Human Resources: Hodes iQ and Halogen Software Partner to Deliver End-to-End Talent Management Solutions

Chicago, IL – SHRM Conference booths 2807 & 1255 - June 23, 2008 –
Acquiring the right quality talent, assessing and managing performance, and
retaining and developing people have become the key priorities for HR
departments around the world. Two leaders in the talent management
market - Halogen Software and Hodes iQ - today announced they have
partnered to deliver end-to-end solutions to address these priorities for mid-
market organizations. The integrated solution enables customers to handle all
aspects of the talent management process from recruiting and on-boarding
through to employee performance and compensation management, 360
assessment and succession planning. Hodes iQ and Halogen Software
currently share several joint customers including Gentiva and Educate Online.

"We selected solutions from Hodes iQ and Halogen based on their proven
business benefits and flexibility," said Maggie Hird, executive director of HR
for Educate Online. "By working with two leaders in the market, we were
confident we would be able to address all of our talent management needs.
Integration between the solutions will enable us to extend our investment and
focus on the most important part of the talent management process, working
with managers and employees to create a culture where employees are
engaged and performing to their potential."

Under the terms of the agreement Hodes iQ will resell Halogen's market-
leading employee performance and talent management suite of products
alongside Hodes iQ, the award-winning talent acquisition and management
solution. Hodes iQ plans to integrate its recruitment and on-boarding offering
with Halogen's solutions for a seamless connection that links new hire data
directly from Hodes iQ into the Halogen eAppraisal user center.

"Recruitment and employee performance are cornerstones of the talent
management process. The ability to integrate these and other functions
enables organizations to support powerful talent management solutions," said
Leighanne Levensaler, director of talent management research, Bersin &
Associates. "Joint customers of Halogen and Hodes iQ will benefit from the
ease of use that comes with having these critical talent management
functions working together, while maintaining rich functionality in each domain
area."

"We believe that our customers will benefit greatly from Halogen's leading
talent management suite, since Halogen and Hodes iQ share a similar product
philosophy of flexibility and simplicity for the user," said Jeremy Shapiro, VP, E-
Recruiting Solutions, Hodes iQ. "This makes for a winning partnership and will
ensure our customers have visibility into key information at the right time so
they can make accurate decisions about the people they're bringing on board
and are then able to manage their performance with even greater insight with
Halogen's solutions."

"Together we offer small and medium enterprises the breadth and depth of
functionality for the complete lifecycle of talent management," said Donna
Ronayne, vice-president of marketing and business development, Halogen
Software. "Hodes iQ enables companies to attract and accurately measure
their recruitment activities and Halogen is the ideal complement to this, with
a suite that enables companies to assess, develop, motivate and retain a
high-performing workforce year round."

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 HR Technology Product of the Year. For more
information, visit www.halogensoftware.com.

About Hodes iQ

Hodes iQ (www.hodesiQ.com), with its ever-expanding customer base, is an
award-winning talent management system that enables human resources to
recruit more effectively. With the combination of a top-ranked job posting
system, the leading resume data mining system, and expertise in best-in-
class corporate career sites, Hodes iQ gives recruiters essential tools to
recruit the best talent efficiently. Solutions are available targeting the
Fortune 1000, mid-sized companies, health care institutions, and small
companies through several product lines: Hodes iQ Enterprise, Standard and
Starter Editions.

About Bernard Hodes Group

As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group
(www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service
offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing;
Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing
Technology (www.hodesiQ.com). All solutions are developed and measured
within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company is
headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the
globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group,
Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications
companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every
industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill
set.