Human Resources: Halogen Delivers on New Best Practices for Learning Management with eLMS™

CHICAGO, IL (HR Tech Booth # 509) – October 15, 2008 – With the
introduction of their Talent Management Suite 9.0 at HR Tech today, Halogen
Software brings to market the first performance-based learning management
system (LMS). Halogen eLMS™ tightly integrates organizational learning
activities with employee performance appraisals, succession planning and
other key talent management functions. In addition to the learning
management module, Halogen's latest suite release incorporates a number of
usability enhancements designed to make it easy for HR to succeed with
talent management programs.

Traditionally, learning management systems have been used primarily in large
enterprises where the HR and learning teams operate in isolation from one
another. However, research in talent management points to the union of
learning and performance management as a growing best practice.

"After looking at the best practices of over 750 corporations, we discovered
that aligning training with the development goals of individuals and the
organization is a leading talent management practice that drives business
impact," said Josh Bersin, president of research firm Bersin &
Associates. "The power of Halogen eLMS is that it enables learning managers
and HR leaders to use the same system to link and track employee
performance and learning, thus gaining actionable intelligence about their
learning investments."

Halogen eLMS now offers organizations of all sizes an enterprise-class
learning management system that enables them to quickly and easily see a
return on training investments. This fully featured LMS seamlessly integrates
learning activities into the performance management and succession planning
process -- making it easy for HR, employees and managers to access
information; identify and assign development plans; even register for learning
activities and track progress on achievement – all in a single user interface.
They can also identify skill gaps and measure the success of learning
programs in terms of improved corporate performance, via the product's built
in Training Effectiveness reports.

"We knew that we could improve our investment in learning if we integrated it
into our overall talent management process, and made performance a
linchpin," said Gina Maddalena, HR Specialist, Learning and Development,
Innovapost. "Now with Halogen eLMS, we'll have the ability to integrate
feedback and recommendations directly from appraisals into our learning
plans, measure the outcomes of those plans, and reevaluate on a regular
basis. Our return on investment for learning will be readily seen, and
employees will have a clearer picture of their development path in a single
location for performance and learning."

Simple, Easy-to-Use System
The Halogen Employee Performance and Talent Management Suite version 9.0
offers usability enhancements building on the company's commitment to
providing organizations with a simple, easy-to-use talent management
system. The user experience remains role-based with a minimalist approach,
and continues to shorten the time used for all users to complete their tasks
within the suite. New features include:
• Easier access and more intelligence – A variety of continuous
feature improvements allow easier access to important information, toggling
between views, and reducing the amount of clicks required to retrieve data
and info.
• Contextual help – Highlight helpers in the user interface provide help
to users if they need more information on a particular area within the
application without having to leave the page.
• Easier report export of data for offline analytics – Fewer steps are
now required to export report data to spreadsheets for further analysis
outside of the application.

"The Halogen employee performance and talent management suite has always
been flexible and user friendly, but these new interface enhancements will
make things easier for everyone using the system," said Michael DeVries, Vice
President, Human Resources, Cummins Mid-South LLC. . "The combination of
these new features with eLMS will enable us to deliver even greater value to
our employees and executives from our talent management programs."

Pricing and Availability
Providing customers with choice in delivery models, Halogen's Employee
Performance and Talent Management Suite continues to be offered as either
an on-premise or on-demand (SaaS) deployment. Version 9.0, including
Halogen eLMS will be available in late November 2008 through Halogen and its
reseller partners. For pricing information please contact Halogen.

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
performance appraisals, 360 degree reviews, 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 HR Technology Product of the Year. For more
information, visit www.halogensoftware.com.