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 ARINSO International And Aquire, Inc. Announce Strategic PartnershipBRUSSELS, Belgium and IRVING, Texas - July 21, 2004 — ARINSO International (Euronext Brussels: ARIN), and Aquire, Inc. today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to extend Aquire’s organizational charting solutions to ARINSO’s worldwide customer base.ARINSO International has a full set of products and e-HR solutions complementing standard SAP HR, ranging from ESS/MSS, payroll, data transfer & migration and an extensive reporting solutions suite. Bart Loyson, ARINSO Products Manager comments, "In particular, organizational reporting and charting solutions are in high demand for any e-HR implementation. With the ARINSO Connector and in conjunction with a third-party tool such as OrgPublisher, our customers can tap into the power of a good organizational charting application for HR Administrators, managers and the employees. We are pleased to expand our partnership and continue to support our broad range of customers who have already implemented this great solution. Aquire’s suite of solutions, including OrgPublisher™, OrgPublisher powered by OrgBuilder™, OrgPublisher for SAP™ solutions and Mobile OrgPublisher™, automate the process of creating, distributing and maintaining secure, web-enabled org charts. With these products, organizations of any size can perform both simple and complex tasks through the most commonly understood business graphic, an org chart—including: tracking team-based hierarchies, distributing accurate phone lists, maintaining critical employee data, tracking cross-departmental dependencies, tracking indirect reporting relationships, performing financial calculations and on-the-fly analysis of human resource data. All of this can be done via an organization’s Intranet, handheld device, or in print without the need for external reporting tools. “We have an aggressive international growth strategy for 2004. ARINSO’s expertise and presence in the SAP market will allow us to exceed our market share goal as an organization,” said Karie Johnson, Vice President of Partner Development for Aquire. “As we continue to grow our sales through strategic partnerships, company’s like ARINSO also assist us in accelerating our worldwide partner network.” About ARINSO International ARINSO International (Euronext Brussels: ARIN) is a global HR Services partner offering comprehensive HR business solutions to the world's largest employers. ARINSO is dedicated to HR Excellence through Strategic Consultancy, Outsourcing Services and Technology Integration Services. ARINSO was founded in 1994 and currently employs close to 1,500 staff in 22 countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Poland, US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & Morocco. About Aquire, Inc. Founded in 1994 by Lois and Ross Melbourne, Irving, Texas-based Aquire, Inc. develops visual relationship management software used by more than 1,700 organizations in more than 53 countries. With more than three million individuals charted worldwide, OrgPublisher continues to be the interactive org charting software of choice by companies of all sizes, including many of the Fortune 500’s elite. Customers include such companies as American Airlines, Braun Gillette, Colgate-Palmolive, Reliant Energy and Verizon, among others. Aquire has received numerous awards recognizing its growth, product quality and service record. In 2002, Aquire gained its place on the prestigious Inc 500 list, which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company received the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 award in 2001, 2002 and 2003 recognizing it as one of the nation's 500 fastest-growing technology companies. Aquire has also been recognized by Software Magazine for being a Top 500 company, KM World for one of the “Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management” for two consecutive years and by the Dallas Business Journal for three consecutive years as one of the 50 fastest-growing, high-tech companies in Dallas-Fort Worth. The company also received the Greater Dallas Chamber International Business Achievement Award for small businesses. |
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