MD Physician Services Selects SumTotal to Provide Unparalleled Opportunities to Physicians Network…from SumTotal Systems

January 11, 2012

 

SumTotal Systems to Provide Flexible, Streamlined Solution for Learning and Development in a Complex, Highly-Regulated Field

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced that MD Physician Services has selected SumTotal to help drive company strategy and strengthen its overall ability to serve physicians across Canada. By leveraging SumTotal’s software platform, MD Physician Services now has the ability to streamline processes associated with learning and development (L&D), increase L&D participation and vastly improve the accuracy of metrics and reporting – all which are critical to the success of the organization.

“We selected the SumTotal Systems because they provide the best platform to handle our complex certification and licensing tracking requirements – straight out of the box,” said Daniel Labonte, VP Strategic Initiatives for MD Physician Services. “We were also impressed by the flexibility and usability of the interface.”

MD Physician Services provides a variety of learning opportunities to employees, including courses for certification and licensing, which had previously been managed with varying processes.

According to Kevin Judge, Learning & Development Leader, before they selected SumTotal’s learning management solution, the administration of training differed depending on who was managing each particular training event or program. “Registrations were managed by email and calendar invites,” he said. This method meant that each event yielded an inordinate amount of email traffic and little consistency. “It became an unwieldy and impractical process,” he added.

In addition, attendance and completions – with the exception of regulatory training – were either tracked in spreadsheets or not formally tracked at all. “This made accurate reporting nearly impossible,” Judge said.

With the implementation of SumTotal’s learning solution, MD Physician Services now has the ability to streamline the administration of organizational learning, increase the visibility and availability of learning opportunities, and significantly enhance tracking and reporting. Judge added, “We believe the SumTotal solution will be a real game changer by helping us to better serve our internal customers, and is a real win for us all.”

“Our customers are on the forefront in how they are better managing their business and delivering results with our strategic HCM solutions,” said Nadeem Syed, Chief Operating Officer at SumTotal Systems. “We are committed to our customers and their success, and continue to innovate, not only the latest strategic HCM technologies, but also the service and support methodologies with proven practices that ensure our customers achieve their business objectives and desired business outcomes.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Lumesse Announces New Version of SaaS-based E-learning Authoring Platform: CourseBuilder V6.1…from Lumesse

December 14, 2011

 

Offers Customers Greater Speed, Availability and Enhanced User Experience Through Cloud-based Technology

HRchitect includes Lumesse in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and Top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced the latest version of its SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) e-learning authoring platform, CourseBuilder 6.1.

This version features a new software architecture that brings customers greater speed, availability and an enhanced user experience through CourseBuilder’s cloud-based technology.  This is the first product release of the award-winning CourseBuilder authoring platform following the acquisition of Edvantage Group by Lumesse.  The new version is available immediately to all customers.

CourseBuilder Version 6.1 includes major enhancements to the application architecture and database handling capabilities. Testing has shown that people using certain key functions can expect substantially faster response times, making it easier and faster to find, create, share and update e-learning content including tests, assessments, simulations and courses.

According to Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker, “We are delighted to deliver such a strong update as the first new release from our Learning division under Lumesse ownership. CourseBuilder is unique in combining a rich and powerful content creation platform with the benefits of a SaaS delivery model, making it fast and simple for customers to begin creating and delivering high-quality content from a secure, 100% Web-based system.”

To better serve more than 1,100 active users creating over 700 new courses/modules and adding more than 14,000 pages and 40,000+ media elements per month, CourseBuilder V6.1 is now provided as a multi-server, load-balanced solution with enhanced automatic failover capabilities. This minimizes any downtime during server upgrades, optimizes resource allocation and increases performance, scalability and reliability.

CourseBuilder V6.1 also adds new ‘archive’ functionality that will enable users to create a full backup version of courses that includes not only the content, but also the complete development record of the course including all media elements, comments, tasks and revisions. Archives may be stored either on the server or locally. This ability to create and store complete archived versions provides valuable back-up of project states and greater security for valuable content.

Sven Ove Sjølyst, VP for CourseBuilder at Lumesse, added, “The underlying architecture and the performance and scalability it delivers are important factors that organizations should evaluate when purchasing software systems – both are strong points of CourseBuilder. Our Software Oriented Architecture approach is the foundation that delivers high levels of security, scalability and usability. This new release delivers unparalleled performance and will enable us to quickly add advanced functionality and new features that will keep CourseBuilder leading in the market for authoring tool technology.”

