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According to respondents of the survey sponsored by Genesys, the
top HCM priorities for 2005 include:

Talent acquisition and retention - 57%

Performance management - 54%

Streamlining processes - 52%

Talent and leadership development - 50%

In addition, 48% of respondents also indicated aligning people and
business goals would be an important priority in the coming year.
Moreover, 50% of respondents indicated that budget expectations over
the next 12 months for HR technology and outsourced solutions would
increase, thereby enabling funding of the services and tools required
to support these top priorities. A
trusted advisor committed to superior customer service, Genesys
provides unprecedented choice, flexibility, and satisfaction to its
clients. As uncertain customers continue to consider their options,
Softscape has taken a clear approach by designing an innovative
program that delivers real value to any enterprise examining their ERP
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About Softscape (www.

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com or call
800-580-5450.
"Our one-for-one license swap, deferred payments, and the resulting
lowered annual maintenance costs, has removed all barriers for
customers."
Softscape's ERP Upgrade Program is available immediately and valid
through September 30, 2005. Embodying a unique approach to people -centric systems that
is redefining the standard for operational effectiveness, Softscape
solutions are focused on enhancing productivity, facilitating
long-term planning, reducing operational costs , and driving
organizational performance.

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Customers include Merrill Lynch, GKN,
Corning, Medica , John Deere, Freightliner, Northrop Grumman, Goodwill,
and Ceridian.

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Companies are able to easily upgrade
to the advanced Human Capital Management (HCM) and Human Resource
Management System (HRMS ) functionality offered by the Softscape Apex
platform, and benefit from the integrated services that Softscape
provides.

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This
extensive experience coupled with the upfront business analysis,
ensures a smooth transition for customers.

This general category is for integrated HR (ususally database) systems with varying degrees of front-end functionality and integration with other systems (including those systems found in the subcategories of this one).

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----Softscape, an
industry leader in strategic people management technology and
services, today announced a new ERP Upgrade Program designed
specifically for customers of SAP, Oracle/PeopleSoft, or Lawson.
Research indicates that companies are faced with three major
concerns when deciding to migrate to a new platform: cost of new
licenses , additional implementation costs in terms of both hard
dollars and time, and the cost of maintenance and support.

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"HRO is a complex endeavor that presents unique challenges to
organizations as they search for reduced costs and improved
efficiencies," said Ruth Ladner, Chief Operating Officer, Genesys . Implemented as either HRO (human resources outsourcing)
services or as licensed software, PeopleComeFirst is also available to
third party service providers through the HRO Partner Program.genesysHCM.

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For more information, call (800) 881-2546
or visit Softscape's website www. Other
brand + product names contained herein may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.

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Of the many solutions in the human capital arena, respondents
identified outsourcing the following functions as among the most
popular:

-- Employee assistance programs - 62%

-- Background screening - 54%

-- Payroll processing - 50%

-- Benefits administration - 49%

-- Payroll tax filing - 42%

In addition, consistent with the findings of the Outsourcing
Institute's study conducted in 2004 on the "Top Ten Reasons Companies
Outsource," were the results of the Genesys study which demonstrated
the following benefits of outsourcing most appealing to respondents:

-- Free-up internal staff - 51%

-- Streamline operations - 46%

-- Accurate and predictable monthly costs - 40%

-- Focus on core business - 39%

With respect to self -service initiatives, when asked about the
role and benefits of employee/manager self-service, 43 % of respondents
said they have already implemented a self-service solution.

Human Resources professionals and line managers use many types of software to facilitate their management duties.

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About Genesys

Founded in 1981, Genesys is a proven Human Capital Management
leader, providing solutions that transform the workplace and
accelerate growth.softscape. With over a million global users
in 42 countries, Softscape's award winning web-based technology and
proven strategic services, offer customers comprehensive solutions to
better manage strategic HR functions and government case management .

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Business Editors/High-Tech Editors/Human Resources Writers

METHUEN, Mass.

The Softscape logo and marks related to Softscape products are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of Softscape, Inc.

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For example, Dana Caranante, Director of Employee Relations for
the Hillsborough County Clerk of Circuit Court , a long-time Genesys
customer, illustrates the importance of the aforementioned and states
"Because (our HCM systems are) integrated, it was a lot easier to
provide information to our employees during a recent open enrollment
period. In the past, we
had to tell them we would get back to them, but now it is all right
there at our fingertips. The
ERP Upgrade Program provides customers with a one-for-one license swap
and other discounted services that removes the barriers to upgrade to
more strategic HR functionality. In addition,
customers that choose to leverage Softscape's flexible hosting options
can further reduce expenses and lower operational risk.

