Corvirtus Partners with Taleo to Offer Powerful Assessment Solution for Enterprise Customers 

Partnership brings together the leading sources for talent management solutions and pre-employment assessments to offer best-of-breed assessment solutions.

Colorado Springs, COLO. September 10, 2009 -- Corvirtus, LLC, the leading provider of pre-employment assessments for customer-focused organizations, announced today that it has formed a partnership with Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions. The combination of Taleo's enterprise recruiting product with Corvirtus' assessments will make it possible for businesses to easily screen and select candidates who are passionate about delivering a consistent and compelling customer experience.

Under the newly formed agreement, Corvirtus' assessments will be directly embedded into the applicant workflow in Taleo Recruiting™. The integration offers Taleo Enterprise customers seamless access to a powerful, new solution for screening and selecting candidates for both hourly and management positions. Corvirtus' assessments have been developed and validated across numerous industries and are available now to all Taleo Enterprise customers.

Michael Gregoire, Taleo's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our partnership with Corvirtus allows us to offer best-of-breed assessment services to our restaurant and hospitality customer base, underscoring our commitment to delivering industry-specific solutions. This offering is another example of Taleo's dedication to providing seamlessly embedded complimentary partner solutions to our customers."

David Hyatt, President and Partner of Corvirtus, said, "We are excited to be joining forces with Taleo to deliver our assessments as part of the industry's leading recruiting solution. Our partnership will combine the proven functionality of Taleo's enterprise recruiting product with the mission-critical candidate selection capabilities of our assessments. Implementing this solution will create a competitive advantage for any business that values their customers' experience and revolutionize how organizations select and keep their best people."

About Corvirtus:
Corvirtus, LLC is a leading provider of pre-employment assessments, employee developmental, and retention tools designed for industries where the customer experience is a critical component for success. For over 25 years, Corvirtus has developed proven products that have helped companies identify the right talent to propel their organizations to achieve greater revenue, productivity, and brand loyalty. For more information about Corvirtus visit http://www.corvirtus.com.

About Taleo:
Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) is the leader in on-demand unified talent management solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to assess, acquire, develop and align their workforces for improved business performance. Approximately 4,100 organizations use Taleo for talent acquisition and performance management, including 46 of the Fortune 100 and approximately 3,400 small and medium sized businesses across 200 countries and territories. Known for its strong configurability and usability, Taleo runs on a world-class infrastructure and achieves 99.9% availability. Taleo's Talent Grid will harness the resources of the Taleo community of customers, candidates, and partners to power the talent needs of companies around the world.

Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the demand for Taleo's solutions, results from use of Taleo's solutions and the combined solutions and services of Taleo and Corvirtus and general business conditions. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon Taleo's historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Taleo's expectations as of the date of this press announcement. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Taleo disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Further information on potential factors that could affect actual results is included in Part II, Item 1A of Taleo's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on August 7, 2009, and in other reports filed by Taleo with the SEC.

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