The new release is available immediately to all customers. Existing users receive the upgrade automatically as part of CourseBuilder’s Software-as-a-Service regular release schedule. All features are included: no add-ons, additional software or installation are required.

For more information, please visit www.lumesse.com

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Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Highmark Inc. Selects SumTotal to Strengthen Organizational Development and Retain Top Talent…from SumTotal Systems

December 14, 2011

 

SumTotal Systems to Deliver Integrated Talent Management and Learning Platform to Help Highmark Transform Performance Culture

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. SumTotal Systems also competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Employee Performance Management Systems in February 2009, where they were crowned the winner. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, 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!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced that Highmark Inc., an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, has selected SumTotal to help it achieve an enterprise strategic priority to strengthen the organization. With the implementation of SumTotal’s integrated talent management and learning solution, Highmark will be more effective in managing the performance, development and retention of talent in order to sustain exceptional performance within the company.

Highmark provides health care benefits serving 4.8 million members, and is one of the largest Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in the nation. For more than 70 years, and now 19,500 employees, Highmark’s commitment to the community has consistently been among the company’s highest priorities as it strives to positively impact the communities where they do business.

“We are in the middle of a journey to transform our performance culture, and the ability to monitor and measure the entirety of our pay-for-performance process in one platform is critical,” said John Brothers, Director of Talent Management at Highmark.  “We need the ability to automate and standardize performance management, and ensure our total rewards and compensation decisions are tied to performance.  As well, the integration between performance, succession and learning will allow us to more purposefully manage our talent through the changes our company and industry are experiencing.”

As more and more organizations, across all industries, search for a competitive edge in an increasingly competitive marketplace and tight economy, strategic human capital management is making its place in the arsenal of tools employed by forward-thinking organizations that are planning not only for today’s success, but for continued growth and advancement down the road.

“SumTotal provides organizations like Highmark with an unparalleled solution for streamlining and integrating the functions and processes of strategic human capital management,” said Nadeem Sayed, Chief Operating Officer at SumTotal Systems. “When organizations choose our strategic HCM solution, they gain a visibility over their organization that allows them to make smarter business decision and excel in the marketplace.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

 


Technomedia-Hodes iQ Appoints Savio Pacifico as Director of Finance…from Technomedia-Hodes iQ

December 13, 2011

 

Seasoned Executive with Multi-National Experience  Assumes Key Role on Leadership Team

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!

 

Technomedia-Hodes iQ, a leading provider of Talent Management Solutions, today announced that Savio Pacifico has joined the company as its Director of Finance. In this capacity, he is responsible for the company’s financial reporting requirements along with overseeing its financial growth plans as it continues to expand internationally.

Most recently, Pacifico was controller at the investment firm, Barrontech Investments, a private company holding investments in various sectors such as high technology and real estate. Before that, he held responsibility for the finance function at Pivotal Payments Corporation, a debit and credit card processing services company; product compliance solutions provider Atrion International; manufacturer Biovet; and information services firm Datachest.com. Pacifico started his career in auditing and accounting at Deloitte and Touche. A certified public accountant, he studied at Concordia University, McGill University and University of Illinois. Pacifico is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Alain Latry, President and CEO of Technomedia said, “Savio’s experience in financial reporting across U.S. and Canadian companies is of particular relevance to our organization. His track record of driving operational efficiencies, strategic planning and forecasting will be invaluable as we continue our expansion in the U.S., Canada and European markets.”

In September 2011, Technomedia acquired the Hodes iQ talent acquisition solutions operating unit from Bernard Hodes Group, which is part of Omnicom Group Inc. As a result, Technomedia has intensified its U.S. market expansion, while earning industry recognition as a leading provider of Talent Management Solutions.

Pacifico commented, “This is an exciting time for Technomedia. I’m looking forward to playing an integral part of our organization’s continued success as we bring our solutions to new customers in new markets.”

For more information on Technomedia-Hodes iQ, please visit www.technomedia-hodesiq.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


WorkForce Software’s Vision 2012 Event to Feature Bill Kutik…from WorkForce Software

December 13, 2011

 

Industry Expert to Moderate Client Panel at User Conference

Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today announced details of its upcoming client conference, Vision 2012. Vision 2012 will be held at the Loews Lake Las Vegas from April 22-25, 2012. This conference is designed to help clients of WorkForce Software’s award-winning EmpCenter solution maximize their investment and return to their companies with new ideas, novel concepts and ‘best practice’ strategies that can be put into use right away.

