Softscape Presents Latest Innovations in Human Capital Management at its 2006 Global Customer Conference

Business Wire, April 18, 2006

WAYLAND, Mass. -- Softscape, the industry pioneer in intelligent people management, today announced the start of its Annual Global Customer Conference. The four-day event brings together industry thought leaders, HR professionals, domain experts, and innovators from around the globe to share industry best practices for improving workforce planning, hiring, performance, compensation, rewards, retention, and much more through advanced human capital management (HCM) initiatives.

This unique conference, which runs from April 18-21, focuses on the strategic needs of HR professionals and how to maximize the effectiveness of human capital. Attendees from both the private and public sectors will see the latest advancements in HCM technology, hear from industry experts, and participate in numerous technical workshops and interactive sessions.

Keynote presentations will be delivered by human capital management thought leaders including Mark Smith of Ventana Research and Leighanne DeMarzo of Bersin & Associates. Smith will discuss the disadvantages of data silos, and highlight best practices for an integrated approach to managing the complete employee lifecycle. Demarzo will present trends around linking performance objectives to drive employee learning and development priorities.

"We are honored to host this conference for our customers," said Dave Watkins, CEO and co-founder of Softscape. "This is the ideal venue for customers to see the latest advancements in HCM technology, to exchange information with their peers, and to learn about industry best practices as they further expand their HR strategies."

Softscape Apex is the industry's most comprehensive HCM platform, offering organizations advanced functions for workforce planning, talent acquisition, workforce performance, learning & development, succession planning, enterprise compensation, workforce analytics, collaboration, and HR management.

In addition, the company will highlight many of its new service offerings to support customers' growing needs. The company recently expanded its Global Services Group providing additional localized consulting and support services for customers. Softscape also offers a variety of deployment and hosting options providing customers with more alternatives to meet their long-term needs.

For more information on Softscape's Human Capital Management solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com

About Softscape (www.softscape.com)

Softscape simplifies every aspect of people management with innovative technology and strategic services to better manage human resources and government case management. Recognized by leading industry analysts as the most comprehensive integrated people management platform, Softscape's award-winning web-based software enables customers to easily enhance productivity, improve effectiveness, facilitate long-term planning, reduce operational costs, and drive organizational performance. Softscape's customers represent millions of workers across 46 countries and include Seagate, LandAmerica, Northrop Grumman, Freightliner, Medica, YMCA, the City of Chicago, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Softscape is based in Massachusetts with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Hartford, Washington DC, New York City, London, Bangkok, and Hong Kong.

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