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
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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
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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
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December 7, 2011
Special Offer Provides Access to the Saba People Cloud to Leverage an Organization’s Most Valuable Competitive Advantage — Its People
HRchitect featured Saba 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. 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, today announced a learning management exchange program for qualified SuccessFactors learning customers (formerly Plateau). Available now, this offer is designed to give SuccessFactors customers the opportunity to switch, risk-free, to the Saba People Cloud platform, which includes its award-winning Saba Learning Management application. Saba delivers seamless blended learning in the industry’s only unified People Cloud platform to help organizations transform the way they work, thereby driving productivity to the extended enterprise, achieving greater compliance, mitigating risk, shortening time to productivity, and accelerating the pace of innovation.
Qualified SuccessFactors customers with active contracts will be entitled to a significant discount of Saba’s People Cloud platform, including equivalent subscription contracts at no charge for up to one year. Additionally, Saba will include Saba Centra Real-Time Collaboration and Saba Social with these exchanges at no additional charge for up to one year. Migration programs, tools, and special services packages will also be available to reduce the time, expense and risk of moving to the Saba People Cloud platform. With enterprise social networking, informal learning and real-time collaboration all in one unified platform, organizations can improve ROI, enhance engagement, and cultivate a true talent development culture. This exchange program is in effect and available immediately; qualified SuccessFactors customers will have until May 31, 2012 to take advantage of this special Saba offer.
“Saba continues to focus on delivering exceptional customer success, as well as an innovative and compelling product roadmap, which is aligned with our vision to enable organizations to transform the workplace for competitive advantage,” said Karen Steele, senior vice president corporate marketing, Saba. “Through this learning management exchange program, we are making it easy for organizations to improve how all of their people learn, grow and meet the challenges of a new world of work.”
The Saba People Cloud
The Saba People Cloud is a unified, people-centric and social platform designed to transform the way people work. Saba People Cloud Applications include Learning Management, Talent Management, Enterprise Social Networking and Real-Time Collaboration, all of which help organizations become more competitive through increased visibility, speed and agility. The Saba People Cloud is highly scalable and interoperable with HRIS, financial, and ERP systems. Additionally, the platform is built to help organizations and their people be more competitive by enabling:
- Global and local scale to the level, reach and complexity customers need from a single, open platform
- Prescriptive analyses of past behaviours, training and performance for actionable insights
- Always on, always accessible collaborative environment designed to work across the entire people network to ensure access to everyone in the entire value chain anytime, anywhere and from any device.
Market Leading Learning Solution
Saba Learning Management provides unique capabilities to support sophisticated extended enterprise learning. With its mobile and social learning capabilities, it allows employees, customers and partners to rapidly connect, share, and retain the knowledge. Saba has received numerous accolades for its Learning Management Application, including:
For more information on Saba, please visit www.saba.com
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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November 16, 2011
HRchitect featured Kenexa in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Derek Bluestone, VP Product Marketing appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 17, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended the Kenexa Analyst Day in 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 that Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), the 10th largest pharmaceutical company in the world, will be using Kenexa’s global recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services in some of the major markets where Lilly conducts business globally. The five year engagement represents Kenexa’s largest global RPO partnership, and also includes Kenexa’s award-winning onboarding, recruiting, assessment, and survey solutions and employment branding.
In making its decision, Lilly sought to consolidate many of its global recruitment processes with an experienced pharmaceutical expert such as Kenexa, in order to increase efficiencies in the end-to-end recruiting process. Lilly and Kenexa share a strong presence in several global growth markets which further established synergies between the companies.
Rudy Karsan, CEO of Kenexa, commented, “Improving outcomes, enriching lives is the mantra of Kenexa’s relationship with Lilly. Kenexa is proud to be an integral part of Lilly’s global recruiting program.”
“Our selection process was rigorous and Kenexa met our expectations by showcasing their global RPO services capabilities and providing access to their centers of excellence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas,” said Nancy Lange, senior director for Global Recruiting and Staffing for Lilly. “The company demonstrated their strengths in integrating services, technology, and relevant content.”
For more information on Kenexa, please visit www.kenexa.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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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
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November 10, 2011
Attributes 221% revenue growth to innovation, flexibility, and sound business model
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 talent management solutions, announced recently that it ranks number 362 on the Deloitte 2011 Technology Fast 500. The Technology Fast 500 recognizes North America’s fastest growing technology companies in terms of percentage of revenue growth over a five year period.
Between 2006 and 2010, iCIMS’ revenue grew 221%. Ranked on the Fast 500 for three consecutive years, iCIMS is also one of a more limited list of companies whose growth has continued to be exponential. iCIMS also ranked #143 in the software category, which has lead all industry categories for 14 years.
Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public, and private – span a variety of industry sectors, and are leaders in hardware, software, telecom, semiconductors, life sciences and emerging areas, such as clean technology. These companies are on the cutting edge and are transforming the way business is done today.
