RALEIGH, NC - the HUMAN approach, a full-service provider of outsourced human resources, today announced a referral agreement with Empliant, Inc., a leading provider of ASP-delivered, employee self-reliant human resources technology solutions. The partnership with Empliant will enable the HUMAN approach to offer a robust technology solution to its growing portfolio of clients without the costs, long implementation period and reliance on customer support and product maintenance of traditional human resources information systems.

(Raleigh) March 15, 2002 Blane Rockafellow, President of TapRoot Systems, Inc., knows his employees will flourish in their new working environment - that is, once he hires them! Anticipating rapid growth of TapRoot's embedded technology company, Rockafellow hired a human resources consultant to ensure that the growth would be smooth. "The advantages of designing the corporate culture and practices before taking on employees were obvious - it was easier, faster and changes to any existing procedures created no problem," says Rockafellow.