March 31, 2011
Talent Management Leader Moves Annual User Conference to Larger Venue, Expands Curriculum to Meet Increased Demand
HRchitect featured Halogen Software in our 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them 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. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Halogen Software, Inc. today announced that due to increased popularity the talent management leader is moving its sixth Annual User Conference from its headquarter city to Atlanta, Georgia. With an expanded curriculum, including 25 educational sessions, two talent management boot camps and 14 product training sessions, the conference will be held September 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, and will be the company’s largest conference to date.
Under the theme – Strategy, Execution, Results – the conference features inspiring keynotes from HR industry gurus Cathy Missildine-Martin and Lizz Pellet, and is focused on helping customers leverage and extend their Halogen Software solutions for maximum results.
Conference highlights include:
- Four breakout tracks – Strategy, Execution, Tips and Tools and one day dedicated to healthcare – delivered by Halogen, industry experts, C-level and HR executives
- Blogger panel on “Tools to Attract and Retain Your All-Star Talent Pool”
- Pre-conference Job Description Boot Camp, led by industry expert Dr. Gordon Medlock of HRIZONS
- Full day post-conference boot camp on succession planning, led by succession planning author and thought-leader Dr. William Rothwell
- One-on-one time with Halogen Software implementation consultants
- Additionally, attendees can also earn HRCI credits towards their GPHR, SPHR, or PHR certification
Cathy Missildine-Martin, a much sought-after speaker and expert in strategic Human Resources Management will open the conference with her keynote: HR’s 5 Most Important Roles in Managing Talent. ”HR is uniquely positioned to play five key roles in translating business strategy into workforce needs and in linking people with profits,” said Cathy Missildine-Martin, Principal and Co-Founder of Intellectual Capital Consulting. “I’m excited to discuss these roles with attendees who have been working with Halogen to make significant and tangible contributions to their company’s results and success through strategic talent management.”
Lizz Pellet, Chief Cultural Officer of EMERGE International, author of the SHRM publication The Cultural Fit Factor, How to Create an Employment Brand to Attract, Retain and Repel the Right Employee, and a fellow at Johns Hopkins University will close the conference with her keynote: Talent Management Collaboratory. “My keynote will be an interactive discussion where attendees can volunteer their career sites for a real-time review of how well they align their employment brand to their organizational culture,” said Lizz Pellet. “I think Halogen has put together a great line up where their customers can actively participate in the sessions and take home practical insight that can be put to use immediately.”
Halogen Software customers are encouraged to begin submitting speaking proposals as well as nominations for the fourth annual Bright Lights Awards, which are presented at the conference and honor successes in implementation, culture and bottom line results.
Full details and registration information is available on the Halogen Software 2011 User Conference website at http://www.halogensoftware.com/news-events/user-conference.
For more information on Halogen Software, please visit www.halogensoftware.com
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March 30, 2011
Company celebrates its 10th anniversary at annual customer event
Features keynotes from CEO and founder Lars Dalgaard, leadership expert Marcus Buckingham and Anish Baijal from Nissan North America
HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. HRchitect is proud to sponsor this year’s event in San Francisco.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in business execution software, recently announced the details of its annual customer event, SuccessConnect 2011, which will also mark the company’s 10 year anniversary. SuccessConnect 2011′s theme is “Driving Real Change” to showcase how HR and executives can impact their companies with SuccessFactors’ Business Execution (BizX) Software Suite. This year’s national customer user conference will take place in San Francisco May 10-12 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel.
SuccessFactors Founder and CEO Lars Dalgaard will open the event with a keynote address and Anish Baijal, director of talent management and human resources of Nissan North America, will speak on Nissan’s experience with SuccessFactors’ BizX Software Suite.
Marcus Buckingham, thought leader in employee performance, leadership and business success will present a keynote on “What the World’s Best Managers do Differently.” Buckingham is the best-selling author of books such as “First, Break All the Rules” and “Now, Discover Your Strengths.”
“From day one, SuccessFactors was built on the principle of helping customers win. Our annual customer events are the ultimate rallying point for us, when we get to spend time together, sharing the innovations we’ve added to our BizX Software Suite and our vision for what’s to come, as well as learning from each other how to make real, transformative changes in business execution,” said Darryl Dickens, chief marketing officer, SuccessFactors. “2011 is particularly meaningful because it’s our company’s tenth year. The past decade has proven that the cloud software model is the way of the future – so here’s to another decade of success and growth, for both SuccessFactors and its family of customers.”
SuccessConnect 2011 offers three educational tracks for customers: HR Leadership, Best Practices in Talent Management and the BizX Solutions, in addition to a small business focused track. Customers will also have the chance to meet with SuccessFactors executives and network with other attendees so that they can share company goals and discuss ways to implement new strategies. Additionally, the event will include the announcements of this year’s SuccessAward winners — an annual program designed to recognize the best of the best in reaping demonstrated value from SuccessFactors implementations.
SuccessConnect San Francisco will also include programs for prospective customers to learn more about SuccessFactors products and services via the day-long Discovery Program on May 11.
