May 29, 2011
Leading SaaS platform and absence management solution top list of innovations fueling success
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces tremendous growth in the first quarter of 2011, on the heels of industry-leading product innovations and continued R&D investments through fiscal year 2010.
Q1 Revenue and Profits Surge, Led by SaaS Demand
In the first quarter of 2011, WorkForce Software recorded its largest revenue and net income in company history. Historic highs in new business sales, customers expanding their use of EmpCenter, and sales of new products and extensions to existing customers contributed to WorkForce Software’s record-breaking quarter. Total revenues were up by 33% sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2010, and represented a gain of 55% compared with the same period in 2010. SaaS revenues continued to outpace other areas, increasing by 67% on a year-over-year basis.
Additions to the WorkForce Software client base during Q1 2011 include CML HealthCare and Canon U.S.A. During this period, the company also experienced significant upgrades and purchases of additional WorkForce Software solutions within the existing client base. Furthermore, the company continues to expand aggressively within Canada and other select geographies as part of the company’s global expansion.
“We are very excited to enter 2011 with such early success and momentum,” commented WorkForce Software CEO and co-founder Kevin Choksi. “During 2010, we focused on developing new technologies to address growing Human Resources issues – such as employee absence and leave management, employee fatigue management and applications for mobile devices. Through these ongoing R&D efforts, as well as maintaining a close relationship with our growing client base, we have been able to keep pace with the tactical and strategic needs of the marketplace.”
Diverse New Clients, Expanded Suite Drive 2010 Momentum
Significant wins across a diverse array of industries marked the 11th straight year of sales growth for EmpCenter’s core suite of time & attendance, labor scheduling, and labor analytics applications. More than a dozen large enterprises – such as Newell Rubbermaid and Taylor Corporation – selected EmpCenter Time & Attendance to automate 100% of their complex workforce challenges, while numerous mid-sized organizations took advantage of the rapid deployment time and leading flexibility of EmpCenter® Express.
EmpCenter Absence Compliance Tracker® (ACT) – announced at the 2010 HR Technology Conference & Expo – further accelerated WorkForce Software’s rapid growth and rounded out EmpCenter’s end-to-end strategic workforce management suite. ACT received immediate traction among existing clients and the broader market and serves as a strong growth engine in early 2011 success.
Mobile and SaaS Herald Next Generation WFM
Recognizing the transformative impact of smartphone adoption in today’s workplace, WorkForce Software launched its first mobile application, EmpCenter To Go, in 2010. Intuitive and standards-based, the solution delivers powerful self-service capabilities in the palm of a manager’s or employee’s hands and enables users to perform critical time and labor functions without requiring access to a computer. Organizations across a variety of industries, including a global consumer electronics manufacturer and a large Florida K-12 school district, have selected EmpCenter To Go to empower managers with a solution aligned to the growing reliance on smartphones in their day-to-day operations.
As further evidence of workforce management’s rapid evolution, demand for SaaS-based solutions eclipsed other buying trends in 2010. New customers repeatedly opted for EmpCenter Delivered to leverage WorkForce Software’s enterprise-grade SAS 70 hosted environment, which now represents the clear majority of EmpCenter deployments.
“When we launched EmpCenter Delivered, we recognized that SaaS was the future of enterprise software,” noted Kathy Cannon, WorkForce Software’s co-founder and Vice President of Product Management. “Less than 24 months later, EmpCenter Delivered is among the most widely adopted SaaS-based workforce management solutions on the market, and our decision to invest in SaaS has been strongly validated by customer demand.”
Looking Ahead
As stories of the detrimental effect of employee fatigue continue to dominate news cycles, WorkForce Software will soon introduce a series of informative ‘webcasts’ detailing how organizations can effectively monitor and mitigate fatigue. Leveraging the expertise gained by developing and delivering employee fatigue management solutions to nearly 70% of all nuclear power plants within the United States, WorkForce Software is uniquely positioned to help employers in other industries – such as aviation, petrochemical, manufacturing and more – address the complex and high-stakes issue of employee fatigue.
