Plateau CEO Paul Sparta to Guest Star This Week on "The Bill Kutik Radio Show(SM)"

ARLINGTON, VA, May 11 (MARKET WIRE) --
Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content
and services, today announced that the company's Chairman and CEO, Paul
Sparta, will be the featured guest on the upcoming "The Bill Kutik Radio
Show," airing at noon EDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2009.

During the show, Kutik and Sparta will delve into a number of timely and
relevant issues, including the hype surrounding social networks, HR's new
focus on compliance, the state of the learning management market, and the
risks, rewards, costs and benefits associated with Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS).

"Plateau CEO Paul Sparta was one of the most forthright, outspoken and
candid vendors to appear on the show last year," said Kutik. "I can't wait
to hear what new software industry secrets he'll reveal when he returns on
Wednesday."

Mr. Sparta first appeared on "The Bill Kutik Radio Show" in May 2008 in an
episode that has since become one of the most widely downloaded interviews
in the show's history. According to Kutik, Sparta is the first guest to be
invited back for a second interview "because of his
straight-from-the-shoulder opinions about many areas of HR technology."

WHO: Plateau Systems Chairman and CEO Paul Sparta

WHAT: "Bill Kutik Radio Show"

WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 2009; 12:00 PM EDT

WHERE: Listen online at
http://www.knowledgeinfusion.com/coe/community/coe/radioshow/
Archives of the show will be available online at this link
following the live broadcast. Login is required to access replay,
registration is free.

Sparta founded Plateau as a learning management systems (LMS) company
in 1996, and has led the continued expansion of the company ever since.
Under his leadership, Plateau successfully evolved from providing
best-in-class LMS solutions to delivering the industry's first fully
integrated talent management suite designed to enable and automate the
full employee training, development and performance management lifecycle.
Over the past 13 years, Plateau has experienced significant growth in
terms of both revenue and customer acquisition, and was named by Inc.
magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in corporate
America. The company is consistently recognized for its vision,
leadership, innovation and, most importantly, its unparalleled commitment
to making customers successful.

Produced by the Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence and hosted by
Bill Kutik, one of the leading independent analysts in the HR technology
marketplace, "The Bill Kutik Radio Show" features candid, unedited
conversations with the key industry thought leaders, including executives
from HR technology vendors, practitioners and consultants. Interested
listeners are encouraged to bookmark the site or subscribe and download
our show to their iPods from iTunes.

About Bill Kutik

Bill Kutik is widely recognized as one of the industry's top HR technology
marketplace analysts, specializing in HCM, electronic recruiting,
outsourcing and talent management. He was named a Top 25 HR Influencer of
2007 by HR World. He has been technology columnist for Human Resource
Executive(R) since 1990 (at www.HREonline.com since 2006), also serving as
co-chairman of the magazine's annual trade show, HR Technology Conference
& Exhibition(R) since its inception in 1998. For 20 years, he was
consulting editor for Esther Dyson's leading computer industry
newsletter, Release 1.0. Previously he was the founding editor of the
monthly magazine, Computers in HR Management; managing editor of
Ziff-Davis' Computer Industry Daily; and a reporter for The New York Times
and The New York Daily News. He has also published articles in Newsweek,
Washington Post, Institutional Investor, New York Magazine, Business
Month, IHRIM Journal, Cruising World and Backpacker (where he was the
founding editor). He has a B.A. degree from Harvard University and is
president of Kutik Communications, a strategy, marketing and editorial
consulting firm in Westport, Conn.

About Plateau

Plateau led the charge in transforming corporate workforces in the
mid-'90s with its award-winning learning management system (LMS)
platform, which streamlined the management and delivery of learning and
training across some of the world's most respected organizations,
including General Electric, the United States Air Force and Capital One
Services. Plateau expanded its LMS platform, and in early 2000 delivered
the industry's first fully integrated, J2EE-based talent management
platform, which allowed organizations to link learning and training with
employee performance to ensure that employee goals aligned with corporate
objectives. Today, organizations around the world rely on Plateau's
software and solutions to drive innovation, facilitate collaboration and
connect people in ways that support the organization's most critical
business objectives. Customers and industry analysts continue to
recognize Plateau as a customer satisfaction leader and for its continued
leadership, vision and technology innovation. Plateau is headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia and has offices across the United States, Europe and
Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.Plateau.com.

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