Jobvite and Workday Partner to Integrate Leading Recruiting and Human Resources Platforms …from Jobvite

October 27, 2011

 

Combined offering from SaaS innovators engages employees to improve the speed and quality of hiring

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!

 

This week at Workday Rising 2011, Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, announced a partnership with Workday, the leader in SaaS-based enterprise solutions for global human resources, payroll and financial management. Jobvite will integrate its award-winning social recruiting and applicant tracking innovations with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM).

Jobvite provides social recruiting technologies on a subscription basis that work across social networks and 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. 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.

The Jobvite integration with Workday will lower cost and implementation time for connecting these leading solutions for recruiting and human capital management. It will enable customers of both solutions to plug Jobvite into their Workday infrastructure and seamlessly share current data across platforms.

“One of the benefits of cloud-based SaaS solutions is the flexibility to choose the best solutions to meet business needs. HR leaders have asked for us to integrate with Workday because it has been built from the ground up for today’s business consumer of web-based services,” said Dan Finnigan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobvite. “Now our joint customers can integrate company directory into Jobvite making it easy to engage all employees in referral hiring and manage a productive recruiting process.”

Our companies share a philosophy about enabling employees throughout the company to be productively engaged in managing key business processes. We’re happy to partner with Jobvite to bring valuable social recruiting and applicant tracking innovations to our loyal Workday customers,” said Jeff Pulver, Workday’s vice president, business development.

For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com

 
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Silkroad Technology and The Employee Engagement Group Announce Partnership…from SilkRoad

September 29, 2011

 

Partnership Will Deliver Engagement Learning Library Through Eprise

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., a leading global provider of cloud-based talent management solutions, together with The Employee Engagement Group, a leading talent management consulting firm, announced today they have entered into a collaborative partnership, combining The Employee Engagement Group’s world class learning content with SilkRoad’s innovative Internet-based content management and technology solution, Eprise.

The Employee Engagement Group is pleased to introduce The Engagement Learning Library, believed to be the first of its kind in the industry. This Internet-based library, consisting of world class talent management tools, training programs, templates, and related resources, will be made available to clients on an annual subscription basis via SilkRoad’s Eprise platform.

The engagement resources are structured to help companies increase employee engagement to drive business results. The tools are designed from the 10 steps of employee engagement as described in Bob Kelleher’s critically acclaimed book, Louder than Words – 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results!

The Engagement Learning Library includes:

• Complete training programs with slide shows, handouts, workbooks and exercises

• Templates for designing your own engagement processes

• The latest engagement research, case studies, statistics and articles

Material can be easily customized to fit a client’s organizational brand and existing look and feel. By subscribing to the Engagement Library, these resources become an extension of a company’s organizational development or human resources department.

“We are thrilled to partner with SilkRoad, a firm we respect immensely,” says The Employee Engagement Group’s CEO, Bob Kelleher. “After getting to know their outstanding people, and experiencing their world class technology, they were our top choice to collaborate on this exciting new product offering.”

“Most consultants help companies decide ‘what’ to do,” says Kelleher. “We go beyond that and teach our clients ‘how to do it’ by offering them access to our extensive library of world class talent management tools. SilkRoad’s technology will enable HR and OD departments to leverage the power of cloud computing to instantly download already prepared training content at a fraction of the cost of developing the content themselves.”

“We couldn’t be more pleased to partner with Bob and The Employee Engagement Group,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, CEO, SilkRoad technology. “With talent management top of mind for companies everywhere, maximizing productivity of the workforce is critical to the success of any business. The Engagement Learning Library will provide companies with the tools they need to engage employees and increase productivity.”

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

 
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Plateau Earns Top Spot in Talent Management Systems Evaluation by Independent Research Firm…from Plateau

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.

 
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Cornerstone OnDemand Ranked as a Talent Management Software Leader in New Industry Analyst Report…from Cornerstone OnDemand

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.
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Mark Goldin Joins Cornerstone OnDemand as Chief Technology Officer…from Cornerstone OnDemand

July 17, 2010

 

Leading talent management software company hires tech industry veteran to support company’s rapid growth

HRchitect featured Cornerstone OnDemand 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. 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, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., the leading provider of integrated learning and talent management software and services, announced today it has appointed Mark Goldin as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Goldin will execute Cornerstone’s overall technology strategy and will lead the engineering team in support of the company’s continued aggressive growth.

