July 25, 2011
Highlights Include Continued Global Client Expansion, More Than 5 Million End Users, Strategic Hires, New Partnerships and Award Recognition
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 provider of talent management solutions, announced today the second quarter of 2011 marked the strongest quarterly results in company history, achieving a record number of new clients, monthly recurring revenue and bookings. Top talent brands choosing to partner with SilkRoad as their strategic talent management vendor included LivingSocial, Queensland Bank, Oceus Networks, Mighty River Power, Meridium and Bingham Hospital. SilkRoad also surpassed more than 5 million global end users in more than 80 countries.
This quarter SilkRoad expanded its global operations with a new corporate office in London, England, enabling the firm to better meet the increasing talent management needs of businesses throughout the United Kingdom, Nordics and Netherlands. This expansion adds to SilkRoad’s list of recently opened corporate offices in France and Japan and follows the $40 million investment raised in late 2010 to capitalize on the increasing global market demand for talent management solutions.
SilkRoad announced this month the appointment of a new CMO, Wm. Edward Vesely. Vesely is responsible for worldwide marketing and has more than 22 years of marketing experience. He brings to SilkRoad a consistent record of growing revenue, market share and business valuation with his experience in global marketing and channel development.
Also in the second quarter, SilkRoad announced strategic partnerships with companies HireRight and WorkStrategy. SilkRoad and HireRight, a leading provider of employment screening solutions, will 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. 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.
SilkRoad’s partnership with WorkStrategy, a leading provider of innovative human resource management and technology services, will make SilkRoad’s RedCarpet onboarding and life events management solution more accessible to WorkStrategy’s customers operating in an integrated ERP-based human capital management (HCM) environment. This partnership will enable SilkRoad to enhance its existing Oracle-PeopleSoft customer deployments by leveraging WorkStrategy’s PeopleSoft integration expertise including data management, user accessibility, and workflow automation.
“Our continued expansion and client growth, exciting partnerships with HireRight and WorkStrategy, and recognition across the industry has made Q2 2011 the best quarter in company history,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “We’re excited about our expansion, which includes new team members and offices across the globe, and a new CMO leading our worldwide marketing efforts. 2011 has already been an amazing year for us.”
Also in Q2, the company was honored as a “Customer Service Department of the Year” in The 2011 American Business Awards, America’s premier business awards program. This is the fifth consecutive year SilkRoad has been recognized by the American Business Awards for its customer service. The Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading technology research and advisory publication, also honored the company by naming SilkRoad a finalist in the 6th Annual 2011 Hot Companies and Best Products Award categories for its Life Suite. SilkRoad has also been recognized by Network Product Guide multiple times for its product innovation.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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February 24, 2011
Recent Funding Empowers Continued Market Growth
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.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it has expanded its global operations by opening a new corporate office in France. The new Paris-based office, which will be led by Didier Bichon, Vice President Western Europe, will support SilkRoad’s direct sales and marketing efforts throughout the region. This announcement comes in the wake of the company’s announcement this past November that it secured a $40 million dollar investment round of capital from new investors Intel Capital, Tenaya Capital, West Summit, SunBridge and existing investors Foundation Capital, Azure Capital and SilkRoad Equity to build out operations that capitalize on the increasing global market demand for talent management solutions and for its recent opening of an office in Japan.
“SilkRoad’s new locations in France, England and Japan will enable us to continue delivering on our promise to investors to expand our operations to a new client base worldwide,” said Andrew J. “Flip”Filipowski, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SilkRoad technology. “Didier and the rest of the new teams bring with them a wealth of knowledge and great market insight. They are the best of the best and we are excited to welcome them to the SilkRoad team.”
Bichon has a stellar track record in the talent management space and is a pioneer in developing software-as-a-service (SaaS) in France and Europe. He most recently headed the French-based operations for MrTed, where he built the business and created brand awareness. Previously, Bichon was at Vurv Technology Southern Europe and successfully built the region from the bottom up for them. There are currently five employees at the new SilkRoad French office, which is continuing to expand staff in order to deliver first class service solutions to the local market. SilkRoad solutions localized in French, Spanish and German are already available.