Vision 2012 will feature more than 30 informative sessions, including presentations by clients; keynote presentations by industry experts; networking events, roundtable discussions and other client-centric interactions; participation by WorkForce Software’s partners; and the opportunity to learn from the company’s subject matter experts.

One of the featured experts will be Bill Kutik, independent analyst and co-chairman of the HR Technology Conference since its inception in 1998. Kutik is making a repeat appearance as the popular moderator of the event’s client panel.

“Efficiently and cost-effectively managing the workforce has never been more important – from manufacturing to consulting,” commented Kutik. “We’re gathering executives from various industries for the panel to discuss their challenges and how WorkForce Software is helping to meet them.”

Kevin Choksi, CEO and co-founder of WorkForce Software, said, “We’re delighted to welcome Bill back to Vision. As one of the HR technology industry’s leading experts, our clients appreciate his insights and strategic predictions. Vision 2012 is designed to collaboratively advance our mission of driving measurable improvement in the areas of time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, and employee fatigue. With luminaries like Mr. Kutik on hand, the event promises to be educational, inspirational and highly interactive.”

The complete agenda can be viewed on the conference website. Additional featured experts and keynotes will be announced shortly. To register for Vision 2012, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com/vision.

For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Save the Date: Kenexa Announces Details of 2012 World Conference…from Kenexa

December 10, 2011

 

Annual HR Networking Event Returns to Disney October 17-18, 2012

HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in 2010 & 2011 and the Kenexa World Conference from 2009-2011.

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!

 

Kenexa (NYSE:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced details of its 2012 World Conference.  The annual event, attended by senior executives and HR professionals, will take place Wednesday, Oct. 17 and Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The full agenda for the event and the keynote speakers will be announced in 2012.  Previous speakers at the Kenexa World Conference include Google’s Executive Chairman Eric E. Schmidt, Oakland Athletics Vice President and General Manager Billy Beane, former Navy Commander Mike Abrashoff and author Malcolm Gladwell.

The 2011 Kenexa World Conference was such a success that company officials decided to return to Disney, a Kenexa client.  In 2012, the conference will be held at the Contemporary Resort, the only Disney hotel with monorail access and the closest one to the Magic Kingdom theme park.

“We’re thrilled to return to Disney for our 2012 Kenexa World Conference,” said Tim Geisert, Chief Marketing Officer of Kenexa.  “Not only is Disney a great customer, but they’re also a great host and will ensure an outstanding and memorable conference experience for our attendees.”

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

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


iCIMS Breaks Record for Number of Clients Acquired in One Year…from iCIMS

December 10, 2011

 

Leading provider of HR software organically acquires 228 clients in less than 11 months

HRchitect featured iCIMS 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. iCIMS competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Talent Acquisition Systems in 2008 and mid-market Talent Acquisition Systems in 2009, where they were crowned the winner of each. Adam Feigenbaum and Susan Vitale from iCIMS previously appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle.

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!

 

iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions, announced today that the company has surpassed its previous record for the number of clients acquired in one year. On November 29th, the company signed its 228th customer of 2011. The announcement came just weeks after the company announced the achievement of its 1000th total client milestone.

Client #228, Warbird Consulting Partners, is a consulting organization with approximately 100 employees. The company recognized a need for an efficient applicant tracking solution to propel immediate hiring growth in the next six months. Warbird chose iCIMS’ Talent Platform for its easy interface, intuitive requisition management tools and scalability to support the growing company’s needs.

Warbird Consulting Partners joins nearly 50 other organizations who have signed with iCIMS this quarter. Trends show continued momentum in the healthcare and retail industries, including such new clients as New Egg, University of Utah Healthcare, Waters Corp. and Totsy.

“We’re thrilled to reach a new record number of new clients with a month left to go in the year,” said Colin Day, iCIMS’ CEO. “Warbird Consulting Partners is a great representation of our customer base – they’re SMB, growing rapidly and value system ease-of-use and the customer experience above all else. We’re so pleased to welcome these 228 clients and are extremely optimistic about wrapping up one of our best years in iCIMS’ history.”

In addition to hitting a record number of new clients year-to-date, November marked an impressive month for iCIMS in other areas, as well. The organization was ranked the 30th fastest-growing company in New Jersey and also received recognition as a Champion provider of Talent Acquisition Systems in InfoTech Research Group’s Vendor Landscape Report for Talent Acquisition Systems.

For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


SumTotal Advances the Customer Experience in HCM Solutions with Appointment of New SVP…from SumTotal Systems

December 3, 2011

 

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. SumTotal Systems also competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Employee Performance Management Systems in February 2009, where they were crowned the winner. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, 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!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, recently announced the appointment of David Osborne to Senior Vice President of Professional Services at SumTotal, overseeing worldwide services of all strategic Human Capital Management solutions for customers.

