Kenexa Names Kevin Horigan as President of Global HR Technology…from Kenexa

January 29, 2010

 

Horigan Brings More than 20 Years’ Experience in Leading Enterprise Software and High Technology Organizations

HRchitect featured Kenexa in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Kenexa participated in the Talent Management Systems panel and the Talent Acquisition Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow event. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced that Kevin Horigan has joined the company as the president of its Global HR Technology division.  In this role, Horigan will be responsible for the division’s overall strategy and operational execution.

Possessing significant operational experience in sales, marketing, finance, professional services, and software development, Horigan has spearheaded growth in various organizations in both the North American and International markets. Prior to joining Kenexa, Horigan served as a senior vice president at SAP. He has also held executive leadership positions at PeopleSoft, Inc, OutlookSoft, Sand Technology Systems and Oracle Corporation.

Rudy Karsan, chief executive officer, Kenexa, said, “Kevin brings a wealth of experience and a track record of success that will reinforce Kenexa’s commitment to the HR technology space. As we continue our growth in this category, his leadership will benefit our customers, our employees and our organization.”

Commenting on his appointment, Horigan said, “Kenexa is not only one of the world’s leading providers of human resources technology, it’s also a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders around the world, with its comprehensive suite of products and services. I’m looking forward to leveraging my expertise in enterprise software to support our ongoing growth and commitment to extreme service.”

For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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GeoLearning Announces New Web Site and Messaging to Launch Next Generation of Learning Management Solutions …GeoLearning

January 28, 2010

 

Businesses Utilize GeoLearning to Outsmart, Outmaneuver, and Outperform

HRchitect includes GeoLearning in our list of top Learning Management Systems that businesses should consider. GeoLearning competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Learning Management Systems in December 2008, where they were crowned the winner. Also, Todd Premo, Director of Solutions, and Chris Lennon, Senior Product Manager, from GeoLearning appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on February 6, 2009.  If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand learning and performance platforms, announced today its new Web site and messaging built upon the ‘Outsmart, Outmaneuver, Outperform’ theme. The Web site (www.geolearning.com) extends the GeoLearning brand, offering valuable information to new market segments.

“In today’s challenging business environment, organizations are looking for new ways to leverage their assets. Traditional approaches to learning and talent management have primarily focused on internal employees. Our new GeoMaestro platform allows organizations to harness the knowledge of their channel partners, resellers and customers to significantly improve business performance,” said Frank Russell, president and CEO of GeoLearning. “It has never been more important to boost agility in rapidly changing market conditions, improve business performance and productivity, and increase customer retention and acquisition. GeoLearning’s solutions allow our customers to meet business goals and increase revenue.”

Business professionals are using GeoLearning’s Extended Enterprise solution to turn external training initiatives into profit centers. Programming is easily developed and delivered on-demand instantly, providing a functional and flexible way to provide training, certification and knowledge assets.

GeoLearning’s cloud-computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) model delivers the GeoMaestro Learning Management Suite entirely on-demand. The Internet-hosted learning management platform enables organizations to capture, create, manage and share knowledge to improve workforce productivity, accelerate critical business processes, and drive organizational performance. The system centralizes and automates the entire process, making the administration of the enterprise solution effective and efficient.

By providing a flexible and scalable solution, more than 700 organizations worldwide access GeoLearning solutions. The new Web site features whitepapers, webinars, and free tools, providing comprehensive real-world examples that help build a business case and demonstrate return on investment.

For more information on GeoLearning, please visit www.geolearning.com
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Peopleclick Authoria Expands Compliance and Diversity eLearning Offerings Through a Strategic Partnership With emTRAiN…from Peopleclick Authoria

January 26, 2010

 

Partnership Provides Clients With Comprehensive On-Demand Video Training Courses via Advanced SaaS eLearning Management System

HRchitect includes Peopleclick in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and Authoria in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Peopleclick Authoria, currently serving 60 percent of the Fortune 100 with best-of-breed suite solutions for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity, announced today a partnership with emTRAiN, the leading provider of multi-media, HR compliance training. Through this strategic alliance, the Company will introduce clients to Peopleclick Authoria Compliance and Diversity eLearning, a new service offering that provides organizations on-demand, online e-learning compliance and diversity educational tracks.

This SCORM-compliant service offering includes a wide-range collection of e-learning tracks ranging from EEO/Preventing Discrimination, Lawful Termination, Disability Discrimination and Fostering Diversity to Preventing Harassment, and gives clients the flexibility and efficiency needed to manage their compliance educational needs across their entire organization. In addition, this new offering is compatible with any learning management system (LMS) and gives clients the ability to access and reuse web-based learning content across various platforms. With a LMS enterprise dashboard, clients can also track and measure several learning platforms at once, creating an effective system for managers to ensure compliance within various departments of their organization.