The new SilkRoad offices will focus on new client acquisition, support for SilkRoad’s global clients, building brand awareness in the market, and developing the Human Capital Management space in the regions.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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February 11, 2011
5th Annual Awards will be Presented on February 21 in Miami Beach
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.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today was named a Finalist in the “Customer Service Department of the Year” category, and the “Relationship Management Solution” category for its HeartBeat product in the fifth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 21 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries are expected to attend.
More than 800 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition, an increase of more than 60 percent over 2010. SilkRoad is a finalist in two categories.
“We are all extremely excited the Stevie’s recognized both our unparalleled customer service and our newest product, HeartBeat this year,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “Our hardworking team goes above and beyond for our valued clients and it’s a great honor to have their tireless efforts recognized.”
SilkRoad provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve talent management for more than 1,700 customers across the globe, cutting millions of dollars in human resources costs with integrated solutions that manage the entire employee life cycle. With its award-winning Life Suite, SilkRoad assists companies to attract best-fit talent, manage onboarding & employee transitions, maximize employee performance, provide a centralized learning management system, and deliver accurate information with employee intranets and content management systems.
SilkRoad technology’s HeartBeat is an on-demand core HR system that allows workers and managers to access and act on HR information relevant to them. This information can be readily integrated with all SilkRoad’s Life Suite solutions or other HR-related third party applications, such as payroll, benefits, recruiting, performance, training & compensation, providing a unified front-end for all users.
“Being named a Finalist in the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. ”It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of international recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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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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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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April 18, 2010
Strategic Partnership and Continued Client Growth Drive Success
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. 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 that the first quarter of 2010 marked its 27th consecutive period of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter include a partnership with Indeed.com, record sales growth, continued and widespread adoption of SilkRoad’s HeartBeat product, and continued industry recognition for the company’s products and services.
SilkRoad experienced high sales to kick off 2010. New clients include: Ancestry.com; Synthetic Genomics; Gwinnett Health Systems, Inc.; Aleut Management Service; YMCA of Central Maryland; RMT; Oklahoma City University; and San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
This quarter SilkRoad technology also saw further adoption of its new product, HeartBeat. The core HR system allows secure and reliable access to key HR information for both employees and management by creating a “system of record” to store all employees’ core data. New HeartBeat clients include: DMS International, Inc.; Hunter Dickinson, Inc.; Fuel Tech, Inc.; and Winston & Strawn LLP.
In Q4, SilkRoad technology announced its partnership with Indeed.com, the leading search engine for jobs. SilkRoad’s integration with Indeed allows SilkRoad customers to expand their reach to potential candidates. Jobs delivered directly to Indeed from SilkRoad’s OpenHire are included in Indeed’s organic results and the platform’s network of more than 10,000 websites. With this integration, SilkRoad customers can now reach the single largest audience of both active and passive job seekers on the Internet.
The company continued to receive industry recognition for its products and was honored by both the CODiE Awards and Network Product Guide’s Hot Companies. SilkRoad is a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for a CODiE Award in the “Best Human Capital Solution” category. The program honors the software and information industry’s finest products and services and excellence in corporate achievement.
SilkRoad technology was also named a 2010 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. SilkRoad was selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors. Finalists were selected based on the “4Ps” criteria—namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential. SilkRoad has been honored with the Hot Companies recognition multiple times and consistently excels in meeting and exceeding the 4Ps criteria.
“It has been another great quarter for SilkRoad, with continued client growth and positive feedback from the industry about our newest solution, HeartBeat,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “We are ecstatic that so many clients choose to purchase multiple solutions, and we are humbled by the award recognition our products and services received this quarter. Both validate that we are doing what we set out to do – provide excellent customer service and the best products available to enable companies to hire and retain the top talent in the market.”
