Arriva Plans for Future With Softscape’s People Management Solution
Softscape Succession Planning Gives Company Tools Needed to Support Business Strategy

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Wayland, MA – January 9, 2008 – Softscape, a leading provider of web-based human capital management software products, today announced that Arriva plc, one of the largest providers of passenger transport in Europe, will implement Softscape’s people management solution to help with talent management, succession planning, and senior management development.

Employing more than 37,000 people, Arriva delivers more than one billion passenger journeys across 10 European countries every year. With such a large and diverse workforce, Arriva identified a need for a solution to automate the administrative tasks associated with succession planning, enabling greater focus on strategic talent management.

“Our people are at the center of our success. They are vital to our future growth,” said Lynn Perry, human resource executive, Arriva. “Our goal is to make sure that they grow with us. Softscape's succession planning capabilities will help us identify, prepare, and track potential while planning for role continuity.”

Softscape will provide Arriva with the tools to manage its talent more effectively and will support its succession planning process to assist the company in achieving its future objectives and growth plans.

“Companies like Arriva recognize that succession planning plays a critical role in long-term organizational sustainability and success,” said Dave Watkins, chief executive officer, Softscape. “As part of a comprehensive human capital management process, a succession plan helps an organization more rapidly identify those employees with high potential for success and the skills appropriate for a given position. It is an important exercise that all decision-makers should embrace and manage to ensure their organizations have the necessary intellectual capital to compete in today’s fast-paced global economy.”

For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.

About Arriva (www.arriva.co.uk)
Arriva is one of the largest providers of passenger transport in Europe, employing more than 37,000 people and delivering more than one billion passenger journeys across Europe each year. Arriva has operations in 10 European countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, providing bus, train, commuter coach, and water bus services.