Due to its rapid growth, iCIMS has also recently been named to the Inc. 500 l 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies for the sixth consecutive year. iCIMS was ranked #169 in the competitive software industry, and was the only HR software provider on the list that offers solutions to power all stages of the talent management lifecycle.
iCIMS attributes its ongoing success to its innovation, flexibility, and sound business model. iCIMS has remained committed to single source code software, but has expanded its Talent Platform beyond applicant tracking to include solutions such as onboarding and employee data management. Throughout this expansion, it has stayed focused on easy-to-use functionality, configurable options, scalability, and exceptional customer support.
“iCIMS is honored to be on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for the third consecutive year,” said Colin Day, iCIMS CEO. “We are particularly proud to be ranked alongside public companies, as iCIMS has achieved its success entirely through organic growth. As we continue to expand, we will remain committed to truly pure SaaS, which allows us to operate more cost effectively, and deliver the customer better price, value and support.”
For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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November 9, 2011
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, has been voted ‘most flexible in implementation’ and ‘most cutting edge’ in a live technology shootout at HRO Summit Europe. Lumesse also tied for first place in the ‘most innovative’ category with another vendor. Vendors taking part in the live shootout in front of an audience of HR professionals had just a few minutes to demonstrate the latest capabilities of their products and then faced questions from the audience on the technology showcased.
“This is a great endorsement for our talent management technology by the sort of knowledgeable and professional audience that the HRO Summit attracts,” said Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker. “In a crowded market it can be difficult for customers to cut through the competing claims, but a live shootout like this shows which vendors have the answers to the questions that real users want to ask.”
The technology shootout took place in Barcelona on 3 November 2011 at the HRO Summit Europe, the eighth year this prestigious event has taken place. Over 200 HR professionals attended HRO Summit Europe over 3 days in Barcelona, with almost 30 vendors represented.
“It was very brave of the vendors concerned to go in front of a live audience, especially with real time electronic voting, to present their technology,” said Faye Holland, Managing Director, European & Asia Pacific Operations, SharedXpertise, the event’s organiser. “Lumesse distinguished itself with a great demo of technology relevant to the audience and a good understanding of real user needs in a global context.”
“As a leader in the recruitment outsourcing market we’re not surprised to see Lumesse TalentLink win these nominations from an expert audience – it has great capabilities for RPOs and MSPs like hyphen, especially in terms of helping provide a great candidate experience and a rapid turnaround for customers in finding great staff,” added Rory Jeffcock, Client Services Director at hyphen Recruitment Outsourcing.
For more information, please visit www.lumesse.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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November 9, 2011
Global Provider of Talent Management Solutions Responds to Continuous Market Growth
HRchitect featured Taleo in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Taleo appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on November 6, 2009. HRchitect attended the 2010 & 2011 TaleoWorld conference and HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading talent management systems analysts, attended Taleo’s annual Sales and Services meeting in 2010 & 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the global leader of SaaS-based Talent Management solutions, today announced the broadening of its presence in Germany by expanding its facilities and staff in Taleo’s Frankfurt offices and datacenter. The expansion efforts build on Taleo’s July acquisition of Jobpartners, a move that doubled the company’s European customer base and professional staff.
“As social media and mobile technologies move Talent Management processes from the filing cabinet to the cloud, SaaS-based Talent Management is becoming an integral part of successful business management,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and CEO of Taleo. “As today’s announcement shows, Taleo is committed to a sustained, long-term investment strategy to pursue the opportunities we have identified in Germany. In fact, our goal is to generate a significant amount of new bookings from Germany over the next three years.”
Investments in Local Team and Facilities
Even before the Jobpartners acquisition, Taleo maintained numerous international customers deployed in Germany. Now, by leveraging the combined presence and expertise of Taleo and Jobpartners, the company can offer its German clients broader product and service capabilities. For example, Taleo will expand its existing datacenter presence in Germany and intends to further grow its Frankfurt-based team. Taleo will expand existing German-speaking technical support, sales, client executive, and implementation consulting resources, and is already hiring new positions for marketing leadership, inside sales and solution consulting in Germany.
Established Provider for Talent Management Solutions
Taleo has a European customer base of more than 250 clients. With more than 5,000 customers worldwide, Taleo supports dozens of large enterprise-class clients in Germany, including Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Mars, Merck, Procter & Gamble, and Roche. Globally, Taleo serves customers in 187 countries and employs more than 1,500 people worldwide.
Taleo’s SaaS-based Talent Management solutions optimize recruiting, performance management, learning and compensation, and arm organizations with Talent Intelligence, which is the insight companies need to grow their business by capitalizing on their most critical asset — their people. By tapping the world’s largest and most scalable Talent Management Cloud, Taleo delivers up-to-date information and increased visibility into candidates and employees so managers can see the talent that is powering their organization and better understand how to recruit, retain, and mobilize that talent. Every day, Taleo customers rely on Talent Intelligence to identify, develop, compensate, and retain the top performers that drive business results.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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