ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (November 19, 2010) – Catalina Marketing, the global leader in shopper-driven marketing solutions, was named “Technology Company of the Year” at Tampa Bay Technology Forum’s 7th annual Industry Achievement Awards. The ceremony took place at a dinner gala on November 12th at A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa.

“We are proud to be chosen as a leader by the region’s technology community,” said Eric Williams, executive vice president of Catalina Marketing. “This award recognizes the hard work of John Kuemmel and his team of over 200 IT professionals at Catalina Marketing, who continue to leverage technology to enhance the service offerings that drive our client’s business forward.”

John Kuemmel, vice president of information technology at Catalina Marketing, accepted the award on behalf of the company and his team, which runs one of the world’s largest data repositories.

The awards celebrate the best and brightest in Tampa Bay’s technology community. Winners were selected by a distinguished panel of judges; more than 500 industry professionals and decision-makers were in attendance.

The ceremony was emceed by Al Ruechel, news anchor of Bay News 9. Gala sponsors included Bright House Networks Business Solutions, CDW, Gulf Coast Business Review, AVI-SPL, Ciber, Forsythe, GenesisDirect, IT Authorities, TriNet, Veredus, Agilysys, Fowler White Boggs, Limelight and Sungard.

About Catalina Marketing:
Catalina is committed to helping manufacturer and retail brands deliver unprecedented performance. With proprietary and integrated in- and out-of-store marketing platforms, Catalina enables brand stewards to deliver the right message to the right audience in the right environment. Catalina leverages the world's largest, transaction-level, shopper-data warehouse to develop, deliver, and measure shopper and patient-driven engagements with approximately 90M households and 130M patients annually. Media distribution channels include 50,000 food, drug and mass locations worldwide, including 18,000 US pharmacies. Catalina is based in St. Petersburg, Florida, with operations in the US, Europe and Japan. To learn more, please visit: www.catalinamarketing.com