In this webinar, panelists Marnie Green (Management Education Group), William Tincup (Tincup & Co.), and Elisabeth Lecavalier (Forensic Technology) will weigh in on the overlooked importance of effective performance feedback and will offer best-practice approaches and practical concepts you can use to exploit the F-Word in your organization.

A big part of managing employee performance is giving effective performance feedback. The trouble with the traditional performance appraisal process is that feedback comes too late, from too few sources, rarely or often not at all. Once-a-year feedback isn’t enough to properly develop and recognize employees and engage them to excel in their role.

Making the most of ongoing performance feedback requires a clear understanding of why feedback is essential, why it is often mishandled, what opportunities exist and how you can use fresh & modern approaches to bring a tired performance-management process back to life and unleash the power of the F-Word.

During this webinar, the panel of experts will provide leading-edge insight into:

	The overlooked importance of ongoing performance feedback
	The challenges HR, Managers, and Employees face getting, giving, using, and managing feedback
	How continuous feedback is shaking up traditional performance reviews
	Creating a feedback-centric culture

Date: Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Time: 11AM – 12PM EDT

*Registration for this webinar is on the HR.com website. If you are already a member of HR.com, please login to register for the webcast. If you are not a member of HR.com, you will need to sign up for a FREE HR.com membership before registering.

emPerform is no stranger to online events. They continue to host successful live webinars through organizations such as HCI.org, IHRIM, and HR.com, includingtheir most recent webinar, The Secrets of Personality Testing. Past webinars have been archived and are available for download on the employee-performance.com website.

About CRG emPerform

CRG emPerform is an easy-to-use, online Performance and Talent Management solution. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes; including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 multi-rater reviews, succession planning, reporting, and introducing emPerform tag™ - revolutionary functionality for capturing real-time performance feedback that can be archived, accessed and used directly within emPerform’s online appraisal forms. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform, visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

Join Business Psychologist, Bert Goos, and leading performance management software provider, CRG emPerform, to learn the secrets behind understanding employee personalities to attract and retain the right people.

OTTAWA, ON – March 26, 2012: CRG emPerform, a leading provider of online performance management software is teaming up with the Human Capital Institute (HCI.org), and Bert Goos, Business Psychologist and CEO of Online Talent Manager, to deliver an insightful, and engaging complimentary webinar Wednesday, March 28th on The Secrets Behind Personality Testing. In this webinar, Goos will draw from his 25+ years as an Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach to share his secrets behind understanding personalities in the workplace and how companies can leverage it to attract and retain the right people.

Whether you are an HR leader, manager, coach, trainer, or company owner, this webinar will provide important insights to consider when trying to find, develop, and keep the best possible talent.During this informative presentation, participants will learn the basics behind personality assessments and how an understanding of employee personalities can lead to better hiring decisions, increased engagement, better performance and communication, and overall workplace satisfaction.

	The three personality tests that determine what roles, company structure, and goals best fit your employees.
	How understanding personalities can help managers choose the right development plans for employees and can help companies improve the effectiveness of competency training for their employees.
	How the unique working landscape of the Netherlands has opened the door for using personality testing to hire the right leaders. Why is personality testing used so much, and so successfully, in this environment and how can the lessons learned there be applied to helping your organization today?

Bonus: Participants will be given a coupon code for a free personality test to learn more about themselves and help them develop a 'vocabulary' for speaking about personality in the work place.

Date: Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Time: 2PM -3PM EDT

About Online Talent Manager

Since 2002, Online Talent Manager has been a leading provider of personality testing software for the workplace. Based in the Netherlands, Online Talent Manager has helped to assess over 90 thousand candidates and help companies find the best personality fit between employees and positions. For more information, visit: http://www.onlinetalentmanager.com

About CRG emPerform

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive, online Performance Management solution used by companies to automate and streamline processes and build a top-performing workforce. This easy-to-use suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform, visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

OTTAWA, ON: March 13, 2012 - Propulsys Inc., a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products, has selected CRG emPerform™ to globalize its performance management processes and build an effective succession planning strategy. Based out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Propulsys Inc. relies on its global team of over 500 employees to deliver world-class products and customer service. Propulsysplans to use emPerform to ensure that company-wide performance expectations are consistently aligned with corporate objectives, and that succession gaps can be identified and addressed in an efficient manner.

