Local Canadian Government Adopts SuccessFactors' Professional Edition for Small Business

Performance Management and Goal Management Modules Enable Red Deer County to Streamline Reviews, Align Goals and Establish Pay-For-Performance CultureSAN MATEO, Calif., Jun 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced that Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada has selected SuccessFactors Professional Edition for small and midsize businesses. Red Deer County will use SuccessFactors performance management and goal management modules to measure and constantly evaluate all of its 80 employees, reflecting SuccessFactors' commitment to assisting small and midmarket organizations, public or private, with their people performance needs.

Red Deer County has administered taxation, assessment, infrastructure, maintenance and building, community development, police, fire and ambulance for the county located 96 miles from capital Edmonton, since 1963. Prior to implementing SuccessFactors, the company maintained its HR and performance management processes using homespun, manual paper-based processes. This system impeded managers' ability to accurately assess associates with the degree of flexibility they sought, leading them to see reviews as more of an obligation instead of an advantageous tool.

After bringing the SuccessFactors team on board, Red Deer County not only shifted their HR processes to a Web-based model, but also began to instill a robust pay-for-performance culture into the workplace. After implementing Professional Edition, Red Deer County started to see its managers and associates communicate more frequently and establish plans of action for tracking goals.

Red Deer County is already recognized by many as being 'leading-edge' in local government administration, said Jana Erichson, human resources manager for Red Deer County. The adoption of SuccessFactors adds to that 10-fold and helps transition our human resources processes into the 21st century. We investigated a number of systems out there but ultimately opted to go for SuccessFactors because the solution was easy to use and empowering for both managers and associates. We wanted our staff to be engaged and enthusiastic about performance management, and I get that with SuccessFactors.

Professional Edition is a great tool for small public entities like Red Deer County to leverage when managing HR and performance management processes, said Shelly Davenport, general manager of small business for SuccessFactors. Once companies start using modern processes, reviews start becoming about communication and growth, as opposed to administration. Our software also provides content that can be tailored to the needs of any organization, regardless of its size or sector.

SuccessFactors' SMB offerings, Professional Edition and SuccessPractices, are designed specifically for organizations with up to 2,500 employees, bringing enterprise class best practices to small and mid-sized businesses. The Web-based, Software-as-a-Service technology model enables SMBs in all industries to cost-effectively implement the technology without the need for extensive IT support. By providing real-time, company-wide visibility into such critical performance data, companies are able to make better, more informed decisions about how to promote, recruit, compensate, reward and manage their employee base.

About Red Deer County

Red Deer County is a municipal governing body and part of Canada's fastest growing and most prosperous region in the province of Alberta. With 80 employees, the county is located 96 miles from both Calgary and the provincial capital of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more information, visit: www.reddeercounty.ab.ca.

About SuccessFactors, Inc.

SuccessFactors is the leading provider of on-demand employee performance and talent management solutions that enable organizations of every size, across every industry and geography, to achieve high-performing workforces by enabling goal alignment and execution, talent development and planning, and pay-for-performance initiatives. SuccessFactors currently has more than 1,950 customers across more than 60 industries, with more than 3.7 million end users in over 185 countries using the application in 22 languages. Founded in 2001 with offices around the world, the company employs more than 700 people, all passionately focused on revolutionizing the future of work. For more information, visit: http://www.successfactors.com.

SOURCE: SuccessFactors, Inc.

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