Also in the first quarter, SilkRoad announced several high profile keynote speakers for its inaugural Users’ Conference, SilkRoad Connections: A Global User Event, to be held May 23-26 in Florida. In addition to SilkRoad CEO, Andrew “Flip” Filipowski, announced speakers include Gartner Research’s Jim Holincheck, who will discuss “Emerging and Future Trends in HCM Technology”; Bob Kelleher from The Employee Engagement Group, discussing “10 Essential Engagement Steps That Drive Results”; and Kevin Martin from Aberdeen Group, who will give an address on the topic of “The Strategic Role of Talent Integration.” The full agenda for the event is online here.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 26, 2010
Success Driven by Record Sales and Continued Expansion
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today the fourth quarter of 2009 was its 26th consecutive period of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter include record client growth, the successful launch of SilkRoad’s new core HR product, HeartBeat, and continued expansion and adoption of the company’s Life Suite solutions around the world.
With the talent management sector booming with companies preparing for the economic turnaround, SilkRoad experienced the highest sales of the year this quarter with over 140 new clients selecting its Life Suite products. New clients include: AirTran, CompuPay, Woodland Park Zoo, Texas Petrochemicals, Inc., Walt Disney Family Museum and Union Bank & Trust Co.
Current clients signing up for additional solutions also drove Q4 growth. Clients purchasing additional Life Suite solutions include: Sony Home Entertainment, Del Monte Fresh Produce, SIRVA, and the University of South Florida.
SilkRoad continued to experience successful global expansion in the Asia Pacific market this quarter, adding multiple clients including several International 500 Brands.
In Q4, the company successfully launched its new core HR product, HeartBeat adding the product’s first clients ahead of its Q1 goals. The core HR system allows secure and reliable access to key HR information for both employees and management by creating a “system of record” to store all employees’ core data.
In addition, SilkRoad received its completed 2009 SAS 70 Type II Audit in Q4. The receipt of this report confirms SilkRoad is in compliance with SAS 70 recommended best practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SilkRoad technology’s systems and data. This report has become a requirement of outside vendors for most companies in the banking, healthcare, and high-tech industries.
“With the successful launch of our new HeartBeat product and our record growth, this has been a very exciting quarter for SilkRoad,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “In 2009, we extended our client roster to more than 1500 clients around the globe, across all industries. We are also truly honored this quarter by the large number of clients purchasing additional products from our suite after experiencing our unparalleled technology and customer service.”
Finally, SilkRoad was honored by The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) with multiple nominations in the NCTA 21 Awards. SilkRoad was a finalist in the “Private Company Award” category and SilkRoad’s CEO, Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski was a finalist for “Executive of the Year.” The awards program annually honors companies and individuals from North Carolina’s technology industry for excellence in leadership and innovation and are among North Carolina’s most prestigious technology honors.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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October 17, 2009
Success driven by new product and continued adoption of Life Suite
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today that the third quarter of 2009 marked the 25th consecutive period of sales growth for the company. Highlights from the quarter include SilkRoad’s new core HR system, HeartBeat; the industry’s first talent management assessment tool; an expanded alliance with top employment site Monster; and continued widespread adoption of the company’s Life Suite solutions.
SilkRoad had a record Q3 with its dominant recruitment management and retention strategy solutions, OpenHire and RedCarpet, driving more effective talent acquisition through the use of social networks and strategic talent brand management. Healthfirst, US Oncology, Inc., and Wake Forest University all purchased both OpenHire, for recruiting management and RedCarpet, for employee onboarding and life events. Other clients purchasing the Life Suite included: Life Style Family Fitness, Pratt Institute, USAble Life, CentralCare, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Renal Ventures Management, LLC, SIRVA, and Summa Health System.
“This has been another very exciting quarter for SilkRoad with a sizeable number of clients opting to purchase multiple Life Suite products,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “With the addition of our new product HeartBeat, we have been able to extend what was already an unparalleled package of talent management and HR solutions.”
“As always, we are very excited about our ongoing partnerships. This quarter our work with Aberdeen Group generated a groundbreaking talent management assessment tool for the industry and our extended alliance with Monster helps clients get job postings out as quickly as possible. Both of these initiatives further our perpetual goal: helping every company recruit and retain the best fit talent for their organizations,” continued Filipowski.
At the annual HR Technology Conference in September, SilkRoad announced a new proprietary Software as a Service Core HR solution that will join its award-winning Life Suite. The new product, HeartBeat, allows secure and reliable access to key HR information for both employees and management by creating a “system of record” to store all employees’ core data.
