OSF Healthcare System Selects Payrollmation(R) from api Software Inc.; Use of Time & Attendance Application Will Minimize Manual Processes and Increase Efficiency across the Enterprise.

HARTFORD, Wis. -- api Software Inc., a provider of labor resource management software solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced that Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare System has selected API's Payrollmation time and attendance system. OSF will use the Payrollmation application to simplify and streamline complex time and attendance process for 13,000 employees at all six of its acute care facilities.

"In a 24/7 environment like healthcare, applying pay policies is a significant challenge because there are so many factors to consider--from the skill level of the employee to the department or shift worked," said Michael Nauman, CIO of OSF Healthcare System. "Through our partnership with API, we will be able to overcome this hurdle and improve the efficiency of data collection throughout the enterprise, which will allow us to better understand and control our labor costs."

API's Payrollmation system automates time and attendance data collection and calculation processes, which reduces data entry for staff and eliminates the need to manually cut checks every pay period. The system also provides managers with real-time access to time and attendance data and reports so they can anticipate labor costs and proactively make adjustments. Employees have online access to their pay information as well, helping to reduce the number of payroll-related inquiries that administrative and managerial staff must answer.

"We are pleased to add OSF to our growing customer base," said Luis Garcia, president and chief executive officer of api Software, Inc. "They will benefit greatly from the automation that our Payrollmation application provides, which will enable them to increase productivity and reduce costs throughout the organization."

About OSF

OSF Healthcare, owned and operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois, includes OSF Healthcare System consisting of six acute care facilities, one long-term care facility and two colleges of nursing. It also has a primary care physician network consisting of 194 physicians and 48 mid-level providers, known as OSF Medical Group. OSF HealthCare owns OSF Saint Francis, Inc., comprised of healthcare-related businesses, and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of OSF Healthcare System and OSF Home Care. Additionally, OSF HealthPlans, Inc., a subsidiary of OSF Saint Francis, Inc., is a licensed managed care company in the State of Illinois with more than 90,000 members.

About api Software, Inc.

api Software, Inc. is a leading provider of time and attendance, staffing/scheduling, payroll, human resource, productivity management, education tracking and access control software for healthcare organizations. Founded 1982, API has more than 500 installations in the United States, with customers ranging in size from 500 employees to more than 30,000 employees. The company's Payrollmation(R) product is a 2002 Best in KLAS Performance award recipient in the specialty niche category, and continues to be the top-rated time and attendance system in 2003, 2004 and 2005. API is a CHIME Foundation Member and a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. The company's Web site address is www.apisoftwareinc.com.