is a leading provider of employee performance
management (EPM) solutions. Halogen eAppraisal(TM)
Healthcare, created specifically for the healthcare industry, helps healthcare
organizations to simplify the task of performing appraisals and meeting
accreditation criteria. The case studies describe
the successes of RuleStream clients including Lytron, Interior
Concepts and Babcock + Wilcox.
"We're very pleased with the increased recognition rules-driven
product management and RuleStream has received," said Dave
Vredenburgh , RuleStream's chief executive officer.

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RuleStream and its customers actively participated in several
industry shows, including National Manufacturing Week, ASME Power 2005
and SolidWorks World 2005.

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Purchase, installation, testing,
and training were completed at Web speed: Network Solutions used eAppraisal to
complete company-wide staff evaluations less than a month after it purchased
the software, a testament to eAppraisal's ease of implementation . Nonie Strike, ERP Business Analyst at Network Solutions, said a
regular, streamlined evaluation process for all of its employees is a
strategic priority for the company.
This delivers improved sales win rate, shorter lead times, and more
precise quotations while lowering costs through increased
productivity, reduced engineering times and fewer errors.
RuleStream ensures that decisions incorporate the most up-to-date
product-based intellectual property, employing a breakthrough user
environment that allows subject matter experts to easily capture rules
about requirements, best practices, and capabilities for engineering,
manufacturing and sales.
RuleStream's customers include innovators like Fresno Valves +
Castings, Interior Concepts, Lytron, UNEX, and other mid-sized
companies in a broad range of industries.

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"The new system had to be technically stable right away. "Our customers know that timely, sophisticated performance reports
are a key tool in developing their best strategic assets - their employees.

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We needed a
tool to make this process as easy as possible," said Ms.
"When a customer with the Web credentials of Network Solutions chooses
our product, that's a real vote of confidence," said Paul Loucks, President of
Halogen. RPM is an
emerging category of enterprise software that allows discrete
manufacturers to automate sales, engineering and manufacturing
processes , resulting in the ability to respond to customer-specific
orders more rapidly, accurately and cost -effectively.

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Network Solutions Chooses Halogen eAppraisal

RPM was the subject of in-depth reports from CIMdata and
Tech-Clarity, and was highlighted in articles appearing in
publications including Manufacturing Business Technology, IEN, Machine
Design, Managing Automation and Design News.rulestream.

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Network Solutions provides Internet-related services, including Web site
hosting, Web site design, online marketing, e-mail and domain registration
services .rulestream.

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OTTAWA, Feb.
Halogen's eAppraisal software beat out offerings from its major
competitors for the Network Solutions deal. From the place that gave you a name on the Internet, we
also give your business a presence on the Internet with easy-to-use and
affordable products and services.

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About RuleStream

RuleStream is the only choice when discrete manufacturers need to
respond to customer-specific orders more rapidly , accurately and
efficiently. RuleStream customers also
include business leaders like General Electric , Lockheed Martin, NASA
and The Babcock + Wilcox Company.

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Halogen's product performed really well ," Ms. Network Solutions manages more than seven
million domain names.----Results for
several rules -driven product management (RPM) engagements led by
RuleStream Corporation outline several benefits resulting from RPM
implementations in engineer-to-order operations.

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Additional information about Network Solutions'
offerings is available at http://www.

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, a leading provider
of Web-based employee performance management (EPM) software, has been chosen
to automate the employee review process for Network Solutions, the pioneer of
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RuleStream's RPM solutions have helped clients achieve:

-- Reduction of lead times by up to 60 percent

-- Increase of sales win rates by 20 percent

Reduction of engineering costs by 75 percent

Decrease in design times by 80 percent

stoppages by 95 percent

These benefits are outlined in case studies available on the
RuleStream website at www.

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Herndon , Virginia-based Network Solutions selected Halogen eAppraisal(TM) to
automate performance evaluations for more than 500 employees in multiple
locations. For more information on Halogen Software, visit:
http://www.
Rules-driven product management (RPM) was more visible than ever
during the first quarter of 2005, according to RuleStream.
RuleStream also announced the appointment of Rick Smith and
Bernard Pezzimenti to new positions in the company during the first
quarter--Rick Smith was promoted to vice president, professional
services, and Bernard Pezzimenti was appointed vice president ,
research and development.

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"Performance reviews are an important part
of the culture at Network Solutions. "In this
business, you have to do meaningful performance reviews, and the process has
to be simple and straightforward, because everyone is extremely busy."
The fast implementation meant that Network Solutions could automate its
company-wide evaluation process without delaying its regular year-end
appraisal cycle. Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of a successful
consulting company, Halogen offers powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable Web-
based software that dramatically improves HR and line-manager productivity.com .

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networksolutions. Halogen e360(TM) automates and simplifies formal
360- degree feedback procedures and offers sophisticated performance
reporting. "The momentum we
began in 2004 continues, and the customers who joined with us last
year are already seeing significant benefits from implementing our
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The company's flagship product, Halogen eAppraisal(TM), automates and
simplifies time-consuming employee appraisals. For more information visit
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In addition to adding Everbrite to its
customer list, RuleStream also highlighted two other new
customers--Fresno Valves and CampbellRhea--who have recently adopted
RPM to streamline their ETO operations. RuleStream's patent-pending software technology automates
complex decisions for design, quotation and manufacturing processes.

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About Network Solutions

Network Solutions, the pioneer of domain name registration and leading
provider of Internet services, offers a full range of services, including
domain name registration, Web sites, Web site hosting, e-mail, online
marketing and more.

Rules-Driven Product Management Benefits Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers as Customer Success Data Grows; RPM Solutions from RuleStream Increase Sales Win Rates

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About Halogen Software

Halogen Software Inc.

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Our responsibility to our employees
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