, drug testing, educational
and professional license verifications.
About 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, and 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
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, 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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