Delphia Consulting and Halogen Software Partner to Provide Employee Performance Management Solutions

New partnership expands Delphia's HR offerings with 'best in class' solutions aimed at mid-size organizations

OTTAWA & COLUMBUS - December 7, 2005 - A growing number of healthcare institutions are realizing the benefits of automating time-intensive human resource processes and are choosing Halogen Software for their Web-based employee performance management solutions, the company announced today. In one year, Halogen experienced an 80 percent increase in the number of Healthcare institutions buying its eAppraisal for Healthcare; in the last quarter alone, the company added 14 new healthcare customers, exceeding industry growth predications.

Halogen Software, the leading provider of web-based employee performance management (EPM) software and Delphia Consulting, a leading provider of professional services to small and mid-size companies today announced a reseller partnership. The agreement enables Delphia to offer customers and affiliates award-winning employee performance management solutions and expert consulting advice in one turnkey solution.

"Delphia's mission is to create win-win business partnerships by providing cost-effective solutions. When choosing a suitable partner, we select from only best in class vendors who clearly meet and understand our customers' needs," says Brian Delphia, President of Delphia Consulting. "When we sought an EPM vendor partnership to round out our HR product and service offerings, Halogen emerged as the vendor of choice."

Halogen's Web-based EPM solutions make it fast, simple and affordable for organizations to provide their employees with better quality employee appraisals, assessments, development plans and compensation adjustments on a regular and timely basis. The system also ensures employee goals are aligned and tracked to help drive bottom line results.

"We are very excited to work with Delphia and look forward to providing our EPM solutions to its network of affiliates," says Donna Ronayne, Halogen Software VP of Marketing and Business Development. "Delphia has repeatedly earned the designation of Top Business Partner of the year by Sage Software for representing Abra, and we are happy to be working with a reseller this focused on the mid-market. Delphia's extensive experience in the HR industry makes them a perfect fit for Halogen."

About Delphia Consulting, LLC
Delphia Consulting is a national consulting firm serving clients in 46 states and is staffed with Senior Professionals in Human Resources (SPHRs), Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Certified Payroll Professionals (CPPs), MBAs, Software Developers, Human Factors Engineers, MCPs, MCDBAs, and MCSEs. Delphia Consulting provides business consulting, software selection, implementation, training, systems administration, usability design and custom development. Delphia is a top partner representing Abra and has been recognized as Partner of the Year - Special Business Solutions by Sage Software four times. Delphia has experience in the areas of Human Resource Management, Payroll, Time & Attendance, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Content Management Systems (CMS). For more information call 888-421-2004. For more information, visit: www.delphiaconsulting.com.

About Halogen Software
Halogen Software Inc. is a leading provider of employee performance management (EPM) solutions. Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of a successful consulting company, Halogen offers powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable Web-based software that dramatically improves HR and line-manager productivity. The company's flagship product, Halogen eAppraisal™, automates and simplifies time-consuming employee appraisals. Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare, created specifically for the healthcare industry, helps to simplify the task of performing appraisals and meeting accreditation criteria. Halogen e360™ automates and simplifies formal 360-degree feedback procedures and offers sophisticated performance reporting. Halogen eCompensation™ automates the entire compensation adjustment process including budget distribution and approval.