For Immediate Release:
CSI and Ascentis Announce Alliance To Deliver Seamless Human Resource Services
by Kevin T. Sidell



Mechanicsburg, PA. – April 28, 2003 - Computer Support, Inc. (CSI) and Ascentis announce the integration of their products to provide seamless connectivity between human resources and payroll functions within transportation and logistics firms.

“Our goal is to provide our clients with solutions that make their work easier, not more complicated,” says Fred Nichols, President of CSI.

The integration of CSI’s CSIRoad software system with Ascentis’ HROffice will allow human resources managers to control payroll in one easy step resulting in instantaneous management and accounting of benefits, without requiring extra staff time to do so.

Mike Hayes, vice president of sales and marketing at Ascentis Software explains, “In addition to simplifying the process, HROffice allows changes to be made as often as needed to employee and benefits data. The combined innovative solution streamlines and eliminates a significant percentage of everyday daily human resources and payroll update activities, allowing human resource and payroll departments to focus on company strategies.”

HROffice helps human resource professionals track employee information, administer employee benefits, track compensation and reviews, administer COBRA, manage job applicant information and produce comprehensive employee reports.

About CSI
Since its founding in 1990, Computer Support, Inc. (CSI) has grown to become one of the leaders in transportation management software. Located in south central Pennsylvania, the hub of the transportation industry, CSI understands every aspect of trucking, logistics, intermodal transportation, logistics, supply chain, and brokerage industries and brings this knowledge to bear in its CSIRoad software suite. CSIRoad integrates dispatching, vehicle reporting, accounting, driver reporting and much more into a robust software system that includes web-based online components. Contact CSI today for more information at 800-601-4CSI.

About Ascentis Software
Founded in 1994, Ascentis Software, based in Bellevue, Wash., is a leading provider of employee benefit and human resources information management software for the small to mid-sized market. The company’s flagship product, HROffice, helps HR departments work strategically towards key company objectives, increase administrative efficiency, improve employee satisfaction, realize reduced costs of benefits and obtain a quick payback.


For more information, please contact CSI at 800-601-4CSI.