Genesys Users to Convene This September inScottsdale.

METHUEN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1999--

Three-day conference will focus on post-Y2K goals for

human-resources information systems; keynote speaker is Jeff Comport

of Gartner Group

Genesys Software Systems, Inc., the Methuen, Mass.-based provider of

outsourcing and software applications for human-resource management and payroll services, announced today that the 19th annual Genesys HRMS Conference will be held September 26-29, 1999, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The keynote address, to be delivered by Jeff Comport of Gartner Group's Administrative Application Strategies research and advisory service, is entitled "HR Outside the Comfort Zone."

"Human assets are critical to gaining competitive advantage in business," said Mike Hanninen, director of strategic systems for Genesys. "Jeff Comport will address how excellence in HR is emerging as a distinguishing factor of highly successful organizations. Jeff is one of the IT industry's most widely respected observers. He can provide valuable insight to Genesys customers based on his extensive experience with core business applications such as human resources and payroll across all industries and platforms."

Conference Course Offerings

Other topics to be addressed during the conference, which will focus on post-Y2K projects, include:

--Weaving self-service processes into the HR/payroll/benefits mainstream via kiosk-, web-, and IVR-based interfaces

--Integrating technologies such as Genesys WEBWorks (browser-integrated user client), WEBServe (browser-based employee self-service), and IVR (interactive voice response for telephone self-service access) into HR/payroll systems

--Providing additional HRMS applications, procedures, and functionality to your user community for innovative management of benefits administration, recruitment/selection, succession, retirement, compensation, and other HR/payroll functions

The Genesys HRMS Conference is open to all licensed customers of Genesys human-resources, benefits, and payroll products and outsourcing services. For more information, contact Lisa Rowan at (978) 685-5400, extension 3059, or at lrowan@genesys-soft.com. To register on line, visit the Genesys web site at http://www.genesys-soft.com.

About Genesys

Headquartered in Methuen, Massachusetts, Genesys Software Systems, Inc., provides hundreds of major organizations, including many Fortune 1000 firms, with powerful human-resource management, payroll, and benefits solutions. These are available to customers through the industry's only full-service outsourcing option or as licensed software applications.

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