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
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May 29, 2011
Cited as “The Learning Leader” in Comprehensive Analysis of Current Offerings
HRchitect featured Plateau in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Jeff Kristick, Sr. VP Marketing of Plateau Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on April 3, 2009.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Plateau Systems has been positioned as a “Leader” in the The Forrester Wave™: Talent Management, Q2 2011, published this week (May 23, 2011) by Forrester Research, Inc. Plateau achieved positioning in the Leaders Waves across Performance, Learning and Integrated Performance and Learning, and was cited as “the Learning Leader” in the report.
The report states: “In Forrester’s 108-criteria evaluation of talent management vendors that offer suites for both learning and performance, we found that Plateau edged out [the other evaluated vendors] for the top spot. Plateau’s stellar core learning functionality, coupled with advancements in performance management, boosted it to the top of the Leader category.”
The Plateau Talent Management Suite allows HR leaders and managers to bring the best out of their people — by automating and improving key talent management processes, delivering ongoing learning and development, and providing critical insight about the workforce.
“Plateau has been recognized as a leader in talent management, and was cited as the learning leader, one of the most critical aspects of talent management,” said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. “I’m immensely proud of the technology innovation and customer support that are behind our position as a leader in the Forrester Wave.”
Plateau recently entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by SuccessFactors, the global leader in business execution cloud-based SaaS software, which is expected to close in summer 2011. Following the close of the acquisition, Plateau Learning and other products will be integrated with SuccessFactors’ BizX suite.
“The newest industry assessment of who is strongest in Learning brings tears to our eyes at SuccessFactors, and warrants our investment thesis. Reorganization that Plateau ‘edged out [the other evaluated vendors]‘ and words like ‘stellar core learning functionality’ shows that our acquisition combines the clear best-in-class in Learning, with SuccessFactors’ best-in-class Talent Management. No. 1 and no. 1 respectively joining hands to provide total cradle-to-grave people applications, including hiring and onboarding, the system of record for content, formal, informal and social learning, and all talent management, social and collaboration, and reporting and analytics — delivered in the cloud in every part of the world,” said Lars Dalgaard, founder and CEO of SuccessFactors. “I’d like to congratulate Paul and his team for achieving this recognition as a Leader from Forrester Research, and I personally can’t wait to start working with them as part of the SuccessFactors team.”
Dalgaard continued, “That Plateau was also recognized as the leader in combined Performance and Learning shows us that their expertise extends beyond just learning to master the key integration points and data flows that encompass an end-to-end employee engagement platform, and that this problem has already been figured out in the best possible way for our customers to enjoy. In fact, the first integrated customers are live and we are excited about the many new customers that have called us already in anticipation of what is to come in combining Plateau and SuccessFactors.”
For more information about Plateau, visit www.plateau.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 28, 2011
Healthcare talent management leader adds support for physician retention in new version of physician recruitment software
HRchitect includes Position Manager in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Michael DiPietro, VP of Marketing & Product Management with HealthcareSource will be on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 20, 2010. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
HealthcareSource®, the leading provider of talent management software for the healthcare industry, today announced the addition of a significant new capability for physician retention in version 3.0 of HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager®, its software solution which helps healthcare recruiters and HR departments streamline and automate their processes for physician recruitment and retention.
The new physician retention feature for Physician Recruitment Manager improves how hospitals connect, engage and get feedback from their medical staff, and newly hired doctors in particular. In order to improve their success and retention, new physician hires can be automatically surveyed 30, 60, 90 days after their employment begins. Through these periodic surveys—hospital HR managers can identify issues that emerge during the onboarding phase. By seeking physicians’ opinions, and learning what difficulties they are facing in their day-to-day work lives, hospitals can then act to address those issues.
Additionally, Physician Recruitment Manager now helps hospitals manage the documents and licenses of all of its physicians. Departmental recruiters/liaisons will be notified when individual doctors’ licenses and contracts are set to expire, allowing for a streamlined renewal process.