With HeartBeat, both workers and managers have access to and can act on HR information relevant to them. The core HR system also allows for easy creation of analytics and reporting, from complete organizational charts and headcount reports to specific business unit and work analytics, offering insight and strategic value in managing enterprise human capital.
This quarter SilkRoad also announced the availability of the first interactive talent management assessment tool designed specifically for the Human Resources industry. SilkRoad’s talent management benchmark tool, which is free to users, allows organizations to compare their performance against companies from around the world. The benchmark tool was created in partnership with Aberdeen Group and will help companies identify areas for improvement across their talent management portfolios. In order to compile the data used in this tool, Aberdeen collected and analyzed data, including over 640,000 data points, from more than three thousand organizations around the world.
At the end of September, SilkRoad received a top ranking in the 2009 Aberdeen AXIS report for Talent Acquisition Systems. The AXIS report provides a Best-in-Class performance evaluation, and assessment of each vendor’s market readiness as determined by over 250 evaluation criteria. “We are extremely proud to not only be included in this report, but to be a clear market leader for Applicant Tracking and Talent Acquisitions,” said Brian Platz, SilkRoad COO.
SilkRoad also extended its alliance with Monster, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource, to provide real-time posting tools into the OpenHire recruiting management solution. These newly available tools will enable SilkRoad technology customers to seamlessly post their open positions and manage applicant data. With the real-time posting feature, customers can post jobs from OpenHire to Monster in real-time, making job postings available to jobseekers sooner than ever before. Additionally, SilkRoad has been able to take advantage of some of Monster’s advanced integration components, allowing organizations to view available inventory in real-time without ever leaving OpenHire.
Last but certainly not least, SilkRoad was honored by The Business Journal in September as the number 12 fastest growing company in the Triad area. The Business Journal counted down the region’s fastest growing privately held companies at an event that annually honors the successes of private businesses and their owners – as well as the growth and contribution of the 50 most dynamic companies that have strong impact on the Triad’s economic success.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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October 9, 2009
Addition of Human Resource Management System to Widen SilkRoad Product Offering, Pave Way for Greater Flexibility for Versatile HR Solutions Provider
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced recently the addition of proprietary Software as a Service Human Resources Management System (HRMS) to their award-winning Life Suite at the HR Technology Conference in Chicago. Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Chairman, President and CEO of SilkRoad technology, made the announcement, and unveiled the new name: HeartBeat, core HR.
“The addition of our core HR solution, HeartBeat, to the Life Suite enables SilkRoad to extend what was already an unparalleled package of talent management and HR solutions for employers both large and small,” said Filipowski. “The Life Suite is the broadest product line in this booming sector of the SaaS industry, making HR managers – as well as their entire organizations – more effective, efficient, and productive.”
The new core HR solution allows secure and reliable access to key HR information for both employees and management by creating a “system of record” to store all employees’ core data. With the solution both workers and managers have access to and can act on HR information relevant to them. The HRMS also allows for easy creation of analytics and reporting, from complete organization charts and headcount reports to specific business unit and work analytics, offering insight and strategic value in managing enterprise human capital.
The new SilkRoad HeartBeat product contains many innovations for a core HR solution, including:
Integrates with Life Suite- Integrated with SilkRoad’s award-winning and market-leading strategic talent management solutions in recruitment, onboarding, life event management, performance management, succession, compensation, and learning management.
Visibility into your complete workforce- Built around the employee to support any number of worker-types, giving the unique capability to manage all full-time, contingent, vendor-supplied or any other worker type in one system. Organizations gain 100% visibility into their entire workforce in real-time while supporting unique rules and processes for various worker types.
Streamline all system actions- Providing an innovative user experience that streamlines all system actions, HeartBeat supports both person-based operations and action-based operations. The innovative “save/load” user capability acts similarly to an e-commerce shopping cart, allowing you to persist a group of users throughout the system to make performing multiple actions for a group of users efficient.
Integrates with cloud computing solutions- Designed ground-up for cloud computing, based on a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), with a host of integration services to enable the solution to integrate with various cloud computing and/or legacy solutions.
Granular security model- This allows record and field-level permissions at any intersection point(s) of organizational metadata (e.g., based organizational structure, report-to relationships, project relationships, GL codes, etc.).
