Best Buy Canada Tackles Recruiting Challenges with Workstream's On-Demand Recruitment Solution; Leading Consumer Electronic Retailer and E-tailer Improves Quality and Efficiency of Recruiting Efforts with Workstream Recruitment.

OTTAWA -- Workstream Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTM), a provider of On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management software, today announced that Best Buy Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), the fastest-growing national retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronic products and related services announced it has improved the efficiency and the quality of its recruitment efforts with Workstream Recruitment Solutions.

"Hiring twelve to fourteen thousand people per year is easy with Workstream," says Rodney Bush, Manager of Corporate Recruiting at Best Buy Canada. "We use the Workstream Recruitment solution's full functionality, saving us time and effort at every step of the way." It is not an easy task hiring 7,500 employees in two months, but it's exactly what Best Buy Canada does every October as it staffs up for the holiday season. Since 2002, Best Buy Canada has relied heavily on solutions from Workstream to efficiently manage its recruiting activities, streamlining the process and improving its quality and efficiency.

The company employs more than 16,000 people in Canada and is growing quickly. In the first six months of 2005, more than 67,000 applications were accepted through Workstream Candidate Management. Using Workstream Recruitment, the company can quickly and easily post positions, review applicant resumes, forward resumes to hiring managers, monitor where candidates are in the hiring process, create offer letters and much more.

"Workstream provides Best Buy the functionality to meet its ever growing workforce while reducing its costs and attracting and hiring quality employees," commented Michael Mullarkey, CEO and Chairman of Workstream. "Workstream Recruitment Solutions excels in providing large growing retailers and other Fortune 2000 companies, the ability to grow their businesses through our on-demand software, quickly and cost efficiently," stated Mullarkey.

When Best Buy Canada chose the Workstream solution three years ago, Bush cites four key reasons why it was chosen over alternatives. The cost-effectiveness of the solution, its user-friendliness, functionality and "the ability to do everything we needed on one system" made Workstream the clear choice for Best Buy Canada.

To find out more about Best Buy's success partnering with Workstream, please contact Workstream at 866-470-WORK ext. 8239 for your copy of the Best Buy case study.

Workstream Recruitment is an On-Demand solution that can be implemented quickly to help companies automate and manage the entire recruitment process including job requisition, job profile creation, job posting, applicant attraction, candidate screening and tracking, interview scheduling, offer letter generation and hiring.

Today, Bush and his team are able to focus on actual recruiting. Workstream solutions are so easy to use that even line managers can use the products to build their own teams. Bush says: "I gave one hiring manager access to Workstream and said, 'Go for it!' He was quickly up to speed and using the system to find and acquire the staff he needed. Workstream makes it easier for all users to accomplish their recruiting goals."

Workstream's On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management solutions make it easy for HR organizations to access all of the applications they need via the Internet on a monthly subscription basis, while giving them the flexibility to use only the applications they need, when they need them. This saves companies from the complexities and high costs of traditional software deployment and maintenance.

About Best Buy Canada

Burnaby, BC-based Best Buy Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), is Canada's largest, fastest-growing national retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronic products and related services. The Company operates two retail chains under the Future Shop and Best Buy banners plus the Geek Squad (www.geeksquad.ca), and web stores at www.futureshop.ca and www.bestbuy.ca.

By December 2005, there will be 120 Future Shop locations throughout Canada and 45 Best Buy's in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The Company, and its more than 16,000 employees, are committed to providing Canadians, through multiple brands and channels, with expert service, the latest digital products and a wide selection of televisions, computers, audio, entertainment hardware and software and appliances.

The Company is committed to kids and communities, supporting non-profit organizations that help youth develop their skill set, discover their talents and sustain a lasting interest in education.

About Workstream Inc.

Workstream provides On-Demand Enterprise Workforce Management solutions and services that help companies manage the entire employee lifecycle -- from recruitment to retirement. Workstream's TalentCenter provides a unified view of all Workstream products and services including Recruitment, Benefits, Performance, Compensation, Rewards and Transition. Access to TalentCenter is offered on a monthly subscription basis under an On-Demand software delivery model to help companies build high performing workforces, while controlling costs. With nine offices across North America, Workstream services over 400 customers including Chevron, The Gap, Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, Motorola, Nordstrom, Samsung, Sony Music Canada, VISA, and Wells Fargo. For more information visit www.workstreaminc.com or call toll free 1-866-470-WORK.