“As an industry-leading compliance and diversity learning provider, emTRAiN has led the way in development and execution of online course materials. Through this partnership, Peopleclick Authoria expands its offerings to include a robust, user-friendly, web-based training program that was designed with the HR professional in mind. With Peopleclick Authoria Compliance and Diversity eLearning, clients experience compelling educational videos that help ensure the success of their compliance and diversity initiatives across their entire organization,” said Randy Jesberg, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Peopleclick Authoria Workforce Compliance and Diversity Solutions. “We are continually looking for ways to support our clients through eLearning initiatives across the full Talent Acquisition and Talent Management arena. The proven platform provided by emTRAiN provides a strong new eLearning delivery option not only for our Compliance and Diversity products, but for the entire Peopleclick Authoria set of solutions as well.”

“We are pleased to announce this partnership with Peopleclick Authoria, as they continue to be a workforce compliance and diversity solutions leader in the marketplace,” said Janine Yancey, CEO and Founder of emTRAiN. “Together, our goal is to help organizations gain essential knowledge that will prepare them for potential compliance issues. This new service offering provides Peopleclick Authoria clients with online training courses that depict real-world scenarios, which reinforces and ensures that employees are retaining the knowledge and then can apply this knowledge towards everyday workplace situations.”

To learn more about Peopleclick Authoria, please visit www.peopleclick.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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SilkRoad technology Announces Q4 Results for 2009…from SilkRoad

January 26, 2010

 

Success Driven by Record Sales and Continued Expansion

HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today the fourth quarter of 2009 was its 26th consecutive period of sales growth.  Highlights from the quarter include record client growth, the successful launch of SilkRoad’s new core HR product, HeartBeat, and continued expansion and adoption of the company’s Life Suite solutions around the world.   

With the talent management sector booming with companies preparing for the economic turnaround, SilkRoad experienced the highest sales of the year this quarter with over 140 new clients selecting its Life Suite products.  New clients include: AirTran, CompuPay, Woodland Park Zoo, Texas Petrochemicals, Inc., Walt Disney Family Museum and Union Bank & Trust Co.

Current clients signing up for additional solutions also drove Q4 growth.  Clients purchasing additional Life Suite solutions include: Sony Home Entertainment, Del Monte Fresh Produce, SIRVA, and the University of South Florida.

SilkRoad continued to experience successful global expansion in the Asia Pacific market this quarter, adding multiple clients including several International 500 Brands.

In Q4, the company successfully launched its new core HR product, HeartBeat adding the product’s first clients ahead of its Q1 goals.  The core HR system allows secure and reliable access to key HR information for both employees and management by creating a “system of record” to store all employees’ core data.

In addition, SilkRoad received its completed 2009 SAS 70 Type II Audit in Q4.  The receipt of this report confirms SilkRoad is in compliance with SAS 70 recommended best practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SilkRoad technology’s systems and data.  This report has become a requirement of outside vendors for most companies in the banking, healthcare, and high-tech industries.

“With the successful launch of our new HeartBeat product and our record growth, this has been a very exciting quarter for SilkRoad,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology.  “In 2009, we extended our client roster to more than 1500 clients around the globe, across all industries.  We are also truly honored this quarter by the large number of clients purchasing additional products from our suite after experiencing our unparalleled technology and customer service.”    

Finally, SilkRoad was honored by The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) with multiple nominations in the NCTA 21 Awards.  SilkRoad was a finalist in the “Private Company Award” category and SilkRoad’s CEO, Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski was a finalist for “Executive of the Year.”  The awards program annually honors companies and individuals from North Carolina’s technology industry for excellence in leadership and innovation and are among North Carolina’s most prestigious technology honors. 

For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Enwisen Announces Record 2009 Growth 59% Growth in Recession Reinforces Need for Employers to Automate In-House HR Service Delivery…from Enwisen

January 25, 2010

 

Barbara Levin, Senior VP of Marketing and Customer Community with Enwisen, appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on September 25, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Enwisen, Inc., the leader in Software-as-a-Service solutions that help employers provide better HR Service Delivery — with fewer resources and lower costs — announces that its revenues grew 59% during calendar year 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, while maintaining significant profitability. In addition, more than 1,000,000 unique employee lives have been added to the Enwisen customer base — which now supports more than 3,000,000 unique lives — solidly positioning Enwisen as the leader in SaaS-based, end-to-end HR Service Delivery solutions.

HR transformation initiatives — which call for automating the delivery of HR services to streamline costs and re-align HR talent for more strategic work — were a large driver of growth. “Enwisen’s continued remarkable growth rate, in one of the worst economies in history, is further proof that customers using our AnswerSource™ HR Service Delivery solutions are realizing real, hard-dollar cost savings while still providing a higher level of HR service to employees. This trend was on the rise prior to the recession, and will continue to be a major driver as the economy recovers,” explained Wally Smith, Enwisen’s CEO.

The AnswerSource HR Service Delivery suite includes integrated solutions for onboarding, HR portal/knowledgebase, HR Shared Services and Total Rewards, also sold as individual modules. In addition to record growth for the entire Suite, each module individually achieved record sales levels in 2009 — proving AnswerSource’s ability to leverage and complement existing in-house technology investments to achieve companies’ HR service delivery goals.

