Milwaukee Center for Independence Switches to Halogen for Employee Performance and Talent Management

OTTAWA, ON – June 30, 2008 – The Milwaukee Center for Independence
(MCFI) has selected Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare to meet the growing non-
profit agency's employee performance and talent management requirements. 
MCFI is a nonprofit agency assisting children, adults and families with special
needs to better live and work in the community, and currently serves more
than 10,000 people each year.  The organization has switched from a
competing Web-based employee performance management system to Halogen
to better meet its focus on strategy and goal alignment organization-wide.

MCFI recently became affiliated with another non-profit agency, resulting in
an expanded scope of services and the need to support a wider array of
positions across multiple locations. Additionally, the organization is now
accredited by the Joint Commission, which requires healthcare providers to
accurately measure their clinical and operational performance. MCFI's HR
team is working to implement an approach where client service departments
are more involved in overall strategic planning and goal setting.

"We previously used a Web-based system from SuccessFactors but we
moved to Halogen because we require greater flexibility and control over our
processes," explained Greg Bachrach, Director of Human Resources,
Milwaukee Center for Independence. "We are driven by best practices, and
the Halogen system will enable us to meet our specific needs as a healthcare
organization, as we will be able to easily manage the system and make
adjustments to meet our changing requirements. Having the means to ensure
we are delivering top notch patient care, while meeting our Joint Commission
requirements is a top priority."

MCFI will be rolling out the new Halogen system to all of its employees, at all
locations.  Nearly 40% of MCFI's employees are unionized, making the need to
demonstrate consistent and fair employee performance appraisals particularly
important to the organization. "In conjunction with the union, we've put a
pay-for-performance system in place to create a culture where high
performers are recognized and rewarded.  We see the Halogen system as an
important piece of being able to continue to build strong relationships with
our unionized workers and ensuring as an organization we are fair and
equitable when it comes to our employees.  Ultimately, we want to be able to
make the talent management process valuable for everyone involved while
supporting our strategic plans," added Bachrach.

Award-winning Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare is also exclusively endorsed
by the American Hospital Association and is already delivering impressive
results in nearly 500 healthcare facilities across North America.

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.

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