Interlynx and CDG Associates Announce Partnership; HRIS Consulting Firm Becomes Certified Implementer of Popular Self-Service Product

Business Wire, Sept 11, 2000

Business/High-Tech/Human Resource Editors

BOSTON & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000

Interlynx Technology, the leading provider of Web-based, voice-enabled, self-service applications for human resources, today announced they have formalized a partnership agreement with CDG & Associates, Inc., a premier national human resources information systems (HRIS) consulting firm. Under the agreement, CDG will become a certified implementer of InterAction(TM), Interlynx's flagship product.

"CDG's focus on providing their clients with the most progressive systems and technology supporting HR, benefits, and payroll made them an obvious choice for participation in our certified implementation partner program," said Gary Lowe, vice president of business development at Interlynx. "Their extensive experience with a variety of HRMS systems, proven ability to meet the needs of their customers, and extensive skills and knowledge of the InterAction product will be a valuable asset to our customers."

CDG becomes the newest member of Interlynx's third-party implementation partner program, which includes carefully selected and certified partners based on their experience in HR and HRMS. While implementation services will still be available through Interlynx's Professional Services group, "We feel it is important to expand the options available to our customers," continued Lowe.

"Implementation and support of employee and manager self-service systems has become increasingly important in today's fast-paced market," said Cynthia Driskill, founder and president of CDG. "Our partnership with Interlynx will allow us to provide our clients with expert support of self-service systems--completing the suite of services offered by CDG."

About CDG & Associates, Inc.

CDG & Associates is a national human resources information systems consulting firm headquartered in Dallas. CDG provides its clients with the industry's latest human resources information systems and methodologies to support payroll, personnel and benefits operations. Software supported by CDG includes CSS HRizon, eLabor.com, Genesys, Interaction, Lawson, PeopleSoft, SAP, SmartStream and UltiPro. CDG has expertise across all major industries, including finance, health care, manufacturing, public sector and retail. Founded in 1987, CDG serves large- to mid-size organizations throughout the United States including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Associates, Chase Bank, Neiman Marcus and Wyndham Hotels. CDG is nationally recognized and has received many awards, including Ernst & Young's 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Southwest region. CDG is a certified Women-Owned Business (WBE). For more information, visit (www.cdg-inc.com).

About Interlynx Technology

Headquartered in Boston, MA, Interlynx Technology is the creator of InterAction(TM), the most widely used self-service product for human resources, accessible by more than two million employees throughout corporate America. The only Web and IVR-based product to provide total service delivery, InterAction combines employee and manager self-service applications, life event transaction processing, and HR Call Center applications including case management.

This award-winning product interfaces to PeopleSoft, SAP, Integral, Icarian, Oblix, Tesseract, Cyborg, Authoria, WebHire, other packaged HRIS products, and homegrown systems. Recognized as the market leading product, top industry honors received include: 1999 SI Impact Award for Best Intranet/Extranet Solution from IDG, 1999 Human Resource Executive Magazine Product of the Year Award for InterAction's Department Merit Review application, and 1998 Product of the Year Award for InterAction's Total InterAction for Call Centers(TM) application suite.

Interlynx has provided innovative, self-service applications for human resources since 1994. Every day, millions of people have access to InterAction to serve themselves, performing work-life transactions such as benefits enrollment, departmental merit reviews, and viewing on-line pay advice's, at major corporations including Compaq Computer, Intuit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Scientific, Honeywell, BMG Entertainment and Getronics Wang. For more information view the Company's Web site at http://www.interlynx.com.

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