Halogen Software`s Record Fourth Quarter Marks Conclusion of Record-Breaking Year

Released on = January 16, 2007, 5:31 am

Press Release Author = Halogen Software

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Nearly 100 new companies choose Halogen as their employee
performance and talent management solution in fourth quarter alone.

Press Release Body = For Immediate Release

Halogen Software\'s Record Fourth Quarter Marks Conclusion of Record-Breaking Year

Nearly 100 new companies choose Halogen as their employee performance and talent
management solution in fourth quarter alone.

OTTAWA - January 16, 2007 - Halogen Software Inc., the leading provider of Web-based
employee performance and talent management software announced today that 2006 has
broken all previous records for the organization. Records were set in almost every
measurable category including revenues and number of new customers in a year.

2006 concluded with a record fourth quarter that included close to 100 new customers
including: The TOPPS Company Inc., Inlign Wealth Management, New Balance Athletic
Shoe Inc., Bickmore Risk Services, Prairie Lakes Healthcare Systems, Optimus
Solutions, LLC, Floyd Memorial Hospital, Cimarron, Enterprise Bank & Trust,
Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Roxar, Inc., ExcelleRx and Isilon Systems.

"Halogen\'s flexibility and power is what differentiated Halogen from other vendors,"
said Teri Rohrer, firm administrator for new customers Bickmore Risk Services. "It
used to take weeks to complete appraisals and determine whether goals were reached
or even had significance within the big picture. Some items, like training, seldom
tied to anything measurable. Halogen enables us to provide meaningful feedback,
based on standard criteria, and hold employees and managers accountable. Halogen
really impressed us by closing the communication loop."

These new customers are attracted to Halogen\'s proven track record for delivering
quick and substantial ROI, while remaining focused on customer service.

A customer since 2004, Phoenix Children\'s Hospital anticipates saving approximately
$97,000 per year using Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare. While the financial benefits
are important to the hospital so is Halogen\'s commitment to its customers.

\"One of the reasons Halogen has continued to succeed is because of their focus on
the customer. From soliciting input from existing customers about research and
product development, to bringing customers together to learn from each other and
share knowledge, to developing solutions that customers can quickly and easily
adopt, Halogen sets the standard for customer care," said Steve Youngdahl, manager,
human resources systems and processes with Phoenix Children\'s Hospital. "They have
always been and I expect they will remain our easiest vendor to work with.\"

Halogen works closely with its customers to ensure their success and to ensure its
Employee Performance and Talent Management Suite is focused on customer needs.

Halogen\'s fourth quarter in 2006 ended with an 82 percent year-over-year growth in
license revenue. "Customer response to our employee performance management solutions
has been very positive over the past year. The enthusiasm of our customers is
evidence that we are designing best practice tools that meet their needs," said Paul
Loucks, president and CEO of Halogen Software. "We are focused on continuing to help
our customers be successful by providing them with solutions that are increasingly
powerful, easy to use and accessible."

During the fourth quarter of 2006, Halogen released Employee Performance and Talent
Management Suite 8.0, which included numerous upgrades designed to enable
organizations to effectively execute corporate strategy. Upgrades include Halogen
eSuccessionT a powerful yet simple-to-use succession planning tool that enables
users to get started right away without excessive implementation overhead. Suite 8.0
also includes global-usability improvements and numerous new features for
eCompensationT and eAppraisalT Healthcare.

About Halogen Software
With nearly 1000 customers worldwide, Halogen Software Inc. has established itself
as the leading provider of employee performance and talent management solutions.
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 eAppraisalT, automates and simplifies time-consuming employee
appraisals. Halogen eAppraisalT Healthcare, endorsed by the American Hospital
Association, was created specifically for the healthcare industry and helps to
simplify the task of performing appraisals and meeting accreditation criteria.
Halogen e360T automates and simplifies formal 360-degree feedback procedures and
offers sophisticated performance reporting. Halogen eCompensationT automates the
entire compensation adjustment process including budget distribution and approval.
Halogen eSuccessionT makes it simple and affordable to get a best practices
succession-planning program underway at your organization. For further information
please visit: http://www.halogensoftware.com/.

Media contacts:

Donna Ronayne
VP, Marketing & Business Development
Halogen Software
T: 613-270-1011 x 320
E: dronayne@halogensoftware.com


Web Site = http://www.halogensoftware.com

Contact Details = Steven Reid
495 March Road
Ottawa , K2K 3G1
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613-270-1011-254
sreid@halogensoftware.com
http://www.halogensoftware.com

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