SuccessConnect conferences in Europe and Australia will take place May 19-20 and August 24-25, respectively. SuccessConnect Amsterdam and SuccessConnect Sydney will deliver world-class content and keynotes from SuccessFactors executives and customers. For more information on SuccessConnect 2011, and to register, please visit: http://www.successfactors.com/successconnect/.
For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com
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March 30, 2011
Social Learning Portals and Collaboration Technology Deliver Deep Value to Millions of Users
HRchitect featured Taleo in our 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. Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 TaleoWorld conference and HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended Taleo’s annual Sales and Services meeting in 2010 & 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced that millions of users are realizing the value of Talent Intelligence and the benefits of an integrated learning and performance management solution to drive business results. A key element of this customer success comes from Taleo’s unique ability to satisfy customers’ core LMS needs as well as their emerging social learning aspirations.
One of the many customers achieving these successful results is Vi, formerly Classic Residence by Hyatt, a leading national provider of senior living and care. The organization distinguishes itself from other senior-living companies by striving to deliver a high level of personalized service and quality care to its residents. Training plays a key role in engaging employees to deliver on the company’s service commitment. The introduction of a state-of-the-art online university has significantly expanded learning opportunities throughout the company, while reducing training costs and providing employee training resources that boost employee development opportunities and preparation for advancement.
“As the virtual, boundary-free classroom experience evolves, employees will take an increasingly active role in contributing and leading the learning experience. Vi leverages Taleo’s blog functionality, RSS feeds, and YouTube within our learning management system, E-Campus, to engage our learners. We’ve also taken advantage of Taleo’s unique customizable micro-learn centers to enable our functions within the company to create their own unique and relevant learning experience,” said Judy Whitcomb, Senior Professional in Human Resources, AVP – Learning and Organizational Development, of Vi. “This, along with strong internal marketing and communications, has contributed to over 1,000 percent increase in E-Campus utilization over the last several years and employee engagement.”
With Taleo, customers can leverage robust LMS features including certifications, compliance, CEU management, instructor-led training management, curriculum development, virtual classroom integrations, and web-based training. Taleo customers also benefit from an industry-leading library of over 30,000 web-based training titles developed by internationally recognized content developers.
In addition to these core LMS features, Taleo Learn also includes sophisticated social features that enable organizations to share expertise:
- Through its unique Sub-Learn Center technology, Taleo Learn enables customers to create an unlimited number of collaborative spaces where employees can share expertise, share files and network with one another around corporate initiatives, formal training events, or specific business topics.
- With its portal technology, Taleo Learn supports many of the key features of a wiki. It also enables the embedding of external content via RSS feeds, YouTube videos, and widgets, providing a way for organizations to aggregate internal and external expertise into a central portal.
- In addition to its architectural support for collaboration, Taleo Learn includes features designed to capture and share organizational knowledge in a general way — discussion forum technology, ratings and reviews, social networking, and support for file sharing, including the sharing of video and audio files.
These social features can support formal learning activities, or they can be used “stand-alone” to support more general collaboration needs, both within the enterprise and within the extended enterprise. By mixing and matching formal and social features in their learning portals, customers can design tailored experiences for different learner populations and can continually evolve this blend to solve their changing needs over time.
“We’re at an inflection point in how people learn in the workplace,” said Michael Gregoire, CEO of Taleo. “As we move toward social learning and enterprise collaboration, it’s important to remember that organizations still need LMS solutions to satisfy complex regulatory and compliance reporting requirements as well as the delivery of more traditional learning such as instructor-led training, which still accounts for more than 50% of the training in large enterprises. With Taleo Learn, our customers get the best of both worlds: an industry-leading LMS and robust social learning capabilities.”
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
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March 25, 2011
- Record total bookings of $37.1 million, up 15% year-over-year
- 351% increase in annual contract value of new SaaS bookings year-over-year
- Subscription revenue up 17% year-over-year
- Added 113 new enterprise customers year-to-date; 41 in the third quarter
- Cash flow from operations grew 52% year-over-year
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. A.G. Lambert, the VP of Marketing with Saba appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 14, 2009. Matt Lafata with HRchitect attended the 2010 Saba Global Summit and Analyst Day in Boston, MA
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier provider of people systems, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2011.
“Saba delivered record total revenues, subscription revenue, bookings and deferred revenue in the quarter,” said Bobby Yazdani, Chairman and CEO of Saba. “Exemplified by new enterprise wins at organizations such as Eli Lilly and John Deere, this quarter we once again experienced accelerating adoption of the Saba People Cloud. With our unified and complete set of cloud applications, Saba is well positioned for long-term growth.”
In the quarter, Saba achieved record total bookings of $37.1 million. The growth in total bookings was fueled by a four-fold increase year-over-year in the number of new SaaS transactions over $50,000. Our top 4 transactions in the quarter, and 9 of our 12 largest deals in the quarter, were for Saba People Cloud offerings. The growth in the Saba People Cloud business is driving increased recurring revenue, with year-over-year subscription revenue growth rates increasing from 7% in the first quarter to 10% in the second quarter and now 17% this quarter.
Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011
Revenues: Total revenues increased 14% to a record $30.3 million in the third quarter ended February 28, 2011 from $26.7 million in the same period last year. Subscription revenue increased 17% to a record $16.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 over the same period last year.
Total revenues, deferred revenue, and earnings per share were impacted by the accounting changes described below.
Deferred Revenue: Deferred revenue increased 18% to a record $42.4 million at the end of the third fiscal quarter of 2011, from $36.0 million at the end of the same period last year.
Earnings per Share: GAAP earnings per share was breakeven in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared to fully diluted earnings per share of $0.01 in the same period last year. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share was $0.05 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 compared to non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $0.07 in the third quarter of last year. These results reflect the acceleration toward Saba People Cloud offerings over traditional license transactions and our continued investment in sales and marketing in support of our strong bookings growth.
Our non-GAAP results are calculated by adjusting GAAP results for the impact of certain items including (i) non-cash amortization of intangibles, (ii) non-cash charges related to share-based compensation expenses and (iii) non-operating reorganization costs. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the financial statements accompanying this press release.
Share Repurchase: The Company repurchased 201,417 shares of common stock during the quarter for $1.3 million, bringing the total number of shares repurchased under its share repurchase program to 533,643 shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.1 million. The Company now has approximately $6.9 million remaining under the repurchase program.
Customers: We added 41 new enterprise customers in the quarter including: Eli Lilly, John Deere, Bloomberg, Boston Consulting Group, Infocomm International, Illumina, Mead Johnson, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Tele Tech.
In addition, we expanded our footprint with a number of our existing customers in the quarter including: Sanofi Aventis, Stanford University, Western Australia Department of Education, Saudi Aramco, Novartis, Allina Hospital, Guitar Center, Halliburton, and Chrysler.
Partners: We added 12 partners in the third quarter including Wipro, Pinneast, Dingxum in China and Kbizz in Brazil to join our existing partners IBM, HP, ACS, Comenius, and HCL among others. These partners helped us win a number of deals this quarter, including deals at Eli Lilly, Italian Ministry of Finance, Tim Cellular, and Falabella.
Business Outlook
The following statements are based on current expectations as of the date of this release. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Saba does not undertake any obligations to update these forward-looking statements.
For fiscal year 2011, ending May 31, 2011, we are forecasting bookings to grow in the range of 14% to 16% over fiscal year 2010.
Total revenues are forecasted to be in the range of approximately $117 million to $119 million. We expect our license revenue contribution to account for approximately 16% of total revenues in fiscal year 2011. Due to the anticipated higher revenue contribution from our Saba People Cloud business, we expect GAAP net loss to range from $0.10 to $0.14 per share and non-GAAP fully diluted earnings to be in the range of $0.08 to $0.12 per share.
Fiscal year 2011 non-GAAP outlook excludes non-cash amortization of intangibles and charges related to stock-based compensation expenses.
For more information on Saba, please visit www.saba.com
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March 23, 2011
Global RPO Leader Gives Companies Innovative Option for Rapid Recruiting of High-Quality Candidates
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our 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. Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in May, 2010 and the Kenexa World Conference in 2009 and 2010.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced the release of ZOOMRecruit, a new rapid recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) option for companies that need to hire top talent quickly–often in less than a year.
Developed in response to the accelerated hiring blitz that many companies are undergoing thanks to a recovering U.S. economy, ZOOMRecruit makes it easier for companies to source candidates quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. The solution provides two levels of RPO support – project-based RPO and sourcing. The project-based RPO solution delivers all of the components of Kenexa’s complete RPO solution, including sourcing and recruiting, employment branding and employee assessments, for a short, defined period. With the sourcing only solution, Kenexa sources and recruits top candidates and then submits them to the requesting company for next actions.
“As our economy begins to heat up, many companies need to hire talent quickly to backfill positions that had been reduced. Companies need these hires yesterday to keep up with growing demand. Kenexa has developed an innovative RPO solution that is in keeping with our promise to provide flexible, customized solutions for our clients,” stated Phil Stewart, president, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Kenexa. “ZOOMRecruit allows for a company to benefit from a full-blown RPO solution in a relatively short period of time – a year or less – and often targeted to a very specific staffing need. Ramping up a company’s workforce has never been easier.”
Powered by Kenexa 2x BrassRing®, the new product combines Kenexa’s global RPO solution, which is renowned for delivering a higher quality of candidate, with BrassRing’s world-class recruiting technology. ZOOMRecruit also has the flexibility to integrate with a company’s existing applicant tracking system (ATS).
Stewart continued, “As one of the most respected RPO providers around the world, we have a long history of creating groundbreaking solutions that evolve to meet market demand. ZOOMRecruit will deliver the same cost reductions and high-quality candidates that our existing RPO solution provides.”
ZOOMRecruit is available immediately for new and existing Kenexa customers.
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
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March 22, 2011
HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our 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. SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. SumTotal Systems also competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Employee Performance Management Systems in February 2009, where they were crowned the winner. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in complete talent management solutions, announces today the appointment of software industry veteran Nadeem Syed as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). As the COO of SumTotal, Nadeem will lead the company’s strategic initiatives overseeing services, support, hosting, product management, and engineering.
