Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

HumanConcepts Partners with Progreso

Strategic Partnership Provides Competitive Edge and Expands Product Offering to Clients

Exeter, United Kingdom – 15 July 2008 – HumanConcepts, the developer of OrgPlus®, announced today a partnership with Belgium-based workforce development system provider, Progreso.

OrgPlus greatly extends the value of Progreso’s innovative talent and performance management software with a suite of tools to model business scenarios and plan for workforce change. Clients of Progreso will benefit from the convenience of a unified company view generated by OrgPlus to identify where they are at risk of critical talent shortages and quickly act to increase bench strength in strategic areas.

“Growing, reducing or just adjusting your workforce presents a different set of challenges for every company in every country. Across Europe, workforce change is central to how companies run and grow, and a key reason HumanConcepts has experienced such rapid expansion here,” said Scott Jenkins, Director, HumanConcepts UK. “This strategic relationship with Progreso will further support our growth in Europe. We are very excited about working together to provide workforce modelling solutions to companies in Belgium.”

Luc Christiaens, MD, Progreso commented, “By gaining visibility into talent characteristics, our customers will be equipped to make effective HR decisions and protect the company from losing key personnel or missing market opportunities because of workforce shortfalls.”

OrgPlus assists HR professionals when planning and executing workforce management tasks including succession planning, talent acquisition and management, budgeting, compensation and benefits planning and communicating a corporate employee directory.

Additionally, OrgPlus facilitates ‘what if’ scenario planning which is critical for successful change management, reorganisation and merger and acquisition activities.
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About HumanConcepts
HumanConcepts is the leading provider of workforce decision support software. With its OrgPlus technology charting over fifteen million employees for organisations worldwide, including 400 of the Fortune 500, HumanConcepts has defined best practices in workforce modelling and intelligence. OrgPlus empowers its users to proactively manage change, from departmental reorganisations to large scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

OrgPlus integrates with leading HCM and HR systems, including Oracle, SAP and PeopleSoft to automatically create, update and distribute organisational charts for team collaboration, workforce planning and critical decision-making. In addition, OrgPlus seamlessly integrates with industry-leading applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

HumanConcepts is based in Sausalito, California with offices in the United Kingdom and Germany and offers OrgPlus software and services worldwide. For more info please visit www.humanconcepts.co.uk.

About Progreso
Progreso is one of the most innovating providers of talent and performance management software on the market. Progreso’s software and services offer fully integrated and affordable solutions for organisations of all sizes. Progreso is committed in helping organisations to improve their human talents in order to create higher performance. Progreso software allows companies to gain efficiency and proximity with all stakeholders; hence it allows them to concentrate on the essence of their business.

Progreso offers solutions for recruiting management; performance management; talent management; learning management; individual development plans; performance reviews; 360° feedback; career & succession planning; workforce planning; budget automation & forecasting; employee profile; notices management and merit increase management.

Progreso is based in Antwerp, Belgium. For more info please visit www.progreso.info

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CONTACT:
Gillian Lomax
EMEA West Marketing Manager
HumanConcepts UK Ltd
Telephone +44 (0) 1392 823023
gillian.lomax@humanconcepts.com

CONTACT:
Luc Christiaens
MD
Progreso
Telephone +32 (0) 3 213 55 06
luc.christiaens@progreso.info