HumanConcepts Announces SAP Certified Integration for OrgPlus Enterprise™

Sausalito, CA. May 18, 2005 - HumanConcepts, developer of OrgPlus®, the industry standard software for organizational charting, today announced certification of the integration of OrgPlus Enterprise version 2 for the mySAP™ ERP Human Capital Management (mySAP ERP HCM) solutions. OrgPlus Enterprise allows users to chart, view and analyze organizational data retrieved directly from the mySAP ERP HCM solution and gives corporate customers an enterprise-class solution for aligning their workforce with strategic goals.

OrgPlus Enterprise now has built-in support for SAP solutions that allows it to directly access mySAP ERP HCM using the SAP HR Organizational Charting Interface (OCI). Integrating OrgPlus Enterprise with mySAP ERP HCM no longer requires loading custom code into an SAP solution-based environment. OrgPlus can now take advantage of SAP security features, so users can only see privileged information such as budgets or salaries as defined by their role.

HR teams and management can now visualize any organizational hierarchy contained within mySAP ERP HCM using OrgPlus. OrgPlus Enterprise can be used as a standalone Web application or it can be integrated into any corporate intranet or portal, including the SAP Enterprise Portal component of the SAP NetWeaver™ platform. OrgPlus Enterprise users can validate or view mySAP ERP HCM data in a graphical chart format and distribute charts and associated employee directories in any electronic format throughout the enterprise. Furthermore, end users can perform analysis and modeling to guide their business decisions.

"As a global company using SAP solutions, we needed a solution that would give our 2,000 employees worldwide access to an intranet-based directory to put a face to a name," said Paul Morgan, Manager, Data Warehousing for Viskase Companies, Inc., a leading food manufacturer. "We found our solution in OrgPlus Enterprise because it speaks to SAP solutions and maintains the reporting hierarchy. Plus we can dynamically refresh the organizational data to support our global operations," added Morgan.

"Now our clients using SAP solutions can improve the way they chart and plan their organization through an integrated solution that makes the user experience even more secure and dynamic," said Martin Sacks, CEO of HumanConcepts. "The OrgPlus Enterprise solution for mySAP ERP HCM benefits HR professionals, management, IT and all employees by providing access to essential workforce information."

About HumanConcepts
HumanConcepts www.humanconcepts.com provides industry-leading software for managing organizational change and supporting critical business decisions. HumanConcepts is privately owned and based in Sausalito, California, with branch offices in the United Kingdom and Germany.

OrgPlus technology is in use by millions of users worldwide - both as a standalone product and in a limited version as part of the Microsoft Office Suite. OrgPlus has been chosen by over 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. Based on knowledge shared by thousands of OrgPlus users, HumanConcepts defines methodologies for organizational charting best practices that are embraced everyday by companies worldwide.

HumanConcepts is a trademark and OrgPlus is a registered trademark of HumanConcepts. SAP, mySAP, SAP NetWeaver, R/3 and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world.

More Facts About OrgPlus for SAP Solutions

OrgPlus Enterprise and OrgPlus Professional allow users of SAP solutions to accomplish the following:

• Visualize and navigate any organizational hierarchy contained within the mySAP ERP Human Capital (mySAP ERP HCM) solution
• Distribute charts electronically throughout the enterprise
• Export data directly to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and PDF
• Perform organizational analysis and modeling
• Print high quality organizational charts

The benefits of OrgPlus integrated with mySAP include the following:

• Eliminates the need to install custom software into the SAP solution-based environment
• Helps guarantee compatibility with SAP R/3® Release 4.6C, SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7
• Provides secure direct connection with mySAP ERP HCM
• Supports real-time and near real-time charting of SAP organizational data
• Enables access to all mySAP ERP HCM infotypes
• Enforces SAP native security to restrict access to data

The benefits of OrgPlus Enterprise and OrgPlus Professional integration with the SAP Enterprise Portal include the following:

• The ability to provide portal users with relative charts based on their identity (my team, my department, etc.)
• Single sign-on eliminates the need to manage additional user accounts and passwords
• Complete control over which organizational chart features are enabled (print, save or export)
• Manager Self Service/Employee Self Service integration
• SAP Enterprise Portal security