Handles needs of global companies- The HRMS solution is ready for needs of large, global companies with business rules and workflows based on various organizational metadata, including the ability to apply special rules at any level, or intersection point of the organization. Support for multi-company roll-ups.
Supports multiple payroll and benefit providers- Support for round-trip integration with multiple payroll and benefits providers to support different options available across disperse domestic and international points of presences.
Full-featured set of capabilities- Heartbeat’s full-featured set of capabilities includes business analytics, employee and manager self-service, payroll management, benefits management, time and attendance and leave management.
SilkRoad’s new product announcement continues its upward trajectory from the past year, and follows its acquisition and integration of a popular learning management system, expansion of their global footprint into Singapore and Australia, and a partnership with C&K Management in India to bring SilkRoad’s solutions to the growing Indian market.
“The addition of an HR management system to our suite of solutions will deliver on a building demand for a robust SaaS talent management solution combined with a robust SaaS core HR solution,” said Brian Platz, COO SilkRoad technology. “The new product truly gives us the broadest offering around.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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July 30, 2009
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced its second quarter earnings for 2009 marked the 24th consecutive period of sales growth for the company. Highlights from the quarter include several new strategic partnerships, continued industry recognition and customers purchasing multiple Life Suite solutions.
“Strategic partnerships help us to reach our goal of helping clients recruit and retain the best talent for their organizations. With partnerships such as the ones we have entered into this quarter, we are able to offer our customers a broader range of services, and often times reach a greater number of organizations,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, Executive Chairman & CEO of SilkRoad technology.
In April, SilkRoad joined Jobfox in the introduction of ResumePal, the recruiting industry’s first universally accepted online employment application. ResumePal works seamlessly with SilkRoad’s recruiting management system, OpenHire, and revolutionizes the way applicants and employers connect by eliminating time spent completing forms and allowing employers to get more accurate candidate information. By completing a one-time online career profile, job seekers are able to apply at multiple companies by submitting with two clicks, instead of completing separate applications for each job listing.
Additionally, this quarter SilkRoad partnered with Simply Hired, the world’s largest job search engine and advertising recruitment network, allowing SilkRoad customers to even further expand their reach. Jobs indexed by Simply Hired through OpenHire will provide customers the ability to distribute and include their jobs in the organic listings on Simply Hired’s network of over 5000 new locations, including social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Plaxo. The partnership allows SilkRoad customers to reach both active and passive job seekers in new and innovative ways.
New Q2 2009 OpenHire clients include: Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., Arista Care Health Services, and SWBC.
SilkRoad also announced a partnership with Deltek, Inc., the top provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused businesses, in May. The partnership makes SilkRoad’s talent management solutions more accessible to the government contractor market and other project-based industries such as accounting and engineering. The companies have long maintained a strong relationship but this partnership provides an even stronger integration between Deltek’s market leading HRIS solution Costpoint, and SilkRoad’s Life Suite. Among other benefits, these solutions will provide for a more efficient onboarding process, thus increasing day one readiness and maximizing employee productiveness in the shortest time possible.
In the second quarter SilkRoad received much industry recognition including:
- American Business Awards- SilkRoad was a finalist in “Customer Service Team of the Year” category in May for the American Business Awards. The awards program annually honors companies and generates public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide.
- Network Products Guide- Network Product Guide honored SilkRoad with a 2009 Product Innovation Award. The award recognizes vendors from around the world that are responsible for innovative and ground-breaking products bringing essential and incremental changes in all areas of information technology.
- HROA Award- SilkRoad was a nominee for an HROA award for the “Customer Relationship of the Year” with client, Plante & Moran. The 2009 HROA Awards theme was “Be Innovative,” honoring individuals and organizations who have exhibited a commitment to innovation within the HRO industry.
- Tech 50- For the second year in a row SilkRoad was included as a 2009 Tech 50 winner by TechJournal South. Tech 50 companies are recognized as the most innovative regional companies and are evaluated by technology innovation, management team, marketplace potential and success of execution.