“According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 physicians in the next 15 years. That’s why more hospitals are looking for an edge to attract and retain superior physician talent,” said Michael DiPietro, VP of Marketing and Product Management. “The new physician retention functionality in HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager delivers two-fold benefits: physicians will have a stronger voice to share how they feel about their jobs, and their hospital employers will have better information to help in retaining quality doctors. Given the negative financial impact that high physician turnover can have on hospitals, investing in physician recruiting solutions that improve retention is strategically smart.”
“Physician Recruitment Manager has been a very powerful tool for us.It allows us to organize and manage our recruiting information very quickly and efficiently,” said Mike Fitzner, Director of Physician Recruitment at War Memorial Hospital, a short-term acute care hospital accredited to serving the healthcare needs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “The addition of the new retention functionality has really made the product complete as retention of providers has become more important with looming physician shortages.”
About HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager
Designed by physician recruiters, who have intimate knowledge of complexities involved in recruiting physicians, HealthcareSource Physician Recruitment Manager (formerly known as Medearc) improves productivity and efficiency for healthcare talent management pros by:
- Tracking everything, keeping HR organized and responsive to candidates and hiring managers
- Automating candidate screening, pre-credentialing, and referencing
- Producing recruitment reports that measure results and expense
- Executing job postings and direct mail campaigns in minutes
- Quickly developing detailed opportunity presentations
For more information on HealthcareSource, please visit www.healthcaresource.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 27, 2011
The sale aligns with the company’s continuing initiative to focus on its core offering
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
First Advantage, a leading provider of talent acquisition and electronic data solutions, announced recently the sale of its Professional Employer Organization (PEO) company DecisionHR to Bankers Employer Services.
“The sale of DecisionHR reaffirms our global corporate strategy and commitment to focus resources and energy on products and services that are core to our business,” said Todd Mavis, CEO of First Advantage. “Ensuring our efforts are directed at services which help our clients access information that informs smarter hiring decisions is paramount to our collective success.”
Started in 1996, DecisionHR is a National PEO which operates in 22 states. DecisionHR focuses on delivering and administering quality Human Resource services and other employer services and products to its clients. Bankers Employer Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bankers Financial Corporation, is a full-service human resource outsourcing company serving small- to medium-sized Florida businesses. DecisionHR and Bankers Employer Services will retain their names.
“The acquisition of DecisionHR makes perfect sense within our larger corporate strategy and vision for the future,” said John Strong, Chairman and CEO of Bankers Financial Corporation. “Over the years, we have watched the management team grow DecisionHR into a leading national Professional Employer Organization. When combined with the insurance expertise of Bankers, their strength of management will allow us to advance our footprint and expand our capabilities in the PEO industry.”
Bankers Financial Corporation is a diverse financial services company that has been doing business in St. Petersburg, FL, for more than 35 years. The company is corporate parent to three property & casualty insurance companies and Bankers Business Group, which includes Bankers Employer Services and now DecisionHR.
For more information on First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com
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May 27, 2011
According to report, Cornerstone edges out the competition to become the strongest performance management software vendor; also receives high customer ratings
HRchitect featured Cornerstone OnDemand 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. Charles Coy participated in the HRchitect WebMingle on January 16, 2009. Cornerstone OnDemand participated in the Talent Management Systems Beauty Pageant in December 2008, where they were crowned the winner.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Learning and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) today announced that the company has been ranked as a “Leader” in the May 2011 report, “The Forrester Wave™: Talent Management, Q2 2011” by Forrester Research Inc.
“As a true multitenant, SaaS-only offering, Cornerstone edged out the competition to become the strongest performance vendor,” stated the report. “Customers give Cornerstone high ratings for delivering a product that meets their needs. Cornerstone is the only company we evaluated that has nearly equal numbers of customers deploying learning and performance.”
Forrester’s vendor assessments covered three categories, including learning, performance, and combined learning and performance. Assessments included evaluation of each vendor’s current offering, strategy and market presence.
In recent months, Cornerstone has been recognized as a leader in three other vendor and market studies, including IDC’s 2011 Integrated Talent Management MarketScape report1, the 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems report2 and the 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Employee Performance Management Software report.3 Strengths called out in the reports include customer experience, product capabilities and innovation, and the scalability of Cornerstone’s SaaS architecture.
