New Alexus 5 Features Improve Productivity

Integrated workflow and new user interface simplify hiring for HR departments

GAITHERSBURG, MD – FEBRUARY 28, 2003 – Alexus International, a provider of web-based enterprise recruiting and talent management systems, now delivers a new productivity-enhancing user interface with its latest generation product, Alexus 5. Alexus 5 delivers increased power and simplicity to recruiters and managers who are involved in the enterprise hiring process. Known for its unmatched flexibility and robust search engine, Alexus 5 offers a breadth of new features to improve usability, application speed, and user productivity.

Major enhancements in usability include new section drop-down menus, quick lists to help manage critical tasks, the ability to toggle between summary and detailed views, and a screen history link that allows users to easily jump back to previously viewed screens. With this latest release, weve solved many of the navigation issues inherent in web-based software applications. At any time in the process, users are only one click away from accessing more detailed information or functionality," said Ethan Gill, director of product management at Alexus. And once they have the information they need, users can easily jump back to where they left off in the workflow."

Interface and workflow improvements in Alexus 5 are designed to make a wide range of recruiting tasks easy to access and perform. The new Requisition Builder quickly steps users through the process of building a requisition and reduces data entry by automatically populating data fields based on job codes and user selections. The new Recruiter Pipeline provides a quick summary of where candidates are in the hiring process and allows recruiters to easily work with groups or individual candidates. Integrated workflow automatically moves candidates through the pipeline. For example, when a recruiter forwards a résumé, the candidate is automatically added to the requisition folder and moved from the résumé pool into the résumé sent stage of the pipeline. Managers receive the forwarded résumé through an email with links to view candidate information and complete a feedback form. The user interface for hiring managers is streamlined and intuitive, prompting them for feedback on candidates and helping to gather information and close the hiring loop.

Alexus 5 marks a major milestone for software usability on the web," said Don Machis, president and chief executive officer of Alexus. By giving users easy-to-use, web-based applications that help them work the way they want to, Alexus provides intuitive solutions that people actually enjoy using. And that translates to real productivity benefits and a rapid return on investment for our customers."

Implementations are also quicker with Alexus 5. New Alexus 5 best-practice solutions are pre-configured and ready for use, or they can be easily changed, without programming, to support a customers unique data requirements and ideal Human Resource processes. With the new Alexus 5 recruiting and talent-management solution, customers can choose from 15 modules to create a solution that perfectly meets their needs. Modules include: Résumé Processing; Candidate & Résumé Management; Applicant & EEO Tracking; Requisition Management; Job-seeker, Manager, and Employee Portals, Employee Referral Management; Reporting & Analysis; Internet Job Board Posting, HRIS/HRMS Integration, Integrated Background Checking, Correspondence & Document Builder, Web Search, and Integrated Assessment.

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 market leaders American Red Cross, 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 are available at www.alexus.com.

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