Goldin joins the Cornerstone team with more than 15 years of experience as a Chief Technology Officer leading high growth companies to market leadership positions through technology-driven strategies. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Goldin was the Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Green Dot Corporation where he oversaw application development, IT infrastructure, supply chain and logistics, and call center operations with a team that helped grow valuation by greater than a factor of 10 in just three years. Prior to this, Goldin served as Senior Vice President and CTO at Thomson Elite where he conceived, founded and ran Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pioneer Elite.com and helped lead the company to market dominance. Goldin also held positions as CTO at DestinationRx and Managing Director at Trace Alexander Ltd.

In his new role at Cornerstone, Goldin will be instrumental in building and directing the company’s technology strategy, which will allow the organization to scale effectively and efficiently in the midst of rapid growth.  He will oversee application architecture, development, quality assurance and technology operations while leading a world-class team of engineers to assure Cornerstone’s continued excellence in providing innovative and feature-rich talent management software.

“I am delighted to be leading the technology team at Cornerstone, one of the best I have ever worked with.  In many ways, my career has been leading up to this,” said Goldin.

“Mark’s wealth of technology experience and proven leadership skills make him a great addition to our team,” said Adam Miller, President and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand. “His extensive experience with all aspects of building and managing web-based enterprise software solutions will be critical to ensuring we scale efficiently as we continue to innovate and grow rapidly.” 

For more information about Cornerstone OnDemand, visit www.cornerstoneondemand.com.
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Softscape Achieves Record-Breaking Results in First Half of 2010 with Increased Sales & Continued Profitability…from Softscape

July 14, 2010

 

Strong Market Momentum from Recent Softscape Innovations Drives Growth Across Company’s Entire HR Product Platform

HRchitect featured Softscape 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 vendors that businesses should consider. 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. We have 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 here to help!

Softscape, an innovator powering complete people management solutions, today announced a 263% growth in Q2-2010, compared to Q1-2010, with a surge of new business across its global operations. The company attributes this rapid growth to increasing demand specifically for Softscape’s broader and more complete HR technology infrastructure that enables organizations to better manage workforce efficiencies and prepare for business growth as the global economy begins to accelerate.

Softscape delivered sustained business expansion and profit with all global divisions contributing to strong performance year-to-date leading to a record-breaking second quarter, and a 29% overall growth for the first half of the year. The second quarter of 2010 also represented a 92% increase over the same period last year, including a 71% increase in sales for the company’s cloud offering. Net sales rose 94% in the US alone for the first half of 2010, compared to last year. The majority of new customers, nearly 80%, are purchasing multiple software suites at initial contract which represents an increasing trend across the market. The average deal size for the company also nearly doubled, with many multi-million dollar global contracts signed, as more and more organizations recognize the value of a single and complete HR software platform.

The company’s new customers range in size and across diverse industries including Agriculture, Transportation, Business Services, Computer Software, Construction, Energy & Utilities, Food & Beverage, and Manufacturing. New customers have included 7-Eleven, Dave & Buster’s, and JE Dunn, as well as growing partnerships and resellers across the globe such as Ascendis in Romania, Human Dynamics in South Africa, and HMP in Germany.

Softscape also recently announced several new product innovations: 

  • New People Advisor™ series for real-time view of workforce effectiveness while helping managers make better and more informed decisions.
  • Smart Coaching™ to highlight potential workforce problems with embedded expert direction for leaders upon which they can easily act.
  • Talent-based Learning Platform with significant new capabilities including new “My Learning” portal, enhanced certification and compliance tracking, new social-based learner views, and enhanced demand management.
  • Manager Insight™ with advanced searching and expanded social networking-based user interface spanning entire platform.
  • Hiring & Recruiting assessments with Gallup integration to better assess and select top candidates.
  • Talent Mobility™ solution to reduce top performer flight by providing improved global visibility and processes for talent rotation.

