Kenexa Earns Position on Software Magazineís Prestigious 26th Annual Software 500

Kenexa, a global provider of talent management and retention solutions, today announced its inclusion on the Software Magazineís Software 500 ranking of the worldís largest software and service providers, now in its 26th year.

Kenexa was ranked No. 158, moving up from its previously held position of No. 278 in 2007, with software revenue of $181.9 million.

ìThe 2008 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of $451.8 billion worldwide for 2007 representing 14.7% growth from the previous year,î says John P Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com ìWe have added over 100 new companies to the list this year. Weíre seeing strong growth from more companies based outside the U.S., especially from systems integration and outsourcing services firms based in India.î

Rudy Karsan, Kenexaís CEO, commented, ìThe credit for this accomplishment goes to the Kenexa team and their dedication to our ongoing development of the worldís most strategic HR products. Our inclusion on the Software 500 also reflects the confidence of our growing global customer base in our quality software products and our consummate customer service.î

ìThe Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research create the short list of business partners,î Desmond says. ìIt is a quick reference of vendor viability. And the online version to be posted soon at www.Softwaremag.com is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software.î

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the worldís 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 ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2007. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.