Human Resources: FactPoint Group Recognizes Halogen for "On-Choice" Deployment Model

OTTAWA, ON – February 26, 2008 – Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider
of web-based employee performance and talent management software, today
announced that FactPoint Group has profiled Halogen in a new study on
deployment options in the HR market. The Silicon Valley based research and
consulting firm selected Halogen based on its "On-Choice" model which
enables HR professionals to select the deployment and licensing options that
best meet their business needs.

The study, Selecting the Right Deployment Option for Employee Performance
and Talent Management Systems, examined Halogen as a market leading
vendor that offers both On-Demand and On-Premise deployment options.
The "On-Choice" model is at the core of Halogen's business approach and
commitment to its customers, and highlights the market need for easy to use
employee performance and talent management solutions that don't lock
organizations into a single approach or model.

Carhartt, a leading manufacturer of best-in-class work wear, deployed its
Halogen solution using an On-Premise model. "Halogen was able to offer us
the option of deploying On-Premise so we could maintain control of our HR
systems. Having a choice means we are not tied into a single deployment
method and we can switch if our situation calls for it. This ultimately reduces
our long–term risk," said Katrina Agusti, senior analyst with Carhartt.

This new study also looks at how as organizational needs evolve, deployment
options may change, as was the case with Educate Online, an organization
which delivers supplemental education services to students and their
families. Educate Online started with Halogen On-Demand because it had to
complete appraisals within 30 days, and this option requires no support from
IT. Later, that division moved to an On-Premise implementation due to
changes in their IT structure and organizational requirements, but with
further organizational structure changes Educate Online moved back to an On-
Demand deployment.

"Initially we used Halogen On-Demand for 200 or 300 users. In the second
year, we bought servers, went On-Premise and added another 1,000 users,"
said Maggie Hird, executive director of HR for Educate Online. "When you are
in sales or acquisition mode, Halogen makes it pretty easy to stay with the
same platform and retain our performance appraisal history. We chose On-
Demand or On-Premise based on the needs of the business."

The study, Selecting the Right Deployment Option for Employee Performance
and Talent Management Systems, is now available at:
http://www.halogensoftware.com/files/PDF/whitepapers/FactPoint_Whitepape
r.pdf

About Halogen Software

A recognized industry leader with over 1000 customers worldwide, Halogen
Software makes powerful, simple-to-use and affordable employee
performance and talent management applications. The company offers a
complete suite of web-based products that automate, simplify and integrate
employee performance management, 360/multi-rater feedback, compensation
management, succession planning and learning management. Halogen's
offering makes HR best-practices accessible to companies of all sizes and its
healthcare, financial services and professional services specific suites meet
the unique needs of these industries. Halogen is consistently recognized by
the industry and its customers for its exceptional implementation and support
services, and has won multiple awards for its corporate leadership and
product innovation, including the HR Technology Product of the Year. For
more information, visit www.halogensoftware.com.

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