 In addition, newly established efficiency programs across the company’s service and support organizations have also contributed to on-going improvements with a direct positive impact on operating income and profit margins. Operational efficiencies include new methodologies and internal processes for managing new customer on-boarding, system and requirement analysis, implementation and deployment, support and customer care, as well as development efficiencies for rapid product advancements.

“We continue to innovate the industry with groundbreaking developments that are rooted in helping customers today and tomorrow,” said Dave Watkins, CEO and co-founder of Softscape. “Softscape’s continued growth has enabled us to further invest in advancing how organizations can better manage their workforce. Our forward approach, and deep analysis of where this market is heading and how organizations can better navigate the changing economic and workforce conditions, is testament to our on-going dedication to the market and our customers.”

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

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SilkRoad technology Wins HRtechnology Ironman…from SilkRoad

July 6, 2010

 

HRchitect’s latest educational webinar series pits software vendors against one another

HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad 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.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today the company was named the winner of the June 2010 HRtechnology Ironman. SilkRoad’s market leading Life Suite product OpenHire competed in the Mid-Market Talent Acquisition Systems Ironman competition on June 18th.

The competition is the latest in HRchitect’s educational webinar series and has software vendors compete against one another to prove who can “swim better,” “bike stronger” and “run faster.” HRchitect recently developed the series of webinars as a way to educate consumers on the human resource technology choices available.

In these fast-paced web events, vendors compete head-to-head in each category. Spectators then vote after each portion and the vendor with the most total votes receives the medal and is named HRtechnology Ironman. In the competition vendors must prove their advantages over the competition in each category including:

Swimming – In this category vendors discuss company history, overview, specific identity, financial viability, marquee clients and leadership team.

Biking – During the biking portion the vendors showcase their product’s functionality, technology/integration, usability and configurability.

Running – In this segment of the competition the vendors discuss the key differentiators of their solution and their company.

Media Interviews – Finally, the vendor is judged based on answers to questions from the audience.

At the conclusion of the competition, SilkRoad technology was voted the winner and named HRtechnology Ironman.

“We enjoyed participating in the webinar and are honored the audience selected us as the Ironman winner,” said Thomas Boyle, Director of Product Strategy, SilkRoad technology. “We always welcome any opportunity to show what sets our products and company apart from other vendors.”

SilkRoad provides Web-based talent management solutions, including OpenHire, a market-leading recruiting management solution, RedCarpet, onboarding and life events management solution, WingSpan for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight for learning management, Eprise for employee intranets and content management and HeartBeat for core HR.

You can see SilkRoad’s winning Ironman webinar here.

For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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Fifth Annual Kenexa World Conference to Feature Keynote Presentations from Customers Ernst & Young, Zurich Insurance Company…from Kenexa

July 5, 2010

 

Presentations to Focus on Alignment of Business and HR, Delivering on the Employer Promise

HRchitect featured Kenexa in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on June 17, 2010. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

Kenexa (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced two additions to its keynote speaker lineup for the upcoming 2010 Kenexa World Conference, which will be held Tuesday, September 21 through Thursday, September 23, 2010, in Philadelphia, Pa. Joining a stellar roster of speakers that includes a keynote presentation from best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell, Sam Fouad of Ernst & Young and Peter Goerke of Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. will provide their perspectives on the complex issues affecting employees and organizations today.

As Global Managing Partner – People at Ernst & Young, Fouad is responsible for ensuring the company’s 144,000 employees receive market-leading opportunities for personal and professional development. During his presentation, “Aligning the strategy and operations of business and HR in a dynamic global economy,” Fouad will explain the importance of knowing and understanding a company’s true business imperatives while creating a people culture that is special to the organization and its clients. Exploring how to improve, nurture and prove the people culture to employees, Fouad also will share how Ernst & Young has successfully built a consistent culture around the world.