“SumTotal is on the cutting edge, not only in advanced end-to-end HCM technology, but also in how it services and supports its customers,” Osborne said. “It’s exciting to have a role at a leading organization that truly recognizes the value and importance of genuine customer satisfaction. I’m looking forward to the opportunities ahead as SumTotal continues to innovative and advance the overall customer experience in strategic HCM solutions.”

Osborne brings over 17 years of professional services experience, including managing large worldwide workforces, profit & loss management, account management, and global operations. He joins SumTotal from Lawson Software, where he served in senior global management roles and was responsible for running delivery operations for Lawson’s Enterprise Resource Planning and Human Capital Management products and Application Managed Services (AMS).

“David joins the SumTotal team at a critical juncture in our growth, as we further advance our customer experience and deliver even greater value for our global customers,” said CEO John Borgerding. “We’re thrilled to have David at the helm of Professional Services and helping to ensure our customers know that with SumTotal they’re not just getting a software solution – they’re getting a partner in strategic HCM.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


SAP to Accelerate Cloud Strategy with Acquisition of SuccessFactors…from SuccessFactors

December 3, 2011

 

Creates Global Cloud Leader with World-Class Applications, Technology and Expertise; Gains Immediate Scale and Momentum in Fast-Growing Cloud-based Human Capital Management Segment

HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Matt Lafata and Tiffany Appleby from HRchitect attended and sponsored the SuccessConnect event in San Francisco in May 2011 and the Insights event in San Diego in Oct 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!

 

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America., Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SuccessFactors, the market-leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, pursuant to which a subsidiary of SAP would offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of SuccessFactors for $40.00/per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.4 billion. The acquisition will add SuccessFactors’ widely respected team and technology to SAP’s powerful cloud assets, significantly accelerating SAP’s momentum as a provider of cloud applications, platforms and infrastructure.  The combination of SAP and SuccessFactors will establish an advanced end-to-end offering of cloud and on-premise solutions for managing all relevant business processes.

The SuccessFactors board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction. The per share purchase price represents a 52% premium both over the December 2nd closing price and the one month volume weighted average price per share. The transaction will be funded from SAP’s cash on hand and a €1 billion term loan facility.  The closing of the tender offer is conditioned on SuccessFactors stockholders tendering at least a majority of the outstanding shares of SuccessFactors common stock (on a fully diluted basis) and clearances by relevant regulatory authorities. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012 and be slightly dilutive to SAP’s Non-IFRS earnings per share in 2012 and accretive in subsequent years.

The acquisition marks another stride in SAP’s strategy of delivering solutions on premise, in the cloud and on mobile devices.  It builds on a series of strategic moves in SAP’s targeted growth areas to drive innovation in its core applications and analytics; introduce breakthrough in memory technology; establish leadership in enterprise mobility; and grow its cloud portfolio. SuccessFactors’ solutions are highly complementary to SAP’s core HCM offerings as well as SAP’s strong cloud assets: SAP Business ByDesign for the suite cloud market and SAP’s line of business cloud offerings for large enterprises such as SAP Sales on Demand.

“The cloud is a core of SAP’s future growth, and the combination of SuccessFactors’ leadership team and technology with SAP will create a cloud powerhouse. The acquisition will help us address the top priority for CEOs globally – managing people and talent,” said Bill McDermott, Co-CEO, SAP.  ”Together, SAP and SuccessFactors will create tremendous business value for customers, with potent synergies to accelerate our growth in the cloud.”

“The depth and experience that SAP brings to customers via our cloud and on-premise portfolio fit elegantly with SuccessFactors’ world-class expertise in providing high-performing, low-cost, native cloud applications that customers are passionate about,” said Jim Hagemann Snabe, Co-CEO, SAP.  “Together, we will lead the industry in providing end-to-end solutions consistently to meet any deployment preference, whether on premise, in the cloud or on device.”

“This is a revolutionary combination of proven capabilities that will allow SuccessFactors to accelerate our roadmap by 10 years, and bring the world’s leading application knowledge and intellectual property to our customers through the cloud, and the largest applications customer base instantly,” said Lars Dalgaard, Founder and CEO, SuccessFactors. “Expanding relationships with SAP’s 176,000 customers with our speed to value, friendly user interface, on mobile devices and the web, and seamlessly delivering more SAP solutions in the cloud will be legendary, as organizations adopt the cloud to improve their business. SuccessFactors has proven we have the technology and people to deliver the world’s biggest cloud deployments in terms of users and countries per customer, and also the most applications per customer from the same flexible scalable cloud platform. The business world is ready for enterprise-class cloud applications and together, we can deliver incredible new innovation for global businesses.”