“Innovation has always been a hallmark of SumTotal, and I remain dedicated to not only further innovating our products, but also with how we service our customers,” said Nadeem Syed. “These are exciting times for SumTotal as we accelerate our strategic growth. I look forward to working closely with our customers and delivering solutions that provide tremendous value and in helping them achieve new levels of success.”
Nadeem began his management career in 1991 with Oracle. Over a 19-year period, he received numerous promotions that eventually elevated his role to Group Vice President, with the responsibility of leading a large, multicultural, and globally distributed team.
“This is fantastic news for us as a company,” said John Borgerding, SumTotal CEO. “Nadeem applies considerable expertise and experience to everything he does, and will help guide the leadership of SumTotal’s technology advancements and strong customer service around the globe. We will continue to lead the industry, and with Nadeem in this key role, we will further deliver greater value to our customers.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
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March 20, 2011
Leading talent acquisition & recruiting business software provider continues its series of webinars on staffing management topics and trends
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 Acquisition System, Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the makers of SmartSearch®, an industry-leading applicant tracking system and recruiting business software solution, teams up with subject matter experts to present a series of best practices webinars in 2011. These informative, topical webcasts are presented as a value-added service for users of SmartSearch, and are open to members of the human resources and recruiting community.
Best Practices for Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce will be presented on March 24, 2011. This program looks at how employers can leverage the knowledge, skills and abilities of the modern U.S. workforce which typically includes members of four generations: Seniors, Boomers, Generation X and the Millennials. Industrial psychologists, human resources professionals, and organizational behaviorists agree it’s essential to know and understand the values held by different generations in order to engage employees, and predict employee behavior in order to maximize productivity. The webcast covers national workforce trends, takes a fresh look at ‘Generations Theory’ and how it’s changing, and discusses how to avoid generational conflicts in the workplace. Registration for this free webinar is open through March 23 https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/851565106
Best Practices for Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce is presented by Connye Harper, a professional human resources consultant with over 35 years of experience. Connye is a nationally recognized expert in developing and implementing policies, practices and programs for compliance with federal and state labor and employment regulations. She has been responsible for the planning, development and implementation of nationwide employer compliance programs on a number of contemporary issues. A Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers since 2004, Connye is currently a faculty member at the John Sperling School of Business of the University of Phoenix, and serves on the SHRM-Hawaii 2011 Board of Directors. More information about the speaker can be found at www.harperstrategies.com
Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce is the third topic in a series of best practices webinars presented in 2011 by SmartSearch®. Previous topics include The Four A’s of Recruitment Advertising, presented by Shane O’Donnell, Sr. Director of Sales at Indeed.com on March 17, and Best Practices in OFCCP Compliance, presented on February 24 by Cathleen Hampton, a human resources consultant, a topic that was originally presented in September, 2010 and updated by popular demand from the SmartSearch® user community.
Additional best practices topics will be presented throughout 2011 including Social Media, Interviewing, and Green Recruiting. Webinars in the SmartSearch best practices series are often eligible for HRCI recertification credits.
“Through close cooperation with human resources consultants and our vendor partners, we are pleased to offer our customers proactive resources and timely information to keep up with changes in recruitment landscape.” said Doug Coull, CEO at APS. “Our best practices webcasts are offered in addition to our weekly user training sessions.”
SmartSearch is best known for the ability to seamlessly integrate with existing systems and applications for managing all employment-related information from one easy to use interface.
For more information on SmartSearch, please visit www.smartsearchonline.com
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March 20, 2011
HRchitect includes Bullhorn in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years in business, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Bullhorn ®, the global leader in online staffing and recruiting agency software, today announced its recognition by Boston Business Journal as one of the fastest growing private companies in Boston for the sixth consecutive year. The annual Pacesetters list honors the top 50 fastest-growing companies in the area based on revenue growth.
“We’re always honored to recognize dynamic, privately held companies through our Pacesetters program,” Business Journal Publisher Christopher McIntosh said. “But it’s a special privilege at a time when these businesses are widely recognized as the engines driving our economic recovery. The success of these companies testifies not just to the vision of their owners and employees but also to the health of our region.”
To be considered for the list, companies had to report annual revenue growth of at least 20 percent over a four-year period. Bullhorn grew about 200% in the past four years and is continuing to see impressive growth in 2011.
“Our team’s ongoing commitment to innovation and superior customer satisfaction drives our growth year after year,” said Art Papas, founder and CEO of Bullhorn. “We continue to invest significantly in infrastructure and international growth, including new office openings in the UK and Australia, while rolling out several ground-breaking product developments and enhancements. We are honored to be recognized by the Boston Business Journal again among so many thriving firms.”
In addition to being recognized by the Boston Business Journal, Bullhorn’s growth earned the company spots among Inc. Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Companies in America, Lead 411’s Technoloy 500, Software Magazine’s Software 500, Deloitte LLP’s Technology Fast 500™, and Always On’s OnDemand 100.