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Trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein remain the
property of their respective owners.
The program includes:

Free, one-for-one license exchange

Free transition business analysis to identify new
opportunities for ROI and shorten system deployment

Initial set-up fees deferred until 2006

2% discount on existing maintenance and support plans

Softscape also provides customers with the strategic services to
help identify and change suboptimal HR processes, bringing them in
line with industry and organizational best practices.

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Softscape is based in Massachusetts with offices in
Chicago, San Francisco, Connecticut, Washington DC, London, and Hong
Kong.

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The new program offers customers the ability to deploy a
more complete end-to-end workforce management solution in a fraction
of the time and at a much lower total cost of ownership.

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For more information, visit www . For years, Softscape has integrated seamlessly with
existing ERP applications at Fortune 1000 organizations . While other
vendors have focused solely on Peoplesoft customers, Softscape's ERP
Upgrade Program services all customers of legacy ERP systems who
require more advanced technology, while addressing each of these
migration concerns directly.

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The
greatest benefits of self-service according to respondents are:
employee ownership of general data, reduction of calls placed to HR
and online open enrollment, respectively."
According to the survey, 26% of respondents will investigate
and /or purchase a learning management system and 31% will investigate
and/or purchase a performance management system in 2005. This is
consistent with industry analyst assertions that employee performance
management is one of the fastest-growing segments of the HCM market. We are enabling customers to begin taking advantage of the
advanced functionality of new integrated resource planning and human
capital management systems sooner than later.

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"We
are pleased to see the results of our survey confirm that
organizations are embracing the need for strategic human resources and
outsourcing non-core functions to help achieve competitive advantage.softscape.com

Softscape provides integrated people management solutions to
enterprises and government agencies.
Softscape continues to advance the market with the broadest and most
complete set of fully integrated enterprise software modules with
unprecedented flexibility, rapid deployment, and lower total cost of
ownership.

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Genesys Human Capital Management Trends Survey Reveals What Will Shape Strategies for 2005; Leading Companies Continue to Outsource HR and Payroll Services

This category is for that type of software which is neither industry nor process specific, but simply used to perform common tasks in any organization that has employees.

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In the wake of Oracle's purchase of Peoplesoft, many vendors
rushed to announce superficial migration offerings with limited
success.
Softscape's comprehensive ERP Upgrade Program offers customers a
compelling business case to significantly reduce operational
expenditures on legacy systems while upgrading to more robust
functionality including greater ease of use, higher configurability,
complete integration across HR applications, and deeper feature sets.

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----Genesys, a
provider of outsourcing services and software for human resources (HR)
management, payroll, benefit administration and payments,
self -service, learning, performance management, recruitment and time
and attendance, today announced the results of its Human Capital
Management (HCM) trends survey. We could tell them what benefits they currently had, what was
being deducted and any other information they needed. The Company's web-based suite, PeopleComeFirst(TM),
streamlines human resources, benefit administration and payments,
payroll processing, self-service, competency-based learning
management, performance management, recruitment and time and
attendance.

Softscape Launches New ERP Upgrade Program for Customers of SAP Oracle PeopleSoft or Lawson

More Comprehensive Workforce Management

The program supports licenses for all HCM and HRMS modules
including:

-- Workforce Planning (Resource Demand Planning , Position
Management, Project Portfolio Management, Expense Management,
Time + Attendance)

-- Talent Acquisition (Hiring Management, Career Site)

-- Workforce Performance (Performance Management, Goal
Management, Competency Management + Development)

-- Learning + Development (360 Multi-Rater Feedback, Learning
Management, Learning Content Management, Succession Planning )

-- Enterprise Compensation (Compensation Administration,
Long-Term Incentives, Salary Planning , Incentive + Reward
Management)

-- Workforce Collaboration (e-Meetings, Instant Messaging , Survey
Management)

-- Workforce Analysis (Reporting, Analytics)

-- HR Management (HRMS, Grievance + Incident Tracking)

"Customers of traditional ERP vendors often feel locked -in to
their technology despite recognizing the added value of new cutting
edge solutions," said Dave Watkins, co-founder and CEO, Softscape.