July 7, 2011
Company Advances Leader Position in Strategic Human Capital Management and Raises the Standard for Complete Talent Management
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 the acquisitions of CyberShift, a leader in strategic workforce management and expense software, and Accero, experts in payroll and benefits software. These acquisitions advance and accelerate SumTotal’s vision and expand Talent Management to link mission critical processes across the broader strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) market. With over 3,400 global customers and 43 Million users, SumTotal represents the most complete strategic HCM solution delivering greater value to customers with cross-functional best-in-class capabilities.
Increasing labor costs have put additional pressures on organizations, driving the need for improved, global visibility of how organizations manage their workforce to reduce operational costs. The workforce is typically the largest expense to an organization (40-70 percent of costs), and how employees are acquired, on-boarded, trained, deployed, assessed, and rewarded directly impacts an organization’s ability to achieve its business goals and maximize profits. At the same time, the shift from simply managing transactional HR functions to enabling integrated HR processes is compelling organizations to simplify and improve their technology deployments to contain costs and eliminate silos of fragmented information. Significant cost reductions are achieved not only through the automation and optimization of related workforce processes, but also with the integration of functions to a single HR solution that leverages the latest cloud-based technologies.
“SumTotal has proven its ability to rapidly integrate multiple acquisitions in a short period of time while delivering real value to customers,” said Josh Bersin, president and chief executive officer, Bersin & Associates. “The acquisition of CyberShift and Accero gives the company a total end-to-end set of solutions for all elements of strategic human capital management.”
CyberShift, an industry leader in strategic workforce management and expense management software, offers innovative visualization and mobile solutions for time and attendance, advanced scheduling, absence management, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and leave management. CyberShift is the only enterprise solution vendor in Workforce Management with a true Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering. Accero has a long demonstrated history providing payroll and benefits software with advanced workforce intelligence capabilities for mid-size and large enterprises internationally, and specializes in complex corporate environments.
Collectively, these acquisitions add an additional 1,000 new customers with millions of global users making SumTotal one of the largest Talent Management providers in the industry and one of the most complete strategic HCM providers. With customers such as Dell, Google, Sony Electronics, AstraZeneca, HBO, Tommy Bahama, Aer Lingus, US Airways, British Airways, and Rolls-Royce, SumTotal maintains a market leader position with global presence in every market segment and deployed in over 160 countries. Customers gain the value of the most complete solution available, a larger customer community to share best practices, increased vertical domain expertise, and best-in-class functional capabilities. In addition, SumTotal will continue to support and innovate all product lines and ensure existing customer investments remain secure. This proven customer-centric model galvanizes SumTotal’s commitment to customers as the company rapidly integrates and advances its best-in-class capabilities.
SumTotal now offers customers the most complete HR solution that manages strategic HCM functions including Talent Acquisition (acquire to onboard), Talent Management (perform to reward), Talent Development (assess to develop), and Workforce Management (schedule to pay), including integrated core system of record. Customers achieve the benefit of a single comprehensive solution that addresses strategic HCM processes, at a lower total cost of ownership and with best-in-class capabilities and a superior user experience.
“Customers are requiring more end-to-end solutions for enabling strategic, high-value HCM processes across their entire organization, while having ‘one-hand-to-shake’ with their delivery partner,” said John Borgerding, CEO of SumTotal Systems. “We have raised the bar for how organizations manage their workforce by providing complete visibility and strategic planning in a single solution that enables better decision making. Traditional vendors only touch the surface and focus on process automation or record keeping, and point solutions only address process silos and don’t scale to all organizational models. SumTotal is the only vendor that can provide this new level of breadth and depth for customers.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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June 14, 2011
Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, Time Warner Cable, Orbitz and Others to Present on Latest Trends in Learning and Talent Management
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 global leader in complete learning and talent management solutions, today announced open registration for TotalConnection 2011, SumTotal’s annual global customer conference to be held at the Orlando World Center Marriot Resort in Orlando, FL USA, Oct. 17-20. Participants in the global event represent a “who’s who” in the industry including presentations from Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, Time Warner Cable, Orbitz and many others.
This year’s TotalConnection conference is the largest and most exciting in the company’s history, featuring hundreds of customers from every corner of the world sharing best practices and emerging trends, exploring the latest HR technology innovations, and networking with industry visionaries including fellow SumTotal customers, solution partners, product experts, and senior executives from around the globe.