Enwisen’s record-growth in calendar 2009 brought 70+ new enterprise customers that include one of the world’s largest financial institutions with 250,000 employees in the US alone, a State agency with over 80,000 employees, a leading manufacturer with 60,000 employees worldwide, a pioneering scientific engineering firm with 45,000 employees, a leading convenience food manufacturer with 32,000 employees as well as leaders in healthcare, retail, technology, utilities, consulting and other major industries.

For more information on Enwisen, please visit www.enwisen.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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SilkRoad technology Named 2010 Hot Companies Finalist by Network Products Guide…from SilkRoad

January 21, 2010

 

Winners Will Be Honored At Technosium 2010 Hot Companies and Technology Award Presentations

HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it has been named a 2010 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide.  SilkRoad was selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups around the world.  Finalists were selected based on the “4Ps” criteria-namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential.

The 2010 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the Technosium 2010 presentations and dinner at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 18, 2010.  The coveted 2010 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.

SilkRoad has been honored with the Hot Companies recognition multiple times and consistently excels in meeting and exceeding the 4Ps criteria.  Companies honored with the “Hot Companies” recognition raise the bar higher for their competitors, achieve the highest customer satisfaction and strive to maintain the distinction each year.

“Network Products Guide’s recognition of SilkRoad and our Life Suite for the second year in a row is a great honor,” said Brian Platz, COO SilkRoad technology.  “Technology and innovation are vital to leading the country back into a thriving economy, and our commitment to ongoing development helps keep us ahead of the technology curve.”

The “Hot Companies” 2010 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit; seasoned executives with relevant experience; clear understanding of the segment of IT market they are active in; products and solutions positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities; well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

To see the complete list of finalists please visit www.technosium.com

For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Salary.com Launches Talent Management Solution for Skills Gap Analysis and Assessment…from Salary.com

January 13, 2010

 

Salary.com SkillsManager Enables Organizations to Capture Employee Skills and Develop Them in Line With Business Strategy

HRchitect featured Salary.com in our 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top HRIS vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Salary.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRY), a leading provider of on-demand talent management, payroll and compensation solutions, today announced the North American launch of Salary.com SkillsManager, adding a best-of-breed skills gap analysis and assessment solution to Salary.com’s talent management portfolio.

Salary.com SkillsManager is an enterprise SaaS solution that allows organizations to use custom and off-the-shelf job models with functional competencies from Salary.com to create a company inventory of employee skills, conduct employee skill assessments, and analyze skills gaps at the individual, department and organizational levels. The workforce analytics in Salary.com SkillsManager allow organizations to identify and assign employees who have the requisite skills for a project and create targeted, skill-based learning programs that are in line with their business strategy. Salary.com SkillsManager provides easy-to-use tools to build job profiles, map skills, and design learning paths.

“Organizations today need to be agile and efficient, and Salary.com SkillsManager helps companies respond to business challenges quickly by empowering them to best understand and utilize their employees’ skills,” said Brent Kleiman, SVP, marketing and strategy at Salary.com. “We know that most companies keep an excellent inventory of their hardware and IT systems, but have never even approached developing an inventory of their most important investment and valuable resource — the skills of their workforce. Salary.com SkillsManager makes that possible.”

Salary.com SkillsManager is invaluable in helping organizations maximize the utilization of employee skills rather than hire contractors with redundant skills, and reduce costs by targeting only key training needs. Salary.com SkillsManager also helps organizations mitigate operational risks by identifying potential key skill losses from attrition, and for some key industries, reduces the risk of non-compliance by proactively identifying skill gaps and shortages.

Salary.com will host a webinar called “Skills Management: HR’s Path to Organizational Success,” on several dates throughout January 2010. To register for an upcoming session, visit http://events.salary.com.

Companies have an opportunity to participate in a Salary.com SkillsManager pilot program that’s designed to help companies discover the immediate business benefits and ROI that Salary.com SkillsManager can deliver. The program provides three months of full use of Salary.com SkillsManager for 250 employees. To learn more about Salary.com SkillsManager and the pilot program, visit: http://www.salary.com/competencies/skills_management.asp.

Salary.com SkillsManager adds another component to the company’s best-of-breed talent management product line. Salary.com’s TalentManager® Suite provides robust functionality and configurability that HR professionals require while delivering easy-to-use solutions that managers and employees demand.

For more information on Salary.com, please visit www.salary.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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HRchitect Looking Forward to 2010 While Putting a Close to a Steady & Successful 2009…from HRchitect

January 12, 2010

 

HRchitect, the leader in HR systems strategic consulting and the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management systems consulting firm, closed out a successful 2009, even as HR technology budgets stayed tight through the end of the year.

HRchitect continues to be the firm that more organizations seek help from when creating HRtechnology strategic plans, evaluating and selecting HR technology systems, as well as implementing and integrating those systems.  Not only are the services HRchitect offers to its clients first class, HRchitect continues to provide numerous educational opportunities to the HR community free-of-charge. 

