Equifax Ranks #3 in 2005 InformationWeek 500

Equifax Inc. today announced that it ranked third overall in the 2005 InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the nation’s largest and most innovative providers of information technology. For the fourth consecutive year, Equifax was recognized as a top 25 IT innovator among the 500 companies spotlighted in the listing. Equifax is the only credit reporting company included on this list.

“Equifax is honored to receive this recognition from InformationWeek, which reinforces our long-standing commitment to being a world-class leader in the development and application of technology solutions,” said Rob Webb, Equifax chief technology officer. “Equifax is committed to delivering rich information, powerful analytics and enabling technologies that help our clients acquire new customers, better manage risk and grow their businesses.”

Now in its seventeenth year, the InformationWeek 500 has tracked the technology strategies and investments of America’s best-known companies. Available at www.informationweek.com, the list spotlights innovation in business technology, rather than simply identifying big spenders.