Peter Goerke, Group Head of Human Resources for Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., will present “Leveraging your employer promise to attract, engage and retain talent,” which will address how to clearly articulate the employer promise and deliver on it to create the right environment for long-term success. With responsibility for creating an engaged employee population at Zurich, an insurance-based financial services provider with 60,000 employees, Goerke knows how to enhance employee engagement through an integrated talent management platform, demonstration of the company’s core values, active management of the company’s brand and a focus on global development opportunities.

The fifth annual Kenexa World Conference promises to transform HR through outliers, helping organizations move beyond potential to drive business performance. To reveal true human potential to improve business results, companies must identify and nurture high performers and create the right environment for them to thrive. Attendees of the conference will come to understand how the right individuals in the right environment lead to ultimate success.

The 2010 Kenexa World Conference will be held at The Sheraton Society Hill Hotel, One Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pa. More information is available at www.kenexa.com.

For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
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ADP Enters Agreement to Acquire Workscape …from ADP

July 1, 2010

 

Acquisition Will Significantly Expand ADP’s Presence in the Benefits Marketplace

HRchitect featured Workscape 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 vendors that businesses should consider. Tim Clifford, President and CEO of Workscape, appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 15, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.

ADP®, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and benefits administration services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of integrated benefits and compensation solutions and services.

Based in Marlborough, Mass., Workscape serves a broad client base, including numerous Fortune 250 companies, and provides solutions to more than 3.5 million users with services deployed in over 180 countries, 48 currencies and 70 languages. As such, the acquisition will significantly expand ADP’s presence within the benefits marketplace for large, complex organizations.

Closing of the acquisition is expected in the third quarter of calendar 2010 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The transaction is not subject to financing. Terms of the proposed agreement were not disclosed.

For more information on ADP, please visit www.adp.com

For more information on Workscape, please visit www.workscape.com
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SilkRoad technology Selected as Finalist for the 2010 Red Herring 100 North America Award…from SilkRoad

June 21, 2010

 

Awards will be presented on June 24 at event in San Diego

HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad 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.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

SilkRoad technology, a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it was named a finalist in Red Herring’s 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

“Red Herring’s recognition of SilkRoad technology is an honor and further supports the strength of our business and the products we offer,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, CEO of SilkRoad technology. “Our commitment to innovation and ongoing product development keeps us leaders in our space and helps in our continued company growth and expansion.”

“This year was especially difficult,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “Despite the global economic situation, there were many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. SilkRoad technology shows great promise therefore deserves to be among the finalist. Now we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring North America award. We know that this year’s crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to go far.”

Finalists for the 2010 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award are selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, and clean tech industries sent in their submissions to qualify for the award.

You can see a complete list of finalists here.

The finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Conference in San Diego, June 22-24, 2010. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on June 24 at the event.

For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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SilkRoad technology Selected as Winner for 2010 CODiE Awards…from SilkRoad

May 26, 2010

 

SilkRoad’s Life Suite Chosen as Best Human Capital Management Solution

HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

SilkRoad technology, a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced recently its Life Suite has been selected as the winner of a prestigious CODiE Award for the “Best Human Capital Management Solution” by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

The Life Suite was reviewed by members of SIIA and voted on as the winner in the category. The announcement came at a special CODiE Awards luncheon held May 11th in conjunction with the All About the Cloud conference in San Francisco.

More than 785 nominations were submitted and narrowed down to 188 products for the finalists. Of the 188 finalists, 34 winners were announced. Nominated products underwent an intensive review by subject matter experts, analysts, journalists, and others with deep experience in the field.

“This CODiE win for the ‘Best Human Capital Management Solution’ is a great honor for SilkRoad,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, CEO of SilkRoad technology. “It’s important to us to stay in front of the technology curve and provide our clients with the best solutions on the market. This honor is a great validation that we are doing exactly that.”

“This is the twenty-fifth year we have recognized excellence in the software, education and information industries through the CODiE Awards program,” noted Ken Wasch, President of SIIA. “In this economic climate, companies are doing even more to innovate. SilkRoad technology has demonstrated a commitment to innovation and quality that is reflected in their selection as a finalist for the CODiE Awards. I am pleased and proud to have them listed among the winners.”