“Our customers represent an elite group of visionaries that are implementing our technology solutions to drive growth and productivity at their organizations,” said John Borgerding, SumTotal CEO. “With thousands of customers and over 40 Million global users, SumTotal is leading the industry with complete, end-to-end human capital management software that manages the entire employee lifecycle. At this year’s conference, we will also be announcing some exciting news and the latest and most advanced HR solution available in the market.”
The conference will feature keynote presentations from SumTotal executives about the enormous momentum the company is experiencing, as well as keynote presentations from industry luminaries, experts, and featured customers. Multiple concurrent tracks will cover the full spectrum of HR and business best practices, and additional product specific tracks provide comprehensive reviews of the latest product advancements. Pre and post event workshops feature a variety of in-depth strategic and tactical topics featuring hands-on collaborative sessions, some with SPHR credits.
Registration is now open for SumTotal customers only. The deadline for discounted early-bird registration is July 15, 2011. Special discounts are also available from American Airlines and the Orlando World Center Marriot Resort. For more information, visit the TotalConnection 2011 website at http://www.totalconnection2011.com/.
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 22, 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, 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 global leader in complete talent management solutions, announces today the appointment of software industry veteran Nadeem Syed as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). As the COO of SumTotal, Nadeem will lead the company’s strategic initiatives overseeing services, support, hosting, product management, and engineering.
“Innovation has always been a hallmark of SumTotal, and I remain dedicated to not only further innovating our products, but also with how we service our customers,” said Nadeem Syed. “These are exciting times for SumTotal as we accelerate our strategic growth. I look forward to working closely with our customers and delivering solutions that provide tremendous value and in helping them achieve new levels of success.”
Nadeem began his management career in 1991 with Oracle. Over a 19-year period, he received numerous promotions that eventually elevated his role to Group Vice President, with the responsibility of leading a large, multicultural, and globally distributed team.
“This is fantastic news for us as a company,” said John Borgerding, SumTotal CEO. “Nadeem applies considerable expertise and experience to everything he does, and will help guide the leadership of SumTotal’s technology advancements and strong customer service around the globe. We will continue to lead the industry, and with Nadeem in this key role, we will further deliver greater value to our customers.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 17, 2011
Customer Centric Advancements Delivers New Level of Reporting Capabilities for Improved Visibility into Workforce Effectiveness
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, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in complete talent management solutions, today announced the latest enhancements to its Talent Management platform. Innovative product advancements to the software system enable organizations of all sizes to more easily develop, deliver and track key talent management initiatives around learning, performance, compensation, succession, and recruiting. SumTotal’s commitment to customers is enabling deeper visibility into workforce information that improves decision making, reduces administration costs, and helps drive business performance.
With the latest enhancements to its Talent Management platform, SumTotal is focused on helping customers gain greater value from their HR technology investments and advancing how organizations better manage their workforce. By offering an integrated and automated approach to managing today’s talent management challenges, SumTotal is providing leaders across the globe with the information necessary to make more strategic workforce decisions. Selected new features include:
- Enhanced Administrative Capabilities – Including numerous advancements that enable organizations to institute comprehensive learning standards enterprise-wide while minimizing the efforts to manage a globally distributed learning operation.
- Performance Management Advancements – Extended career profile and goal management enhancements, empowers individuals to manage their career growth intuitively and effectively.
- Reporting Advancements – This latest release provides additional new value-add reports and options to provide a new level of visibility into workforce effectiveness. SumTotal continues to push the envelope in providing customers enterprise-class reporting capabilities that scale to support the largest global enterprises without the cost of additional infrastructure.
In addition, SumTotal now provides a powerful extensibility framework that enables organizations to further extend the capabilities of the SumTotal platform to meet their business needs. The extensibility framework provides organizations the ability to build customer specific solutions without needing to customize the application, thereby lowering their total cost of ownership.