“2009 was a year of growth for HRchitect, despite the tough economic client,” states Matt Lafata, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for HRchitect.  “Our success came from the drive to push forward with new initiatives and not let the stagnant economy affect our success.”

HRchitect highlights from 2009 include:

Business of the Year – HRchitect was honored as the Frisco Chamber of Commerce’s Medium Business of the Year.  The Frisco Chamber of Commerce has over 1200 businesses as members and is one of the largest chambers in the State of Texas.  Frisco has been the headquarters of HRchitect since 1997.  In recognizing HRchitect, the Frisco Chamber Board of Directors cited steady growth in revenue, clients and employees as well as its innovative marketing programs that have transformed the HR technology marketplace.

New Clients – The addition of over 100 new clients in 2009.  HRchitect has now completed over 1500 successful client engagements for over 650 clients.  New clients include: Aggreko, Autodesk, Cognizant, Dendreon, Henry Schelin, McAfee, Meijer, Shaw Industries, Sodexo, Sony PlayStation, T-Mobile, Unified Grocers, and Yum! Brands.

New Projects for Existing Clients – The number of existing clients that call on HRchitect to support their organization for additional projects is a testament to a high level of client satisfaction.  In 2009, HRchitect completed additional projects to several organizations that were already a part of the HRchitect family, including:  3M, Baker Hughes, Best Buy, Kindred Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Monsanto, OshKosh Corporation, Perot Systems, Sabre, and many others.

theHRshow – In June, HRchitect hosted the first ever HR technology virtual conference with four vendor panels and 26 educational sessions.  The virtual format proved to be an overwhelming success with almost 1000 registrants. HR practitioners attended as many sessions and panels as they were interested in free-of-charge, thanks to the generosity of theHRshow sponsors.

Beauty Pageant Webinar Series – Launched late-2008, the Beauty Pageant Webinar series continued to be a headlining educational event in 2009.  Each Pageant in the series covers a different area of HR technology and features up to 6 leading vendors.  Contestant vendors give overviews of their company and solution, and also take questions from the audience during the interview portion of the pageant.  Winners of 2009 pageants include: Hodes iQ – Ms. Talent Acquisition Systems, Legiant – Ms. Time & Attendance, Workstream – Ms. Compensation Management, Aruspex – Ms. Workforce Planning, Spectrum – Ms. HRIS, SumTotal Systems – Ms. Performance Management, SilkRoad Technology – Ms. Onboarding, & iCIMS – Ms. Mid-Market Talent Acquisition Systems. These pageants will continue in 2010 starting with Talent Management Systems on January 29, 2010.

HRtechnology Happy Hour WebMingle™ – The WebMingle, also kicked off at the end of 2008, continued strong through 2009 with weekly shows that are broadcast live each Friday.  Guests included Lewis Hollweg – CEO of Batrus Hollweg International, Stacy Chapman & Tess Walton – Co-Founders of Aruspex, Doug Coull – President & CEO of SmartSearch, Brian Platz – Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of SilkRoad, Tim Clifford – President & CEO of Workscape, Larry Dunivan – SVP of HCM Global Products of Lawson, Dave Watkins – CEO of SoftScape, Joe Impastato – President of nowHIRE, Kevin Marasco – Vice President of Product Marketing of Taleo,  Kevin Grossman – President of HRmarketer.com & HRvendors.com, & many more.  Over 48 shows took place and archived episodes are available via HRwebmingle.com.

Social Media – HRchitect increased social media presence this year with the addition of a facebook® fan page to keep friends updated of news & blogs relevant to the HR technology community.  HRchitect employees utilize Twitter to connect with industry and vendor news, analysts and help keep followers informed of what is happening in the marketplace and at HRchitect.  The Puzzling World of HRtechnology and HRtechnology Vendor News blogs maintain a steady readership of industry professionals who use them to stay up-to-date on what is happening in the marketplace and at HRchitect.

HRchitect Cares™ – The community involvement program, HRchitect Cares™, launched in 2009 and recognizes employees for their individual contributions to the community, be their time, talent or treasure.  HRchitect believes that all employees should be active in their communities and the program recognizes and rewards such efforts. 

2010 is starting strong as momentum from late 2009 continues into the New Year.  Many new initiatives are planned for the coming year, including the much-anticipated 30 Days in 30 Minutes broadcast, which is making its debut with the “HRchitect State of the Industry” on Thursday, January 21.  Although the January 21 event will be a look-back at 2009 and a look ahead at 2010, the web-delivered broadcast will occur monthly and deliver HR technology industry news and trends in a 30 minute format.  The program was designed with the busy HR professional in mind.  After the initial event, these broadcasts will take place live on the last Thursday of each month.

theHRshow returns March 24-26.  The virtual event will feature four vendor panels and twelve educational sessions.  Agenda for the 2010 event will be available via theHRshow2010.com in Mid-February.

