CRG & emPerform Get Creative for Charity

 OTTAWA, ON: December 13, 2012 – Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a leading Ottawa-based provider of Business Solutions and Business Management Applications, announced today that their staff has raised over $500 for the Ottawa Humane Society.

But this was no ordinary office fundraiser. In order to promote giving to the Humane Society, the CRG social committee hosted a silent auction where various staff members donated their time and services in return for bids. Items up for auction included a week of car-cleaning (perfect for this snowy time of year), on-call coffee runs, Holiday baking, and a member of the Senior Management Team even offered to let the highest bidder slam a pie into his face.

“Getting a pie in your face is an interesting sensation but it was worth it - a very fun event and for a great cause,” said John Smith, Director of Enterprise Business Solutions for emPerform and CRG. “It was great to watch colleagues from every department battle to outbid one-another and we are thrilled that the Ottawa Humane Society is able to benefit from this.”

“We were very happy to receive word that they [CRG] went to such creative lengths to raise money for the OHS,” said Eileen Barak, Director of Outreach for the Ottawa Humane Society. “It is always great to see companies coming together for a good cause and it is even better when they have a great time doing it.”

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About Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG)

Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business management and performance. With expertise in business management applications, CRG has established itself as a leading provider of solutions that strengthen corporate and employee performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive performance and talent management software solution offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 reviews, succession planning, reporting and analytics, and introducing emPerform tag™ for year-round social performance feedback and journaling. www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel

Marketing Communications Specialist

ntrudel@crgroup.com

613.232.4295 x252

Toyota Financial Services UK selects CRG emPerform as their Performance and Talent Management Solution

CRG emPerform continues to gain traction in the UK talent management solutions market with the addition of Toyota Financial Services UK to their list of global customers.

OTTAWA, ON – October 1, 2012: CRG emPerform, a leading provider of online talent management software, is pleased to announce that they are the employee performance management solution vendor of choice for Toyota Financial Services (UK). Toyota Financial Services will use emPerform to align their workforce to corporate objectives, track the progress of individual performance and measure organization results.

Based in Surrey, UK, Toyota Financial Services provides point of sale credit and leasing facilities to Toyota and Lexus customers. Using emPerform, Toyota Financial Services plans to develop a process which will help to successfully identify and understand the skills of every employee in the organization, evaluate their employees’ development, and engage employees in the performance management process.

Prior to selecting emPerform, Toyota Financial Services relied on an internally built system for managing employee performance. "We had many limitations using our previous system," said Ashley Hinge, Training and Development Manager for Toyota Financial Services. "Our previous system was not flexible in what we wanted to achieve, we wanted an online, easy to use system which includes all features of the performance management process but in particular to include an excellent succession planning component.”

Toyota evaluated two other vendors and selected emPerform for:

• The ease of use of the software from a manager and employee point of view.
• The ability to integrate succession planning within their appraisal process.
• The ability to use the software’s social feedback tool and 360 reviews to increase employee engagement.

"By implementing emPerform, our employees will be much more involved in their appraisal and our management team can focus on monitoring and improving our employees’ development towards achieving their goals” continued Hinge.

The CRG emPerform UK office has been actively serving the growing need for sophisticated talent management software and service in the UK market since 2009 and has experienced significant growth over the past 12 months. emPerform’s UK location ensures that the growing number of UK emPerform customers and users are given consistent world-class service. emPerform’s expansion into this space solidifies its commitment to serving a global market of truly global companies. Other recent emPerform UK customer announcements include Youth Sport Trust and Axios International.

About Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC

Toyota Financial Services provides point of sale credit and leasing facilities to Toyota and Lexus customers. This includes a variety of flexible finance options for retail and business customers across the full range of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Toyota Financial Services design their finance products with the customer in mind, in an aim to make the Toyota and Lexus range accessible and affordable to all customers. www.toyota.co.uk

About CRG emPerform

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive performance and talent management software solution. Headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada, this all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 reviews, succession planning, reporting and analytics, and introducing emPerform tag™ for year-round social performance feedback and journaling. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not-for-profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information about emPerform or inquiries regarding CRG emPerform UK, visit www.employee-performance.com or www.emperform.co.uk

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel

Marketing Communications Specialist

ntrudel@employee-performance.com

877.711.0367 x252

CRG emPerform Announces Compatibility with SQL Server 2012

OTTAWA, ON: September 25, 2012 – Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, today announced that CRG emPerform™, its online employee performance and talent management software solution, is fully compatible with Microsoft’s newly released SQL Server 2012.

SQL Server is a comprehensive database platform offering a complete set of enterprise-ready technologies and tools that help organizations derive business value from data and information. CRG emPerform’s integration with SQL Server gives customers the highest levels of data management, reporting, and analysis tools and services coupled with industry-leading talent management technology.

“We are proud to remain compatible with SQL Server and are happy we can offer our clients that level of performance and scale,” said Anant Rege, CTO for CRG.

As a Microsoft Gold Competency Partner, CRG is devoted to offering world-class Microsoft compatibility to its global client base. emPerform has always been compatible with SQL Server and clients currently using SQL Server 2008 will still be supported.

About Corporate Renaissance Group

Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative solutions that drive better business management and performance. With expertise in business management applications, CRG has established itself as a leading provider of solutions that drive corporate and employee performance. CRG is a Microsoft Gold Competency Partner, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive performance and talent management software solution. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 reviews, succession planning, reporting and analytics, and introducing emPerform tag™ for year-round social performance feedback and journaling. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not-for-profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel

Marketing Communications Specialist

ntrudel@employee-performance.com

877.711.0367 x252