“SumTotal is committed to providing our customers with the most powerful and easy to use talent management tools to advance their workforce and realize a true competitive advantage,” said Nadeem Syed, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Product Management & Engineering of SumTotal Systems. “Working in collaboration with our customers, SumTotal continues to evolve our solutions to target the precise needs of the market and ensure that HR professionals can optimize the effectiveness of their workforce.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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January 5, 2011
Industry’s Largest & Most Complete Talent Management Provider Extends Leadership Position and Expands into Additional Target Markets
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. Kimberley Kasper, VP of Marketing, and Jon Ciampi, VP of Product Management with 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, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in complete talent management solutions, today announced that it has acquired GeoLearning. This strategic acquisition expands on the company’s significant growth and momentum and further solidifies SumTotal’s market leadership position by adding proven go-to-market capabilities in mid-market, government, and extended enterprise market segments. The combined footprint provides unparalleled capabilities that cover the complete spectrum of Talent Management business needs. SumTotal now represents the industry’s largest and most complete provider of learning and talent management software across the globe with full end-to-end capabilities and market dominance.
“With the acquisition of GeoLearning, SumTotal has snapped up one of the leading LMS players to even more firmly establish its #1 position in the learning market and strong position in integrated Talent Management Systems,” said Josh Bersin, president and chief executive officer, Bersin & Associates. “GeoLearning’s strengths in SaaS, extended enterprise solutions, and managed services for the SMB and mid-market will help SumTotal continue to grow its leadership position in all segments of the market.”
Founded in 1997, GeoLearning is the leading provider of managed services and on-demand learning management software. GeoLearning has a recognized history of innovation with comprehensive software products to address the needs across both employee development and extended enterprise. Companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations rely on GeoLearning‘s deep domain expertise to drive organizational performance. GeoLearning has been the ideal partner for organizations seeking to increase sales, accelerate time to market, raise productivity, generate new revenue streams, and reduce expenses.
With customers such as Sony Electronics (NYSE: SNE), Amway (KUL:AMWAY), Seagate (NYSE: STX), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), SumTotal represents the industry’s largest provider of learning and talent management solutions with over 39 Million users across 2,300 global customers. The company’s talent management software offering is leading the industry with integrated learning, performance, compensation, succession, development, 360 feedback, hiring, social collaboration, planning, workforce analytics, and core HR management, all from a single vendor. This strategic acquisition fulfills SumTotal’s promise to the market to provide the most complete talent management offering and to every market segment.
“This is great news for our customers who now have access to additional expert resources and a comprehensive offering that spans all strategic HR functions,” said Scott Andriano, Senior Vice President of Sales at GeoLearning. “With significant backing focused on delivering real long-term customer value, our combined companies have the ability to more rapidly invest and scale to support growing customer demand.”
The acquisition provides customers with many immediate benefits:
- Fully integrated Talent Management covering the business needs of every market segment
- Established localized operations with customers deployed in 156 countries in 39 different languages
- Significant resource expansion across R&D, Services, Support, & Account Management
- Deep domain & subject matter expertise across 38 different verticals
- Expansive user community sharing best practice in Fortune 500, mid-market, government, and extended enterprise markets
- Proven leadership with extensive knowledge in HR & technology advancement
- Single vendor solution that mitigates customer risk
“These are exciting times for our industry, and our mission remains focused on significantly increasing the value our customers gain from partnering with SumTotal,” said John Borgerding, CEO of SumTotal Systems. “The focus and dedication our team has for customers and this industry is represented in this strategic acquisition. As the true market leader, we will continue to innovate, accelerate, and help our customers to achieve new levels of success.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
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December 23, 2010
Latest Industry Report Recognizes Company for its Complete Learning Management Capabilities
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. Kimberley Kasper, VP of Marketing, and Jon Ciampi, VP of Product Management with 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, talk to HRchitect first. HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in complete talent management solutions, today announced it was positioned as a market leader in latest industry report from Bersin & Associates, “Learning Systems 2011: The Definitive Buyer’s Guide to the Global Market for Learning Management Solutions .” SumTotal continues to lead the market with ongoing growth, expansion, and product innovation delivering real value to customers and helping organizations around the globe better manage their workforce.
The in-depth report from the industry’s leading authority on Learning Systems contains a detailed review of the learning management systems (LMS) and related markets, including an evaluation of market trends, profiles of the top providers, and Bersin’s proprietary Market Maps® to help buyers understand the positioning of providers including SumTotal.
