Yale Selects Notivus Technology and Services to Support New Product

Yale Associates Announces Powerful New Vendor and Contractor Screening Service

New York, NY- April 19, 2010 - Yale Associates announced today the introduction of its new vendor, supplier and contractor screening service. The full service enterprise system registers, credentials and manages vendors, suppliers, contractors and their related employees. The system provides the ability to measure compliance, integrate background and drug testing services and dramatically improves efficiency through its paperless on boarding capabilities.

Large companies have considerable relationships with vendors and contractors especially in today's economy. The need to credential and manage these relationships is critical. Yale has listened to its customers and is responding to the demand for this type of system.

"Yale has many Fortune 100 clients that have been asking for a system to on board, manage and screen potential vendors and contractors. This solution provides a solid response to this demand while saving customers money, improving compliance analytics and providing visibility into customer business relationships with suppliers, vendors and contractors." stated, Joseph Taylor, Executive Vice President, Yale Associates.

Notivus' technology was selected as a critical element in the Yale solution. Notivus state of the art technology for on boarding, screening and managing vendors, suppliers and contractors has been integrated into the Yale solution. The system enables paperless on boarding, advanced analytics tools, immediate access to critical data elements and the ability to measure program performance across business lines.

According to David Cook, Notivus Chief Executive Officer "we are very excited to partner with Yale Associates as they recognize the benefits that our applications have in supporting their Fortune 100 clients. Further, we give Yale the ability to more cost-efficiently manage their technology assets."

About Yale Associates

For more than 20 years, Yale has provided fast, accurate information to Fortune 100 companies and other firms, enabling them to make better and more informed hiring decisions.We serve a broad spectrum of markets, particularly those with compliance requirements, such as the healthcare, pharmaceutical, financial, and transportation industries.The founders of Yale combined extensive experience with federal government and the information services industry to create a unique process that focuses on developing significant, job related information that goes above and beyond. visit www.yaleassociates.com

About Notivus

Notivus provides on-demand Enterprise Credentialing software solutions. Its product suite includes Notivus On-Boarding, Notivus Analytics and Notivus Gateway, which support medium and large enterprises in Vendor, Contractor and Employee management processes. Notivus solutions easily integrate with key customer operations for improved use of their critical Employee, Contractor and Vendor assets while providing transparency and visibility to important legal and compliance requirements. Notivus is managed by an executive team with over 100 years of combined experience in the design and delivery of employment screening and vendor compliance programs. For more information, visit www.notivus.com.

NOTIVUS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

--Implementing “Credential Cloud” technology with major Background and Verifications Company--

Atlanta, GA March 6, 2010 -- Notivus (Pronounced: Noteevus) today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership to provide its innovative technology which will allow a leading provider of background and verification services to offer customers single point access to employment screening, substance abuse testing, vendor screening and business credentialing services.

Notivus’ cloud technology demonstrates its commitment to helping industry providers meet the growing needs of their clients. The credentialing cloud provides companies immediate access to critical data elements and the ability to measure program performance and compliance across business lines. The advanced system is the first of its kind and allows gateway access to data and services from multiple providers to be combined with advanced analytics and compliance tools.

By utilizing Notivus’ innovative technology, background screening providers can increase revenues and improve client retention by offering an expanded suite of credentialing services. Strategic partners of Notivus also benefit from a significant reduction of operating costs associated with the traditional development and maintenance of disparate interfaces.

According to Chad Redfern, Notivus Chief Marketing Officer, “a growing number of information service companies are recognizing the benefits of tapping Notivus to access new market applications, additional data sets and to more cost-effectively manage their technology assets.”

For more information please visit: www.notivus.com

States may ban credit checks on job applicants

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

Sixty percent of employers recently surveyed by the Society for Human Resources Management said they run credit checks on at least some job applicants, compared with 42% in a somewhat similar survey in 2006.

Employers say such checks give them valuable information about an applicant's honesty and sense of responsibility. But lawmakers in at least 16 states from South Carolina to Oregon have proposed outlawing most checks, saying the practice traps people in debt because their past financial problems prevent them from finding work.

