iCIMS to Offer Advanced Concept Search Capabilities

Applicant Tracking Solution Provider Introduces Engenium Concept Search Add-on to iCIMS' Talent Platform

March 30, 2004 Hazlet, NJ - iCIMS, Inc., a leading provider of web-based Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Management Solutions, today announced the integration of AISearch 2.0 within its suite of Applicant Tracking Solutions. AISearch, an offering from California-based Employment Engineering and wrap-around service to the popular Engenium search engine, is an intuitive artificial intelligence-based search, retrieval, and distribution technology that aides recruiters and HR professionals in their efforts to quickly identify top candidate's within large pools of prospective talent.

AISearch is a stand-alone product module that connects seamlessly to the iCIMS' Talent Platform ATS, providing advanced conceptual search functionality within the system. This technology allows iCIMS' users to use "perfect" content, including whole job descriptions and resumes, as search criteria to find "best fits" for job opportunities.

"iCIMS is recognized as an emerging market leader in the Talent Management space and their success to date has been founded in the inherent ease-of-use and intuitiveness of their systems", says Thomas Bahlo, President & Founder of Employment Engineering. Bahlo continues, "AISearch allows iCIMS to build upon that reputation by introducing conceptual search technology to the Talent Platform users, improving their client's overall hiring effectiveness."

iCIMS, ranked by the ERExchange as the Industry's #1 provider of Applicant Tracking Solutions, supports over 160 corporations worldwide on its suite of Talent Management Solutions. In addition to offering the Industry's top-ranked ATS, iCIMS has also been identified by Workforce Management and HR.com as one of the leading Talent Management Solution providers with over 60 new implementations and 100% corporate renewal in 2003. iCIMS supports all of the internal recruitment management needs of a corporation delivering fast, flexible, easy-to-use, and cost-effective technology to Human Resources Professionals.

"The move towards Artificial Intelligence and Concept Searching is one of the more prevalent trends in the Talent Management Industry today", cites Colin Day, President & CEO of iCIMS. "By working with and leveraging the technology of an experienced partner like Employment Engineering, iCIMS is able to provide a more advanced tier of search capabilities to those customers whose needs, and volume, demand it."

About iCIMS:
iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, is an Inc. 500 honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use web-based software solutions. iCIMS' Talent Platform, the industry's premier Talent Platform, enables organizations to manage their entire talent lifecycle from applicant tracking through onboarding and beyond through a single web-based application. With more than 750 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent management system providers in the space. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit www.icims.com or view a free online demo of the iCIMS Talent Platform at www.icims.com/demo.