“We believe the market has started to segment itself into several broad categories of LMS companies, and as our study indicates, SumTotal with its acquisition of Softscape continues to strengthen its position among vendors offering integrated Talent Management suites,” said David Mallon, principal analyst, Bersin & Associates. “When you look at our study, which calls out the range of features now offered by SumTotal, it’s easy to see that the company is now also a credible and a major new force in talent management software.”
Per the report, SumTotal offers one of the most complete sets of functionality for core learning management and is designated as the global market share leader. SumTotal is further recognized for being “highly configurable” and for its “experience deploying solutions in large, multinational organizations.” The report concludes: “We believe SumTotal’s product is best-suited to large, global organizations. The company also offers full-featured products targeted to the midmarket and delivered on-demand in the SaaS model.”
“As an industry expert, Bersin & Associates has a clear perspective of the learning management market and customer needs,” said John Borgerding, CEO of SumTotal Systems. “We are honored to have been included in their market report and positioned as a leader. With our long history in learning and talent management, SumTotal has a deep understanding of what it takes to help make customers successful. Our customers trust and rely on our global expertise in deploying long-term talent management strategies that drive tangible business results.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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September 20, 2010
HR Technology Pioneers Join Forces to Become the Industry’s Most Innovative, Most Experienced, and Most Complete Talent Management Solution Provider
HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems 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. Kimberley Kasper, VP of Marketing, and Jon Ciampi, VP of Product Management with 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, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is here to help!
SumTotal® Systems, Inc., a global leader in complete talent management solutions, today announced that it has acquired Softscape. This brings together industry pioneers with a strong history of innovation and combines proven leadership to address the needs of global enterprises. SumTotal will provide the most comprehensive talent management solution available in the industry to its more than 1,800 customers and 25 million users worldwide, including 43% of the Fortune 500.
“With the acquisition of Softscape, SumTotal has created the absolute industry leader in complete talent management software,” said John Borgerding, President of SumTotal Systems. “Now our solution is years ahead of any other provider and we have the deepest domain expertise in the industry with the global infrastructure to deliver comprehensive solutions and services to our customers.”
Softscape was the first company to incorporate integrated talent management into its business strategy, and because of its vision and head start in the HR software industry, the company had developed many advanced features not found in other solutions. SumTotal will now deliver to the market a complete talent management solution that covers all strategic HR functions including learning, performance, compensation, succession, social collaboration, hiring, planning, analytics, and a core HR system of record.
“This acquisition creates a major new force in talent management software,” said Josh Bersin, CEO and President of Bersin & Associates. “Our research shows that 75% of all HR systems buyers now want an integrated talent management platform. The days of ‘standalone’ HR silos and fragmented solutions are slowly coming to an end, and as a result of this acquisition SumTotal is addressing customers’ demand for a single vendor that’s capable of delivering an end-to-end solution.”
“Both Softscape and SumTotal share a vision to help organizations improve operational efficiencies and workforce effectiveness. We are passionate, creative, and customer-centric with a focus on further expanding an end-to-end software platform for all aspects of HR,” said Richard Watkins, Chief Technology Officer at Softscape. “The synergies across our two organizations and technology leadership will allow us to support customers on a whole new level.”
With both companies’ product platforms being built on a similar architecture, the synergies in technologies will allow for easier integration of products and faster deployment to customers who are looking for a complete HR solution from a single vendor. To support the company’s growing customer base, SumTotal will now have over 700 employees worldwide and offices in United States, Europe, India, Thailand, China, Japan, and Australia.
“We have been a customer of both SumTotal and Softscape for many years and we strongly believe the joining of these two companies will lead to a comprehensive talent management solution for Johnson Controls,” said Monte J. Nuckols, VP Global Applications at Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI). “We have long thought that no best-of-breed solution could sustain for the long term. With this news, it is clear that SumTotal is thinking long term and that the extensive reach of their solution will deliver greater value at a reduced risk for the market. We look forward to continuing our relationship and leveraging their solutions to meet Johnson Controls’ needs.”
For additional details regarding the acquisition, please visit: www.sumtotalsystems.com/softscape.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 19, 2010
HR Industry First Provides Real-time View of Workforce Effectiveness While Helping Leaders Make Better Informed Decisions
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Softscape, an innovator powering complete people management solutions, recently announced the release of its People Advisor™ series, a comprehensive array of software tools providing advanced visualizations, detailed reports, alerts, and expert advice on key workforce-related functions. Built upon the company’s industry leading Talent Management software platform, the People Advisor series helps improve workforce effectiveness, contain operational costs, provide greater visibility of potential problem areas, and helps leaders in their decision making process.
