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
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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February 19, 2010
Integration with World’s Leading Search Engine for Jobs Expands SilkRoad Clients’ Reach
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, a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today the integration of the OpenHire job delivery platform with Indeed.com. With millions of job seekers and more job searches per month than any other job site, Indeed is the leading search engine for jobs.
SilkRoad’s integration with Indeed will allow SilkRoad customers to expand their reach to potential candidates. Jobs delivered directly to Indeed from OpenHire will be included in Indeed’s organic results and its network of more than 10,000 websites.
This integration will allow SilkRoad customers to reach the single largest audience of both active and passive job seekers on the Internet. SilkRoad technology has existing agreements in place with Jobfox and Simply Hired.
Through this integration, OpenHire customers will benefit from implementing automated tracking for all jobs delivered to Indeed. By automatically populating the source when candidates apply to jobs from Indeed, more accurate ROI measurements can be made by recruiters wishing to track their online recruiting efforts. OpenHire customers can also take advantage of Indeed’s free Job Analytics reports, which contain information about how well a company’s jobs are performing on Indeed. OpenHire customers can use this report to gain insight into what keywords candidates are using to find their jobs, what job titles are being clicked on most often, and how their jobs are performing compared to other companies on Indeed.
“We are excited to introduce SilkRoad’s OpenHire customers to the benefits of having their jobs included on Indeed,” said Samuel Fitzroy, Director of Alliances at Indeed. “Having jobs included automatically from this integration will ensure that all OpenHire customers are taking advantage of Indeed’s massive audience of active and passive job seekers.”
Companies have been using OpenHire to find and track top talent since 1998. Their patented job board integration, career site portals, intelligent searching, screening tools, and candidate communication tools make it easy to streamline workflow and lower recruiting costs, all while improving efficiency. These features, combined with Indeed’s reach, will allow SilkRoad customers to maximize the exposure of their jobs to candidates in the most efficient way possible.
Having jobs automatically included on Indeed also makes it even easier to sponsor positions and get additional targeted job seeker traffic.
“We are very excited to be working with Indeed,” said SilkRoad Director of Product Strategy, Thomas Boyle. “They have simplified the job search process for job seekers, while building an incredibly cost-effective tool for companies to attract the best talent possible.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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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
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January 21, 2010
Winners Will Be Honored At Technosium 2010 Hot Companies and Technology Award Presentations
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad participated in the Onboarding Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009 where they were crowned the winner. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it has been named a 2010 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. SilkRoad was selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups around the world. Finalists were selected based on the “4Ps” criteria-namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential.
The 2010 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the Technosium 2010 presentations and dinner at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 18, 2010. The coveted 2010 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.
SilkRoad has been honored with the Hot Companies recognition multiple times and consistently excels in meeting and exceeding the 4Ps criteria. Companies honored with the “Hot Companies” recognition raise the bar higher for their competitors, achieve the highest customer satisfaction and strive to maintain the distinction each year.
“Network Products Guide’s recognition of SilkRoad and our Life Suite for the second year in a row is a great honor,” said Brian Platz, COO SilkRoad technology. “Technology and innovation are vital to leading the country back into a thriving economy, and our commitment to ongoing development helps keep us ahead of the technology curve.”
The “Hot Companies” 2010 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit; seasoned executives with relevant experience; clear understanding of the segment of IT market they are active in; products and solutions positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities; well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.
To see the complete list of finalists please visit www.technosium.com
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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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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August 26, 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.
Pinstripe, Inc., a privately-held HR firm and one of the nation’s top ten recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) providers, and SilkRoad technology, a leading provider of talent management solutions, today announced a partnership to provide Pinstripe clients access to SilkRoad’s Life Suite of HR Solutions.
According to the terms of the partnership, SilkRoad will integrate selected technology solutions into Pinstripe’s client service platform. The first implementation, RedCarpet for onboarding and life events, facilitates a positive new hire onboarding experience contributing to employee motivation, satisfaction, productivity, engagement and retention. The service also offers a life events, and offboarding component to better manage and ease these challenging employee transitions.
