Emerald Software of Alpharetta, and Whetstone Consulting of Atlanta, announce today that they have signed a strategic alliance agreement.

Alpharetta, GA (May 12, 2008)

Emerald Software of Alpharetta, and Whetstone Consulting of Atlanta, announce today that they have signed a strategic alliance agreement. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to promote, sell, and service a suite of software products and related professional services that automate and manage business processes.

Emerald Software publishes AllegroHR which automates an array of Human Resource business processes including paperless new hire Onboarding.

Whetstone Consulting provides business process analysis and improvement services in multiple disciplines and in multiple markets. "Our partnership with Whetstone will give our joint clients more service choices," says Emerald president Chuck Ros. "The joint Emerald-Whetstone offering not only delivers award-winning business process automation tools, but also world-class business process improvement services, and opens up our products to several new markets."

"Whetstone is committed to improving our client's process efficiencies and reducing process costs. We are excited to be able to offer our clients the tremendous productivity improvements and process efficiencies, not to mention the cost savings, that are gained from Emerald's HR suite", Melissa Bumpers, Principal Whetstone Consulting.

Emerald Software Group is a world leader in business solutions based upon Business Process Management (BPM) technologies. The company's Human Capital solutions include onboarding, employee lifecycle requisitioning, personnel change management, and employment verification services including integration to the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify program. The company also offers other solutions in Applied BPM. Emerald operates in both North America and Europe. Emerald Software's website is www.emeraldsoftwaregroup.com.