“Cornerstone is the only pure play, organically developed SaaS solution to be recognized in these recent analyst reports as a leader in both the learning and performance management categories,” said Adam Miller, president and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand. “Other vendors may be rushing to fill out their talent management functionality or make the switch to SaaS, but we’ve been there with an integrated SaaS solution from the beginning.”
For more information about Cornerstone OnDemand, visit www.cornerstoneondemand.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 26, 2011
EMEA Software Recruitment Provider Opens International Job Posting Gateway for Its Customers
HRchitect includes Jobpartners in our list of top Talent Management Systems and Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Fabrice de Carne, Vice-President of U.S. Sales for Jobpartners, appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on October 30, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Jobpartners, a European leader in people and talent management solutions, today announced that it selected eQuest to provide its customers with a fully integrated job posting delivery gateway to thousands of career sites around the world. eQuest is the leading international job posting distributor for the Fortune 500.
Jobpartners provides a set of flexible and collaborative applications that can be used separately or integrated into a complete comprehensive People Management System to enable HR executives and business managers to attract, connect, develop, and retain employees.
eQuest provides an extensive delivery network of job boards, social and professional networks, college/alumni, and a multitude of niche career sites. Through a mutual integration recruiters can post jobs in seconds.
Eric Genet, Group Vice President of Jobpartners, said, “Our agreement with eQuest assures our users the ability to connect with talent all over the world. Our integration is seamless and job adverts can be placed in a matter of a few seconds.”
“Our commitment to serving the international community is key to our success,” said Sean Luitjens, eQuest’s VP of Business Development. “Our service center is ready to provide Jobpartners’ customers the best delivery service available.”
For more information on Jobpartners, please visit www.jobpartners.com.
For more information on eQuest, please visit www.equest.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 26, 2011
Alliance enables Halogen Software customers to leverage cutting edge video-based courseware and measure training effectiveness via a performance-based learning system
HRchitect featured Halogen Software 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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Talent Management leader Halogen Software, Inc. and ej4, a leading provider of video courseware, have partnered to provide users of Halogen’s award winning learning management system seamless access to cutting edge video training courses from eJ4. Through this partnership, Halogen Software customers can leverage thousands of ej4’s video-based courses to deliver practical training and development to employees via Halogen eLearning Manager™. This closed loop learning experience means organizations can directly measure the impact of video learning on employee performance.
ej4 offers a unique approach to training through the company’s J4™ videos which are concise, high impact training segments that enhance skills and behavior, rather than simply teach concepts and theories. The alliance was forged based on the compelling ability to measure the effectiveness of these training vehicles on employee performance.
“While an increasing number of organizations are leveraging video and social learning experiences to support employee development, the integration of ej4 courseware with Halogen eLearning Manager can help make this learning more meaningful because courses are specifically linked to the competencies that they address,” says Dan Cooper, Partner and CEO of ej4.
With siloed HR systems – where learning and performance are not thoughtfully linked – HR, managers and employees must use disparate systems to address development needs. Unlike this siloed or loosely integrated approach, Halogen offers a purpose-built talent management system that uniquely links learning with performance. This seamless connection between Halogen eLearning Manager and Halogen eAppraisal™ means customers can link ej4 courses to specific competencies within a few clicks, to align video training with real business needs.
“We are focused on helping our customers deliver training and development plans that demonstrate a return on their training investments,” says Donna Ronayne, Vice President Marketing and Business Development, Halogen Software. “By integrating ej4 video courseware with Halogen eLearning Manager, our customers can provide high-impact training that is relevant and timely to their employees and that positively impacts business results.”
For more information on Halogen Software, please visit www.halogensoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 25, 2011
First-of-its-Kind Community Site, Enriched by Industry Leading Content from Mercer, Promotes Best Practices and Discussion of Key Compensation Trends Among Thought Leaders and HR
HRchitect includes Peopleclick Authoria in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Peopleclick Authoria, offering a unique combination of best-of-breed suite solutions for Talent Management, Vendor Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity, recently announced the launch of the Compensation Forum. This interactive online community serves as a first-of-its-kind centralized destination where HR executives, compensation professionals, thought leaders and industry pundits can exchange innovative ideas and promote new thinking on the business-critical topics around compensation. Compensation Forum, enriched by the broad content, global surveys and leading research of Mercer – the global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services – will focus on the increasingly strategic role of compensation initiatives across the entire Talent Management chain to build profitability and to propel organizational success in a recovering economy.