Bullhorn and the other honorees will be recognized at the Fairmont Copley Plaza on April 28. Tickets can be purchased on the Boston Business Journal’s website.
For more information on Bullhorn, please visit www.bullhorn.com
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March 18, 2011
Analytics, mobile and social collaboration innovations transform the way people get work done
HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them 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. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in business execution software, unveiled significant new innovations in cloud analytics, mobile access and social collaboration. Enterprise software has long been made for the experts and not tailored to the everyday business user and many companies are tired of implementing software and training employees only to have it never be used. SuccessFactors’ March 2011 cloud release directly addresses these key challenges with new easy-to-use solutions in analytics, mobile and social collaboration to provide a captivating user experience of consumer apps, within the connected platform of its Business Execution (BizX) suite. Product updates focus on putting workforce information to use in real-time, especially for strategic initiatives like attracting and hiring top talent as the global economy makes a comeback.
“I talk to customers every day who are struggling to find and use information about their workforce to determine the right moves to increase productivity and execution,” said Brad Mattick, worldwide head of product marketing, SuccessFactors. “The additions we have made in social collaboration, mobile access and workforce analytics across the BizX suite are designed to dramatically improve the people performance and business execution of any company.”
“With this release, SuccessFactors is delivering important new capabilities for its customers in embedded intelligence,” says Naomi Bloom, the managing partner of Bloom & Wallace. “In addition to identifying the key questions that managers should ask, SuccessFactors also embeds strategy recommendations and benchmarks so users can understand why those questions are important and how to improve their results.”
Notable new innovations from the March 2011 cloud release include:
Analytics
New features make it easier for executives, managers and employees to put workforce data to strategic use – going beyond static reports to provide answers and next-step advice for the most pressing questions. For example, an executive can get instant answers to questions like “how long does it take to cascade goals throughout our organization?” A business manager can see answers to questions about her team compared to the rest of the company or industry – in areas like performance against goals and employee retention. A marketing manager can see how real-time adjustments in her marketing team’s goals might impact compensation and budget allocation.
- Analytics for All: Workforce-related metrics aren’t just for HR. Now business managers can monitor metrics, including their team members’ performance, with analytics via email push notifications that provide drill-down details to promote proactive decision-making.
- Answers While You Work: End users see the real-time impact of changes in analytics, starting with metrics related to pay-for-performance and budget allocation.
Mobile
SuccessFactors customers will now have continuous access to people and projects for time-sensitive initiatives to help improve overall productivity on the go. In particular, attracting and hiring top talent is a time sensitive and competitive process. The activities that go into hiring the best people happen 24/7, around the globe – and touch many people throughout an organization. Now the right people can easily capitalize on opportunities immediately, getting approvals, adding comments and ratings while they are still fresh after an interview – all on the go via iPhone, Blackberry or iPad.
- Mobile Recruiting: Interviewers can give candidate feedback and managers can approve job requisitions from mobile devices to increase efficiency and cut down on delays.
- Mobile Documents: Employees can review and comment on documents, like resumes and PowerPoint presentations, shared via CubeTree directly from mobile devices.
- Mobile Alerts: Employees will now be able receive instant notifications for messages or replies to CubeTree comments on any mobile device.
- Mobile Contacts: Find contact details for anyone within the organization and call, email, text or direct message with one click straight from iPhone, Blackberry or iPad.
Social Collaboration
Collaboration continues to grow as the pace of business accelerates and employees demand more real-time tools and email alternatives to interact and get work done. The SuccessFactors BizX suite incorporates workforce information for people across the entire organization, making its collaboration environment inherently inclusive, helping break down social and operational silos. Popular use-cases include improving collaboration around the recruiting and hiring process as well as dramatically accelerating time-to-productivity for new hires.
- Social Sourcing: Recruiting goes social with integration to Jobvite, tapping hundreds of external social networks and employees’ own connections to find the best candidates, faster.
- Auto Profile: CubeTree is the only collaboration tool that automatically pre-populates employee profiles and organizational structure.
- Smart Groups: Employees are automatically assigned to relevant groups across the company based on information from their profile, including their start date, role, geographic location and department.
- Easy Document Management: The new SharePoint Connector takes advantage of existing investments by making SharePoint-housed documents visible in CubeTree where employees can easily make comments and suggestions.
- Globally Aware: Companies now have the option to house collaboration data in an EU data center and roll out CubeTree in multiple languages, including French, German, English, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
The SuccessFactors BizX suite operates entirely in the cloud and is updated five times a year with new innovations and solutions to help improve business execution. Product updates are made available to customers in March, May, July, September and November.
For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 16, 2011
Select International recently announced that it has become a certified Taleo Business Edition partner. The integration between Select International’s solutions and Taleo’s people management systems delliveres quick ROI for additional functionality and value. The partnership falls under Taleo’s Assessment category
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Select International, a global provider of human resource assessment solutions, announced that the company has become a certified Taleo Business Edition partner. This integration between Select International’s solutions and Taleo’s people management systems delivers quick return on investment for additional functionality and value.
