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Human Capital Institute Welcomes BrassRing as Founding Sponsor

Talent Management Solutions Provider Pledges Support of Non-Profit Human Capital Research and Education Organization

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Human Capital Institute Welcomes BrassRing as Founding Sponsor

Talent Management Solutions Provider Pledges Support of Non-Profit Human
Capital Research and Education Organization

WALTHAM, MA and WASHINGTON, DC -- April 21, 2004 -- BrassRing, a leading talent management solutions provider, has agreed to sponsor the Human Capital Institute's ‘Talent Relationship Management (TRM) Learning Track, a vital research, information and education tool for human capital professionals, talent managers and executives.

"HCI is very grateful for BrassRing's sponsorship of this Learning Track. TRM is undoubtedly an area in every organization where management continuously strives to achieve the highest level of optimization and efficiency, translating into cost-savings," says Allan Schweyer, Executive Director of HCI. We pursued BrassRing for its support in this area because of its innovative, forward-looking approach to TRM, which will accelerate the designation of a thought leadership panel whose mandate will be to help establish TRM as a real science and practice that can be quantified and incorporated into organizations."

The Human Capital Institute (HCI) is a think tank and educational resource for professionals and executives in recruiting, that has defined 22 Learning Tracks designed to address key topics that confront human capital professionals today and to identify issues that may develop as the talent management industry continues to evolve. Each Track represents an important link in the talent management continuum and serves as a collection point for compelling research, new ideas and innovative strategies.

BrassRings software and services have always been focused on the needs of the candidate, and we are very pleased that this visionary organization has recognized our success in nurturing recruiter-candidate relationships around the world," said Deb Besemer, President and CEO of BrassRing. It is our hope that all those involved in this exciting initiative will find it enriching, and that our expertise in the area of talent relationship management will help propel their human capital careers."

About BrassRing
BrassRing delivers talent management solutions that help companies engage people. The company offers clients a custom blend of recruitment software, talent consulting, and recruitment process management. The world's most diverse and successful organizations rely on BrassRing's expertise to achieve competitive advantage through talent. Investors in BrassRing LLC and its affiliates include The Washington Post Company, Tribune Company, Gannett Co., Inc., and Accel Partners. BrassRing has earned a number of prestigious industry awards, including the CAREERXROADS' 2002 Best of the Best, Weddle's User's Choice Awards for 2002 and 2003, and a 2003 Human Resource Technology Excellence Award. Additionally, the company was recently honored with the Sears ‘Partners in Progress 2003 Award, led the ratings in CareerBuilder's 2003 Recruitment Technology Resource Guide, won first place at the 2002 Electronic Recruiting Shootout at HR Executive's HR Technology Conference and was named firs!
t in Customer Satisfaction in HR.com's 2003 Buyer's Guide. BrassRing has offices in North America and Europe. BrassRing is a registered trademark of BrassRing, LLC. To learn more about BrassRing and its technologies, please visit www.brassring.com.

About the Human Capital Institute
The Human Capital Institute is a catalyst for innovative new thinking in talent acquisition, organizational development and performance measurement. Through research and collaboration, HCI programs collect original, creative ideas from a field of the brightest thought leaders in talent management. Those ideas are then transformed into measurable, real-world strategies that help our members attract and retain high-performing people, build a diverse, inclusive workplace, and leverage individual and team performance throughout the enterprise.

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HCI members represent a coalition of executive search, recruitment, strategic HR, organizational development professionals and the talent managers and executives they serve. HCI founding sponsors are market leading, best-in-class product and service providers. They include:

AESC - www.aesc.org
AIRS - www.airsdirectory.com
BrassRing - www.brassring.com
Center for Talent Retention - www.keeppeople.com
HRsmart - www.hrsmart.com
Monster, Inc. - www.monster.com
Peopleclick - www.peopleclick.com
Recruitmax - www.recruitmax.com
Taleo (formerly Recruitsoft) - www.recruitsoft.com
Unicru - www.unicru.com
Webhire - www.webhire.com

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PRESS CONTACTS

Austin Whitman – BrassRing
Tel. 781-530-5205
awhitman@brassring.com

Julie Dalley – Human Capital Institute
Tel. 866-538-1909
press@humancapitalinstitute.org

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