“Peopleclick Authoria’s long history of technology innovation and leadership in the Talent Management arena ideally positions the company to design and launch the Compensation Forum to foster community dialog and progress in understanding and addressing the strategic role of compensation within the context of pay for performance programs, executive and board room analytics, management dashboard, blended workforces, succession planning and compliance, among many other emerging compensation initiatives that integrate across a range of talent management functions,” said Ms. Pat Milligan, President of Human Capital at Mercer. “We see an ever-increasing need for this type of forum as compensation continues to be a complex and strategic lever in corporate performance, strategy and profitability. We are pleased to bring to bear the strength of our talent and rewards research and data to drive the important agenda and ongoing discussion of this influential industry group.”
The Compensation Forum launch coincided with the recent WorldatWork Total Rewards 2011 Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. At the event, total rewards experts from around the globe came together to share the latest in dynamic solutions and answers for helping organizations not only find top talent, but also address ways to retain those employees and maintain productivity. With the Compensation Forum, professional networking and strategic compensation management conversations have a place to continue long after the conference ends.
“The momentum leading up to this year’s Total Rewards Conference has been unparalleled as organizations realize the strategic importance of implementing strong compensation management processes that work closely with performance management programs,” stated Charles S. Jones, Chairman and CEO of Peopleclick Authoria. “Our goal with the Compensation Forum is to create a place where professionals and thought leaders can advance the most relevant market issues and continue to propel the strategic and influential impact of integrated compensation decisions with performance and succession with the end goal of driving organizations towards increased profitability and success.”
At the Compensation Forum, industry professionals can interact by asking questions, providing answers, sharing commentary and exchanging ideas on a message board dedicated to different topics covering varying areas of compensation management. The Compensation Forum also features pertinent blog posts and timely commentary on the issues most relevant to compensation professionals.
To learn more about Peopleclick Authoria, please visit www.peopleclickauthoria.com
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May 25, 2011
Introduces Industry’s First Bi-Directional Payroll Connector; Announces Canadian Payroll
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Workday, Inc., the leader in SaaS-based enterprise solutions for global human resources (HR), payroll, and financial management, today introduces an expanded set of payroll solutions for the global enterprise. Organizations that use Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Workday Payroll solutions gain unprecedented levels of global insight into payroll actuals and true workforce costs.
What’s New
Workday delivers an expanded set of payroll solutions to further simplify the historically burdensome task of paying workers around the world.
- Workday Bi-Directional Payroll Connector. By leveraging the Workday Integration Cloud, Workday will deliver the industry’s only bi-directional payroll connector. For the first time, enterprises will be able to import data from a third-party payroll provider back into an HCM solution, gaining a comprehensive view of payroll data across the global workforce. This new level of insight will allow users to analyze payroll data in support of more effective decision making such as:
- Improving cash forecasting
- Comparing actuals to budget
- Optimizing pay ranges
- Managing allowance and overtime policies, and
- Better understanding the true cost of their workforce around the world.
Workday Bi-Directional Payroll Connector will be available in Workday 15, November 2011.
- Workday Payroll for Canada. Like Workday Payroll for the U.S., Workday Payroll for Canada addresses the full spectrum of enterprise payroll needs while providing administrators with new levels of flexibility, control, and visibility. Since it is delivered in the cloud, Workday automatically applies new tax updates immediately after they take effect, eliminating the need for regular upgrades and patches as required by on-premise payroll systems. Workday Payroll for Canada will also be available in Workday 15.
- Partnerships. Workday recently announced payroll partnerships with OneSource VHR, SafeGuard World International, and Patersons, underscoring its commitment to providing customers with choice and flexibility around payroll processing. OneSource VHR provides payroll co-sourcing services including payroll settlement, tax administration, and garnishments administration. This partnership provides Workday customers with all the benefits of outsourced payroll services along with full visibility and control of their data as well as the flexibility to insource their payroll at any point in the future. For customers that prefer to partner with payroll vendors in local markets, Workday has delivered a packaged integration to SafeGuard World International and partnered with Patersons to provide support for payroll processing in almost 100 countries worldwide.
