OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/16/12 -- Halogen Software was honoured with the prestigious Company of the Year Award at the Ottawa Business Achievement Awards (OBAA) yesterday evening. Halogen was selected by the awards committee based on the OBAA's mandate to highlight growing, innovative companies that demonstrate great customer service and corporate social responsibility standards in the Ottawa area.

With 40 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth, sustained market leadership and highest industry accolades for customer satisfaction, Halogen's commitment to excellence proudly spans the company's customers, its employees and the community.

"We are honoured to receive this award from the OBAA committee and proud to be included among such fantastic companies," said Paul Loucks, President and CEO, Halogen Software. "At Halogen we're passionate about delivering a world-class customer experience, focused on employee recognition, growth and development, and sincere in our commitment that the community shares in our success. We're thrilled to work with such awesome teammates who are at the heart of this award, and to be a part of such a strong, innovative community."

Other OBAA company of the year award finalists included General Dynamics, Hydro Ottawa, Kinaxis, Ross Video, The Minto Group, The Works and Willis College.

About the Ottawa Business Achievement Awards

Each year hundreds of companies are nominated for their contributions to Ottawa's success. OBAA winners are linked by their innovation, drive, creativity, and their passion for doing business in Ottawa. Over 500 awards have been presented so far, in the proud presence of peers and senior political leaders representing Ottawa. The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal, formally partners of the OBAA since 2011, are two of the strongest advocates for local business in the National Capital Region.

About Halogen Software

Endorsed by thousands of HR professionals from around the world, Halogen Software is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their talent - and raising the bar on what you should expect from a talent management vendor. Halogen offers the first and only cloud-based talent management system that's been purpose-built from the ground up to reinforce and drive higher employee performance across all talent programs - whether that is recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning or compensation. Halogen has been recognized as a market leader by all major business analysts, but even more important, has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. The company has been named employer of choice over multiple years and has won numerous leadership and product innovation awards, including HR Technology Product of the Year. Halogen Software's powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions, which also include industry-vertical editions, are ideal for any company that wants to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and focused on delivering exceptional results. For more information, visit http://www.halogensoftware.com. Subscribe to Halogen Software's Exploring Talent Management blog: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/ or follow Halogen Software on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/HalogenSoftware.