The first in this innovative solution set, “People Advisor for Compensation”, raises the standard on compensation planning systems by providing real-time and proactive advice to managers and executives on the state of compensation processes, budget alignment, and top performer retention, while highlighting any potential issues before there is a problem. Leveraging Softscape’s advanced Compensation Planning platform, People Advisor for Compensation empowers business leaders to make more informed decisions and offers easy-to-use and actionable guidance that ensure better alignment between pay, performance, and current market ratios. Moving beyond assessing where an organization is today, People Advisor for Compensation provides current and predictive views of each functional area to drive desired business outcomes.
These latest innovations enable organizations to better:
- Provide leaders with detailed and actionable decision support information to expedite strategies
- Influence business decisions with immediate budget analysis for active analytics
- Alert managers immediately about compensation budget overruns and provide detailed analysis of the source and how to resolve overruns
- Provide an at-a-glance view of alignment and any issues with pay-for-performance objectives
- Leverage expert advice on what, where, and when pay-to-market is out of alignment
“In today’s turbulent global market, effectively managing a business’ largest controllable expense is more important than ever,” said David Watkins, Softscape CEO and co-founder. “By simplifying the often complex compensation information and providing easier-to-understand and actionable metrics, our new People Advisor for Compensation helps organizations maximize the full effect of their compensation dollars and improve top performer retention.”
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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December 31, 2009
Bersin & Associates Recognizes Softscape for its Leadership in Total Customer Implementation Satisfaction
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Softscape, an innovator powering complete people management solutions, today announced further industry validation of its talent management software and support for large global enterprises. In a report recently issued by leading industry analyst firm Bersin & Associates, Softscape was recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction.
Bersin & Associates’ Talent Management Systems 2010: A Comprehensive Study of Customer Experience with Talent Management Systems, focuses on identifying specific product, vendor and implementation factors that drive success for end user customers. In the report, Softscape’s HR platform is noted as a category leader specifically in total customer implementation satisfaction for global enterprises.
“Softscape’s long term partnerships with customers, some over a decade, are rooted in our unwavering dedication to their satisfaction and improving their bottom-line business results” said Dave Watkins, Softscape CEO and co-founder. “We consistently reinvest into expanding our customer care programs and localized service centers to ensure customers receive the dedicated support they need to achieve their objectives. Our industry high 98% customer retention rate is testament to our achievement.”
According to the report, “Global enterprise companies have sophisticated IT organizations and evaluate their ERP vendors, as well as standalone software providers. They often look at the talent management system as a “platform” that will be integrated with many legacy applications, security and portal systems, and various other employee directories and collaboration tools.” The report continued, “As large, global organizations seek to increase the sharing of talent globally and to align all employees with the business goals, they require systems to support consistent processes, data and reporting enterprise wide. Only a few talent management suites offer comprehensive support to accommodate complex global implementations today.”
Softscape’s customers represent large, multi-national enterprises with complex needs, and average over 38,000 employees. As one of the only vendors with fully integrated core human resources management (HRMS) in a talent management system, Softscape provides customers with a single platform to manage the complete employee life cycle. Softscape connects all HR and talent functions, including performance and goal management, succession, career development, 360 feedback, learning, compensation, incentives & rewards, recruiting & hiring, on-boarding, workforce planning, social networking, and core HR records. By providing one platform and interface into all these functions, customers achieve unprecedented analytic insight into their workforces and operations to improve business decision making.
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
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May 20, 2009
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Dave Watkins, CEO of Softscape will participate in the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Softscape, the global leader in people management software, today announced that the Howden Group, a global provider of engineering products, has chosen Softscape’s core Human Resources Management System (HRMS) to manage the company’s worldwide operations. The global rollout of Softscape’s award-winning platform will manage all of Howden’s employee data, on-boarding, diversity, culture, and retention processes.
The Howden Group of companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Charter International plc : (London: CHTR). Established over 150 years ago as a highly skilled engineering firm, Howden has grown to become a worldwide organization with companies in 16 countries. Their products can be found in virtually every industry, and particularly in those such as power generation, petrochemicals, mining, steelmaking and cement manufacturing, where the most arduous air and gas handling duties are found.