"Succession planning andsetting performance goals are critical processes that challenge a manufacturing company every day," said Larry Dean, Global Director of Human Resources for Propulsys. "Using accurate performance data as a basis for succession forecasting and decision making is critical to our success and will save countless dollars in future training and development."

Prior to selecting emPerform, Propulsys relied on a manual form-based appraisal system for evaluating employee performance. The overall process was not effective for a global workforce and the standardization of performance evaluations was impossible. "Clearly our processes had to be automated," continued Larry. "We looked very hard at four different software vendorsand selected emPerformfor the fact that succession planning capabilities were built into the software versus having to buy constant upgrades or additional modules. Getting an all-in-one solution was a big cost-saver for our company".

"Using emPerform, our employees will have a simple and consistent evaluation process and a better understanding of how their performance contributes to company goals," said Larry. "We have several business units and emPerformprovidesreal-time visibility into the performance health at every level within the organization".

When asked about the implementation process, Larry commented, "Implementing emPerform was made much easier due to experience and diligence of the emPerform support team.They were very patient in helping us re-do and define a very critical process [talent management and succession]. User adoption was as expected - some employees resisted a different process but after they used the system, they have been receptive and even complimented the ease-of-use and accessibility".

CRG emPerform comes standard with the nine-box talent matrix for succession planning. Performance metrics and potential data from appraisals, self-assessments, 360 reviews and surveys are automatically fed into emPerform’s Succession Manager and gives managers and HR a snapshot of the performance health of their organization. Employees ready for advancement can be easily identified and employees in need of development can be addressed. Results from the Succession Manager can be monitored in real-time or exported for decision making. Succession Manager comes standard with emPerform. Customers are not charged extra for this powerful functionality.

About Propulsys Inc.

Founded as White Hydraulics, Inc. in 1977 by Harvey and Hollis White, Jr. and now in its second generation of family ownership, Propulsys has become a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products - low-speed high-torque motors, orbital steering, axial piston pumps, brakes, and accessories. With wholly-owned manufacturing facilities in Hopkinsville, KY, and Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, as well as sales and distribution offices in the US, China, and Europe, over 520 Propulsys employees serve customers around the world. In addition to the core hydraulic drive business, the Propulsys companies also include White Drive Products, Inc., K Products, Inc., White Staffing Management, Inc. and a joint-venture, Peerless Manufacturing (Zhenjiang) Co. Ltd. www.propulsys.com

About Corporate Renaissance Group

For over 20 years, Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG) has been a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform,
visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

OTTAWA, ON: February 14, 2012 - Sky Lakes Medical Center has selected CRG emPerform™ to simplify employee appraisals and automate their pay-for-performance processes. Sky Lakes Medical Center is a community-owned internationally accredited healthcare organization based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and is well known for its patient-centric culture. Using emPerform, Sky Lakes plans to properly identify and reward employee performance to reinforce this commitment to patient care.

Prior to implementing emPerform, Sky Lakes relied on a paper-based employee evaluation system. "We had many limitations using a paper-based system," said Alan Caldwell, Director of Human Resources for Sky Lakes Medical Center. "Sending paper copies, manually compiling scores, retrieving evaluations and ranking employees was complicated, time-consuming, and unreliable. We needed a streamlined electronic method of conducting evaluations that would help us to accurately rank our employees and properly reward high performers."

Sky Lakes Medical Center got a glimpse of emPerform's software solution at the 2011 ASHHRA Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The medical center’s delegation evaluated four other vendors and selected emPerform over the rest for its easeofuse, value, and ability to close the gap between employee performance and compensation. "The initial reaction to emPerform has been very good," said Alan. "Employees appreciate a fast and simple evaluation process and managers and HR will benefit from having more control over performance data."