“One of our top priorities at HRchitect is to keep the HR community informed of what is going on in the HR technology marketplace,” comments Tiffany Appleby, Director of Marketing for HRchitect.  “Events like theHRshow, the WebMingle, Beauty Pageant webinar series and the new 30 Days in 30 Minutes all are put forth free-of-charge to the community.  We strive to be the informational hub of the HR technology marketplace and will continue to deliver dynamic and enlightening educational opportunities in 2010.”

“The next year will bring a new wave of events from HRchitect to the HR community,” continued Matt Lafata.  “We’re working hard to continue to host new educational events as well as take our HR technology consulting services to the next level with innovative ideas that match our ever changing industry.”

Visit www.HRchitect.com to learn more about where HRchitect can be found in 2010 as well as schedules of upcoming Beauty Pageants, WebMingles and other educational events.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Industry Acclaimed Momentum Drives iCIMS into 2010…from iCIMS

January 11, 2010

 

Talent Management Solution Provider Powers into New Decade with Record-breaking Sales, International Expansion, Platform Upgrades and New Employee Data Management Offerings

HRchitect featured iCIMS in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. iCIMS participated in the Talent Acquisition Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. iCIMS competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Talent Acquisition Systems in November 2008 and mid-market Talent Acquisition Systems in January 2009, where they were crowned the winner of each. iCIMS will be competing in the upcoming HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Talent Acquisition Systems on August 21, 2009.  Adam Feigenbaum and Susan Vitale from iCIMS appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on December 12, 2008.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

iCIMS, the second-largest provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions, today released the company’s record-breaking 2009 year-end summary and 2010 forecasts. Increased sales, international expansion, platform upgrades and most importantly, a recently unveiled employee data management software suite have already laid the foundation for iCIMS’ continued success throughout 2010.  Finishing off the year with this kind of momentum marks a decade of success for iCIMS, whose 963% organic growth over the past five years was recently recognized by Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

In 2009 alone, more than 225 leading organizations around the world signed onto iCIMS’ Talent Platform, bringing the company’s total customer base to over 800. Notable client additions include H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), GNC, Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), Trump Entertainment Resorts, Tribune Company and many more. With more than 70% of client additions coming from the mid-market, this past year further strengthened iCIMS’ position as the leading talent acquisition solution provider for mid-market companies.  Industry leading mid-market additions include Treasure Island Las Vegas, NATCO (NYSE: NTG), Alexian Brothers Health System, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, The Visiting Nurse Association, and more. iCIMS’ ongoing pursuit of 100% customer satisfaction through its four-tiered support team directly contributed to the company’s mid-market dominance. The dedicated support teams coupled with user forums, weekly virtual training, and an interactive Knowledge Center continue to serve as one of iCIMS’ core differentiators.

iCIMS’ continued success in the mid-market is also greatly attributed to the Talent Platform’s single-source code architecture and inherent flexibility. This high degree of flexibility is greatly valued by mid-market organizations that are looking to invest in a Talent Platform that is capable of expanding to meet their evolving corporate vision. In addition to offering customers such superior candidate management offerings as applicant tracking, CRM, workforce planning and onboarding, the Talent Platform provides mid-market organizations with such robust employee management tools as performance management, talent & competency profiles, employee referral programs and more. 

Aside from the record breaking sales momentum powering the SaaS provider into 2010, iCIMS’ recently unveiled suite of employee data management software is taking the marketplace by storm. To more fully support the evolving HR needs of its growing mid-market client base, iCIMS now offers customers a complete suite of employee data management tools built right into the award winning talent platform. Beyond the management of demographic information and position history, iCIMS’ employee data management software enables human resource professionals to automate a myriad of once cumbersome, paper-intensive tasks.  These enhanced features coupled with iCIMS’ already advanced talent management offerings, enable the Talent Platform to support the end-to-end talent lifecycle of mid-market organizations around the world.

2009 also marked a year of international growth as iCIMS emerged as the solution of choice for mid-market organizations across the globe, including such notable organizations as Optical Express, BroadReach Healthcare, Cision and Ma’aden. In response to the mounting number of international organizations implementing the Talent Platform, iCIMS expanded its Beijing, China location and opened up the doors to its London, UK office. Looking ahead to 2010, forecasts predict that iCIMS will continue to remain a strong international player as more and more mid-market organizations recognize the value of end-to-end talent management.
 

“As an organization, iCIMS takes great pride in the many accomplishments we have achieved this past year,” said Colin Day, iCIMS’ President and CEO. ”During a time of increased industry consolidation, iCIMS’ record breaking organic growth throughout 2009 is a testament to the long-term value the Talent Platform offers organizations across the globe. With this current mid-market momentum and newly released employee data management suite, 2010 promises to be an extraordinary year for iCIMS.”

For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Saba Delivers Strong Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results…from Saba

January 9, 2010

 

Grows Non-GAAP EPS by 75% and Invoicing by 10% year-over-year; Increases cash balance by 77% year-over-year; Extends leadership with 30 new enterprise customers across learning, performance and talent management solutions

HRchitect featured Saba in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Saba participated in the Learning Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. A.G. Lambert, the VP of Marketing with Saba appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 14, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier provider of people management software and services, today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009.

