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Top HR and Training Products of 2005 will be Awarded at This Week's 8th Annual HR Technology Conference & Expo®

- Human Resource Executive® Magazine to Honor Winners at Awards Luncheon-

CHICAGO (October 19, 2005) Human Resource Executive® magazine will be awarding the Top Human Resource and Training Products of 2005 during an awards luncheon today at the 8th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition®, the premier destination for HR decision-makers, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

"For more than 17 years, Human Resource Executive® magazine has made these awards after thorough briefings and demonstrations with our editors," said David Shadovitz, conference chairman and magazine editor and publisher. "This year, an overwhelming number of companies entered products, and we're looking forward to honoring the top innovators in this highly competitive ranking."

The magazine's top 10 choices for HR products and top five choices for training products are detailed in its issue. The winners and their products are included below.

Top 10 HR Products of 2005:

  • BrassRing's Enterprise Voice Gateway, an interactive voice-response tool designed to help companies screen and evaluate job applicants who lack access to the Web or do not have a resume.
  • Deploy Solutions' Deploy OnBoarding, an application designed to simplify the onboarding process for new employees.
  • DisciPlan Inc.'s Corrective Action Program, a software program designed to provide a system of fair and consistent employee corrective action for organizations in the public and private sectors.
  • Halogen Software's eCompensation, a Web-based application designed to streamline and simplify the compensation-adjustment process – handling all levels of compensation including base salary, variable pay, bonus pay and stock options.
  • Nuvosoft's Rbenefits, a Web-based employee benefits self-service tool used to manage online open enrollment of benefits, ongoing informational updates, dependent and beneficiary changes and post-enrollment benefit statements.
  • Online Benefits.com's Real Value Statement, a personalized total-compensation statement that aggregates cash compensation, benefits contributions and tax savings for each employee.
  • Sage Software's Abra Workforce Connections, a Web-based application bundled into the company's HRMS featuring two main components – Abra ESS and Abra Benefits Enrollment.
  • TruStar Solutions' Harvest, an automated job-posting service designed to help companies stay in compliance with Department of Labor rules.
  • viDesktop Inc.'s viForm Path, which helps HR convert paper-based forms such as vacation requests or personal information changes to an online template that employees can quickly complete.
  • TALX Corp.'s I-9 Express, software that issues I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms online.

Top Training Products of 2005:

  • Centra Software's Centra 7.5, a significantly enhanced online training platform that now includes a performance-support system and a live help component for personalized, on-the-job training.
  • Solutions House's Full Throttle, a business game utilizing active or discovery learning in order to help workers build financial awareness and understand the various sources of an enterprise's economic value.
  • GlobalEnglish's Enterprise English Assessment Service, an online tool designed to provide an accurate assessment of the English language proficiency of employees across a broad, geographically distributed workforce.
  • Enspire's Executive Challenge, a team-based simulation in which each participant is assigned a unique leadership role within a simulated company, tasked with specific duties and given limited resources.
  • GeoLearning's GeoMaestro, version 4.4, a thorough update to the GeoMaestro system that centralizes and automates the entire learning process – from traditional classroom instruction to Web-based training.

Known for both the size and the quality of its conference program, exhibitors, and attendees, the 8th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exhibition is also the preferred platform for the launching of new products and ideas for Human Resource software and services. Visit www.HRTechnologyConference.com for full conference registration details.

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