MONARCH BEACH, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced that it ranked 35th on this year’s InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S.
FedEx has made the list every year since 1995. This year, FedEx was recognized for its Platinum Core program which enables application modernization and simplification, driving flexibility and cost effectiveness. Platinum Core enables the automated enterprise wide release of hardware and software so IT can respond more quickly to business needs.
“The InformationWeek 500 has recognized the most innovative users of business technology for 24 years, and this year’s innovations were particularly impressive,” said InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston. “What the editors looked for are unconventional approaches—new technologies, new models, new ways of grabbing business opportunities and solving complex business problems with IT.”
InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation’s most innovative users of information technology with its annual 500 listing, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments, and administrative practices of America’s best-known companies.
Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $43 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000 team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.
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