CRG emPerform comes standard with compensation management functionality that automates pay-for-performance decisions. Performance data from emPerform's online appraisal forms can be used for succession planning, goal setting, and for fostering a high-performing talentbase by properly recognizing and rewarding employee performance. Compensation management functionality is included with emPerform's online software suite at no additional cost to the user.

About Sky Lakes Medical Center

Sky Lakes Medical Center is a community-owned, internationally accredited healthcare organization. The medical center is licensed for 176 beds and provides people in the communities it serves with a variety of services including fully digital diagnostic imaging, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, ADA-accredited diabetes educational services, on-site pharmacy, lab and pathology services, an emergency department staffed with board-certified physicians, and a robust community health outreach program. Besides the acute-care hospital, the corporate family includes a world-class cancer treatment center and Cascades East Family Medicine, a nationally known residency program. www.skylakes.org

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform,
visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Specialist – CRG emPerform
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

Ottawa, ON – December 12, 2011 - CRG emPerform, a leading provider of online talent management software, is offering safe-landing for companies who are re-evaluating their current talent management software solution. This plan will greatly benefit those customers who are:

	weary about planned acquisitions of their current vendor (e.g. recent acquisition of Success factors by SAP);
	tired of paying relatively high licensing fees for non-useful and rarely used bells and whistles;
	simply dissatisfied with services and functionalities being provided

“For years, we have been helping companies switch successfully to emPerform’s easy-to-use and significantly more cost effective platform,” said Dr. Vijay Jog, President and CEO of CRG. “Our dedication to value and personal customer service has always resonated with companies looking for a better solution – especially for mid-market companies who need powerful functionality and reliable, personal support that their existing vendors fall short on providing.”

Transitioning from an existing platform to emPerform is easy – both from an administrative and financial perspective and to make the switch as easy as possible, emPerform is offering a Safe-Landing Guarantee. This program is designed to ensure a smooth and efficient transition of core talent management functions while offering a market leading feature/price ratio. The program promises an instant Return on Investment for customers: software license and hosting fees are guaranteed to be reduced both now and over the long-term versus their current provider. This is a comforting promise for companies looking to hedge any perceived uncertainty or future risks they feel they might experience with their current solutions vendor.

“CRG has over 20 years of software experience under its belt,” explains Dr. Jog. “This experience allows us to offer a world-class solution at a value-to-price ratio that is unparalleled and guaranteed.”

“emPerform is an ideal alternative for organizations looking to redesign their employee performance management processes, including re-focusing their software requirements,” said Kevin Lennie, Senior Sales Manager for emPerform. “This is a great opportunity for companies to redefine and refine where and how HR dollars are being spent.”

Unlike other vendors, emPerform’s all-inclusive solution means that customers do not pay a cent more for additional modules. emPerform is also known for repeatedly using customer feedback as the main factor when prioritizing product upgrades and releases.

Organizations looking to learn more about emPerform’s Safe-Landing Guarantee can contact emPerform at info@employee-performance.com, call 1-800-576-6215, or register for a live demo.

About Corporate Renaissance Group

For over 20 years, Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG) has been a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. emPerform is easy-to-use, highly customizable and guarantees the best value in talent management software. emPerform has a diverse client base in industries such as healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, not-for-profits, public sector, and financial services. To learn more,
visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Specialist – CRG emPerform
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Fax: 613-232-7276
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

Julia Friemering
Director of Marketing - myStaffingPro
Tel: 800-939-2462 Ext. 211
Email: JuliaF@hrservicesinc.com

(Lima, Ohio) – September 29, 2011- Four industry-leading HR technology vendors have joined forces to satisfy the growing demand for powerful, affordable, and complete HR software as a service (SaaS) solutions. HR in the Cloud™ combines the best-of-breed software of myStaffingPro, BambooHR, CRG emPerform, and Strategia Ed.

Capitalizing on the success of their individual solutions, the four companies have collaborated to create HR in the Cloud, a groundbreaking collaboration of unified SaaS solutions that integrates applicant tracking, human resource information system (HRIS), performance management, and learning and compliance management. Together the products will provide a streamlined process from recruitment through the entire employee life cycle. This groundbreaking venture stemmed from the need for affordable HR software that can deliver rich functionality and proven results as opposed to thinner offerings that lack specialization.