Taleo’s platform makes it possible for companies to set up and configure a career site quickly, providing a custom system to immediately process applicants.
Select International’s partnership falls under Taleo’s Assessments category. Other categories within the Taleo Business Edition include Background Check, Compensation, ERP/Payroll Services, Learning and Tax Credit Screening.
“This Taleo partnership enables Select International to provide an even greater level of service and flexibility for our clients and prospects who utilize Taleo’s solution,” said John Kremer, Select International’s Director of Technology. “Taleo provides excellent talent management tools, and we’re proud to align our services with them.”
The partnership creates a seamless process for candidates and recruiters to utilize Select International’s assessment solutions. Select International offers technologically advanced assessment solutions for selection and development at all levels within an organization, improving the efficiency and accuracy of the screening and selection process. They develop and implement a wide range of hiring solutions, including Application Tools, Screening Tools, In-Depth Assessments and Interviewing Tools.
For more information on Select International, please visit www.selectinternational.com
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March 14, 2011
Jambok acquisition will add mobile video creation and sharing technology to accelerate the future of corporate social learning and the smarter workplace
HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them 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. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jambok (http://www.jambok.com), the SaaS social learning company that draws on the consumer world’s popular web 2.0 tools like YouTube and Facebook, to offer even easier next generation on-the-fly mobile video creation, sharing, discovery and social networking that enables informal social learning within the workforce.
“We think Jambok has superior next gen mobile video and social learning technology. Jambok has surprisingly great growth and customers like NIKE, Mitsubishi, and Reuters. We love the team; Karie is a visionary learning practitioner and published bestselling domain thought leader, and Charles and the engineering team from Russia are exceptional,” said Lars Dalgaard, CEO and founder of SuccessFactors. “We all know 80 percent of learning happens on the job, Jambok-SuccessFactors allows any employee to immediately capture and accelerate that business execution opportunity, in a mobile social learning video. I personally found it easier than YouTube, and with the Social Learning platform it feels like a killer app for businesses to accelerate learning content and dissemination. SuccessFactors has found customers want to buy traditional integrated learning but delivered as part of SuccessFactors’ BizX Cloud Suite, and the Jambok technology will form a customer proven fresh Social Learning compliment to differentiate learning management in the BizX Suite.
“By solving a much larger comprehensive opportunity of making employees productive, not only on regulatory compliance, we intend to grow our expanding learning offerings faster than the market,” Dalgaard continued.
“At NIKE most of our learning happens on the job, in real-time and from the subject matter experts, not from canned videos and training alone,” said Joe Campbell, director of talent development & global design and delivery solutions, NIKE. “Jambok allows our team members, regardless of their technological capabilities, to complete screen captures, create videos, upload and share easily with the team, accelerating learning and helping to create a smarter workforce. This is the future of corporate learning and we’re ahead of the curve with Jambok.”
Although companies based in the U.S. alone spend more than $100B per year on training, the ability to tap into the informal learning that happens on the job is limited, and the power of user-generated content remains untapped. With this acquisition, SuccessFactors makes a significant step forward in defining the next generation of results-oriented learning for organizations.
This acquisition will extend SuccessFactors’ leadership in Business Execution software with strong new social video creation and sharing tools that will be integrated into the company’s current social collaboration offering as well as other areas of the Business Execution (BizX) Suite, including social recruiting. Through its acquisitions over the past year, SuccessFactors has continued to build on its core BizX solution to help its customers’ workforce be more productive and to execute effectively against company strategy.
Adding Jambok technology to the BizX suite will offer customers:
- Content Creation & Sharing: Simple and easy tools to share existing multimedia files, documents, videos and/or audio content through a webcam, as well as capture narrated screen casts. Instantly publish with one-click to the community using a web browser on your computer or mobile device.
- User-centric Social Capabilities: Powerful features including user-generated ratings of content, user-assigned taxonomy applied to content, user-based feedback on content, granular content sorting capabilities and content filtering.
- Community-based Approach: Flexible and secure targeting of content for specific groups of users based on topic, interest or projects.
The Jambok team will join SuccessFactors, including Dr. Karie Willyerd, CEO of Jambok, who will join as vice president of learning and social adoption. Willyerd is an industry veteran and the former chief learning officer for Sun Microsystems, where she led a team that won more than 30 awards from 2008 through 2010, including the ASTD No. 1 training department in the world. She is also the co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today (http://www.amazon.com/2020-Workplace-Innovative-Companies-Tomorrows/dp/0061763276/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300079826&sr=1-1).
“The Jambok team is extremely passionate about our social learning solutions. Our customers have seen early success in accelerating the learning curve by allowing their employees to generate and share content with each other. Jambok makes it simple and easy to post video, audio, bookmarks, photos, as well as screen capture their desktops in order to share knowledge within the organization,” said Dr. Karie Willyerd, CEO of Jambok. “Joining the SuccessFactors family will give us the momentum and network needed to continue to grow, expand and instantly reach additional customers with our solution.”
