Mr. Jason Moreau reports

VANCOUVER, BC – July 18, 2006 – Cytiva Software Inc. (CRX: TSX:V), a leading provider of mid-market talent acquisition solutions today announced the appointment of Ian Alexander as Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations. In this role, Mr. Alexander will oversee all marketing and public relations activities, reporting to CEO Jason Moreau.

An accomplished leader with a track record of growing revenues and leading HR technology companies through innovative marketing and PR strategies, Mr. Alexander most recently served as President of CCHKnowledgePoint. There he transitioned the company into a leading mid-market performance management solution provider and spearheaded the sale of the company to Vurv (formerly Recruitmax). Prior to that, Mr. Alexander served as Vice President of Marketing for KnowledgePoint where he was instrumental in rapidly growing the company’s revenues and developing some of software industry’s first on-demand HR applications.

“With his impressive track record and deep experience in Talent Management, Ian brings a high level of industry and marketing expertise to Cytiva during a time of huge growth for our SonicRecruit talent acquisition system,” said Jason Moreau, CEO of Cytiva. “As we expand our offering and transition from an applicant tracking system to a full-blown talent acquisition system, we believe Ian’s skills will be invaluable in further raising our profile and getting the SonicRecruit story of flexibility and affordability out to the world.”

Prior to his work with KnowledgePoint and CCHKnowledgePoint, Ian held responsible marketing positions for American Express and Birkenstock, USA.

“Cytiva is experiencing tremendous success in making sophisticated talent acquisition tools easy-to-use and affordable for mid sized enterprises,” said Alexander. “I am extremely excited to be part of their amazing growth and look forward to helping fulfill the mission of becoming the leading talent acquisition system for mid-market organizations.”

ABOUT CYTIVA SOFTWARE INC.
Cytiva Software Inc. (CRX:TSX.V) provides innovative on-demand talent management software and services to mid-sized and Fortune 500 companies. Its flagship talent acquisition product, SonicRecruit, allows corporations to screen applicants, automate recruiting departments, customize corporate career sites and hire great people. This premier applicant tracking system improves recruiting effectiveness, speeding up the hiring process and reducing cost per hire. For more information, visit www.sonicrecruit.com.

CONTACT:
Ian Alexander
mediarelations@sonicrecruit.com
510-984-1986

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