Today’s business landscape is more fierce and competitive than ever. In order to survive and thrive, companies of all sizes must find cost-effective ways to manage and optimize business processes. SaaS solutions are an attractive option as they allow even the smallest of companies to implement crucial technologies. SaaS solutions offer speedy deployment, affordability, controlled risk, reduced I.T. burden, flexibility and most importantly, accessibility. Employees are often the largest organizational expense. HR in the Cloud’s Unified SaaS solutions allow organizations to optimize this investment.

The life cycle begins with myStaffingPro applicant tracking system. myStaffingPro provides the technology to recruit, qualify, track and hire applicants.

“HR in the Cloud joins myStaffingPro with the best-in-class HRIS, performance management, and learning and compliance management systems. The partnership joins four of the strongest solution specialists into a unified talent management suite,” stated CEO at myStaffingPro Bob Schulte.

Once hired, the employee data is exported into the HRIS system, BambooHR. BambooHR features employee data management, as well as PTO, benefit, and training tracking.

"HR in the Cloud addresses HR needs throughout the employee life cycle. Bamboo HR's superior service, security, and flexibility is now enhanced through its relationship with myStaffingPro, emPerfom, and Strategia which shares these high standards," added BambooHR CEO Ben Peterson.

The final phase, aligning and developing employees, is accomplished with emPerform’s robust employee performance management suite and Strategia’s learning and compliance management system. emPerform comes standard with vital performance management tools such as automated appraisals, succession planning, compensation management, goal alignment, 360 multi-rater reviews, and reporting functionality. Strategia offers the Ed Learning System™ which provides a global platform to plan, deliver, track and manage an organization’s formal and informal learning activities, compliance, competencies and certification programs as well as to create and deliver content through one or multiple portals including eCommerce gateways.

HR in the Cloud provides a complete end-to-end recruiting and talent management platform to enable businesses to effectively attract, recruit, align, reward, train, and retain top talent. To learn more about HR in the Cloud, please visit www.hr-inthecloud.com

HR in the Cloud will debut their offering to more than 4,000 H.R. professionals at the 2011 HR Technology Conference October 3-5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About HR in the Cloud

HR in the Cloud is a groundbreaking collaboration of unified H.R. SaaS solutions. HR in the Cloud integrates the applicant tracking technology of myStaffingPro, the human resource information system (HRIS) technology of BambooHR, the performance management technology of CRG emPerform, and the learning and compliance management technology of Strategia. Together the products provide a streamlined process from recruitment through the entire employee life cycle.

For more information, visit: www.hr-inthecloud.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Specialist – CRG emPerform
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Fax: 613-232-7276
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

Julia Friemering
Director of Marketing - myStaffingPro
Tel: 800-939-2462 Ext. 211
Email: JuliaF@hrservicesinc.com

Ottawa, ON – August 30, 2011 -  Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today that JK Moving Services, a global relocation services provider and the third largest independent mover in the U.S., has selected CRG emPerform to automate employee performance management.

emPerform is CRG’s all-inclusive talent management solution that automates core talent management processes including; employee appraisals, goal management, succession planning, and pay-for-performance initiatives. JK Moving will use emPerform to streamline and sync employee evaluations, credentials tracking, and career planning for over 500 employees spread across the United States.

The decision to choose emPerform came after evaluating several other vendors. “The demo made the decision for me”, said Andrea Bunch, Vice President of JK Moving Services. “The ease-of-use and ability to replicate and enhance what we’re now doing manually was particularly appealing”.

JK Moving was looking for an online solution that was flexible enough to incorporate their current standards and processes and powerful enough to enhance employee development and engagement. “Both managers and employees need the right tools to make responsible decisions about performance, talent management, and progression ladders” explained Bunch. “Employees want to be empowered to do more within their career and this product will enable us to establish the benchmarks and progressions we need”.

