Cutting-edge employee appraisals at Sharp Electronics of Canada Electronics giant automates staff reviews with Halogen Software

OTTAWA, November 2, 2005 - Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. has honed its employee performance management (EPM) system with new products from Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider of Web-based EPM software. Sharp Canada has selected Halogen eAppraisalTM to automate performance evaluations for its employees in multiple locations.

Halogen eAppraisal´s award-winning features give human resources managers flexible, easy-to-use options for automating employee appraisals according to their needs.  "Formalizing the process with Halogen´s product relieves us of a lot of pressure," said Robert Tucker, Sharp Canada´s Vice-president of Corporate Services. "The product keeps track of what´s been done, makes reporting easy and automatic, and sends reminders to managers who haven´t completed staff appraisals." It also helps Sharp Canada comply with human resources programs initiated by Sharp Corporation, its parent company.  

Before purchasing Halogen eAppraisal, Sharp Canada´s employees and remote sales executives received manual, paper-based evaluations twice a year-a time-consuming process that left Sharp exposed to errors and omissions. "This product sells itself," Mr. Tucker said. "When we went through the features and saw how easy this was going to make our lives, buying it was an easy decision." 

The Sharp executives are so pleased with eAppraisal that they have also purchased Halogen eCompensation, software that helps automatically tie performance appraisals to compensation and bonus packages.  

About Sharp Electronics of Canada

Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp Corporation of Osaka, Japan, a worldwide developer of the core technologies that are integral to shaping the next generation of home entertainment, appliance, and digital office equipment systems. A world leader in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Sharp is the developer of the revolutionary AQUOS ® LCD Televisions and SharpVision ® line of projection products. Sharp continues to demonstrate its home entertainment leadership by advancing technologies such as High Definition Television (HDTV) and 1-Bit audio technology. Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd. is located in Mississauga, Ontario. For more information, visit www.sharp.ca

About Halogen Software

Halogen Software Inc. is a leading provider of employee performance management (EPM) solutions. Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of a successful consulting company, Halogen offers powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable Web-based software that dramatically improves HR and line-manager productivity. The company's flagship product, Halogen eAppraisalTM, automates and simplifies time-consuming employee appraisals. Halogen eAppraisalTM Healthcare, created specifically for the healthcare industry, helps healthcare organizations to simplify the task of performing appraisals and meeting accreditation criteria. Halogen e360TM automates and simplifies formal 360-degree feedback procedures and offers sophisticated performance reporting.

Lisa Courtney Lloyd

Tech Marketing & Communications

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