Verifications and Datatel Announce Partnership to Provide Background Check Processing for Higher Education

Alliance Brings Cost-Effective Employment Screening Services to Colleges and Universities

Fairfax, Va. and Minneapolis, Minn. — October 13, 2003 — Datatel, Inc. and Verifications, Inc., today announced a strategic alliance that will make employment screening services available to hundreds of higher education institutions. The partnership will provide a means for Datatel clients to expedite the often labor-intensive employee screening process in a highly efficient and cost-effective manner.

Through the alliance, Datatel clients will have convenient access to state-of-the-art screening technology. Institutions will be able to perform employment checks around-the-clock, accessing background information via a secured Web connection, with rigorous compliance to regulatory controls. Datatel Clients will receive a specially discounted rate for the service.

"Employment screening is as important to higher education institutions as it is to Fortune 100 companies," said H. Russell Griffith, Datatel president and CEO. "Our partnership with Verifications provides HR professionals and Academic Affairs personnel with an efficient and cost-effective approach to hiring the most qualified candidates, as well as a proven means to safeguard institutional assets."

Verifications provides organizations with easy, online access for both ordering background investigations and retrieving the results. By decentralizing the background check process, employment investigations can be handled at the departmental level, greatly reducing the burden on an organization’s human resources staff. The capability to perform all the employment screening online streamlines the hiring process and gives institutions the tools necessary to make informed and timely hiring decisions.

“Verifications and Datatel have partnered to bring the latest in employment screening technology to higher education,” said Jerry Hatton, Verifications Chief Operating Officer. “Together, we can help bring the benefits of this technology to these institutions, including faster turnaround times, increased productivity and reduced cost-per-hire.”

About Datatel, Inc.
Datatel is the leading provider of fully integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., the company has more than 600 Client institutions throughout North America. For more than 20 years, Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities, helping institutions operate more efficiently so they may better service their constituents. For more information, visit www.datatel.com.

All names, products and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations.

About Verifications Inc
Verifications, Inc. is the premier provider of background investigations and employment screening services. Over 4,000 companies have chosen Verifications because they consistently provide the highest quality services and the most accurate information. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and utilizes state-of-the-art technology to provide services including background checks, tenant screening, substance abuse testing, assessment testing and occupational medical services. For more information, visit them on the Web at www.verificationsinc.com.


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Verifications Incorporated
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Datatel Inc.
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