Human Resources: World Leader in Electric Power Quickly Charges Up High Potential Employees Despite Economic Downturn

OTTAWA – April 23, 2009 – FuelCell Energy Inc., the global leader in clean
stationary electric power, implemented Halogen Software's talent
management suite globally in just six weeks, and within one appraisal cycle
created a high-performance culture. The organization improved the integrity
and value of its employee performance data, aligned its rapidly growing
workforce around a common set of goals, and ensured its high-potential
employees were recognized and nurtured.

The demands of the current economic climate are putting pressure on
organizations globally to quickly gain a better understanding of their
workforce and align, communicate with and motivate their top performers.
FuelCell recognized that, especially during this difficult economic downturn,
maximizing the performance of its human capital was essential. Understanding
where to allocate scarce resources and how to strategically develop talent to
meet business needs is an urgent necessity for companies of all sizes.
FuelCell Energy is a clear example of how quickly organizations can achieve
these goals and strengthen their competitive position in the process.

By automating its talent management processes FuelCell helped strengthen
and streamline its rapid global expansion— growing from 150 to over 500
employees in four years. Before implementing Halogen's solution, the
organization faced a number of challenges in their performance management
system, including a lack of consistency, accountability, and employee
engagement with the existing process. As a result, performance reviews were
not considered a valuable tool for the organization as a whole.

"The HR team found the system and process painful for everyone involved
and looked to overhaul it and implement an automated system," said Sandra
Mauro, HR Manager with FuelCell Energy. "Once we had decided to invest in
Halogen, things began to improve quickly. We were live within six weeks of
training. It was awesome. I have done a lot of software implementations in
my career and I know how painful they can be. Getting Halogen up and
running was painless."

Halogen Software is able to consistently implement its suite for customers
under very tight deadlines, even for those with global operations, because
the solution is so flexible and easily configured. This enables customers to
have the Halogen applications adapt to their processes and forms—rather
than the other way around.

Once Halogen's suite had been successfully implemented, FuelCell was able to
address its business problems almost immediately. Availability of information
and a methodology toward a high performance culture began to evolve and
improve with each review process. Accountability for goals and alignment
around performance is now the norm for its global workforce. The company
fosters greater recognition of high performance, and nurtures employee
growth via development planning and ongoing feedback. The intelligence
gained through the performance appraisal process is now readily accessible
and is therefore actionable, unlike with the paper-based process, which was
impractical to aggregate and report on. The shift is an exciting one for the HR
team.

"I recommend Halogen to pretty much anyone who will listen. I talk about it
all the time," says Mauro. "We use the employee performance management
system to drive a higher level of accountability. As a high-growth company,
we have many employees who join our team from different companies and
corporate cultures. The new system enables us to standardize performance
expectations and unify our corporate culture."

About Halogen Software
Halogen Software is recognized as a market leader by industry analysts and
endorsed by thousands of HR professionals around the world. The company
offers a complete suite of web-based products that automate, simplify and
integrate performance appraisals, 360 degree 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.