SuccessFactors is believed to operate the largest scale of paying cloud users with 15 million subscription seats. With more than 3,500 customers in 168 countries, SuccessFactors is growing rapidly, recording 77 percent revenue growth year-over-year in the third quarter 2011 and 59 percent revenue growth year-over-year in the first nine months of 2011.   SuccessFactors’ scalable cloud application platform supports organizations of all sizes from dozens to millions of users.  With proven deployments in SAP environments at companies in diverse industries, the combination of SuccessFactors and SAP holds significant growth potential considering the more than 500 million employees of SAP customers and its 15,000 HCM deployments.

With headquarters in San Mateo, California, and more than 1,450 employees, the SuccessFactors team is widely regarded for creating innovative technology, generating more than 80 percent of new sales from applications that did not exist five years ago, and as one of the fastest growing leaders in cloud applications.  Upon completion of the transaction, the CEO of SuccessFactors, Lars Dalgaard, will lead the cloud business of SAP in addition to his responsibility as CEO of SuccessFactors. SuccessFactors will remain independent and be named “SuccessFactors, an SAP company”. The chairman of SAP’s supervisory board, Hasso Plattner, recommended that Lars Dalgaard be appointed to the executive board of SAP AG.

SAP and SuccessFactors Customers to Benefit from Combined Application and Technology Footprint

 

  • The combination of SuccessFactors and SAP will create a comprehensive HCM solution, marrying strength in enterprise applications with people-focused cloud applications.
  • SuccessFactors’ complementary solutions will be an attractive option for more than 500 million employees of SAP customers.
    • SuccessFactors’ applications are designed for businesses of all sizes, and offer easily adopted solutions for customers of SAP Business Suite, SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business All-in-One, and SAP Business One.
    • SuccessFactors’ cloud expertise and know how, rapid cloud innovation and proven success running large scale cloud deployments will help SAP customers more rapidly adopt cloud applications.
    • SuccessFactors’ mobile applications combined with the mobile expertise of SAP and Sybase will offer customers a powerful business-to-employee mobility portfolio.
  • SuccessFactors’ focus on enabling business insight and execution fits well with SAP’s business analytics platform, promising new levels of real time decision making across the enterprise.

 

For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Newton Software in Expansion Mode: Jonathan Chenard Named as Vice President of Services…from Newton Software

December 3, 2011

 

Joel Passen, VP of Marketing and Co-founder of Newton Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on December 11, 2009. HRchitect includes Newton Software in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, 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!

 

Newton Software a leading provider of mid-market, corporate applicant tracking software announced the appointment of Jonathan Chenard to the position of Vice President of Services.

“Bringing Jonathan on board is huge step forward for Newton Software as he will serve as highly valuable member of our executive team but the real winners are our customers ,” said Joel Passen, Newton Software’s Head of Marketing and Co-founder. “Jonathan couldn’t have a more relevant background for a recruiting software company like ours. His 10 plus years of experience with business software combined with his most recent 7 plus years in the corporate recruiting industry will provide our customers with unparalleled competence and subject matter expertise.”

Prior to Newton Software, Jonathan was Vice President of Services and Delivery at GravityPeople, a leading provider of talent acquisition and recruitment outsourcing (RPO) solutions. GravityPeople was recently named to Fortune Magazine’s Fast 500. Chenard also served as a Professional Services Manager and Sales Engineer at Marketsoft (now IBM), a global provider of sales and marketing automation software and services. Jonathan started his career as an International Systems Analyst at The Mathworks, the world’s leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. Jonathan, originally from Massachusetts, is a graduate of Manhattanville College.

“I’ve watched Newton grow firsthand from just a couple of lines of code to now the fastest growing recruitment software platform in the industry”, said Chenard. “I’ve been continually impressed with the company’s ability to rapidly deploy new, thoughtful features which push the limits of what anyone else is doing.  I’m thrilled to be joining Newton at a time of explosive growth and am eager to partner with our clients to help them leverage the best application tracking software around to better manage and organize their own top notch recruiting programs.”