Today, more than half of all companies that select Workday HCM also choose Workday Payroll. Companies that have selected Workday to manage and pay their workforce include CareerBuilder, Chiquita Brands, Fairchild Semiconductor, Life Time Fitness, and McKee Foods.
Comments on the News
“Workday minimizes the burden of managing payroll providers around the globe while maximizing flexibility and choice in choosing local payroll providers,” said Leighanne Levensaler, vice president, Workday HCM strategy. “The combination of Workday HCM and Workday Payroll solutions provides enterprises with unprecedented visibility into the true cost of their global workforce and enables more strategic business decisions.”
For more information on Workday, please visit www.workday.com
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May 24, 2011
Strategic Alliance Brings Integrated Customer-Focused Solutions That Provide Increased Efficiency and Speed
HRchitect featured SilkRoad 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. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, and the HRchitect IRONMAN on Mid-Marketing Talent Acquisition Systems on June18, 2010, where they were crowned the winner of each. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010 and May 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, and HireRight, a leading provider of employment screening solutions, today announced they have teamed to provide joint customers with a new pre-integrated solution to help them manage their employment screening programs more efficiently, and make better-informed hiring decisions.
“We are extremely excited to offer our clients this capability from HireRight,” said Thomas Boyle, Director, Product Strategy at SilkRoad technology. “Many of the world’s most successful companies use HireRight, and with this offering our customers will be able to easily implement consistent screening policies across their organizations.”
SilkRoad’s recruiting management solution OpenHire has been seamlessly integrated with HireRight, through the HireRight Connect integration platform, to increase efficiency and provide faster turnaround for SilkRoad clients through the employment screening process. With the integration, SilkRoad customers can employ these tools to manage and control comprehensive employment screening programs, including comprehensive background, drug and health screenings.
“HireRight pioneered integration of employment screening in talent management platforms and we are delighted to be partnering with a leading innovator such as SilkRoad,” said Kevin Dunning, Director of Product Management at HireRight. ”Both companies offer easy-to-use, streamlined solutions for customers that can make a real difference in productivity, accuracy and ultimately customer satisfaction. We look forward to helping SilkRoad’s numerous clients across the globe work smarter by giving them the tools to make better-informed hiring decisions.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 22, 2011
Marketplace Partner debuts its latest background screening technology to Bullhorn® customers
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
First Advantage, a leading provider of talent acquisition solutions, announced recently the integration of its background screening solution with Bullhorn’s applicant tracking and customer relationship management software. Staffing and recruiting professionals can now screen candidates from directly within Bullhorn, taking advantage of a wide range of tools including criminal checks, employment and education verifications, licensing and sex offender checks, and much more.
“Seamlessly passing information between Bullhorn and the First Advantage screening platform eliminates redundant data entry and significantly reduces errors,” said Paige Vesuvio, Vice President of First Advantage. “Additionally, the applicant’s screening information is now permanently tracked within Bullhorn so that users have all the critical data they need instantly at their fingertips.”
First Advantage is available via the Bullhorn Marketplace, a destination that gives staffing and recruiting agencies access to an extensive range of software applications and services, all of which are pre-integrated with Bullhorn. All Marketplace partner applications are accessible online and help recruiters streamline every touch point of their business ‐ from background checks and payroll to accounting system integration and sourcing ‐ to drive bottom‐line results.
“As an existing Marketplace partner, First Advantage first wowed our customers with its state‐of-the‐ art employee assessment technology,” said David Beaver, Bullhorn’s Director of Corporate Alliances. “We are very excited to expand on this and provide customers with market‐leading background screening tools, which will unquestionably boost staffing and recruiting efficiency.”
