TALX Selected by IBM Corporation to Provide the Work Number(R) Employment Verification Services

Significant Contract Provides Continued Momentum for TALX, Provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions

ATLANTA, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource and payroll-related services, today announced a contract with IBM Corporation to provide employment verification services in the United States through The Work Number. IBM is one of the largest and most recognized employers in the world. This significant contract adds approximately 300,000 records to The Work Number.

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Bill Canfield, President of TALX, comments, "We are so pleased to welcome IBM to The Work Number. This well-respected business icon is a tremendous addition and we look forward to providing our streamlined, efficient services to this prestigious organization so that they in turn, can look for increased efficiency and cost-savings, and a meaningful return on their investment. Of course IBM is also a great catalyst for our continued growth at TALX. We look forward to a terrific working relationship with IBM and we are eager to get to work on their behalf."

The Work Number is America's leading employment and income verification service. The Work Number has, as of May 8, 2008, 176.9 million employment records. A wide variety of lenders, pre-employment screeners, Social Service agencies and other verifiers regularly use The Work Number to obtain highly accurate and complete information on applicants. The Work Number is updated through regular feeds of payroll data for each client.

About TALX:

TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions and a leader in human resource and payroll-related services, is based in St. Louis, MO. TALX holds a leadership position in automated employment and income verification as well as unemployment tax management. TALX provides over 9,000 clients, including three-fourths of Fortune 500 companies, with Web-based services focused in three employment-related areas: hiring, pay reporting and compliance. Hiring services include assessments and talent acquisition, onboarding, and tax credits and incentives. Pay reporting services include electronic time tracking, paperless pay and W-2 management. Compliance services include employment and income verifications through The Work Number, unemployment tax management and I-9 management.

Equifax is a global leader in information technology and one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data. For more information about TALX, access the TALX website at www.talx.com , or visit the Equifax website at www.equifax.com .

SOURCE Equifax