Kenexa Chief Executive to Speak on HR and Business Outcomes at Upcoming Gartner Business Process Management Summit

WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - March 17, 2009) - Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA)

WHO:     Rudy Karsan, chairman and CEO, Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global
         provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions

WHAT:    Will present "Linking Human Resources to Business Outcomes" as
         keynote speaker at Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2009

WHEN:    Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2009 will be held
         Monday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 25, 2009.

         "Linking Human Resources to Business Outcomes" keynote address
         will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE:   Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
         1380 Harbor Island Drive
         San Diego, Calif.

DETAILS: Keynote speaker Rudy Karsan co-founded Kenexa, currently ranked
         No. 10 by Forbes magazine, as one of "America's 25 Fastest-Growing
         Tech Companies." A pioneer in new ways to blend psychology and
         technology to help build a productive workforce, Karsan envisions
         Kenexa's future as a global entity that will make a difference to
         humans and affect the way the business world operates.  During
         "Linking Human Resources to Business Outcomes," Karsan will
         discuss how technology and the science of human behavior are being
         used today to transform recruiting and performance management into
         true business processes. Karsan will explore how to integrate
         recruiting and performance management into a company's system and
         how a truly integrated system drives desired values and behavior,
         thus positively influencing business outcomes. Attendees will
         learn how, by focusing on human resources as a measurable business
         process, organizations can link HR to business results and
         identify opportunities for ongoing improvement.

About Kenexa

Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA) is a global leader in building the world's greatest workforces using a combination of software, employee research science and business process optimization. Kenexa's global solutions include applicant tracking, onboarding, recruitment process outsourcing, employment branding, skills and behavioral assessments, structured interviews, performance management, multi-rater feedback surveys, employee engagement surveys and HR Analytics. Kenexa is headquartered in Wayne, Pa. (outside Philadelphia). Additional information about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at www.kenexa.com.