Healthcare and health products continue to be a strong industry for new clients. Representative new healthcare clients signed in Q2 2009 include: Des Moines University- Ostepatic Medical Center, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Comprehensive Health Services (CHS), McLeod Regional Medical Center, and Sport & Health Inc.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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July 10, 2009
SilkRoad technology-Sponsored Report Highlights Reduced Training Costs, Greater New Hire Engagement Through Use of Social Networking Tools — Complimentary copy of report made possible in part by SilkRoad sponsorship
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Organizations using blogs, wikis, internal social networks and other online collaboration tools throughout the talent management lifecycle demonstrated a 39 percent reduction in training costs while improving engagement and quality of hire by 33 percent according to a recent Aberdeen Group study sponsored in part by SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions. The study, “HR Executive’s Guide to Web 2.0: Cracking the Code for Talent Management” provides a roadmap to Web 2.0 tools and examines how leading organizations achieve success by using social networking technologies throughout the talent management lifecycle.
Aberdeen interviewed well over 500 organizations for the study and found organizations utilizing Web 2.0 tools were twice as likely to achieve Aberdeen’s Best-in-Class designation. The report found 55 percent of all organizations that achieved the Best-in-Class designation utilized Web 2.0 tools to facilitate knowledge transfer and 36 percent used the tools to connect employees with colleagues within the organization. Social networking strategies used include company forums, employee communities, enterprise social networking, and employee profile pages.
“Organizations utilizing key social networking tools internally, such as employee forums/discussion groups and internal employee communities achieved a 37% year-over-year improvement in engagement – over three times the improvement seen by organizations not utilizing these technologies,” said Mollie Lombardi, research analyst, human capital management at Aberdeen and co-author of the report.
A complimentary copy of the Aberdeen report has been made available in part by SilkRoad at: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=6070.
“This report proves that keeping talent engaged, from their first encounter with the company through training and beyond, can significantly impact the quality of hires. It also can dramatically reduce training costs,” said SilkRoad technology CEO, Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski. “We always welcome the opportunity to participate in a study with Aberdeen and help make valuable information available to other organizations, allowing them to better recruit and retain the best employees for their teams.”
SilkRoad provides its clients – which include 62 of the Fortune 500 group of companies – with comprehensive talent management solutions. These integrated solutions manage the entire employee life cycle, cutting millions of dollars in human resources costs. With its award-winning Life Suite™, SilkRoad assists companies to attract best-fit talent, manage onboarding & employee transitions, maximize employee performance, provide a centralized learning management system, and deliver accurate information with employee intranets and content management systems.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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June 22, 2009
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it was selected as a 2009 Tech 50 winner by TechJournal South, a technology business publication for the Southeast region based in Research Triangle Park. Tech 50 companies are recognized as the most innovative regional companies and are evaluated by technology innovation, management team, marketplace potential and success of execution.
2009 marks the second year in a row SilkRoad technology has been honored as a TechJournal South Tech 50 winner. SilkRoad qualified for the nomination across several key categories: technology companies that save money, companies that save energy, and companies that increase efficiency.
SilkRoad provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve talent management for more than 1,000 customers across the globe. The company has helped its customers cut millions of dollars in human resources costs by providing integrated solutions that manage the entire employee life cycle. Through the Life Suite™, SilkRoad assists customers in attracting best-fit talent, managing onboarding and employee transitions, maximizing employee performance, providing a centralized learning management system, and delivering accurate information with employee intranets and content management systems.
“Many of this year’s Tech 50 winners were outstanding in more than one category,” said Allan Maurer, editor at TechJournal South. “SilkRoad stood out to us for having a market leading product, having raised significant capital over the past year, and for their tremendous growth potential. We are happy to have included them, once again, in the Tech 50 winners.”
“Ongoing innovation and development to keep The Life Suite ahead of the technology curve has been a key to our success in helping companies save time and money managing their talent while maintaining our status as an industry leader,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, CEO of SilkRoad technology. “TechJournal South’s recognition of SilkRoad and our technology further validates the strength of our business, the commitment of our hard-working staff and the ongoing growth for our company,”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 16, 2009
HRchitect featured SilkRoad Technology 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 Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad Technology 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 participated in the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, today announced they have partnered with Deltek, Inc., the top provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused businesses. The partnership will make SilkRoad’s talent management solutions more accessible to the government contractor market and other project-based industries such as accounting and engineering.