“We are thrilled to welcome JK Moving Services as an emPerform customer”, said Kevin Lennie, Senior Sales Manager for emPerform. “One of the challenges facing companies with a geographically dispersed workforce is the ability to standardize evaluations and make the process convenient, easy-to-use, and accessible to end-users. By automating JK’s processes, emPerform will enable the accessibility and standardization needed for employee development and business decision making”.

JK Moving Services will implement the newest version of emPerform – version 4.0. This version was recently made available and includes customer-driven enhancements and upgrades, including a re-designed user interface.

About JK Moving Services

For over 30 years, JK Moving Services (JKmoving.com) has provided local, long distance, and international relocation services to a variety of commercial, residential, and government clients. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, the company maintains a full-time, professionally trained staff of relocation and move management experts committed to providing the highest level of customer care. For more information, visit: www.jkmoving.com

About Corporate Renaissance Group

Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252

Ottawa, ON – August 23, 2011 - Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today that it has partnered with Management Education Group Inc., an Arizona-based consulting firm that provides valuable step-by-step programs and facilitation services for public sector leaders. The alliance between the two firms stemmed from the successful execution of joint industry webinars, including ‘Conducting Painless Performance Evaluations’ which was broadcasted via HR.com in June of 2011 and attracted over 1,000 HR professionals.s

Feedback from webinar attendees and from customers made it clear that aligning both offerings would significantly increase value for existing and future customers. By leveraging individual credibility and presence in the market space, emPerform and the Management Education Group can offer HR professionals and leaders everywhere the ability to learn AND apply best-practices.

This partnership gives customers and contacts direct access to two proven and trusted industry solutions. emPerform’s all-inclusive talent management software offers practical applications that the Management Education Group teaches to leaders; such as automated appraisals, goal alignment, succession planning, and compensation management. emPerform customers benefit from having priority access to Management Education Group’s offerings, including a direct connection to principal consultant, Marnie Green - HR leader, speaker, and award-winning author.

“Marnie Green and the Management Education Group were an ideal fit for emPerform” said Doug Hum, Director of Marketing and Partner Relations for CRG. “Marnie is a dynamic and personable speaker whose anecdotal teaching style and experience-driven industry perspective offers audiences the chance to effortlessly grasp and apply proven leadership and management techniques. We feel it is important to align ourselves with HR thought-leaders and organizations offering complementary services and offerings – like Marnie Green and the Management Education Group. We are thrilled to offer our client base the ability to access trusted professionals who can effectively teach the applications that emPerform executes.”

“I chose to align my work with CRG emPerform because they offer an integrated talent management system that allows my clients to implement the best practices that I teach” said Marnie Green, Principal Consultant and owner of Management Education Group. “In particular, emPerform’s goal alignment feature allows individual employee goals to be directly linked to organizational strategy. Working with emPerform enhances my ability to provide a comprehensive performance management solution to my clients.”

emPerform and Management Education Group are planning another Webinar on August 30th as part of HR.com’s IHR Virtual Conference. The Webinar is entitled ‘Using SMAART Goals to Painlessly Manage Employee Performance’ and registration for this online event is free on the HR.com website. Previously recorded webinars are also available on the emPerform website:
www.employee-performance.com/webinars.html

About Management Education Group

The Management Education Group, Inc., is an Arizona-based provider of consulting, training, and facilitation services that develop high-performing public sector leaders. Government agencies, special districts, and educational institutions rely on the Management Education Group, Inc. to provide innovative leadership strategies that support their leaders. For more information visit www.managementeducationgroup.com

Marnie Green, Management Education Group Inc. Principal Consultant, is the author of Painless Performance Evaluations: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance, published by Pearson/Prentice Hall. The book has been honored with a Glyph Award for Best Business/Career Book and was a finalist in the management category of the Best Books USA Awards.