First Advantage’s industry leading screening tools are used by thousands of employers and staffing firms worldwide to mitigate hiring risks and optimize quality of hire initiatives. Offering a wide range of screening packages for different industries and job types, compliance support and resources, and flexible reporting options, First Advantage provides Bullhorn users the tools to shorten hiring cycles and get the right candidates working faster.
“The goal of integrations like this is to reduce the time and effort needed to get the right people in the right jobs quickly,” said Vesuvio. “We’ve accomplished that with both our skills and behavioral assessments and now with our background screening tools.”
For more information on First Advantage, please visit www.fadv.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 22, 2011
Leading Recruitment Technology Innovator Raises Capital to Support Rapid Growth
Dan Finnigan, CEO, and Jamie Glenn, Chief Product Officer with Jobvite both appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on July 8, 2010. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
Jobvite, creator of next-generation recruiting solutions, today announced it received $15 million in Series C funding led by Trident Capital and joined by previous investors CMEA Capital and ATA Ventures. The funding will support rapid growth at Jobvite, whose customer base is now 600% the size it was two years ago. Social recruiting applications by Jobvite are now used by over 500 companies, such as Whole Foods Market, Starbucks Coffee Company, Zappos.com, Inc., Yelp and Twitter.
Jobvite provides social recruiting technologies on a subscription basis that work across social networks. The company’s enterprise solutions are proven to perform at the scale and with the reliability required by world-class companies. Jobvite’s social recruiting solutions lead the market in their proven ability to drive referral hires. Jobvite enables jobs to be shared across social networks, on websites and via email not just by recruiters and hiring managers but by every employee of its client companies.
Jobvite provides every employee of its client company with a Jobvite account and the ability to share jobs with their friends and professional network according to their personal settings. The company’s Software-as-a-Service products automate all of the steps in the hiring process and provide complete visibility via real time analytics. These analytics allow managers to see the status of searches, identify areas for improvement and optimize recruiting spend.
“The widespread adoption of social media is changing how people find jobs,” said Dan Finnigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jobvite. “We are leading the way to provide the new technologies companies need to find and engage quality employees where they socialize. This investment will allow us to accelerate the reshaping of the multi-billion dollar online recruitment market.”
Jobvite pioneered the social recruiting category in 2009 by introducing the first recruiting platform integrated into LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, as well as a Facebook application for recruiting. Any job can be converted into a Jobvite, a job invitation that can be seamlessly matched, shared and tracked across multiple social networks. The company has since added hundreds of networks, increased its matching technology sophistication based on millions of hiring transactions, and introduced intelligence that analyzes recruitment marketing results anywhere on the open, social web.
Customers dramatically increase low-cost and high quality referral hires with Jobvite. Jobvite customers hire 10% of referral applicants compared to 1% of general applicants. “Because of employee sharing of Jobvites, we’ve grown referrals to 31% of all hiring. The Jobvite platform powers a pipeline of quality talent we would not otherwise reach – and have come to rely upon in an extremely competitive hiring environment,” said Peter Navin, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Shutterfly.
- TiVo: Referral hires have risen from 23% to 39% after three years with Jobvite.
- Shutterfly: Makes 31% of hires through referrals; referral candidates are hired at 12 times the rate of applicants from other sources.
- Yelp: The free Jobvite channel accounts for 9% of total hires and referrals have increased from 31% to 40% this year.
John Moragne, Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder, Trident Capital, will join the company’s Board of Directors. “Jobvite is the clear leader in social recruiting,” said Moragne. “Many key online categories are being transformed by social media and Jobvite is leading the disintermediation of the multi-billion dollar recruitment space having built a company with considerable revenue and traction during a challenging economic climate.”
Jobvite offers the first and only recruiting platform built for the social web:
- Jobvite Source is a social sourcing and recruiter candidate relationship manager application for the open web.
- Jobvite Hire is a socially enabled applicant tracking platform used by companies to manage the entire business process of hiring.
- Both products include Jobvite social recruiting and employee referral technology as well as Work With Us, Jobvite’s Facebook application for recruiting.
For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 21, 2011
New CMO Brings Extensive Leadership Experience and Proven Record of Success
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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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 Heidi Melin, a recognized technology industry marketing veteran with more than 20 years of corporate and agency experience, has been named Taleo’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Melin brings extensive leadership experience and a proven track record of developing and executing successful, award-winning programs that deliver bottom-line results.
