ATLANTA, GA - EmployeaseÆ, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand HR and benefits administration solutions and outsourcing options, was selected by Forbes Magazine for its 'Best of the Web' award in the Human Resources category. Employease was also chosen as Forbes 'Best of the Web' in 2001 and 2003.

The report noted Employease's growth -- including an average new client size of more than 1,100 employees, a figure 36 percent larger than it was a year ago and nearly 100 percent larger than it was in 2002. It also cited the company's focus on flexibility. Forbes quoted industry analysts as saying that the growth trend for Employease remains strong as they expect an 'uptick in HR outsourcing.'

"We are honored that Forbes has awarded Employease with their prestigious 'Best of the Web' award for the third time," said Phil Fauver, chief executive officer of Employease. "This has been a significant year in our company's growth. The doubling of our average new client size during the past two years shows that large organizations are steadily adopting on demand HR solutions. We have proven that the on demand model uniquely provides companies with the power to choose the right blend of application functionality, self-service and process outsourcing to best manage their human capital."

The company's applications include full-featured HRIS, benefits administration, employee self-service, manager self-service, leave management, performance management, recruitment and connectivity to internal systems, benefit providers and other service providers. Employease outsourcing solutions include employee call center, carrier billing, invoice reconciliation, enrollment support, fulfillment services, COBRA, HIPAA and flexible spending account administration.

Employease gives customers the power to choose where and by whom HR tasks are completed. A customer's existing HR and benefits staff can use Employease's applications and/or Employease can use its applications to provide process outsourcing services on a customer's behalf.

About Employease

EmployeaseÆ, Inc.(www.employease.com) provides an innovative and proven mix of web-based HR and benefits solutions and outsourcing options, giving organizations the power to choose how to best manage HR and benefits processes. By focusing on people, not paper, more than 1,000 organizations improve service to employees and managers and positively impact their bottom line using Employease.

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