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IDG'S Computerworld Selects AXA Financial To 10TH Annual List Of Best Places To Work In Technology

New York, N.Y. - AXA Financial, Inc., one of the nation’s premier financial services organizations, announced today that IDG’s Computerworld selected it as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals. This honor is part of the weekly IT newspaper’s 10th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which was published in the June 9 issue and online at Computerworld.com.

Since 1994, Computerworld’s annual "Best Places to Work in IT" feature has ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. In addition, this year Computerworld surveyed more than 11,500 IT workers for the list, and their responses factored heavily in determining the rankings.

Bill Levine, AXA Financial’s CIO, commented, "This is a strong tribute to an extremely talented group of managers and staff whose skills, loyalty and commitment are exceptional. I believe our employees appreciate the dynamic atmosphere that exists, and that they are part of one of the largest, global companies in the world."

At AXA Financial, IT is considered a key strategic enabler of business solutions for the company and its subsidiaries, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. and AXA Advisors. The department’s employees work on a variety of projects and have access to extensive training; participate in a highly competitive compensation program with outstanding performance rewarded; and are encouraged to contribute ideas and best practices.

"Our extensive survey of IT workers - from CIOs to help desk technicians - gave us a compelling yardstick with which to measure employers’ offerings against the work environments that technology professionals prize most," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of Computerworld. "We’ve found that the best employers, no matter the industry, are able to retain the best technology people by creating focused, responsive and challenging workplaces."

Other companies that Computerworld ranked among the Best Places to Work include Discover Financial Services, Hershey Foods Corp., Harley Davidson, Inc. and MasterCard International. To view the complete list of the Best Places to Work in IT please visit, http://www.computerworld.com/bestplaces2003.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the only integrated media company focused exclusively on the information needs of IT Leaders - those who manage and implement technology in Global 2000 organizations. The company’s flagship weekly newspaper - along with its Computerworld.com Web site and conference series for IT Leaders - form the U.S.-based hub of the world’s largest (58-edition) worldwide IT media network. Publishing since 1967, Computerworld has been recognized numerous times by Folio: Magazine and the Computer Press Association as the best computer newspaper, is winner of the 2003 Jesse H. Neal Award for "Best News Coverage," and was named to the "Media Power 50" in 2002 and 2003 by Crain Communications’ BtoB Magazine. Winner of more than 90 print and online editorial awards since 1998, Computerworld has a guaranteed rate base of 180,000, a total print audience of 1,846,000 (according to IntelliQuest CIMS v.9.0), and an online audience of 901,412 unique monthly visitors (according to DoubleClick). Breaking news and resources for IT Leaders are available at www.computerworld.com.

Computerworld is a business unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.com (www.idg.com), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG’s research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com.

About AXA Financial

AXA Financial is a leading financial services organization, serving millions of individual and institutional clients through its strong brands. At year-end 2002, AXA Financial had $415 billion in assets under management. AXA Financial’s affiliates and subsidiaries include AXA Advisors, LLC a leading provider of financial services for consumers and businesses; The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; Alliance Capital Management L.P.; Sanford C. Bernstein; and its premier wholesale distribution organization, AXA Distributors. AXA Financial is a member of the global AXA Group, which had approximately $778 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2002 and operations in approximately 50 countries.