Dallas , Texas – April 22, 2004 – BMH, Inc. the developer of the OPEN4® Integrated HRIS/Payroll system announced the signing of a Partner Agreement with Nashua , NH based proALPHA Software Corporation. The agreement sets a foundation for a business relationship based on integrating the two companies’ industry-leading technologies: BMH’s human resources and payroll software with proALPHA’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software application.

Founded in 1992, proALPHA Software is an international market leader providing innovative, customer driven and highly integrated enterprise level software solutions to mid-range manufacturing, engineering, and distribution organizations.

BMH, Inc. provides its OPEN4® integrated HRIS and Payroll Suite of applications to customers in many vertical markets. OPEN4® is one of the few truly integrated solutions on the market today and will be the HR and Payroll system for the proALPHA® product line in North America .

“We are extremely excited about this partnership”, said Christian Vogeler, Vice President at proALPHA Software. “We are very pleased to enhance proALPHA’s comprehensive offering with a partner like BMH. BMH had shown such success and stability in the HR and Payroll field and is so well known for its customer service and support”.

“To respond to today’s rapidly changing market, it is necessary to form strong partnerships with companies that provide quality, best of breed, and synergistic solutions,” says Steve Severance of BMH. “We have formed a partnership like that with proALPHA Software. This partnership will enable both companies to compete more effectively, while providing the broader scope of solutions that the marketplace is demanding today.”

About proALPHA Software Corporation
proALPHA Software (http://www.proalpha-usa.com) is an internationally known manufacturer and vendor of leading enterprise software solutions. The complete business solution, known as proALPHA ® , is built using the latest technologies for mid-sized manufacturing, distribution and engineering companies. It is one of the most comprehensive e-Enterprise systems available on the market today.

About BMH
BMH is a leading provider of HRIS (Human Resource Information System) to a wide variety of organizations, ranging in size from 100 employees to 30,000.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the firm is focused exclusively on developing and supporting the OPEN4 HRIS. BMH and OPEN4 product information is available at http://www.open4.com.