About Corporate Renaissance Group

Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252

Ottawa, ON – August 16, 2011 - Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today the availability of version 4.0 of emPerform, CRG’s all- inclusive performance and talent management solution. Version 4.0 is the latest release and includes significant enhancements; including a completely re-designed user interface, multi-user administration capabilities, and substantial improvements to compensation management functionality.

emPerform 4.0 was first debuted to crowds of excited customers and expo visitors in June 2011 at the Annual SHRM Conference in Las Vegas. “After the feedback we received at SHRM, we couldn’t wait for the commercial availability of version 4.0” said John Smith, Director of Enterprise Business Solutions at CRG.

“This is our most exciting release to date”, said Vijay Jog, President and CEO of CRG. “We used customer feedback and thorough product analysis to further enhance our offerings in order to empower managers and HR professionals to become performance management experts. Also, the new user interface is aimed at transforming the end-user experience and making the system even easier to use”.

This release further solidifies emPerform’s commitment to delivering simple and effective employee performance management technology to organizations seeking to properly align, develop, reward, and retain their top performers.

“Enhancements present in 4.0 were driven by customer feedback and user requests”, said Trish Mermuys, Head of Support and Implementations for emPerform. “Making emPerform as simple and as user friendly as possible for customers is our highest priority and will continue to be a key factor in prioritizing product development initiatives”.

“It is really excellent to see changes implemented into the product based on the feedback that we provide”, said Denise Shower, emPerform customer and HR Generalist for Community Health Partnership. “emPerform is great at listening and responding to our needs and this release clearly demonstrates that”.

Since 2004, emPerform has been a fierce competitor in the HR technology and talent management solution market space. Its all-inclusive offering, ease-of-use, multi-lingual capabilities and value-focused pricing model has allowed the product to expand globally into a variety of industries seeking to automate and improve employee performance management.

About Corporate Renaissance Group
Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252

Ottawa, On – June 22, 2011 Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today that attendees at this year’s SHRM Annual Conference in Las Vegas will get a first-hand look at the 4.0 release of emPerform, CRG’s all- inclusive performance and talent management solution.

Over 14,000 professionals will be in in Las Vegas June 26-29 for this year’s SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition - the world's largest exposition dedicated to the advancement of the H.R. profession.  CRG emPerform will be in Booth #1354 and plans to make a splash at the event by debuting its major 4.0 release which is slated for commercial availability in late July 2011.

emPerform 4.0 contains significant enhancements such as a new, easier to navigate user interface, and improved functionality such as multi-user administration, and compensation management roll-up. The enhancements are aimed at transforming the user experience by making the solution as easy-to-use as possible for administrators and employees.

“We are very excited about the upcoming release of emPerform 4.0 and are even more thrilled that we will be able to give SHRM attendees a preview,” said John Smith, Director of Enterprise Business Solutions at CRG. “We look forward to SHRM every year. The event does a fabulous job of bringing together insightful minds and technological leaders in the HR industry and we are glad to be a part of it”.

CRG emPerform will be providing attendees with personalized demos of emPerform 4.0 and plans to conduct in-booth presentations offering best-practice talent management advice. For more information, click here.

To learn more about SHRM 2011, visit: www.employee-performance.com/events

To get a FREE one-day expo pass to the SHRM exposition, courtesy of emPerform, visit: http://www.employee-performance.com/SHRM2011_emPerform_pass

About Corporate Renaissance Group
Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
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Ottawa, ON – May 16, 2011 – Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today that it has joined forces with Strategia, another Canadian software vendor and leading learning management system (LMS) solution provider. This partnership will leverage and enhance the industry-leading capabilities of the employee performance management (EPM) software solution of CRG emPerform™, and the learning and compliance solution of Strategia’s Ed Learning System™. This alliance will provide integrated talent and learning management platforms for effectively aligning and developing employees.

As industry regulations and the economy continue to shift, organizations are seeking to maximize the return on their biggest investment – their talent and knowledge base. This partnership will enable companies to take advantage of two powerful and proven solutions in order to optimize their employees’ performance and development.

emPerform comes standard with vital performance management tools such as automated appraisals, succession planning,compensation management, goal alignment, 360 multi-rater reviews, and reporting functionality. The Ed Learning System™ provides a global platform to plan, deliver, track and manage an organization’s learning activities, compliance, competencies and certification programs as well as to create and deliver content through one or multiple portals including eCommerce gateways.

