2005
Client reinvestment in Halogen Software products on the rise
Simple to use web-based performance management products drive high levels of customer reinvestment
OTTAWA, May 26, 2005 – Halogen Software, the Employee Performance Management (EPM) vendor of choice for hundreds of companies, is rapidly expanding its business with established clients in addition to gaining market share and securing record numbers of new clients each quarter.
SunGard, Bridgestone Americas, Websense, SAVVIS Communications, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and others have recently made additional license purchases of Halogen eAppraisal and Halogen e360.
In addition to licensing more product, existing customers are investing in Halogen's new product offerings. Alticor, Inc., Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber and the University of Miami Hospital are among a long list of organizations that recently added Halogen's new Multi-rater module for eAppraisal and eAppraisal Healthcare to their existing investments.
"We see this as a very positive trend," explains Paul Loucks, President of Halogen Software. "One rating criterion Gartner Research uses to designate EPM vendors as 'strong positive' includes continual customer investment. We place a very high emphasis on delivering value and service to our customers to help make reinvestment in Halogen products a simple choice".
Recent purchases by Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE) reaffirms Halogen's strategy. With thousands of employees spread across the U.S., Lee's HR department is well acquainted with the pain experienced at employee review time. After evaluating several web-based solutions against baseline criteria including adaptability, scalability and ease of use, Lee purchased 6,000 licenses of eAppraisal. A recently announced successful M&A added several thousand employees to the Lee family. This change prompted Lee to purchase an additional 5,000 licenses.
"Our managers are so pleased with Halogen eAppraisal and the support we receive from Halogen that the decision to reinvest was not a difficult one," says Julie Stickney, Director of HR at Lee Enterprises. "As our organization grows, we are confident that eAppraisal will continue to meet our needs, making employee evaluations easier and fostering positive communication between employees and their managers".
In addition to securing record levels of add on business, Halogen Software has more than doubled in size in the past 12 months, securing over 140 new clients such as Jelly Belly Candy Co., NCAA, First National Bank, Pacific Seafood, Olean General Hospital, Cinergy, State of Michigan, Niagara College, Amcor, South Bend Medical Foundation, City of Atlanta, City of Tuscaloosa, Mission Hospital, TALX Corporation, Collin County, Vanguard Health Management, and Americorp.
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 performance appraisals. Halogen eAppraisal™ Healthcare, created specifically for the healthcare industry, helps healthcare organizations 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.
For more information on Halogen Software, visit: www.halogensoftware.com
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