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iCIMS and employeescreenIQ Announce Strategic Alliance

- Technology Platforms Integrate to Allow for Seamless Employment Background Checks -

HAZLET, N.J. (August 18, 2008) - Hazlet, New Jersey based iCIMS (www.icims.com), a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Provider, and Cleveland, Ohio based employeescreenIQ (www.employeescreen.com), an industry leading global employment background screening provider, have announced a strategic partnership that will allow hiring professionals using iCIMS Talent Management Solutions to utilize thorough, accurate and compliant background checks for employment applicants around the world.

According to Nick Fishman, Chief Marketing Officer of employeescreenIQ, "This partnership allows human resource professionals and the organizations they represent to take advantage of the services of two industry leading technologies and easily expand their recruitment solutions."

The integration allows users to perform employment background checks by seamlessly and securely transporting the necessary data from iCIMS Talent Management Platform to employeescreenIQ without duplicate data entry, allowing for greater efficiency and ultimately reducing a corporations overall time-to-fill metric.

"This partnership really brings our clients one step closer to a fully paperless recruitment and onboarding process, and offers yet another resource to help address organizations developing talent management priorities," said Andrew Curtis, Director of Customer Services at iCIMS.

The alliance between employeescreenIQ and iCIMS will ultimately help HR professionals become more efficient in evaluating candidates and more competitive in their race to introduce new talent to their organizations. "employeescreenIQ and iCIMS share similar philosophies as they pertain to supporting the needs of HR technology buyers," said Colin Day, President and CEO of iCIMS. "With employeescreenIQ we have found a great ally that has been able to complement iCIMS Talent Platform offering by delivering outstanding service and technology to our rapidly growing customer base."

"We are excited for the benefits this partnership brings to our mutual client base and the marketplace in general", said Jason B. Morris, President and C.O.O. of employeescreenIQ. "iCIMS represents the best the talent management space has to offer, and we look forward to innovating greater efficiencies with the company both now and in the future."



About employeescreenIQ:
employeescreenIQ is a global leader of employment screening services. Our smarter, comprehensive research techniques produce thorough, accurate screening reports that meet the unique needs of our clients and the standards of federal and international employment guidelines. employeescreenIQ allows our valued clients to be confident they are making intelligent hiring decisions.



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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 1,500 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.