NEWS & EVENTS

February 12, 2010 NEW YORK, NY

Sterling Infosystems completes Integration with Taleo

Integration improves efficiency and increases speed of the background screening process

New York, NY. – February 12, 2010 – Sterling Infosystems Inc., a technology leader in employment screening services, today announced the completion of its Taleo Business Edition™ integration. This new integration offers Taleo customers with up to 5,000 employees a technology solution that is pre-configured to allow for rapid implementation and increased efficiency in the hiring process, including the total elimination of paper-based Consent and Disclosure forms.

Now, Taleo Business Edition, in conjunction with Sterling Direct, enables organizations to seamlessly manage their entire background screening program from within Taleo Recruit. Applicant data can be securely and automatically transferred to Sterling, so employers can request background checks and monitor the status of background screening reports directly through Taleo. Missing applicant information and applicable Consent and Disclosure forms can be electronically obtained from applicants, eliminating the need for faxing or redundant data entry. The result is a paperless and more efficient, accurate and timely pre-employment background check and on-boarding process.

“Sterling Infosystems is dedicated to maximizing efficiency for our clients through the development of intuitive technology,” says Richard Seldon, President at Sterling. “Through this newest integration with Taleo Business Edition, our mutual clients are able to streamline their hiring process, eliminate paper, reduce time and resources from the pre-employment background check process, and more effectively manage their recruiting and on-boarding efforts.”

January 4, 2010 NEW YORK, NY
Sterling Infosystems Acquires Abso Inc.

Sterling Infosystems Inc., a leading provider of employment and background screening services, today announced the acquisition of Abso, Inc. headquartered in Roseville, California.

Founded in 2000, Abso, Inc. is a national provider of employee background screening and recruiting management systems and services, serving over 2,600 clients across multiple industries including healthcare, gaming, staffing and aviation. Abso’s Screening Edition™ and Talent Edition™ solutions are used by businesses from small organizations to Fortune 500 enterprises. In addition to Roseville headquarters, Abso has offices in Denver, Los Angeles, Louisville and Seattle.

William Greenblatt, CEO and Founder of Sterling states: “The addition of Abso to the Sterling group of companies demonstrates Sterling’s commitment to growth and industry-leading, innovative product development. The expanded West Coast presence for Sterling and our talented Abso staff will allow us to better serve this important market.”
Abso’s Vice President of Market Operations, David Dickson, has been appointed General Manager and will continue to be based in Roseville. Dickson joined Abso in April 2007 and has been responsible for managing the firm’s customer relationships and leading its sales efforts. Greenblatt comments that “we are delighted to have a seasoned, well-respected professional such as David joining our Sterling organization. He will ensure that the Abso clients are well served.”

The acquisition of Abso is the second acquisition completed by Sterling in as many years. In December, 2008, Sterling acquired Bishops Services Inc., a leading corporate due diligence and background investigation firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Since then, Bishops has expanded its business with financial firms such as hedge funds, private equity firms, investment and commercial banks and other professional services organizations.

December 17, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Sterling Infosystems, Inc. Acquires Bishops Services

Sterling Infosystems Inc. announces its acquisition of Bishops Services, Inc., one of the oldest due diligence organizations of its kind in the United States.
“This acquisition expands Sterling’s presence in the due diligence industry”, said William Greenblatt, CEO of Sterling Infosystems Inc. “We will apply our market-leading technology to ensure that we deliver the highest quality and fastest turnaround time in the due diligence market. I am extremely proud to have Bishops as part of our organization.” Marianne O’Keefe, President of Bishops Services Inc., joined Mr. Greenblatt in saying that the combination of the two firms’ capabilities will bring an added dimension and competitiveness to the due diligence market. Sterling has also recently launched Legion Consulting Group LLC, which provides operational risk and due diligence services to Hedge Funds.
Founded in 1975 and privately held, Sterling Infosystems Inc. (www.sterlinginfosystems.com) is recognized as one of the preeminent providers of employment and background screening services in the industry. Sterling performs millions of background checks annually, including criminal checks and employment verifications for more than 6,000 companies around the world. Clients range from top brands among the Fortune 500 to small and medium sized businesses across the globe.
Established in 1898, Bishops Services Inc. (www.bishopsservices.com) has provided confidential, professional and reliable investigative and due diligence reports for banks, commercial finance companies, accounting firms, investment bankers, asset management companies, government agencies, attorneys and corporations. Bishops maintains offices in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.

June 23, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Announcing Sterling Infosystems, Inc.

Innovation today for a Secure Workforce tomorrow

Sterling Testing Systems, a leading provider of employment screening services, announced today it has changed its name to Sterling Infosystems, Inc. This name change, announced at the SHRM 2008 conference in Chicago, Ill., reflects Sterling's evolution as a provider of pre-and post-employment services to its customers.

Sterling began four decades ago as a company providing pre-employment testing to facilitate the hiring process of its customers. Today, Sterling provides a wide-range of industry-leading pre- and post-employment information services to its customers allowing them to more effectively onboard and manage their workforce.

"We are motivated now more than ever before," said Sterling's CEO, William Greenblatt. "We will continue to develop our service-enabling technologies and look for innovative new ways to serve our client base, ensuring that they are receiving the most accurate information to make the best hiring decisions. Ultimately, we win by facilitating the success and safety of our clients and their employees, vendors, and customers."

February 19, 2008 NEW YORK, NY
Sterling Integrates Background Screening Services With Taleo's Talent Management Platform

Integrated Solution to Provide Employers with Improved Recruiting Efficiency and Quality

Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., the leading, private provider of pre-employment screening services, announced today that it has entered into an alliance with Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of talent management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Sterling's background screening services will be integrated with Taleo's leading on demand recruiting solution, Taleo Enterprise Edition.

Sterling's certified integration with Taleo Enterprise Edition 7.5 will allow customers to quickly and more efficiently initiate background screens from the Taleo talent management platform. With this integration, applicant data can be securely and automatically transferred to Sterling, eliminating the need for faxing or redundant data entry. The result is a more efficient, accurate and timely screening and on-boarding process.

"Sterling Testing Systems is proud to partner with Taleo," said Paul Mladineo, Vice President of Strategic Development, Sterling. "Our companies share a mutual commitment to building long-term customer relationships based on quality of service and expanding technology. Our proprietary, technology-based Court DirectSM platform has enabled Sterling to provide the fastest criminal record searches in the industry. We fully expect that Taleo's customers will experience measurable productivity improvements in their hiring management processes driven by the individual and integrated efficiencies of our solutions."

"In order for employers to recruit qualified candidates, hire talented employees, meet aggressive time-to-hire metrics and properly screen final candidates, they must use a world-class talent management platform with a tightly integrated, robust background screening process," said Fred Harding, Vice President of Global Alliances, Taleo. "With this alliance, Taleo can offer employers an end-to-end recruitment and screening solution that will help them streamline and simplify the complex talent acquisition processes common to large enterprises."

"Sterling and Taleo have developed technology solutions between their systems in the past to help McGraw-Hill streamline our recruitment and pre-employment screening process," said Brian Jensen, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at The McGraw-Hill Companies. "With the announcement that Sterling and Taleo have entered into an enhanced partnership and will be offering a seamless integration, McGraw-Hill is excited that we will continue to be able to rely on two of the industry-leading HR solution-providers to deliver a full-cycle talent acquisition and screening solution."