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Taleo Assessment Solution Named 2005 Codie Awards Finalist

Technology and industry expert judges recognize Taleo Assessment as finalist in Best HR Product or Service category

San Francisco, CA – January 27, 2005 – Taleo Corporation, the world's leading company focused solely on on-demand talent management solutions, and North America's third largest pure-play SSP (Software Service Provider) based on revenue, today announced that the Taleo Assessment solution was named a finalist in the 20th Annual Codie Awards program, presented by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

The Codie Awards showcase the software and digital content industry's most innovative products and services. Over 800 companies submitted more than 1,000 nominations for the 2005 awards.

"We are pleased to be recognized as a finalist in the 2005 Codie Awards, which is a true testament to the innovation of our solution development and management teams," stated Louis Tetu, chairman and CEO, Taleo. "We take great pride in being acknowledged for the innovation and value-delivery of Taleo Assessment, and we remain committed to evolving and enhancing our solutions to meet the needs of our customers as we help them further drive enterprise value through talent management."

Taleo Assessment is the industry's first, web native and flexible assessment solution built directly on the Taleo Enterprise Talent Management Suite technology platform. Taleo Assessment allows companies to more freely and less expensively utilize assessments as a core part of the talent management process for new hires and internal transfers. Taleo Assessment integrates validated assessment content from third-party providers, customer proprietary assessments, Taleo industrial /organizational psychologist developed and validated assessments, or a combination of the three.

"The 20th annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, content and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards finalist is a significant achievement."

About the Software & Information Industry Association
The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age.

About Taleo Corporation
Taleo Corporation is the world’s leading company focused solely on on-demand talent management solutions that enable organizations to establish, automate and run worldwide talent management processes for salaried, hourly and temporary staff. Taleo customers use the company’s solutions to enhance the quality, productivity and satisfaction of their workforces. Taleo solutions incorporate resource allocation principles to more accurately match total labor demand and supply across complex organizations. Among the company’s leading market share of Fortune 500 enterprise customers are ARAMARK Corporation, Dow Chemical, HP, P&G, Starbucks Corporation, UnitedHealth Group and Washington Mutual, among many others.

Taleo received significant recognition during 2004 for its solutions, technologies and continued growth, including: “Top HR Product of the Year,” - HR Executive Magazine; “HR Technology Award for Creative & Innovative Development of HR Technology” - IQPC; “TecHR Award for Staffing Process and Content Delivery Technologies” - IDC and TecHR; “11th Fastest Growing Technology Company” - Deloitte Technology Fast 500; 7th Fastest Growing Technology Company in Silicon Valley” - Deloitte Fast 50; 23rd Fastest Growing Private Company in the Bay Area” - San Francisco Business Times; “Software 500 Listing” - Software Magazine’s World’s Most Foremost Software and Services Leaders; and “Top 100 Places to Work,” MacLean’s Magazine.

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