HumanConcepts Celebrates 20 Years of OrgPlus

The leading tool for workforce modeling and intelligence reaches 20 year landmark

Sausalito, Calif. – June 30, 2006 – The year was 1986. The Oprah Winfrey Show debuted on national television, the Red Sox lost the World Series by one run, the IBM personal computer celebrated its fifth birthday and the median U.S. household income was $24,897. It was also the year OrgPlus technology was unveiled to the world, forever changing the way companies manage their most important asset – their people. This month HumanConcepts, leading provider of workforce modeling and intelligence solutions worldwide, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the product that allows human resource professionals, IT managers and executives to view their organization the way they think about their people.

“What started as a drawing tool for organizational charting has evolved into the leading application for workforce modeling and intelligence.” said Martin Sacks, CEO of HumanConcepts. “Today OrgPlus has more than 500,000 users, including more than 400 of the Fortune 500 companies, and OrgPlus technology is included in Microsoft Office, assuring OrgPlus users of the best integration with their organizations most commonly used applications. OrgPlus Enterprise supports some of the largest companies in the world in their decision making and sets the standard for integration with not only Microsoft Applications, but also SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft and a host of other leading HRMS vendors.”

"Though organizational charting solutions have been around for a very long time, they have now matured with data integration and new features to enable strategic workforce modeling and intelligence about the entire workforce - including both contingent and full-time employees," said Bill Kutik, independent analyst of the HR technology marketplace, technology columnist for Human Resource Executive® and co-chairman of the HR Technology® Conference. "These solutions have crossed a chasm to become more than just an HR tool, but rather a powerful solution when populated with critical employee data from disparate sources."

Milestones in the life of OrgPlus include:

1986 – OrgPlus is unveiled to the world.
1986 – OrgPlus is named “PC Magazine’s Best of ’86.”
1987 – OrgPlus achieves its second honor from PC Magazine and is named “Best of ’87.”
1991 – OrgPlus is named a PC Magazine Editor’s Choice.
1999 – OrgPlus technology is embedded in every copy of Microsoft Office.
2000 – HumanConcepts is started by Martin Sacks, who acquires OrgPlus technology.
2001 – OrgPlus 4 is introduced, marking the first dot-zero release of OrgPlus under the HumanConcepts name.
2002 – HumanConcepts announces a Professional version of OrgPlus 4, with automated chart creation and publishing functionality.
2002 – HumanConcepts introduces Chinese, German, French and Spanish language versions of OrgPlus.
2003 – HR Executive Magazine deems OrgPlus “the industry standard for organizational charting.”
2004 – HumanConcepts earns Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program.
2004 – OrgPlus 5, a major new release, is launched, including more than 30 new features.
2005 – OrgPlus Enterprise, a Web-based version of OrgPlus for organizations with more than 1,000 employees, is introduced.
2005 – HumanConcepts announces SAP, PeopleSoft and Oracle integrations.
2006 – OrgPlus 6 is introduced with new features for chart layout, presentation and analysis.
2006 – eWEEK and PC World, industry leading magazines, applaud the newest generations of OrgPlus’ desktop and enterprise versions.

About OrgPlus
OrgPlus is a workforce modeling and intelligence solution that integrates directly with leading HR systems to provide HR professionals, IT managers and executives with easy and secure access to graphical views of employee information, organizational structures, and directories through a Web browser. As a result, organizations can significantly reduce time and money spent creating and distributing critical HR information throughout the enterprise. OrgPlus enables employees to better understand company structure and strategy, facilitates productivity, and gives managers the tools and information they need to plan for change.

About HumanConcepts
HumanConcepts is the leading provider of workforce modeling and intelligence solutions. With its OrgPlus technology charting millions of employees for companies worldwide, including 400 of the Fortune 500, HumanConcepts has defined best practices in organizational charting. OrgPlus uniquely integrates with HR systems to automatically create, update and distribute organizational charts for team collaboration, workforce planning and critical decision-making. In addition, OrgPlus seamlessly integrates with industry-leading applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

HumanConcepts is privately owned and based in Sausalito, California with offices in the United Kingdom and Germany and offers OrgPlus software and services worldwide. For more information please visit www.humanconcepts.com.