COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth time since 2000, Aflac has been named a top company for technology on the annual InformationWeek 500 listing. Mobile Aflac, a development that enables the insurer's sales agents to access account information via their wireless handheld devices and deliver more efficient customer service, helped the company earn a spot on the list. Mobile Aflac is available to over 70,000 field force agents from across the country to better assist their client base and build their own enterprises.

"We are delighted to be included on this prestigious listing for another year," said Gerald Shields, Aflac chief information officer. "Mobile Aflac's ability to deliver business value through technology innovation and execution has helped to support our sales force in providing efficient service for our customers."

InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing, now in its 20th year, and has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.

"For 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology," said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Rob Preston. "Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies harness technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year's winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk-taking are at the center of business technology innovation."

The 2008 InformationWeek 500 companies were revealed on September 15, 2008, at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference at the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif. The complete list of companies is available for online viewing at www.informationweek.com or in the September 15 issue of InformationWeek magazine.

About Aflac

For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan. Our insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies for seven years and in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive years. Aflac has been recognized three times by both Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers and has also been included in Ethisphere magazine's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies for two consecutive years. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.

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CONTACT: Yolonda Stephen, +1-706-243-8547, yking@aflac.com, or Mechell Clark, +1-706-243-8004, meclark@aflac.com, both of Aflac Incorporated, Fax, +1-706-320-2288