A listing of winners is now available on the CODiE Awards Website at www.siia.net/CODiEs/2010/winners.asp#software

Originally called the “Excellence in Software Awards,” the CODiEs were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), which preceded the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The program was created so that pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other’s work. Since then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose – to showcase the software and information industry’s finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts.

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

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New Kenexa 2x™ Platform Drives Business Transformation…from Kenexa

May 4, 2010

 

Cutting Edge SaaS Solution Features Unified Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management and Native Talent Management Applications for iPhone and BlackBerry

HRchitect featured Kenexa in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ron Hanscome, VP of Product Strategy with Kenexa appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 26, 2009 and Rudy Karsan, CEO, will appear on June 17, 2010. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

With more than 20 years of experience in developing and delivering HR software solutions, Kenexa (NASDAQ:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today shared details of its new technology platform, Kenexa 2x™. Kenexa 2x provides a Unified Talent Record across the employment lifecycle linking Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management and Mobility on one technology platform. Kenexa 2x enables customers to improve productivity, increase cost savings, ensure compliance with corporate and legal mandates, and raise employee engagement.

Available now on Kenexa 2x are Kenexa 2x BrassRing™, Kenexa 2x Recruit™, Kenexa 2x Onboard™ and Kenexa 2x Mobile™. In Q3 2010, Kenexa will add Kenexa 2x Perform™ to its current Performance Management solution. Kenexa 2x Perform will offer leading edge performance management and succession planning tools to drive organizational alignment and ensure top performers are motivated and engaged.

According to recent Gartner research, “In 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access devices worldwide”.  Kenexa 2x Mobile addresses this global trend by delivering the first talent management applications natively developed for iPhone® and BlackBerry® platforms. With Kenexa 2x Mobile, hiring managers and approvers can now leverage the full power of their smart phones to speed decision making and gain competitive advantage with zero training.

Research from the Kenexa Research Institute shows that organizations with formal onboarding processes can recognize increased revenue gains of up to 40%. Kenexa 2x Onboard offers an integrated solution to deliver on this promise. Kenexa 2x Onboard leverages cutting edge Web 2.0 technology to deliver a new hire portal and integrated workflow management that offers an improved employee experience while ensuring compliance with legal and corporate policies.

Kenexa 2x BrassRing and Kenexa 2x Recruit solutions feature highly interactive dashboards, integrated workflow management across recruitment, assessment and onboarding, and real-time reports that facilitate robust analysis across critical business processes. Customers, who implement Kenexa 2x BrassRing or Kenexa 2x Recruit increase the efficiency of their recruitment processes, lower cost-per-hire, enhance the job seeker’s experience and reduce operating costs.

Derek Bluestone, vice president of product marketing, Kenexa, commented, “Kenexa has a long-standing position as the human capital management’s industry leader.  It was a natural progression of our R&D efforts to develop a platform that delivers a unified talent record, bringing together all of the details about a candidate or employee, regardless of where they are in the employee lifecycle or recruiting workflow. Our customers have given us very positive feedback about the potential that Kenexa 2x brings to their organizations. As Kenexa moves to the next phase of its growth, Kenexa 2x will be an integral part of that flight.”

“Unifying key recruiting, onboarding and employee performance management functionality with a single employee record is a natural progression in what is a relatively siloed market. Integration will become more important as H.R looks to improve data quality and process consistency,” said Thomas Otter, Research Director, Gartner.  “Also expected to intensify is the need for mobile applications as HR professionals, employees, applicants and managers rely on mobile devices to conduct business.”

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

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Taleo Announces Record-Setting First Quarter Results…from Taleo

April 29, 2010

 

HRchitect featured Taleo in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Kevin Marasco, VP Brand Marketing with Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

Taleo Corporation , the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

“This quarter was a testament to a theme we are seeing across our customers’ businesses: talent equals growth,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taleo. “As businesses move from cost-cutting to growth, they want insight to find and align the right people with the right initiatives. Customers and prospects alike are embracing Taleo’s talent management solutions to provide that insight and drive their growth strategies.”

First quarter highlights included:

–  Revenues of $55.0 million, an increase of 14.5% year-over-year.