Most companies today are faced with a myriad of HR-related challenges including the need for better access to workforce data and analysis for more informed decision making, inefficient recruitment processes and labor market shortages impacting recruiting quality, lack of visibility into global manpower requirements, risks related to an ageing workforce and its constraints on high potential employees. As part of a global HR transformation project to re-engineer their employee and manager lifecycle, Howden sought to select the most comprehensive HR platform to drive efficiencies and effectiveness across its entire organization.
“We have a clear vision of how human resources will drive top- and bottom-line growth for our business,” Donna Malone, HR Director, Howden.
“Softscape is providing us with the required technology platform to achieve this vision, and the experience to help us run it. Our goals are being realized with one single system from which to manage our global workforce and drive our future growth.”
Howden is deploying Softscape’s HR platform including its powerful Workforce Analytics software. The new system offers Howden a global view of real-time employee data providing accurate management information.
Howden’s HR technology strategy also includes the implementation of complete talent management processes, including the integration of performance management, succession planning, and compensation planning, underpinned by a global competency framework, will provide better visibility of presence and location of skills and resources to inform and enable more effective workforce planning. Having this global method of analyzing, managing, and communicating workforce information also helps maintain a more effective method of accessing the labor market and recruiting globally.
“A scalable platform like Softscape can facilitate seamless integration of every aspect of an organization’s workforce, in one location,” said Dave Watkins, Softscape CEO and co-founder. “Having one comprehensive global repository of talent information means having audit capability across all HR processes that can mitigate risk and drive quality, efficiencies, and regulatory compliance to leading organizations such as Howden.”
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit www.softscape.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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April 28, 2009
Bersin & Associates Study Highlights Softscape’s Market Presence and Extensive Capabilities in Talent Management Software
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Dave Watkins, CEO of Softscape, will participate in the HRchitect WebMingle on June 5, 2009.
Softscape, the global leader in integrated people management software, today announced that the latest Bersin & Associates study, LMS and Learning Platforms 2009: Facts, Practical Analysis, Trends, and Provider Profiles, identifies Softscape as showing significant growth over the past year and making it among the highest in terms of “market presence” in the Learning Management System (LMS) industry.
According to the Bersin & Associates study, “Softscape is one of a handful of LMS providers that has extensive capabilities in talent management functionality. The application suite is also highly configurable, enabling customers to modify the menus, look-and-feel, workflows, and security options based on their business demands. Customers can choose to “turn on” additional applications, without the need for costly outside professional services, as they further expand their talent management requirements.”
Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory firm focused solely on research in enterprise learning and talent management. The company’s WhatWorks® research and research-based services are designed to deliver actionable and practical guidance and to improve operational effectiveness and business impact.
The report also notes, “Overall, we believe that Softscape’s talent management capabilities are its biggest differentiator in the LMS marketplace. This expertise makes it a strong choice for companies seeking a well-integrated talent solution.”
“For over fourteen years, Softscape has pioneered how organizations can better improve the development of their workforces,” said Dave Watkins, Softscape CEO and co-founder. “As an industry expert, Bersin & Associates has a clear perspective of this market and customer needs. This recognition, along with Softscape’s 98% customer retention rate, is further testament to our momentum in the people management software marketplace.”
The full report is available at http://www.bersin.com/Lib/Rs/Details.aspx?Docid=10339574
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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April 11, 2009
Softscape CEO Will Offer Insights Into The Future of People Management Technologies At Esteemed Industry Event
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Softscape’s CEO, Dave Watkins, will appear on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.
Softscape, the global leader in people management software, today announced that the company’s CEO and co-founder, Dave Watkins, will be speaking on the future of HR technologies at the Bersin & Associates’ IMPACT 2009 conference being held April 14–16, 2009 at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Who: Dave Watkins, Softscape CEO and co-founder
What:Bersin & Associates’ IMPACT 2009
Where:Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, Fla.
When:Tuesday, April 14, through Thursday, April 16, 2009
IMPACT 2009 is the first research conference to cover the issues, trends, and best practices related to corporate learning and talent management. Every aspect of this groundbreaking research conference supports the theme, The Business of Talent. Attendees will leave with specific ideas, best practices, and new contacts to help improve the business impact of learning and talent management programs. Full details, including the conference agenda, session descriptions, and speakers, are available at http://impact.bersin.com.