Wisconsin state Rep. Kim Hixson drafted a bill in his state shortly after hearing from Terry Becker, an auto mechanic who struggled to find work.

Becker said it all started with medical bills that piled up when his now 10-year-old son began having seizures as a toddler. In the first year alone, Becker ran up $25,000 in medical debt.

Over 4½ months, he was turned down for at least eight positions for which he had authorized the employer to conduct a credit check, Becker said. He said one potential employer told him, "If your credit is bad, then you'll steal from me."

"I was in a deep depression. I had lost a business, I was behind on my bills and I was unable to get a job," he said.

Hixson calls what happened to Becker discrimination based on credit history and said his bill would ban it.

"If somebody is trying to get a job as a truck driver or a trainer in a gym, what does your credit history have to do with your ability to do that job?" Hixson said. He said he knows of no research that shows a person with a bad credit history is going to perform poorly.

Under federal law, prospective employers must get written permission from applicants to run a credit check on them. But consumer advocates say most job applicants do not feel they are in a position to say no.

Most of the bills being proposed this year resemble laws in Hawaii and Washington that prevent employers from using credit reports when hiring for most positions. The laws contain exceptions in cases where such information could be relevant to the job — for example, if the person is applying to work in a bank or an accounts-payable office.

On a national level, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., introduced a similar bill last summer in Congress, where it is still bottled up in committee.

Even though more companies are using credit checks, only 13% perform them on all potential hires, according to the Society for Human Resources Management's most recent survey. Mike Aitken, the group's director of government affairs, said a blanket ban could remove a tool employers can use to help them make good hiring decisions.

Aitken pointed to a 2008 survey by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners that found the two most common red flags for employees who commit workplace fraud are living beyond their means and having difficulty meeting financial obligations. The same survey estimated American companies lost $994 billion to workplace fraud in 2008.

Aitken said someone who cannot pay his or her bills on time may not be more likely to steal, but might not have the maturity or sense of responsibility to handle a job like processing payroll checks.

In Maryland, where the state Chamber of Commerce opposes a bill banning most credit checks, employers at a recent legislative hearing said they are not interested in applicants' credit scores.

Instead, they said, they are concerned about things like debt collections and legal judgments rather than poor credit because of medical bills or school loans. They also said companies give job applicants a chance to explain their credit problems.

Last year California lawmakers voted to curb the use of such checks, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill under pressure from Chamber of Commerce leaders who called it a "job-killer."

But Maryland Delegate Kirill Reznik, who drafted the bill being considered in his state, said people struggling to get jobs need help.

"We are in the great recession and this creates a vicious cycle," Reznik said. "People lose their jobs, that naturally precipitates them getting behind on bills, their credit scores go down, they are trying to find a job to pay off the bills, and employers won't hire them because of their credit score."

Maryland public school employee Jen Harwood said running credit checks on job applicants "perpetuates the divide between the haves and the have-nots."

"If you continue digging into people's past and not looking into what people have to give today, you are making a bigger divide," Harwood said.

Consumer advocacy groups are also lining up behind the legislation, pointing out that credit reports can contain inaccurate information.

Becker, the Milton, Wis., resident with bad credit, has found work dismantling cars at an auto recycling company that did not ask to run a credit check. He worries, though, about friends in the auto industry are looking for work and coming up empty-handed because of credit problems.

"It just seems like once you fall behind, you're behind," he said. "It's really hard to get back on the right financial track."

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Notivus announced today that it signed a 5-Year contract to provide IT Processing services for a major information service company.

Notivus (Pronounced: Noteevus) announced today that it signed a contract to provide technology support for a leading information service provider.

The agreement covers Notivus handling all transactions, data aggregation, report generation, hosting and development for this provider. Notivus has become the back office IT provider allowing the customer to focus on customer service, product and sales in this tough economic environment.

