Nakisa Announces Enhanced Consulting and Integration Strategy in Support of SAP(R) Talent Visualization by Nakisa

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, Oct 17 (MARKET WIRE) --
Nakisa(R) Inc., the pioneer provider of truly-integrated organization and
talent management solutions for use with solutions by SAP, today
announced it will further expand its services portfolio, adding IBM(R) to
the list of consulting and systems integration companies to implement the
SAP(R) Talent Visualization application by Nakisa. This integration
strategy will leverage the combined strengths of Nakisa and leading
systems integrators, such as IBM, to deliver innovative software services
to the marketplace.

"IBM's capabilities in delivering best practices, consulting and
integration services provide exceptional value to our customers trying to
solve critical business issues through leveraging the innovation and
capabilities of their workforces," said Tim Ringo, vice president and
global leader, Human Capital Management, IBM Global Business Services.
"By working with SAP and Nakisa, IBM enables customers to get the most
from their investments in SAP solutions as well as their talent."

This integration partnership strategy will help customers further harness
the data stored in the SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM)
solution through Nakisa's visual front-end, align their existing SAP
solution-based infrastructure, and improve the management of talent and
organizational data for strategic human capital planning.

"Through this partnership between IBM and Nakisa, customers will be able
to more effectively leverage their investments in SAP solutions,
including SAP ERP HCM, to execute their key talent management strategies
and transform their human capital data into strategic business
intelligence," said David Ludlow, vice president, Suite Solution
Management, SAP AG. "Through our comprehensive ecosystem, SAP and our
partners - including IBM and Nakisa - are driving new dimensions of
collaboration, providing additional choices and flexibility to customers."

"Leveraging IBM's proven consulting and integration services, SAP and
Nakisa clients benefit from cutting-edge solutions and services to help
them achieve transparency into talent and organizational data and a
faster return on their IT investment," said Babak Varjavandi, president
and CEO, Nakisa Inc.

SAP Talent Visualization by Nakisa helps users identify and groom
tomorrow's leaders - today. This fully Web-based succession management
application provides real-time, in-depth visualization and execution of
succession plans to effectively align talent goals with business
strategies. SAP Talent Visualization integrates with SAP ERP HCM,
transforming talent and organizational data into strategic information
through an easy-to-use visual interface. HR professionals and
line-of-business managers can view, update, model, and analyze their
talent inventory to make better-informed organizational decisions.
Employees have access to up-to-date organizational charts and resources
that improves the way they work.

About Nakisa Inc.

Nakisa's goal is to help organizations make strategic decisions about how
to better manage their global talent and optimize workforce performance.
We empower organizations with a 360-degree view into their human capital
data, giving them the critical insight they need into their talent and
organizations to support overall corporate objectives.

Nakisa's 100% Web-based enterprise solutions are fully interoperable with
the major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms on the market and
provide a single point of access to critical HR data for succession
planning, organization charting and workforce modeling. The only Talent
and Organization Management vendor with applications fully certified by
Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, Nakisa offers proven solutions that have been
deployed to millions of users globally. Customers benefiting from
Nakisa's solutions include Coca-Cola, Motorola, Michelin, Airbus, RBC
Financial Services, Wrigley, Carrefour, StatoilHydro, Genentech and
Alstom. For more information, visit: www.nakisa.com.

About IBM

IBM is a global leader in the development and implementation of
e-business solutions in strategic areas such as supply chain management,
enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, business
intelligence, product design management, and e-commerce. For more
information about IBM, please visit www.ibm.com.

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Contacts:
Nakisa Inc.
Media Contact:
Susan Billings
514-499-2823 ext. 2030
susan.billings@nakisa.com
www.nakisa.com

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