SilkRoad has long maintained a strong relationship with Deltek, providing talent management solutions to Deltek customers. This partnership will provide an even stronger integration between Deltek’s market leading HRIS solution Costpoint, and the entire SilkRoad talent management suite, the Life Suite™. These solutions, together with Costpoint, will provide for a more efficient onboarding process, thus increasing day one readiness and maximizing employee productiveness in the shortest time possible. Deltek customers will have the distinct advantage of delivering a more powerful talent experience to their workforce, which will prove crucial in acquiring, developing, and retaining top talent.
“We’re thrilled to formalize our partnership with Deltek,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, SilkRoad technology CEO. “With the economy top of mind for organizations everywhere, maximizing productivity from the workforce and staying in compliance with federal and state employment laws are critical to the success of any business. Our market leading solutions will allow Deltek customers an opportunity to harness more power and performance from their employees and deliver a greater return on investment.”
“We believe the combined strengths of Deltek and SilkRoad technology will allow us to place our customers in an even better position to attract and retain top talent,” said Jim Rogers, Deltek’s Market Vice President, Government Contracting. “This partnership will enable us to offer our customers best-of-breed technologies for the full employee life cycle.”
SilkRoad technology has helped their customers cut millions of dollars in human resources costs by providing solutions that manage the entire employee life cycle. SilkRoad’s solutions assist customers in attracting best-fit talent, managing onboarding & employee transitions, maximizing employee performance, providing a centralized learning management system, and delivering accurate information with employee intranets and content management systems.
For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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February 12, 2009
Aberdeen Group report surveys 600+ HR executives; Complimentary copy made possible in part by SilkRoad sponsorship
HRchitect featured SilkRoad Technology 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. SilkRoad Technology also participated in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, where they were crowned the winner and also participated in the Talent Acquisition Systems pageant in November 2008.
Sixty-eight percent of corporate human resources executives recently surveyed indicated that their companies have a formal onboarding process in place, according to a recent Aberdeen study sponsored in part by SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions. The study, “Fully On-Board: Getting the Most from Your Talent in the First Year,” found that top-performing companies with formal onboarding procedures in place saw a 31 percent average improvement in new employee engagement and a 24 percent average decrease in time-to-productivity for new employees.
Effective onboarding of new employees is so crucial that more than half of the 600 human resources, talent management, and line of business executives surveyed and interviewed in December 2008 and January 2009 for the study indicated that the current state of the economy would increase the importance their organization placed on onboarding in 2009.
Two-thirds of survey respondents also indicated that their organizations start the onboarding process even before the new employee’s start date of employment to smooth the transition process. Top concerns related to onboarding included retaining new employees, increasing their productivity and improving the reputation of the company as an employer of choice.
A complimentary copy of the Aberdeen report has been made available by SilkRoad and other sponsors at: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5729.
“We have long joined others in the HR industry to tout the importance of formalized onboarding programs, and this study underscores how they can contribute to improvements in efficiency and engagement,” said SilkRoad technology CEO Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski. “One of our products, RedCarpet, provides massive increases in new hire satisfaction and day one readiness for many of our clients, ultimately keeping employee morale and productivity high while automating time-consuming HR tasks.”
SilkRoad provides a suite of Web-based talent management solutions, including RedCarpet, an onboarding and life events management solution that automates the socialization and transition of employees into their new roles while alleviating the burden and cost of paperwork and task management, saving companies time and money. Other SilkRoad products include OpenHire, a market-leading recruiting management solution, WingSpan for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight for learning management, and Eprise for employee intranets and content management.
“It is very clear that for a majority of Best-in-Class organizations, onboarding is the continuation of the recruitment process well into the first year of a new employee’s tenure with the company,” noted the co-author of the report, Kevin Martin, vice president and principal analyst, Human Capital Management at Aberdeen. “If they haven’t done so already, these organizations seek to integrate onboarding with recruitment and performance management. At these companies, onboarding not only improves hiring quality and efficiencies, but also increases the new employee’s ability to contribute productively in a timely manner.”
For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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