To learn more about Newton Software, please visit www.newtonsoftware.com

 

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Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Cornerstone OnDemand and Sage North America Sign Reseller Agreement to Offer Comprehensive HR Solution for Small and Midsized Businesses…from Cornerstone

December 3, 2011

 

Cornerstone’s talent management SaaS solution will be available in conjunction with Sage’s core HR and payment functionality to provide a complete set of HR tools for SMBs

HRchitect featured Cornerstone OnDemand in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Charles Coy participated in the HRchitect WebMingle on January 16, 2009 and will appear again on December 8, 2011. Cornerstone OnDemand participated in the Talent Management Systems Beauty Pageant in December 2008, where they were crowned the winner.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Learning and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) and Sage North America, a leading provider of business management software and services, recently announced that the companies have signed a reseller agreement. Sage North America, which supports 3.2 million small and midsized business customers in the U.S. and Canada, will resell Cornerstone’s comprehensive, SaaS-based solution in conjunction with its Sage Employer Solutions line of HR management tools.

“Not only are small and midsized businesses showing increased interest in taking an integrated approach to learning and talent management, they also are wanting to invest in cloud solutions to support their efforts,” said David Somers, vice president of alliances and strategy for Cornerstone OnDemand. “Our reseller relationship with Sage North America will help Cornerstone to further expand the availability of our comprehensive SaaS solution and meet this growing need among SMBs. Sage North America has strong brand recognition among small and midsized organizations and has been extremely successful selling HR products to this segment.”

Cornerstone’s award-winning integrated talent management suite includes functionality for learning management, performance management, enterprise social networking and extended enterprise engagement. Bringing together these offerings with Sage Employer Solutions’ core HR and payroll functionality will allow Sage to provide a complete set of HR management tools for small and midsized organizations to easily manage people throughout the typical employee lifecycle.

“If you invest in your employees to get them better engaged, it can have significant business benefits, such as boosted productivity, higher profitability or increased customer satisfaction,” said Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager for Sage Employer Solutions. “Combining Cornerstone’s talent management software with our core HR and payroll functionality allows us to offer a total HR solution for the SMB market. Because Cornerstone’s SaaS solution is organically developed, our customers will be able to enjoy a truly integrated solution versus one that consists of different systems cobbled together.”

For more information on Cornerstone OnDemand, please visit www.cornerstoneondemand.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


GlaxoSmithKline Successfully Rolls Out Lumesse TalentLink As Part of its Recruitment Strategy in Greater China…from Lumesse

December 3, 2011

 

Lumesse Selected Based on Superior Local Service and Proven Expertise in Greater China

HRchitect includes Lumesse in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and Top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has implemented Lumesse TalentLink as the core technology platform supporting the shared HR-service team building its Greater China talent acquisition strategy.

The GSK talent acquisition team has a strategic goal to transform its recruitment processes to enable it to build a robust talent pipeline. Current market growth has driven over 2,000 hires for GSK across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjing and Hong Kong within the last year.

As part of the GSK global recruitment solution implementation, the Lumesse China team took just three months in early 2011 to implement Lumesse TalentLink solutions locally in a project that included system tests and user training. Lumesse TalentLink now supports 18 recruiters, more than 10 HR business partners and 10 agencies across the Greater China region.

“To allow us to manage the China market, the evolution of the HR team into a shared-service unit pairs up recruiters with business managers as close partners,” noted Blake Cai, recruitment & HRIS manager, HR Shared Services, GSK Greater China. “Meanwhile, we are conscious that this model has to be balanced with stronger centralization across cities to drive efficiency.”

Since staff referral is a very important hiring channel in the pharmaceutical industry, the GSK team makes creative use of the Lumesse TalentLink platform to publicize job advertisements among existing staff. The platform is also connected to the two largest job-boards in China, 51jobs and Zhaopin to effectively manage job applications through this channel. The scalability and flexibility of the Lumesse platform has also enabled GSK to offer a better candidate experience in the application process for the large number of applications it receives. For example, as a famous consumer brand in pharmaceuticals, the capability to improve rejection handling for GSK recruiters was a key factor in choosing Lumesse TalentLink.

“High growth markets like China are driving global brands to rethink talent strategies,” said Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker. “The need to combine both high-volume and specialists skills when recruiting puts huge demands on managers and HR professionals. Operational efficiency and the ability to tap into multiple sourcing channels are key benefits that Lumesse TalentLink can deliver.”

“Our recruiters have always been professional and productive, but they needed to change as our business expands rapidly,” added Cai. “What worked in the past with isolated spreadsheets will now be replaced with a single, regionally shared talent acquisition platform that provides better information transparency and standardized workflows. We believe that the better data integrity, accuracy and analytical reports that have come after the change have genuinely improved the shared-service team’s working lead time, cost and service delivery and made it a better partner with the GSK business.”