"Outsourcing transaction processing and support to Notivus allows information service providers to reduce and control costs, access enhanced technology and spend work time focused on their customers. Notivus has a proven expertise in developing; supporting and managing its customers’ technology support services on a 24x7 basis. commented, Stephen Tinkle, Chief Information Officer, Notivus. "More and more information service companies are recognizing the value of plugging into Notivus to access new data sets, new market applications and to manage their critical technology assets."

About Notivus:
Notivus was built by a management team which has over 100 years of leadership experience in employment screening and vendor compliance. Notivus is committed to our customer's success and provides extensive services to help customers reach their goals. We have optimized screening and credentialing programs through technology. Professionals on our team are available to ensure your Notivus solution becomes an integral part of your business.

Notivus - Vendor Credentialing - Vendor Screening

Notivus is a leading edge service company that resulted from the culmination of more than 100 years of combined industry experience in which our executive team continually heard from employers were looking for a better answer for the following critical needs:

• More Effective and Affordable Services: Ability to provide accurate, cost competitive and timely information so Customer can best safeguard two of their most vital assets: their people and their business reputation

• Improved User Experience: Flexible, state-of-the-art technology that easily allows Customer to integrate screening solutions into they way Customers do business, as opposed to changing a process to accommodate the vendor’s system.

• Automated Program Measurement: Visibility to a dynamic, real time dashboard to allow for easy program measurement and validation that the service is meeting if not exceeding all Customer expectations

• World Class Customer Service: A provider that performs as a “service partner” and not simply as a “vendor”. This means we put the highest priority on the Customer having a successful process and a positive Candidate experience, and don’t worry simply focus on how many reports a Customer can buy.

Notivus Adding Staff and Technology Infrastructure in Response to Customer Demand for Vendor Compliance Systems

Notivus Adding Staff and Technology Infrastructure in Response to Customer Demand for Vendor Compliance Systems

Atlanta, Georgia (Business Wire) February, 2, 2010 -- Notivus, LLC, (http://www.notivus.com), harnesses the power of technology and data to assist companies to securely register, process and credential their vendors and employees to streamline on boarding, increase visibility to critical assets and ensure compliance.

Driven by increased risk and regulatory compliance customers are turning to Notivus for an enterprise system to automate vendor registration and verifying the qualifications of their vendors. Continuing to address this demand, Notivus is expanding its staff and technology footprint. Notivus, announced today that it has recently added staff in all areas of the company, including sales, client services and operations, many of whom bring prior vendor credentialing, employment screening or related industry experience.

“Our success can be attributed to the need for vendor credentialing and compliance and to the many new customers that adopted Notivus solutions," says David Cook, Notivus Chief Executive Officer. "More companies are recognizing the value of streamlining vendor management or they have a need to comply with new regulations. In response to customer need, Notivus is tripling its staff in order to accommodate this and future growth, we have expanded our footprint in a SAAS 70 data facility and we are almost doubling our office capacity within the next 120 days."

About Notivus:
Notivus was built by a management team which has over 100 years of leadership experience in employment screening and vendor compliance. Notivus is committed to our customer's success and provides extensive services to help customers reach their goals. We have optimized screening and credentialing programs through technology. Professionals on our team are available to ensure your Notivus solution becomes an integral part of your business.

Atlanta's Notivus Matches Donations To Victims of Haiti's Earthquake

The Notivus family sends its thoughts and prayers to the victims of Haiti's Earthquake. In response to the destruction from Haiti's Earthquake, the Notivus team members are donating funds and clothing toward relief efforts in the affected areas. Notivus is matching all funds donated by its employees. The funds will donated to The American Red Cross and other relief organizations that assist with long-term rebuilding activities.

Notivus urges other individuals and organizations to review donation guidelines provided by the American Red Cross before conducting any drives.

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About Notivus:
Notivus was built by a management team which has over 100 years of leadership experience in employment screening and vendor compliance. Notivus is committed to our customer's success and provides extensive services to help customers reach their goals. We have optimized screening and credentialing programs through technology. Professionals on our team are available to ensure your Notivus solution becomes an integral part of your business.