“We continued to win major new customers while expanding relationships with the world’s leading global enterprises and governments. More and more enterprises are looking to Saba for unified people management solutions that drive business performance by aligning, engaging, developing, and mobilizing their people while fostering collaboration across their value chain,” said Bobby Yazdani, Chairman and CEO of Saba. “Our record of profitable growth and momentum in winning new customers while expanding existing customer relationships underscores the validity of our growth strategy.”

Second Quarter Financial Results

  • Total revenues for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 were $27.5 million, up 6.4%, from $25.8 million in the same period of the prior year.
  • Saba Performance and Talent Management products achieved record high product bookings in the quarter, representing 12% of total product bookings in the quarter.
  • Gross margin for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 was 65.7% compared to 59.6% for the same period of the prior year.
  • GAAP net income for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 was $666,000, or $0.02 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared to a loss of $355,000, or $0.01 per share, for the same period last year.
  • Non-GAAP net income for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 was $2.1 million, or $0.07 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.1 million, or $0.04 per share on a fully diluted basis, for the same period of the prior year. Non-GAAP net income excludes non-cash amortization of intangibles and charges related to stock-based compensation.
  • Cash balance for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 was $22.9 million compared to $12.9 million at the end of the same period in the prior fiscal year. Saba repurchased 1,384,920 outstanding shares of common stock for approximately $4.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
  • Saba invoiced $29.4 million in the quarter ended November 30, 2009, up 10%, compared to $26.7 million in the same period last year.

Second Quarter Business Highlights

Customers

  • Added 30 new enterprise customers bringing total new customers up to 50 during the first six months of Fiscal 2010, up from 39 new customers in first half fiscal 2009.
  • Strengthened leading base of Global 2000 customers during the quarter with wins at Baker Hughes, Bayer Healthcare, Banco Itau, McDonalds, Mars, Owens and Minor, Unicredit Group, Santander, and Saudi Aramco.
  • Expanded relationships with a number of existing large enterprise and public sector customers including 3M, Bose Corp, Synthes, Trillium Health Centre, UNUM Group, Varian Medical Systems, Kwik-Fit Group Limited, Les Hopitaux Universitaires, Blackbaud, Brinker International, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Westat, and Westinghouse Electric.
  • Saba OnDemand solutions reached a user base of over 3.6 million users, including such customers as Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville).

Products

  • Announced major new platform release, Saba Enterprise 5.5, as the industry’s first truly unified people management platform. Saba 5.5 delivers an updated, engaging, and easy-to-use Web 2.0 user interface that visually unifies information so that, whether a user is trying to create a succession pool, start a performance review, or manage a team of employees, the view of the employee information is consistent. Users at all levels are able to make better decisions with more complete and consistent people intelligence.
  • Announced availability of Saba People Management Cloud, delivering Saba’s people management solutions on Amazon Web Services. The Saba People Management Cloud will give companies the elasticity to use as little or as many of Saba’s services as they need, while paying only for what they use, with no up-front expenses.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Recognized in Bersin & Associates Talent Management Systems 2010: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Solution Provider Profiles as the market leader for enterprises with over 10,000 employees. The study touted Saba Enterprise’s extensive configurability, embedded collaboration for talent management adoption and its integrated, sophisticated, workforce planning application.
  • Recognized in the 2009 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Saba was the only vendor in the people management solutions market to receive recognition in this report.
  • Recognized for growing momentum in social software by Chief Learning Officer Magazine who bestowed a Learning in Practice Award for “Excellence in Social Networks” to the company. The Excellence in Social Networks Award recognizes providers that have deployed wikis, blogs, communities of practice, social networks and/or any other employee communication and collaboration platforms for a client in the past year.

For more information on Saba, please visit www.saba.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Learn.com Announces Record Breaking Q4 and Full Year 2009…from Learn.com

January 5, 2010

 

Revenue, Bookings, New Client Acquisition and Partnerships Reach New Heights as Company Enters its 11th Year of Service to Clients

HRchitect includes Learn.com in our list of top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Learn.com, the knowledge platform company, today announced that the company’s business performance shattered historical records in 2009. The company signed a record number of new clients in Q4 as well as year to date. Moreover the company’s December month saw its highest new client acquisition and bookings in its almost 11 year history. Learn.com was able to achieve this impressive growth while still maintaining positive net income and cash flow on a GAAP basis.

“A record breaking year in a weak economy says a lot about our strong team and solutions,” said Jim Riley, President and CEO at Learn.com. “While our competitors are downsizing, we are adding new team members and growing our client base, making our business stronger thus further solidifying our leadership position in the space.”