GSK chose Lumesse among many local and global solution vendors based on its better local service and proven expertise in Greater China. Product functionality, operational speed and project cost-effectiveness were prime considerations as well.

“The China market is filled with opportunities and challenges,” noted Erik Schmit, managing director of APAC Region, Lumesse. “The commitment of Lumesse in the China market with continuous investment in its local services team and infrastructure differentiates us from the rest. This was is a key reason for GSK extending its cooperation with us outside of its headquarters region.”

For more information, please visit www.lumesse.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


HRchitect Celebrates New Corporate Office with Ribbon Cutting

November 17, 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!

 

HRchitect, the leader in HR systems strategic consulting and the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management systems consulting firm, celebrated the opening of their new corporate office location this week with a ribbon cutting and open house.

HRchitect’s steady growth over the past few years dictated the need for expanded office space.

“Our future plans are projecting even greater growth than what we have been experiencing over the last few years,” commented Matt Lafata, president of HRchitect.  “Our new offices have provided us with 50% more space to accommodate these plans and also offer a more comfortable, pleasant environment for our employees, clients, prospects and partners to function and be productive in.”

Frisco’s Chamber of Commerce was on-hand to celebrate the new space with a ribbon cutting for the firm.  HRchitect has been a member of the Chamber for many years and was the recipient of the Frisco Chamber Medium Business of the Year award in 2009.

“The Frisco Chamber has done an outstanding job creating an effective forum that allows businesses in Frisco to network and exchange ideas, strategies and business opportunities,” stated Rick Fletcher, founder and vice president of HRchitect.  “We’ve picked up not only new clients and business partners, but we have also found many of our management team members and employees through the many networking events.  Frisco definitely has some of the most talented business professionals available in the country.”

The wealth of talent in the community played a large part in the decision to keep HRchitect’s headquarters in Frisco as all of the firm’s corporate-based employees live in Frisco.  HRchitect’s new and previous offices both exist within Frisco Square, a mixed-use development in the heart of the community.

“When searching for new office space it was very important for us to stay in the same area,” continued Lafata.  “All of our employees really enjoy working close to home.  Frisco Square offers the convenience of location as well as restaurants and shops that are within walking distance of our office.”

Headquartered in Frisco are the firm’s sales, marketing, and administration departments, along with some of its consulting functions. However, as a global organization, the majority of the consulting team is spread across North America, allowing for increased accessibility to HRchitect’s clients.

To learn more about how HRchitect’s HR systems and strategy expertise visit www.HRchitect.com.

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Saba and Management Innovation eXchange to Unveil Social Business Initiative to Reinvent Management at Enterprise 2.0 Conference…from Saba

November 11, 2011

 

Innovative New Social Initiative to Transform the Workplace in 21st Century Organizations

HRchitect featured Saba in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. A.G. Lambert, the VP of Marketing with Saba appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 14, 2009. Matt Lafata with HRchitect attended the 2010 Saba Global Summit and Analyst Day in Boston, MA. Matt Lafata & Tiffany Appleby attended the Saba Global Sales Rally FY12 in June 2011 in Redwood City, CA.

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!

 

Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier People Cloud provider, recently announced that it will be unveiling the details of a new, innovative project with the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, CA on November 14–17, 2011. The details of this new initiative will be announced during the keynote panel, “Inventing Management 2.0: Lessons From the Fringe” featuring Polly LaBarre, co-founder and editorial director of the MIX, from 4:30–6:00 p.m. on the opening day of Enterprise 2.0, November 14, 2011. Saba and MIX speakers will also present in several panels in the “People and Culture” track on November 15, 2011.

The initiative will be facilitated by Saba and the MIX in conjunction with the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. The large-scale project involves progressive thinkers from around the globe in a distributed problem-solving effort to explore the ways in which the new social, mobile Web will transform the workplace and change how large organizations are run and managed over the next decade.

Saba and the MIX will be unveiling additional details of this initiative during the conference in Booth 411. Additionally, the two organizations will be sponsoring the official Enterprise 2.0 attendee party from 6:00–7:30 p.m. on November 15, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA. Management experts from the MIX as well as progressive management practitioners, technologists, and thinkers from the Enterprise 2.0 community will be in attendance.

For more information on Saba, please visit www.saba.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


Oracle’s PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2 Delivers New HR Self Service User Experience with Secure Enterprise Search and Related Action Navigation Framework…from Oracle

November 10, 2011

 

New Pagelet Based Views For Managers Provide Insight Into Organizations and Talent in One Configurable Personalized View

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!

