Press Release

Personnel Decisions International (PDI) and HRSoft, LLC Forge Alliance

Combination of Software and Consulting Knowledge Yields Powerful HR Planning Tool

MINNEAPOLIS (July 13, 2000) - Personnel Decisions International (PDI) and HRSoft, LLC today announced the formation of a strategic alliance. Under the agreement, HRSoft's human resource planning software will be joined with PDI's decades of consulting experience and research in HR planning, measurement and development. The resulting solutions will enable organizations to more effectively resolve their most pressing talent management challenges, including workforce planning, succession management and leadership development.

"Through this alliance, we are able to offer our clients a comprehensive HR planning solution that combines PDI's unparalleled expertise with HRSoft's world-class software solutions," said Ken Hedberg, President and Chief Operating Officer for PDI.

Karie Willyerd, General Manager of Executive Leadership and Development for H. J. Heinz, a mutual client of PDI and HRSoft, comments, "The partnership between PDI and HRSoft is great news from a client perspective. With the continuing pressure to run lean staff functions and outsource non-core activities as much as possible, the integration between these two leaders in their fields will be invaluable to users. Rich, easily accessible data is key to selecting, developing and moving leaders into the right experiences to prepare them for the future. PDI provides rich data, and HRSoft brings technology to access and analyze the data."

The alliance formalizes a working relationship that already has helped several organizations manage their succession and leadership talent challenges. Dick Tonnemacher, co-CEO for HRSoft added, "We are delighted about the prospect of working with PDI more closely and delivering more value to our joint clients."

About HRSoft, LLC

HRSoft pioneered the first computerized succession management systems almost twenty years ago and is still setting the industry standard with their HR planning and development products. With more than 1600 active installations worldwide and a client base encompassing many Fortune 1000 and U.K. Financial Times 100 organizations, HRSoft is the market leader for comprehensive, scalable, enterprise-wide HR planning software applications for succession planning and leadership development, competency management and assessment, training administration, and organizational charting. In addition to their alliance with PDI, HRSoft is a MicrosoftTM Certified Solution provider, a PeopleSoft Global Alliance Partner and a member of the Citrix Business Alliance. For more information, visit www.hrsoft.com or call 800.437.6781.

About Personnel Decisions International

PDI helps organizations worldwide improve their performance and achieve strategic results through people. They partner with their clients to:

Understand the talent implications of their strategies;
Design and implement solutions that improve individual leadership and organizational performance; and
Accelerate change and drive lasting improvement throughout the organization.

Specific areas of expertise help clients:

Improve talent decisions by accurately measuring performance readiness and potential;
Develop strategy, utilizing information collected through "voice of the customer" feedback systems;
Enhance sales effectiveness, including people development and implementation of strategic account management programs;
Recognize and retain top talent, through the design or enhancing of talent management systems;
Ensure they can execute their business strategies, by defining the performance and capabilities required; and
Develop leadership capabilities.

For more information, contact PDI client relations at 920-997-6995 (in the U.S. 800-633-4410) or visit PDI's Web site at www.personneldecisions.com.