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SSA Talent Management Helps Healthcare eLearning Leader Deliver Innovative Knowledge Management Portal for Physicians and Other Professionals CHICAGO, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SSA Global(TM) (NASDAQ:SSAG), a leading global provider of enterprise business software and services, today announced that MDSERVE, Inc., a leader in healthcare information technology, has achieved significant costs savings, increased online training participation and improved performance as a result of implementing SSA Talent Management. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CGTU005LOGO ) A component of SSA Global's Human Capital Management (SSA HCM), SSA Talent Management serves as the backbone for MDSERVE's strategic learning initiatives, including MDSERVE University, a unique new online healthcare knowledge management portal that provides documentation, interactive instruction and certification for all MDSERVE applications. In deploying SSA Talent Management to create the MDSERVE University e- learning portal, MDSERVE has been able to reduce training costs for its customers through reduced travel and employee turnover. In addition, SSA Talent Management allows MDSERVE to offer its customers better compliance tracking for on-line education and certification of healthcare professionals. Jock Putney, chief executive officer, MDSERVE stated, "We are very pleased to have partnered with SSA Global. The flexibility and functionality of SSA Talent Management allows MDSERVE to offer e-learning and knowledge management to healthcare professionals increasing their efficiency and quality of care." "The SSA Global Talent Management(TM) platform has helped us to significantly increase participation in training while measurably reducing client costs associated with training," stated Tim Baker, vice president of Client Education, MDSERVE. "Since we launched the platform we've had thousands of enrollments, course registrations, course completions, and certifications," Baker says. SSA Talent Management is a portfolio of learning and competency management, performance and succession management, and recruitment applications that address customers' growing need for solutions that support the entire life-cycle of managing workforce talent and development. SSA Talent Management is built using Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology to provide the flexibility to integrate with existing enterprise applications and to quickly tailor solutions for specific industries. SSA Talent Management can be deployed on multiple platforms or deployed in a hosted environment. SSA Human Capital Management enables companies to automate core processes such as human resources, benefits and payroll, and also offers capabilities including self-service, analytics, and workflow to better connect managers and employees in real time. SSA Global is exhibiting at booth 216-218 at the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) annual conference and trade show in Washington, DC from April 9 - 12. About MDSERVE Established in 1995 and based in Stafford, TX, MDSERVE, Inc. is a leading healthcare information technology firm that provides healthcare organizations with a Total Technology Solution that includes: Infrastructure and Platform; Core Systems; Data Mining; Decision Support Tools; Artificial Intelligence; and, Executive Information Systems. MDSERVE's Total Technology Solution utilizes a knowledge management system to synthesize critical data from all key sources and create a global view that facilitates the best short- and long-term management decision making. Details about MDSERVE's Total Technology Solution are available on the web at http://www.mdserve.com/ or by calling 1 800 637-0411. About SSA Global SSA Global(TM) (NASDAQ:SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise business software for mid-sized and large organizations, primarily in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The company's software solutions include enterprise resource planning, financial management, human capital management, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at http://www.ssaglobal.com/ . SSA Global(TM) is the corporate brand for product lines and subsidiaries of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. SSA Global, SSA Global Technologies and SSA GT are trademarks of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. 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Factors you should consider that could cause these differences include, among other things: -- General economic and business conditions, including exchange rate fluctuations in the United States and abroad; -- Our ability to identify acquisition opportunities and effectively and cost-efficiently integrate acquisitions; -- Our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; -- Our ability to attract and retain personnel, including key personnel; -- Our success in developing and introducing new services and products; -- Competition in the software industry, as it relates to both our existing and potential new customers. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/CGTU005LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SSA Global CONTACT: Press, Maria Diecidue of SSA Global, +1-312-258-6000, , or Scott Goldberg of Edelman, +1-312-297-7414, , or Investors, Dawn Drella of SSA Global, +1-312-474-7694, Web site: http://www.ssaglobal.com/ http://www.mdserve.com/

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