 

News Facts

  • To help managers better perform their day-to-day activities, Oracle today announced the availability of PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2.
  • Designed to change the way managers and employees use self-service HR, the new PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 applications offer a consumer-like self-service user experience that helps transform the way employees and managers perform their day-to-day activities.
  • A new search-based, menu-free navigation capability allows users to easily locate and navigate to relevant information quickly and in context from any page. PeopleSoft leverages a powerful global search capability that goes beyond simple transaction based search. Delivered search results have filtering and specific related actions based on defined roles and security of the user. For example, a manager can now simply type in part of an employee’s first or last name and receive meaningful results from documents related to performance, compensation, learning, recruiting, career planning and more. Key HCM data is indexed to speed the search process and improve search relevancy.
  • A new design provides greater personalization using pagelets that are designed to make PeopleSoft HCM easier to use, with a more appealing user interface, as well as reduced click counts on key transactions.
  • The feature pack includes a new Manager Dashboard, Talent Summary, Matrix Organization, and Pivot Grid functionality, among other new capabilities.
  • Oracle’s Feature Packs delivery method underscores its commitment to provide new functionality between major releases. Feature Packs enable a quicker response to PeopleSoft customer requests, while giving customers the ultimate choice of how and when to deploy the new functionality to their users.

PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2 Contents and Features

  • PeopleSoft Manager Dashboard includes a home page that consolidates key management, staff, and business unit data into a single at-a-glance access point to view and transact in context. Its content is configurable to support key metrics and decisions via individual drag-and-drop pagelets enabled by new PeopleTools technology.
  • PeopleSoft Talent Summary provides a unified view of talent management-related data for an individual employee in a talent roster profile format. Administrators can select the content of pagelets that will appear on the Talent Summary based on the organization’s priorities, and managers personalize the page based on their preferences for presentation layout and areas of emphasis.
  • Talent Summary also includes graphical representations of PeopleSoft’s Performance & Potential Matrix nine box grid that provides managers a quick assessment of their employee’s performance against their potential and their impact of loss against the risk of them leaving. This matrix is used by managers to help ensure their personnel are appropriately compensated and operating at or near their maximum potential.
  • More than 70 manager and employee self-service transactions have been tied into the related action framework.
  • In PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2, click counts on the self service transactions have been reduced by nearly 50 percent on average, depending on the transaction, as a result of streamlining. In addition, all transactions that use the direct reports interface have reduced click counts by at least two clicks due to an updated design.
  • PeopleTools 8.52 introduces the new Pivot Grid feature for operational reporting. The Pivot Grid is a new analytic capability that gives users the ability to quickly and easily pivot and filter data within PeopleSoft applications without having to export data to an external spreadsheet or data warehouse. Data for pivot grids is generated by PS Query and can be rendered in charts or analytical grids. Users can add pivot grids to application pages or pagelets.
  • Additional features delivered with the Feature Pack 2 include:
    • Matrix or Dotted-Line Relationship Management, which addresses the challenge of tracking and maintaining project-based organizations that cut across the enterprise and geographic regions.
    • Interactive Company Directory, which enables users to connect and collaborate directly with other employees and launch employee transactions or changes.
    • Total Rewards Statement, which provides employees with a more complete view of their compensation and benefits by pooling rewards data from multiple data sources.
    • Talent Management 9.1 to HCM 8.9 Integration for Recruiting Solutions, which provides a complete set of integrations for PeopleSoft HCM 8.9 and 9.0 customers.

Supporting Quotes

“Oracle’s PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2 delivers a new navigation paradigm for our HCM community,” said Paco Aubrejuan, group vice president, Oracle’s PeopleSoft. “We listened to our HCM customers and focused on delivering features like Manager Dashboard and Talent Summary to help managers be more productive at managing their resources, better utilize and reward their employees, and gain valuable insight into their organization and talent pool.”

“With the release of Oracle’s PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 Feature Pack 2, Sonoco believes we will see increased use of Manager Self Service with Manager Dashboard, providing managers personalized one-click access to vital employee information and manager tasks from one central location to meet their specific requirements,” said Greg Brigman, manager, Human Resources Information Systems, Sonoco. “The additional matrix relationship will significantly enhance usability of both Core HR and Talent Management by enabling additional reporting from both the direct line manager and a matrix manager without the need to create costly customizations.”

For more information on Oracle, please visit www.oracle.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect


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