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iCIMS, eQuest Expand Relationship with New Agreement

- Worldwide Job Posting Technology Prompts Move to Full Partnership -

Hazlet, NJ and San Ramon, CA, August 14, 2002 - iCIMS, a leading provider of web-based technologies for HR and recruiting professionals, and eQuest, a premier provider of global job posting distribution services, announced today that they have expanded and solidified their previous working relationship through a new partnership agreement, under which iCIMS will now resell eQuest's global job posting distribution services to customers using iCIMS' Applicant Tracking Solution.

Under the terms of the agreement, iCIMS' Talent Platform users will enjoy the ability to post jobs to eQuest's global network of employment sites using the latest in high speed automated posting technology developed by eQuest's merger partner, UK-based Made Easy. eQuest's network of destination sites includes all major premium and niche boards in the United States as well as a worldwide network of sites in Asia, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom.
"The new agreement marks a great step forward in a relationship that started two years ago", explained Colin Day, President of iCIMS."We have been working with eQuest for some time under a referral agreement," he said,"but the new technology, lower prices and international posting capability they now offer convinced us it was time to expand our collaboration into a true partnership."
"We are pleased to be working closer with our friends at iCIMS," said John Malone, Chief Executive Officer for eQuest."iCIMS' web-based delivery platform is a perfect fit for our own SaaS user interface and posting engine. Now iCIMS customers will have the ability to post jobs around the world using state-of-the-art, Internet-based recruiting and applicant tracking solutions. "



About eQuest:
eQuest has provided job posting distribution services for many of the top Applicant Tracking Systems and Fortune 500 companies in the world. Their services are sold directly, through channel partners and under OEM private label. eQuest is located in San Ramon, CA and can be located at www.equest.com or by calling 1-800-508-1125.


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About iCIMS:
iCIMS, a leading provider of innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, is an Inc. 500 and Software Satisfaction honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use, scalable solutions that are backed by award-winning customer service. iCIMS' Talent Platform, the industry's premier candidate management solution, enables organizations to manage their entire talent acquisition lifecycle from sourcing, to recruiting, to onboarding all within a single web-based application. With more than 1,000 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent acquisition system providers with offices in North America, UK, and China. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit http://www.icims.com or view a free online demo of the iCIMS Talent Platform.