–  Application revenue of $47.6 million, an increase of 15.4% year-over-year.

–  Net income of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per fully diluted share.

–  Non-GAAP net income of $6.9 million, or $0.16 per fully diluted share, an increase of 22.0% year-over-year.

–  Cash flow from operations of $11.4 million.

–  Signed 260 new customers, including 19 new Taleo Enterprise customers and a record 241 new Taleo Business Edition customers.

–  Closed 5 large enterprise deals with annual contract values in excess of $250,000.

–  Closed largest contract in Taleo’s history for Talent Management suite, through a contract with Hewitt Associates. The contract expands an existing Taleo Recruiting relationship to include Taleo Performance Management.

–  Closed acquisition of Worldwide Compensation, Inc. on January 1, 2010, adding compensation management to suite of unified talent management solutions.

First quarter customer momentum included:

–  New enterprise customers included: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Brady Corporation, CareFusion 303, Inc., Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, DAL Global Services — a Delta Airlines company, HealthSouth Corporation, Kwik Trip, Lance, Inc., Outback Steakhouse, RS Components, UNC Healthcare System, United Supermarkets L.L.C., and the University of Otago.

–  Existing enterprise customers also chose Taleo to build out their suite of Talent Management solutions including: RTI International and National Heritage Academies, which have added Taleo Performance Management, and CDW, which completed its suite with Taleo Compensation this quarter.

–  New small and medium-sized customers (companies with up to 5,000 employees) included: Bubba Gump, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Konica Minolta Systems Lab, NASDAQ, New Look Retailers, Paddy Power and Specialized Bikes. New Talent Management suite customers in this segment include: Capital Care Medical Group, HW Lochner, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, McNeil Technologies, and Teknika HBA.

Taleo delivered the following financial results for the first quarter of 2010:

Revenue: Total revenue for the first quarter was $55.0 million, an increase of 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. Application revenue for the first quarter was $47.6 million, an increase of 15.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Net Income (Loss) and Net Income (Loss) Per Share to Common Stockholders: Net income was $0.8 million for the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $(2.1) million for the same period last year. Net income for the first quarter of 2010 includes $3.1 million in amortization expense related to acquisitions, and $3.2 million in stock-based compensation expense. Net income per fully diluted share was $0.02 for the first quarter, based on 40.3 million fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding, compared to a net loss per share of $(0.07) for the same period last year, based on 30.3 million weighted average shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share: Non-GAAP net income was $6.9 million for the first quarter, compared to non-GAAP net income of $5.6 million for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income includes amounts excluded from GAAP revenue due to the write down of the deferred revenue associated with purchase accounting for the Worldwide Compensation and Vurv acquisitions, and excludes costs associated with our 2009 restatement-related revenue review, acquisition related transaction costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, and the gain on remeasurement of a previously held interest in Worldwide Compensation. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share was $0.16 for the first quarter based on 42.4 million fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding, compared to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.18 for the same period last year based on 31.2 million fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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MrTed Forges Partnership with Workday…from MrTed

April 27, 2010

 

Alliance Combines Leading SaaS Solutions for Talent Acquisition and Enterprise Business Services

HRchitect includes MrTed and SmartRecruiters in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Jerome Ternynck, CEO of MrTed appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 22, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

MrTed Ltd., the global leader of Talent Acquisition Solutions, today announced a partnership with Workday, the leader in enterprise-class SaaS-based Human Resources (HR) and financial solutions.  The companies are delivering a rich, pre-configured integration between MrTed’s talent acquisition solution and Workday’s global hr system-of-record.

Workday will provide a hosted and fully supported integration between Workday Human Capital Management and MrTed’s enterprise-class solution MrTed TalentLink. The integration combines Workday Position Management and MrTed’s talent acquisition solution, with a deep level of information exchange between the two applications.  This ‘cloud to cloud’ integration enables faster implementations and lets customers take advantage of each application’s unique, configurable features. 

