Dallas, Texas - May 5, 2006 - BMH, Inc, developers of the Open4® HRIS and Payroll system completed the 2006 Illuminations Open4 Users Conference at the Dallas Doubletree North. Presented as an educational conference for their clients in the US and Canada, this first-ever event offered human resources technical and professional education, along with business coaching from several nationally recognized guest speakers.

A few of the most significant of the many human resources and payroll topics covered at the conference were:

• Employee Self Service (eSS), which gives the employee instant access to their data, and how this tool can be used to improve departmental efficiencies and employee satisfaction. Ms. Susan Dillard of Neptune Technology Group relayed her experiences before Neptune implemented eSS, "Our team spent the December holidays in the office, working feverishly to complete benefits enrollment for our employees. Now, with eSS and online enrollment, everyone gets the holidays off with their families."
• The importance of detailed tracking and reporting on employee training and certification for ISO compliance and how to manage that in Open4®.
• Rules associated with 401(k) and Roth 401(k) deductions and how the system can help a company manage retirement plans.
• Best practices in Human Resources to help manage responsibilities, problem-solving, turnover and retention, and more.

The overall response from the attendees of the conference was extremely positive:

• "I have been to a lot of conferences and this one rates at the top. Great job!"
• "Fantastic information for HR and Payroll professionals."
• "Mark Lewandowski as your keynote speaker was a stroke of genius."
• "The non-technical business sessions by outside experts added even more reason to participate in this conference."
• "The Monday night customer appreciation party sponsored by Progress Software was a blast."
• "The conference was a complete success, said Steve Severance, Vice President of Open4. It was over sixty hours of sessions and workshops on the latest HR and Payroll topics. Plus, there was a lot of networking and a healthy dose of fun."
  

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 .