The acquisition is expected to close by Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 11, 2011
New vice president and research director will advance the company’s education, research and advisory services capabilities in talent management and workforce performance management
If you are looking for a new Talent Acquisition System, Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Ventana Research announced today that industry leader Kevin W. Grossman has joined the company as vice president and research director focused on the industry and focus on utilizing the people and workforce effectively. This focus in the industry has been often strategically called human capital management with a focus on applications that are part of talent management and human resource management and information systems that enables improvement to workforce performance and the human resource profession.
Grossman brings to Ventana Research more than a decade of HCM marketplace experience, during which time he has marketed and educated the market on value of the hiring and workforce processes that human resources and those in operational management can improve their organizational efficiencies. Kevin was recently rated as #1 HR digital influencer, #2 digital influencer in leadership and #4 influencer in talent management by online magazine HRExaminer.com outpacing all other industry analysts.
“We are ecstatic about Kevin Grossman joining our team,” said Mark Smith, Ventana Research CEO and EVP of Research. “With his experience and presence in HR dialogue he will bring new research and education to the industry while providing world-class advice to clients worldwide to separate hype from reality in regards to vendors and products. I have admired Kevin’s work that has brought fresh perspective to the industry.”
At Ventana Research, Kevin will direct research and education on a range of applications and processes covering human capital management across talent acquisition, talent management, workforce performance management and HR management systems (HRMS). These areas include specific workforce process areas of recruiting, onboarding, performance, compensation, learning, succession and analytics. He also will take responsibility for leading the research and advisory services that will educate organizations on how to adopt best practices and technologies to help HR and organizations worldwide. Kevin will also help lead the business technology innovations within human capital management by Ventana Research including: analytics, cloud computing, collaboration, mobility and social media.
Grossman will develop progressive research into the role of these applications and technologies across business and IT functions, while also providing assistance to human resource organizations in making critical investment decisions regarding investments in the offerings of software suppliers like ADP, Cornerstone OnDemand, Kenexa, Kronos, Lawson, Oracle, Plateau, Saba, SAP, SuccessFactors, SumTotal Systems, Taleo and Talent Technology.
Grossman will be responsible for servicing Ventana Research clients across business and IT, ensuring they benefit from the company’s world-class education and research through workshops, assessments and the new fact- and education-based advisory service called Ventana OnDemand. He will also be responsible for leading benchmark research and vendor and product analysis and comparison called Ventana Research Value Index. Prior to joining Ventana Research, Grossman was the president of HRmarketer.com and other consulting firms who focused on the HR process and technologies in the market.
“With more than decade of experience in the HR industry, I’ve wanted to provide the education and research that helps buyers and suppliers get better aligned to realize the true value of people across business processes,” Grossman said. “Becoming part of Ventana Research is a great opportunity to share my experience and passion with organizations so they might too increase their human capital value. The continuing consolidation and simultaneous growth of the Talent Management space creates the need for a strong and reliable voice with the experience, reputation and depth of research and coverage that Ventana Research offers.”
Those that want to gain access to Kevin Grossman’s industry insights and advice can set up an inquiry through client services or sign up for research- and advisory-based Ventana OnDemand Services. Kevin can be found on Twitter at @kgrossmanvr, LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwgrossman) and his blog at http://kevinwgrossman.ventanaresearch.com and can be reached via email at kevin dot Grossman at VentanaResearch dot com. You can learn more about Ventana Research on LinkedIn.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 9, 2011
Product Line Reaches New Highs in Growth, Customer Wins and Analyst Ratings
HRchitect featured Taleo in our 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. Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 TaleoWorld conference and HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended Taleo’s annual Sales and Services meeting in 2010 & 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced Taleo’s Performance Management suite of products is breaking records in every aspect of the business. Taleo Performance provides Talent Intelligence that gives executives new insight and visibility into their people, allowing employers to align their people strategies with their business objectives.
As the only vendor to offer a full suite of talent management software solutions, Taleo is achieving tremendous momentum in its Performance Management product line. Taleo’s modern architecture, and focus on the business user’s needs is driving selection of Taleo as the solution of choice by some of the world’s largest financial, consulting, retail and communications organizations. The provision of performance management and goals functionality as part of a unified suite of talent management capabilities that also includes Recruiting and Development was also a key factor in their decision. Many of these customers are making strategic commitments to Taleo with enterprise-wide investments in Taleo Performance, resulting in over 1.4 million new licensed users.
“2010 was a breakthrough year in defining our suite approach and the success and momentum in Performance Management was a huge catalyst,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taleo. “We opened the year with one of the industry’s largest PM deals ever with Bank of America and continued replacing or beating our competition around the globe quarter after quarter at DHL, Specialized Bike, Pixar and Alcatel Lucent to name a few. Our unique user-centric approach to Performance Management and Talent Intelligence gives executives insight into their people that they have never had before.”