“SilkRoad is a wonderful complement to Pinstripe’s innovative approach to recruiting and talent management. As the recruiting industry’s leading innovator this is a natural evolution of our client service offering,” states Pinstripe CEO Sue Marks. “By joining forces, we are able to provide our clients a cutting-edge employee onboarding platform that directly impacts new hire satisfaction and day one readiness,” Sue explained. “The technology also empowers us to better manage employee transitions and offboarding on behalf of our clients — keeping moral and productivity up during times of change,” she continued.
“We are thrilled by our partnership with Pinstripe,” said Brian Platz, COO of SilkRoad technology. “Pinstripe is known for applying the latest technology solutions to their RPO and recruiting partnerships. Their selection of our software is an endorsement of the quality of our product and underscores our leading market position. With Pinstripe’s commitment to staying one step ahead of the technology curve, we expect this to be the beginning of a long and innovative partnership,” he concluded.
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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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
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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
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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
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June 17, 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 MasTec has selected SilkRoad’s GreenLight learning management solution. With GreenLight, MasTec will be able to manage all online training programs and course creation. GreenLight is the fourth Life Suite solution MasTec has added to their talent management solution set.
As a leading specialty contractor for communications companies, utilities and governments throughout the United States, MasTec believes their greatest asset is their people. Their commitment to the development and retention of their employees is evidenced in the steps they take to provide employees with the materials, knowledge, and skills they need to succeed.
“Our team at SilkRoad has been extremely reliable and helpful throughout our implementation with OpenHire, RedCarpet, and WingSpan, and we are very much looking forward to implementing GreenLight,” said John Wolhfert, Director, Human Resources Infrastructure, MasTec. “MasTec is very committed to providing our employees with the tools they need to succeed; we have found SilkRoad’s Life Suite to be invaluable to our organization, and have been very pleased with how well the solutions work together to manage the employee life cycle.”
SilkRoad’s learning management solution, GreenLight, allows organizations to centrally manage the entire process of creating, delivering, and tracking online and offline training programs for a global workforce. Delivering incredible flexibility, the learning process has never been easier. GreenLight enables organizations to create, capture, assemble, publish, deliver and store content, as well as share learning objects and manage learner performance data.
Including the basic management of classroom and standards-based eLearning training interventions, the GreenLight solution will manage and track student marks and progress for SCORM or AICC compliant Web-based training, instructor-led courses (training events) and on-the-job training (assignments). In addition, this powerful tool enables organizations to create a unified experience and consistent brand for their employees through sophisticated multi-language content management and user-configurable “skins.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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May 19, 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 and top Talent Management 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 participated in the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management or 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 Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on information technologies and solutions, has named their Life Suite a winner of the 2009 Product Innovation Award. This annually venerated award recognizes and honors vendors around the world that are responsible for innovative and ground-breaking products bringing essential and incremental changes setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology.
SilkRoad provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve talent management for more than 1,000 customers across the globe. They have helped their customers to 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 & employee transitions, maximizing employee performance, providing a centralized learning management system, and delivering accurate information with employee intranets and content management systems.
SilkRoad’s most recent, large-scale product innovation was the addition of their Learning Management System, GreenLight. Introduced to the Life Suite in the fourth quarter of 2008, GreenLight allows organizations to centrally manage the entire process of creating, delivering, and tracking both online and offline training programs for a global workforce.
“Innovation is clearly an important factor for greater success and has the most impact on staying competitive,” said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief of Network Products Guide. “Innovative products such as SilkRoad’s Life Suite are bringing improvements in ease-of-use, and technical capabilities making it easier for organizations to recruit and keep the best talent.”
“Network Products Guide’s recognition of our Life Suite further validates the strength and value of our suite of products,” said Brian Platz, COO SilkRoad technology. “Promoting innovation and ongoing development is an important way that we help our customers meet their business goals and maintain our status as an industry leader in the space.”
For more information on SilkRoad, please visit www.silkroad.com
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