Some 2009 Accomplishments:
• Voted the best Enterprise Learning Management (LMS) system by the 50,000 readers of ELearning! Magazine (3rd Consecutive Year)
• Voted the best Talent Management System by the 50,000 readers of ELearning! Magazine
• Named a Leader in 7 out of 8 categories in the Bersin & Associates 2010 Talent Management Satisfaction Study
• Named one of Florida’s best companies to work for by Florida Trend Magazine
• Over 95% Client renewal rates
• Opened and staffed an office in London, UK
• Opened and staffed an office in Silicon Valley, CA
• Announced plans for a Cloud Computing Center in London to support EMEA clients
• Enhanced the Learn.com Report Exchange to enable clients to share and download free custom reports they can share across their Learn.com applications
• Invested heavily in state-of-the-art redundant infrastructure and state-of-the-art SAS 70 facilities for Cloud Computing clients to provide more speed, power and redundancy
• Added and expanded relationships with Enterprise clients such as: Peet’s Coffee, Sykes Enterprises, CKE Enterprises, Vermeer Corporation, Smith & Nephew, Intuit, Verigy, Orica USA, St. Jude Children’s Research, US Department of Commerce, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Cartier, Michelin North America, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, General Services Administration (GSA), Jackson Hewitt, Extra Space Storage, Avid Technology, US Bancorp, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Healthways, Ambius and hundreds of others. 

For more information on Learn.com, please visit www.learn.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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SmartSearch Recruiting Software Adds Ability to Upload Zip-Files for Customers with High Resume Volume…from Advanced Personnel Systems

January 5, 2010

 

Advanced Personnel Systems enhances Batch Upload capabilities

HRchitect includes SmartSearch in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Doug Coull, President & CEO, and LJ Morris, CTO with SmartSearch appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 6, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the maker of SmartSearch, a leading talent acquisition system and recruiting business solution, announced the addition of enhancements to its Batch Upload add-on module to facilitate bulk import of resumes stored in ZIP-files, DOCX and text-based PDF file formats.

“This functionality has been requested by many clients, so now users of our bulk upload component can zip resumes into a file,” said LJ Morris, CTO at APS, “The system unzips the entire batch for processing, which makes it easier and faster to import large quantities of candidates into the system. We also added the ability to support batch upload of candidate resumes in DOCX and text-based PDF file formats.”

The Batch Upload utility facilitates import of multiple resumes into the system from a user’s hard drive; it supports most popular resume formats including RTF, TXT, DOC, DOCX, text-based PDF, and HTML. The utility module also checks for duplicates and errors, and provides additional value when used in tandem with resume-mining and passive candidate sourcing tools. The Batch Upload Utility is bundled with the SmartSearch Email AutoReader, and sold as a robust enhancement to the SmartSearch applicant tracking solution.

These powerful toolsets work together and include many optional user-controlled settings to save time, such as tracking source of resumes, updating existing candidate records, and matching groups of imported candidates to specific job openings during the upload process. When the Email AutoReader is used in conjunction with the built-in SmartSearch email templates, recruiters can also create email campaigns which permit candidates to update their own resumes and records by simply replying to an email.

The enhancement to the Batch Upload utility is one of a number of updates rolled out in advance of a new Version release in the works for January 2010, and is now available to SmartSearch users. SmartSearch provides real-time, talent management software that centralizes sourcing, recruiting, applicant tracking, and hiring activities in an online database where all the pieces come together in one easy to use interface.

Learn more about SmartSearch by visiting www.smartsearchonline.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Authoria and Peopleclick Combine in $100 Million Transaction to Create Largest Private Company in the Talent Management Arena

January 5, 2010

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

As further evidence of its commitment to the Human Capital Management marketplace, Bedford Funding, a private equity firm with $800 million in available capital specializing in investments in the software and IT sector, today announced its $100 million acquisition of Peopleclick, the leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Compliance and Diversity solutions. Peopleclick will join with Authoria, an existing Bedford Funding portfolio company which was the industry’s first provider of fully-integrated Talent Management solutions. The combination of these two leading independent brands, which will now operate under the Peopleclick Authoria (The Company) name, brings an unmatched suite of Talent Management software, services and consulting solutions to enterprise businesses around the world. Charles S. Jones, Managing Partner of Bedford Funding, will assume the role of Chairman and CEO of Peopleclick Authoria, effective immediately.

“Enterprise customers who are addressing increasing global workforce complexity and managing thousands, or even tens of thousands, of employees expect deep software functionality in the specific Talent Management disciplines they are enabling, whether it be recruiting, compensation, performance management, succession planning, compliance or vendor management. That said, with every silo or multi-silo function purchase, all enterprise customers come to the table with a long-term vision for a full suite of compatible and integrated Talent Management solutions so they can successfully apply a range of employee data toward desired business outcomes,” said Mr. Jones. “We are excited to now provide current and prospective customers the powerful combination of two leading brands and two deeply innovative and comprehensive suite providers in Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. With this integration we are delivering the first best-of-breed suite available in the market from one single-source vendor.”

Peopleclick Authoria is currently serving nearly 60 percent of the Fortune 100 and has proven expertise in meeting the needs of large global customers. The combined company has expressly committed to the ongoing support of all product lines offered by Authoria and Peopleclick prior to the union, and it will deliver key integration and innovation elements in order to provide broader capability for existing customers and one of the most comprehensive talent lifecycle solutions for new customers.