Analyst Ratings
Taleo was recognized by IDC for having the most comprehensive Talent Management product strategy in the industry. This research validates the strength of Taleo’s Performance Management products as a key part of Taleo’s broader suite of Talent Management products. IDC Program Director for HR and Talent Management Services, Lisa Rowan, wrote: “Taleo is again a market leader in this analysis this year, with strengths in many areas including depth of capability of the individual talent functions, a robust partner ecosystem, strong brand recognition, global reach and a track record of innovative R&D.” Ms. Rowan also writes, “The business imperative to tie talent management strategies to business objectives and outcomes has created a market category for integrated talent management solutions.” IDC’s research underscores the value in a tightly integrated solution that combines performance management with compensation, learning and recruiting. Taleo is the only vendor in this report to provide industry leading capabilities in all four of these areas.
New Product Innovation
Taleo’s Performance Management suite is consistently beating the competition because of its modern architecture that transforms performance management from an annual exercise to an ongoing dialogue that leverages social media, email and mobile technologies. In particular, customers value features like Taleo Inbox that allow employees to provide feedback and update goal plans directly from within Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes.
“With Taleo, RSC now has the ability to identify and develop future leaders using talent profiles and succession plans. Company leadership is talking about future leaders on a quarterly basis. It’s now part of our culture,” said Linda Luman, Vice President of Human Resources, RSC Equipment Rental.
In the latest release issued this month, Taleo continues this innovation with new embedded analytics and visualization tools that allow managers to quickly segment and benchmark pools of employees. Now managers can create plans to develop, retain and engage employees to ensure that they have the talent they need to drive their business. This new functionality also helps managers build a true picture of employee performance so that high performers are appropriately recognized and rewarded.
In addition to these advances, Taleo is building out its performance management suite with enhancements to matrix management and 360 degree feedback and tighter integration with Taleo Learn.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 8, 2011
Newton Software continues to push boundaries in the applicant tracking sphere with new features for companies to build customized reports and strategically analyze their recruiting performance.
Joel Passen, VP of Marketing and Co-founder of Newton Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on December 11, 2009. HRchitect includes Newton Software in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Newton Software, Inc., the developers of smart, corporate applicant tracking software, just unveiled another key feature aimed at helping organizations to easily measure their corporate recruiting performance.
Newton is an intuitive, web-based, corporate applicant tracking platform. The product is designed to organize and simplify recruiting programs through the use of modern web 2.0 tools; making it easier for everyone to collaborate in the recruiting process.
Previously, Newton users were able to examine recruiting metrics through a real-time analytics dashboard. Now, in addition to the live metrics, Newton’s custom reporting engine allows users to build, save and share customized reports comprised of any piece of data collected during the recruiting process. Users can generate reports on candidate pipelines, user activity, requisitions, job posting performance, interview statistics, hires and more. The new reporting feature even empowers users to save their customized reports and run them anytime in the future in only a matter of seconds.
The reports are easily built with Newton’s drag and drop interface and exported to auto-formatted spreadsheets that are production quality. And, processing large amounts of data will not cause latency for users because the reports are generated from a reports-specific database with dedicated servers.
“From the beginning, we’ve focused on two key areas: one, designing applicant tracking software that’s intuitive for everyone in an organization to use; and two, creating a platform that drives the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ decisions integral to hiring,” said Joel Passen, Newton’s Head of Marketing. “Thoughtfully designed software ensures high user adoption, and when you have lots of users creating data, you also have many metrics you need to measure. Now, we’re giving corporate recruiters the ability to easily analyze the performance of their processes so they can be more strategic.”
2011 will continue to be a busy year for Newton Software. Newton’s custom reporting engine is one of several features that the San Francisco based company will make available to customers this year. Passen explains that the company is continually evolving Newton to meet the needs of the marketplace. “We grew the business over 1000% last year and now we have more resources than ever to dedicate towards evolving the recruiting software platform that our users love.”
For more information on Newton, please visit www.newtonsoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 8, 2011
Chairman and CEO of Peopleclick Authoria Honored for Significant Impact on Triangle Business Community
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. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
In a formal ceremony last night, Charles S. Jones, Chairman and CEO of Peopleclick Authoria, was honored as one of the top entrepreneurs in the triangle business community. Business Leader Media recognized Mr. Jones for the strong contributions he has made and the significant impact his company has had on the business community at large. Peopleclick Authoria, currently serves 60 percent of the Fortune 100 with best-of-breed suite solutions for Talent Management, Vendor Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity.
Commenting on the award, Mr. Jones said “As the CEO of an international software company in a growth market, it is a particular honor for me to be acknowledged as a leader within the triangle community, a region of our country long identified as a cornerstone of technology innovation. As we continue to grow our business, we are very pleased to maintain our headquarters and strong presence in Raleigh, a community from which we have received great support and talent and to which we will continue to contribute. Tonight’s recognition is, indeed, an honor for me and for all of the employees at Peopleclick Authoria for whom I accept it.”
Business Leader Media develops magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters and events that support the critical local market information needs of C-level business leaders. The Top Catalyst Entrepreneur Award is given each year to dynamic and outstanding business professionals who greatly contribute to the growth of their communities. Each winner is a visionary and innovator who helps revitalize the local economy, create job opportunities and generate strong company revenues.
To learn more about Peopleclick Authoria, please visit www.peopleclickauthoria.com
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