Cinergy Launches Alexus Recruiting and Talent Management System

Alexus International, a provider of automated solutions for recruiting, hiring, and managing talent, announced that Cinergy Services, Inc., an affiliate of energy company Cinergy Corp. (CIN/NYSE), has completed implementation of its comprehensive web-based staffing solution.

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- JULY 30, 2002 -- Alexus International, a provider of automated solutions for recruiting, hiring, and managing talent, announced that Cinergy Services, Inc., an affiliate of energy company Cinergy Corp. (CIN/NYSE), has completed implementation of its comprehensive web-based staffing solution.

Cinergy, which employs a workforce of approximately 8,000 employees, uses Alexus to automate its enterprise staffing process. From résumé and requisition management to hiring and on-boarding employees, the Alexus system powers Cinergys career web pages and seamlessly integrates with its PeopleSoft human resources information system for end-to-end staffing and talent-flow management.
   
After performing a comprehensive evaluation of the top twelve hiring-management systems on the market, Cinergy chose to replace its existing solution with one from Alexus. Alexus was selected for its rich functionality and ease of use and because of the customer service provided by the Alexus team," said Nicha Flick, recruitment manager for emerging markets, Cinergy. We evaluated many vendors, and Alexus emerged as the company that could provide us with the functionality and service we require for our second-generation recruitment-automation solution."

We are very pleased to partner with Cinergy to update their recruiting automation," said Don Machis, Alexus president and chief executive officer. The bar is always higher when youre replacing a competitors solution. It demonstrates the cutting-edge functionality and proven service and support of our latest offering."

The Alexus best-practice talent-management solution is ready for use, or it can be easily configured to support a customers unique data requirements and ideal human resource processes. Using a web-based configuration engine, Alexus team of professionals can quickly configure customer-specific applications, career sites, and workflows. The results are intuitive, best-fit solutions that help organizations quickly streamline talent-management processes while maintaining a competitive advantage.

About Cinergy Corp.
Cinergy Corp. has a balanced, integrated portfolio consisting of two core businesses: regulated operations and energy merchant. Cinergy owns regulated delivery operations in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky that serve 1.5 million electric customers and about 500,000 gas customers. In addition, its Indiana regulated operations own 6,000 megawatts of generation. Cinergys energy merchant business is a Midwest leader in low-cost generation owning 7,000 megawatts of capacity with a profitable balance of stable existing customer portfolios, new customer origination, marketing and trading, and industrial-site cogeneration. The into Cinergy" power-trading hub is the most liquid trading hub in the nation.

About Alexus
Alexus provides adaptable, web-based systems for recruiting, hiring, and managing talent. Alexus applications are designed to easily adjust to an organizations ideal human resources processes for best-fit solutions that produce rapid return on investment. Customers include many market leaders such as AOL Time Warner, American Red Cross, Corning, Fannie Mae, i2 Technologies, The Johns Hopkins University, NCR, and T. Rowe Price. Alexus is a privately held corporation founded in 1996. Recent news and information is available at www.alexus.com.