“Peopleclick Authoria represents the union of two strong players in the fast-growing Talent Management systems market,” said Josh Bersin, President and CEO of Bersin & Associates. “Both companies are product and market leaders in their segments, and together they bring scale and depth of management to drive growth and even greater customer value.”

All aspects of the Peopleclick business, including the Vendor Management System and the Compliance and Diversity businesses, will be integrated, along with the Talent Acquisition products, into a comprehensive Talent Management offering with Authoria’s existing suite. The Compliance and Diversity business previously within Peopleclick, combined with the full suite of post-hire talent management capabilities, is at the forefront of supporting the diverse workforce priorities and regulatory compliance initiatives of global customers for both companies. By extending customers’ ability to effectively control their contingent workforces, Peopleclick Authoria’s Vendor Management System offers customers the ability to fully manage the talent acquisition process — whether such talent is permanently added to an organization or considered on a contingent basis — to meet critical staffing and organizational performance needs within budget.

The full spectrum of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management products available through Peopleclick Authoria will continue to be sold independently or as part of a suite offering, and the Company will be delivering an Appreciation Program, which will reward the purchase of expanded suite functionality with discounted packaged pricing models, in the coming months to existing customers of both companies. In further support of customer initiatives in the coming year, the Company has made additional investments in the engineering and services groups to optimize the delivery of new functionality and integrations to customers in the U.S. through four data centers and eight offices spread across North America and internationally through an E.U. data center and locations in India, Belgium and the United Kingdom.

“As a customer of both Authoria and Peopleclick, I can already see how this will make an immediate impact on Talent Management,” said Brandy Fulton, VP of HR Operations, Citrix. “Recruiting really is the portal through which all employees pass and combining the rich functionality of Peopleclick’s offerings with Authoria’s comprehensive Talent Management suite closes the loop between Talent Acquisition and performance, compensation and succession. I enjoy working with, and have the greatest respect for, both Peopleclick and Authoria, and I look forward to seeing the products and functionality the combined organization will bring to the market.”

Mr. Jones, who has spent much of his career as an operating executive for a wide range of large public international companies and small growth-driven private companies, has a reputation for innovation and customer-centric growth strategies. He has a proven and highly successful track record in integrating software companies, identifying key inflection points of differentiation and unleashing the inherent value to the market. His desire to run this combined business is a powerful commitment to customers and a meaningful endorsement of his understanding of the importance of integrated Talent Management solutions for enterprise companies around the world.

Before becoming Managing Partner of Bedford Funding, Mr. Jones was Chairman and then CEO of Markham, Ontario-based Geac Computer Corporation, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed software company with annual revenues approaching U.S. $500 million. During Mr. Jones’s tenure, he transformed the Geac business with two large public-company acquisitions and built an innovative and market leading business intelligence software enterprise focused on the financial value chain. On October 1, 2001, The Wall Street Journal named Geac the number one performing global stock. In 2004, Mr. Jones was named on the top 25 list of CEOs in Canada and, in 2005, on the top 10 list of CEOs in Canada by Canada’s National Post newspaper.

Ron Kupferman, former Chairman and CEO of Peopleclick, and Jim McDevitt, former CEO of Authoria, will both operate as Vice Chairmen, working on Business Development activities in their respective markets.

Peopleclick currently serves more than 2,100 clients in 214 countries and territories, including 54 Fortune 100, and has strong vertical market presence in retail and health care, while recognizing employer preference for hourly or part-time employment in an increasingly regulated workplace environment. The organization was recently placed in the “Leaders” Quadrant of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant” for E-Recruitment Software* based on its vision and ability to execute. Peopleclick also received the highest Market Readiness score of any vendor in The Aberdeen(TM) AXIS on Talent Acquisition report based on its ability to support its current installed base and bring new, award-winning products to market, among other key performance indicators.

About Peopleclick Authoria

Peopleclick Authoria is transforming Talent Management through best-of-breed technology and expertise. With a deep focus on business intelligence and analytics, the company’s technology gives clients the actionable insight required to make strategic decisions that drive better business results. Nearly 60 percent of the Fortune 100 use Peopleclick Authoria Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity solutions to manage salaried, hourly and contingent labor across their organization. These solutions manage the entire talent lifecycle from recruiting to on-boarding and through the ongoing management of each individual’s career while helping organizations measure, analyze and empower their existing workforce. Both founded separately in 1997, the two human capital management companies joined together in 2010 to form Peopleclick Authoria. The Company’s solutions currently support more than 2,400 organizations ranging in size from large, global corporations to small and medium-sized businesses in more than 214 countries and territories around the world.

About Bedford Funding

Bedford Funding is a private equity firm specializing in investment opportunities in the consolidating and fragmented technology sector with an initial focus in the software and IT services sector. The firm offers extensive strategic operating and financial management expertise and advice with the intention of providing exceptional performance and financial returns for its portfolio companies and its investors. Bedford Funding serves the IT and investment communities worldwide from its headquarters located in White Plains, NY.

For more information on this transaction, please visit www.PeopleclickAuthoria.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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