“MrTed provides a world-class solution for customers seeking robust global talent acquisition capabilities in concert with their global Workday HR deployment,” said Mike Stankey, president and COO of Workday.  “We are extremely pleased to be partnered with MrTed. In addition to delivering significant value to our mutual customers, this integration demonstrates the richness and speed of connectivity that is becoming possible as more enterprise applications are delivered via SaaS and Cloud computing.”

 “Workday is delivering a new foundation for managing human resources in global enterprises,” said Jerome Ternynck, CEO and co-founder of MrTed. “MrTed and Workday are not only well aligned from a technology and products perspective, but we also share a focus on helping global customers achieve new levels of performance and productivity across their organizations.”

The new integration is available immediately for customers of Workday and MrTed.

For more information on MrTed, please visit www.mrted.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Peopleclick Authoria Appoints Joseph Licata CEO…from Peopleclick Authoria

April 21, 2010

 

25-Year Veteran Technology Leader Focused on Growth Through Customer Value Creation Leads Largest Private Global TM Business

HRchitect includes Peopleclick in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and Authoria in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!

Peopleclick Authoria, currently serving 60 percent of the Fortune 100 with best-of-breed suite solutions for Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, announces the appointment of Joseph G. Licata, Jr. as CEO and President. Licata, with more than 25 years of customer-facing and executive leadership experience in the technology segment, will drive the post-integration growth phase of the Company and deliver customer success through his proven technology, service and business process excellence.

Charles S. Jones, Chairman of Peopleclick Authoria, commented, “With today’s important appointment of Joe Licata as CEO and President, we have recruited a proven, high-energy and visionary executive leader. His track record has shown time and time again his substantial ability to grow businesses globally through the deliberate and intense creation of value for customers. He is as demanding as he is inspirational, as thoughtful as he is decisive, and as driven as he is successful. Licata is an exceptional leader and I look forward to working with him.”

In the first 100 days following the combination of the Peopleclick Authoria business, the Company has defined its technology roadmap, solidified an executive leadership team, integrated the operations of the two organizations and built contagious momentum for the business — not only within Peopleclick Authoria, but also within the Talent Management marketplace at large. In the coming months, under Licata’s leadership, the Company will focus on key development initiatives, strategic global partnerships, customer service enhancements, continued sales expansion and ongoing integration and infrastructure efforts in support of customers worldwide. Jones, in his ownership capacity as Managing Director of Bedford Funding, will be concentrating his efforts on investment and acquisition opportunities in the Human Capital Management space. 

“This is an extremely exciting time to be leading the Peopleclick Authoria business. Following a very successful transaction and operational merger in January, the companies have come together to create one of the most compelling product and service portfolios available in the Talent Management industry for customers worldwide. The momentum is palpable, the team is ready for expansion and the marketplace is clamoring for solutions that not only manage the talent lifecycle, but also drive important business outcomes,” said Licata. ”I have held senior executive positions in some of the world’s largest international companies in the technology space, and with that experience, I understand and appreciate precisely what the HR function must do to support an executive team and grow any business. I am delighted to be leading this impressive management team and this strong company through the next several years of growth and customer-driven success.”

With 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Licata has a broad cross-functional track record in driving high-technology businesses to reach their maximum potential. Before coming to Peopleclick Authoria, Licata was President and CEO of SER Solutions, a leading software Contact Center and Customer Interaction solutions company. At SER, he was responsible for redefining the vision and market landscape of the business, dramatically changing the value equation for customers and significantly increasing shareholder value. 

Prior to SER, Licata was Vice President and General Manager, then Senior Vice president of Sales and, finally, President of Siemens, where he successfully led the Company through a strategic transformation period, emerging as a market leader in the Enterprise Communications marketplace. For the seven years before joining Siemens, he held several senior management positions within the IBM sales organization, ultimately, serving as the Director of Sales. In this role, Licata consistently increased sales by 25-30 percent year-over-year and doubled profit contributions through a customer-centric consultative solutions selling approach. At the beginning of his technology career, Licata spent six years with ROLM, a leading digital telecommunications company, in a range of sales capacities. 

Licata is a graduate of Florida State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sanmina-SCI and on the Board of Advisors for both nexVortex, Inc. and Premier Medical Services.

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

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