Ra'anana, Israel—NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced that the company, along with its customer Alliance Data Retail Services, a leading provider of marketing-driven credit solutions for some of today’s leading retail brands, was recently recognized by the Ventana Research 2011 Leadership Awards in the Contact Center & Call Center category. Alliance Data was recognized for the company’s innovative use of customer service solutions provided by NICE to proactively identify trends and opportunities to further improve the experience for its clients’ private label credit card holders calling into Alliance Data customer care centers.