Kenexa Named To Software Magazine's 23rd Annual Software 500

Acknowledged as One of the World's Largest Software Companies

Wayne, PA - Kenexa, a provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today announced its inclusion in the prestigious Software 500, Software Magazine's list of the world's foremost software and services providers. This achievement, in addition to Kenexa's recent recognition as a Forbes.com Best of The Web pick in the human resource category for the third consecutive year, further validates the success of the company's award-winning Web-based software solutions.

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The list includes private companies, as well as public companies such as Kenexa. The Company's initial public offering was in June 2005.

"The overall health of the software and services industries has improved and continues to thrive. This year we welcomed nearly 100 new companies, including Kenexa, to the 2005 Software 500 list," says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com. "The list has become a valuable resource for CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff for researching their vendor partner options."

"This honor exemplifies the positive impact our leading edge technology offerings have on our clients' businesses each and every day," stated Rudy Karsan, CEO of Kenexa. "Kenexa's solutions are changing the way our customers hire and retain their employees. Our customers are able to realize both top line and bottom line results by implementing our unique talent management solutions that combine process consulting, software and employee research."

The company's flagship hiring software, Kenexa Recruiter, is a complete recruiting management system that includes a Web-based enterprise applicant tracking solution, enabling organizations to reduce cost and time per hire. In addition to Kenexa Recruiter, the company also offers technology-based solutions and services including employee engagement surveys, Kenexa CareerTracker, a single system for performance management and career development, and the company's robust employee process outsourcing (EPO) offering.

The Software 500 ranking is based on total worldwide software and service revenue for 2004. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. The 2005 Software 500 list is published as an online catalog and is now available at www.softwaremag.com.

SOURCE: Kenexa