“We are very excited to partner with CRG”, said Romain Gagnon, President and CEO for Strategia. “This partnership was a great fit from the beginning. Our technologies complement one another perfectly, we share the same dedication to unfailing customer service, both of our technologies boast industry-leading reporting functionality, and we share a similar competitive pricing structure. These compatibilities will result in better offerings for customers both now and in the future”.

“This partnership brings two best in-class solutions together. We are thrilled to be able to offer Strategia’s LMS to accompany the functionality already present in emPerform”, said Dr. Vijay Jog, President of CRG. “We were looking for an LMS partner who shared the same core values and customer centric culture as we did and Strategia is clearly the best fit. This partnership will allow both companies to focus on what they do best while also providing customers with proven and powerful complementary technology to drive higher employee performance”.

The CRG and Strategia partnership will result in a seamless integration and syncing process between both systems. Customers will be able to access information from within their current instance and sync data back and forth. The result will be an uninterrupted flow for initiating, delivering and tracking employee learning, development, and performance initiatives.

About Strategia
Strategia offers web-based solutions to develop human capital and help improve its quality and productivity. Ed™, its flagship product, is a complete and unified suite of tools that enables organizations of all sizes deliver, track and manage learning and compliance/certifications programs and create and manage learning content, assessments and surveys. Clients from various industries such as Bombardier, United Auto Parts (UAP), Allscripts, Gaz Metro and CAE Health appreciate Ed for its rapid implementation, ease of use and integration and high configurability. From year to year, Ed is selected by Brandon-Hall Research for its report on Low-Cost LMS. Ed has also received awards for best reporting and compliance management. Please visit us at www.strategia-ed.com.

About Corporate Renaissance Group
Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerformis an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-inone suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252

Marian Tremblay
VP Corporate Affairs
Strategia
mtremblay@strategia-ed.com
450-679-8239 x241

Ottawa, ON – May 4, 2011 – Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, is pleased to announce that a key partnership has been forged between CRG emPerform™, its automated employee performance management suite, and myStaffingPro, a full-featured SaaS applicant tracking system. The alliance will leverage CRG emPerform’s easy-to-use and automated talent management software and myStaffingPro’s best-in-class recruiting technology.

Working together, emPerform and myStaffingPro will be able to provide a complete end-to-end recruiting and talent management platform to enable businesses to effectively attract, recruit, align, reward, and retain top talent. As a result, clients can realize reduced costs associated with recruiting and managing employee performance.

“We are honored to be a partner of Corporate Renaissance Group and to connect the best-in-class technologies of myStaffingPro and emPerform”, said Robert Schulte, President of myStaffingPro. “emPerform provides an excellent performance management system, and we are proud to align myStaffingPro with them”.

The demand for integrated and automated performance management and recruiting technology is rising rapidly as organizations realize the value in building and maintaining a pool of effective talent. The partnership between emPerform and myStaffingPro stands to fortify both offerings and provide customers with powerful and trusted solutions for optimizing their recruiting and talent management processes.

“We are very excited about this endeavor with myStaffingPro”, said Dr.Vijay Jog, President of CRG. “Both CRG and myStaffingPro have been aligned for years. We have no doubt that this formal partnership along with our combined reputations and expertise will result in a better offering for our customers and for the industry’s growing need for proven technologies”.

About myStaffingPro
myStaffingPro, a full-featured SaaS applicant tracking system, provides HR professionals with the tools they need to recruit, qualify, track, and hire the best applicants. The scalable myStaffingPro system can be configured to any hiring process or budget. myStaffingPro currently delivers the hiring process for more than 450 companies and has processed more than 20 million applications. To learn more about myStaffingPro applicant tracking system, visit www.mystaffingpro.com.

About Corporate Renaissance Group
Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisal, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform, visit www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252

Julia Friemering
Director of Marketing
myStaffingPro
JuliaF@hrservicesinc.com
800-939-2462 Ext. 211

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