Dallas , Texas – January 11, 2005 – BMH, Inc. the developer of the OPEN4® Integrated HRIS/Payroll system, announced that they have signed a Partner Agreement with Bridgman, MI based B&L Information systems. The agreement sets up the foundation for a business relationship between the two and integration of the companies’ leading software applications.

Founded in 1976, B&L Information Systems, Inc. is the leading business control software provider for the Foundry, Die Cast, and Plastic industries - serving more than 300 companies throughout the world.

BMH, Inc. provides customers from many vertical markets with their OPEN4® integrated HRIS and Payroll Suite of applications. 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.

“We are extremely excited about this partnership”, said Phil Laney , President at B&L Information Systems. “ “Partnerships like this allow B&L to focus on our core business competences, yet offer to our customers an integrated, best-of-breed Payroll/HR application. B&L and BMH have very similar business philosophies, which bodes well for the development of a long-term business relationship.”

“We continue to respond to today’s rapidly changing market, and 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 B&L Information Systems.”

About BMH, Inc.
Based in Addison , Texas , BMH (www.OPEN4.com) is a leading supplier of quality HR and Payroll software. Since 1980, BMH has been selling and supporting its software applications and their flagship product, the OPEN4® HRIS/Payroll Suite across the USA , Canada , and Puerto Rico .

About B&L Information Systems
Based in Bridgman , Michigan , B&L is the leading supplier of business control software for the Foundry, Die Cast and Plastic industries. The complete business solution known as Odyssey is designed for the mid-sized company and built with the latest technologies.