October 2, 2011

Equifax To Acquire eThority For Its TALX Business Unit

Equifax Release

Will Expand Workforce Analytics Capabilities - Offer Exclusive HR Data through Robust, Simple-to-Use Software Platform

Atlanta – October 2, 2011 – Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX), announced today it has
reached an agreement to acquire eThority, an innovative provider of workplace
and other analytical software that brings powerful, easy-to-use data interaction
and reporting to business enterprises of all sizes. Financial terms for the
transaction were not disclosed. eThority will become part of TALX, Equifax's
workforce solutions business unit.

eThority creates and markets analytics software that integrates data from
multiple disparate sources and, through an intuitive, secure process, analyzes
and converts it into customized, relevant insights and information – in a selfservice
model .

"By combining the workforce and other analytical software of eThority, with our
unemployment, payroll/HR and I-9 data, we will be able to offer workforce
analytical solutions that are unmatched in the industry," said Dann Adams,
president of TALX. "We will be able to offer organizations of all sizes,
unprecedented insights to ensure they're getting, retaining, growing and
planning for the right workforce – in a simple and cost-effective way. It also
provides a unique way to benchmark within respective industries."

eThority offers multiple solutions for the HR, academic and other industries. Its
DataTalent Performance Suite provides a turn-key solution for enterprise-wide
workforce analytics and planning needs. With it, clients are able to align HR
initiatives to the key organizational goals and measure the results.

"We are thrilled to build on our existing partnership with TALX and their worldclass
suite of HR services. We offer the platform that brings relevant, rich data
directly to HR executives, affording them influence – and solutions – within their
respective organizations that otherwise is difficult to achieve," said Mike Psenka,
CEO of eThority.

Equifax expects to close on the transaction, pending satisfaction of customary
closing conditions, by the end of October.

About TALX
TALX, provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions, a leader in human resource, tax
and payroll-related services, is based in St. Louis. TALX holds a leadership
position in automated employment and income verification as well as
unemployment cost 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 garnishments, paperless pay and
W-2 management. Compliance services include employment and income
verifications through The Work Number, unemployment cost management and I-
9 management.

About eThority
Based in Charleston, SC, eThority is a provider of eThority Enterprise, a "userobvious"
enterprise business analytics platform that empowers end users and
offers IT an easily maintainable solution. Beyond its CODiE award-winning
enterprise class platform, eThority offers eXtensions: industry-specific modules
designed to fill critical gaps in existing systems for human resources, academic
medicine and higher education applications. Organizations choose eThority
Enterprise because it provides real time end-user interaction with data in a
secure, state-of-the-art platform capable of scaling from a single department to
thousands of users. eThority's solutions are in use around the globe at major
research universities and leading corporations. For more information, please
visit www.eThority.com or call 1-800-846-9200.

About Equifax
Equifax is a global leader in consumer and commercial information solutions,
providing businesses of all sizes and consumers with information they can trust.
We organize and assimilate data on more than 500 million consumers and 81
million businesses worldwide, and use advanced analytics and proprietary
technology to create and deliver customized insights that enrich both the
performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax operates and has investments in 17 countries,
and is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500(r) Index. Its common stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX. For more
information, please visit www.equifax.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Management believes certain statements in this release may constitute "forwardlooking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management's views
and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the
time the statements are made. Management does not undertake any obligation
to update any forward-looking statements.

Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such
differences may result from actions taken by Equifax, including restructuring or
strategic initiatives (including capital investments or asset acquisitions or
dispositions), as well as from developments beyond Equifax's control, including,
but not limited to, changes in worldwide and U.S. economic conditions that
materially impact consumer spending, consumer debt and employment and the
demand for Equifax's products and services. Other risk factors include our ability
to develop new products and services, respond to pricing and other competitive
pressures, complete and integrate acquisitions and other investments and
achieve targeted cost efficiencies; risks relating to illegal third party efforts to
access data; changes in laws and regulations governing our business, including
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related
regulations, federal or state responses to identity theft concerns; and the
outcome of our pending litigation. Certain additional factors are set forth in
Equifax's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
under Item 1A, "Risk Factors", and our other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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MEDIA CONTACT
Pam Stevens
TALX, Provider of Equifax Workforce Solutions
Phone: 314.214.7235
E-mail: pstevens@talx.com