“Maintaining our reputation as the talent management leader requires focus on building and extending our brand in a cohesive fashion across our organization and continuing to bring value to our customers,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Taleo. “Heidi’s rich experience and expertise in technology marketing will enhance Taleo’s ability to drive growth in key areas and solidifies our global leadership across all areas of talent management. We are thrilled to add Heidi to the company’s executive team.”
Prior to joining Taleo, Melin served as CMO at Polycom where she contributed significantly to Polycom revenue growth and recognition as a player in unified communications. Prior to Polycom, Melin was the CMO for Hyperion Solutions, where she developed the brand strategy that led to the implementation of a revitalized Hyperion brand, and a corporate re-positioning initiative which contributed to its recognition as a leader in two Gartner Magic Quadrants and IDC’s 2006 Marketing Performance Matrix.
Before Hyperion, Melin ran marketing services at PeopleSoft for close to a decade. From advertising initiatives and demand generation programs, to web marketing and the annual user conference, Melin improved brand awareness, increased lead conversion rates and streamlined expenses.
“I am excited to be joining the market leader in talent management. Taleo’s proven success positions the company in an industry with significant market potential,” said Melin. ”In today’s environment, companies are increasing their emphasis on talent management as a growth driver, which substantiates Taleo’s sharp focus on developing and retaining key talent”
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 20, 2011
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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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 Corporation (Nasdaq: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, announced today the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at $27.75 per share. Kenexa expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $78.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses that are payable by Kenexa. In addition, Kenexa granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 450,000 additional shares solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
Kenexa intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital, general corporate purposes and potential acquisitions or investments in strategic businesses or technologies. The offering is expected to close on May 25, 2011, subject to customary closing conditions.
Cowen and Company and Lazard Capital Markets LLC are acting as joint book-runners for the offering. JMP Securities, Oppenheimer & Co. and Wedbush Securities are acting as co-managers for the offering.
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 13, 2011
HireVue Welcomes Kevin Marasco as Chief Marketing Officer
- Experienced Industry Marketer Joins Fast Growing Provider of Video Interviewing Solutions-
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and 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!
HireVue, a leading provider of video interviewing solutions, today announced that industry expert Kevin Marasco has joined the company in the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Acknowledged as one of the human capital management industry’s leading marketers, the addition of Marasco to HireVue’s leadership team positions the organization for continued rapid growth.
This news comes on the heels of an incredible first quarter that included year-over-year growth exceeding 300%, 17 new enterprise customers, 19 renewals, 3 new product releases, 2 new strategic partnerships and raving customer feedback including an industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 42%. Recent HireVue customers include Starbucks, Sarah Lee, ConocoPhillips, DirecTV, Research In Motion, and Cardinal Health.
“We’re designing HireVue to be the game-changing video interview platform for the workplace. To start, we’re replacing antiquated communication and collaboration methods in the interview process,” said Mark Newman, HireVue’s co-founder and CEO. He continued, “Kevin is hands-down one of the most innovative marketers in technology today, and has a strong track record of building the best brands in talent management.”
Human Resource Executive magazine’s Technology Columnist, Bill Kutik, also the conference co-chair for the HR Technology Conference, observed, “I’ve worked with Kevin for nine years, as well as with most marketing executives in the industry, and no one rivals Kevin’s creativity, passion and drive. He’s a tremendous asset to any company lucky enough to land him.”
Most recently, Marasco was Vice President, Brand & Digital Marketing for San Francisco Bay-based Taleo (NASDAQ:TLEO). Prior to its acquisition by Taleo, Marasco was senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales Support at Vurv (formerly Recruitmax). Marasco’s educational background includes executive education at Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s in marketing from the University of North Florida.
Marasco commented, “Continually raising the bar and doing something huge is the mantra of my career. When I thought about the endless possibilities presented by HireVue and its unique offerings, I knew this was an organization on the cusp of an incredible breakout.”
For more information on HireVue, please visit www.hirevue.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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