Halogen Receives High Ratings from Bersin & Associates

Company recognized as a market leader, and receives praise for outstanding customer satisfaction

Ottawa (HRMarketer/PRWeb) February 6, 2008 -- Halogen Software Inc., the leading provider of web-based employee performance and talent management software, today announced that independent research firm Bersin & Associates ranked Halogen as one of the market leaders in its recent report on talent management vendors. Halogen received strong ratings in multiple categories related to product strength, architecture and customer satisfaction.

The research study, Talent Management Suites: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Vendor Profiles, evaluated vendors across seven key areas. Halogen received the highest – a four-star ranking - in customer satisfaction based on its outstanding references, support record and overall customer experience.

Halogen’s customers are fiercely loyal and all plan to implement additional applications in the future. The company received the highest possible ratings on responsiveness, domain expertise, follow-through, and overall partnership.

“Every single customer reference from Halogen was extremely positive. In fact, I interviewed more customers than planned to ensure that the results weren’t an anomaly,” said Leighanne Levensaler, principal analyst for Bersin & Associates, a research and advisory firm focused on enterprise learning and talent management. “Halogen’s customers are fiercely loyal and all plan to implement additional applications in the future. The company received the highest possible ratings on responsiveness, domain expertise, follow-through, and overall partnership.”

The Bersin & Associates study is the first to examine this market, estimated to be at $2.3Billion in 2008, which encompasses strategic HR functions such as recruiting, learning management, compensation, performance management, and succession planning.

“Ensuring a brilliant customer experience is a top priority for our company and every employee’s goals are aligned around this,” said Paul Loucks, President and CEO, Halogen Software. “Bersin & Associates’ high ranking of our company and product suite confirms our strategic direction. This study reinforces that our focus on what really matters – the customer and their needs – is what makes a true market leader.”

About Halogen Software
A recognized and award-winning industry leader with over 1000 customers worldwide, Halogen Software is known for its powerful, simple-to-use and affordable employee performance and talent management applications. The company offers a complete suite of web-based products that automate, simplify and integrate employee performance management, 360/multi-rater feedback, compensation management, succession planning and learning management. Halogen’s offering makes HR best-practices accessible to companies of all sizes and its healthcare, financial services and professional services specific suites meet the unique needs of these industries. Halogen is consistently recognized by the industry and its customers for its exceptional implementation and support services, and has won multiple awards for its corporate leadership and product innovation, including HR Technology Product of the Year. For more information, visit www.halogensoftware.com">www.halogensoftware.com.

Media contacts:
Donna Ronayne
VP, Marketing & Business Development
Halogen Software
T: 613-270-1011 x 320

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