As a participant in the “The Future of Learning and Talent Management Platforms” panel session, Mr. Watkins will share his perspective on how the current economic conditions have made new opportunities for HR leaders and how organizations can improve cost containment, leadership development, and meet new regulatory compliance. He’ll speak about the direction of current technology solutions, setting realistic expectations, and the best practice strategies for global HR technology deployments.
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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March 11, 2009
Positive Growth & Continued Profitability Direct Result of Softscape’s Most Complete People Management Solution & Unmatched Customer Satisfaction
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider.
Softscape, the global leader in people management software, today announced solid global sales and revenue growth in 2008, while maintaining profitability, all of which has enabled the Company to further expand its global operations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Company attributes consistent growth to the most mature and complete human capital management (HCM) product offering and the highest customer satisfaction rates in the industry.
Growth & Profitability
In the first half of 2008, the Company achieved a twenty six percent (26%) increase in sales growth compared to the same period in 2007, and the second half of 2008 represented a sixty percent (60%) increase from the same period previously. Softscape maintains a strong footing due in part to over thirty five percent (35%) of the Company’s global business coming from outside of North America, as well as a diverse customer base across twenty nine different industries around the world. Bookings in EMEA grew one hundred and sixty eight percent (168%) in 2008 compared to 2007, and APAC grew one hundred percent (100%). New customer acquisition across the globe grew twenty percent (20%) overall and included organizations such as Foxtel, Bowe Bell & Howell, and SRA International (NYSE:SRX).
Softscape’s industry high ninety eight percent (98%) customer retention and satisfaction rate also remains unmatched in the industry due to the Company’s effective service methodology and advanced product offering. In addition, Softscape’s existing customers consistently expand their deployments each year with Softscape. In 2008, seventy one percent (71%) expanded their Softscape deployments across the Company’s broad people management platform.
Ongoing Industry Accolades
Softscape received the highest marks possible for core Employee Performance Management by leading industry analyst Bersin & Associates in the report “The Essential Guide to Employee Performance Management Systems”, and identified Softscape as one of the most experienced solutions provider in the talent management market today.
Softscape was also honored for its leadership and won the Enterprise category in HR and Training Management Software from the United Kingdom Software Satisfaction Awards 2008. The awards are based on the views of genuine buyers and end-users of business software applications.
In addition, a record number of customers turned out at Softscape’s Annual Global Customer Conference to celebrate the Company’s latest product offering. The Conference showcased a number of customer achievements including ALFA (Mexican: ALFA), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), NASCO, Lion Nathan (STD:LNN), and Sodexo (OTC:SDXAY).
“Our customers view us as their long-term partner for one very important reason – we understand their business challenges better than others,” said Dave Watkins, CEO and co-founder of Softscape. “For over fourteen years, we have advanced our product innovation with a focus on customer results. We now have the industry’s most advanced people management platform available. I am honored to work with some of the smartest minds in the industry to help our customers achieve new levels of performance and productivity.”
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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February 13, 2009
Softscape’s Single, Most Complete People Management Platform Solves Business Issues for Cost Containment, Restructuring, Mergers, and Compliance
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider.
Softscape, the global leader in complete people management software, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the ‘Magic Quadrant for Employee Performance Management Software’ report. Gartner’s comprehensive report evaluates employee performance management software vendors, assessing the vendor’s ability to execute and the completeness of their vision.
According to the Gartner report, “Visionaries have been advanced in promoting the latest trends (for example, user experience) driving EPM solutions.” Softscape believes that its positioning in the visionaries quadrant further validates the company’s strong history as an innovative leader in the human capital management (HCM) market.
Having pioneered talent management over a decade ago, Softscape has consistently introduced forward thinking technology to offer customers the most complete people management solution in a single platform. Softscape provides the HR foundation which includes a core talent-based employee system of record, as well as the key capabilities to manage performance, development, compensation, succession planning, learning, 360 feedback, incentive compensation, hiring and recruiting, survey management, social networking, and workforce analytics. As a leader in the industry, Softscape offers superior customer care and support, and maintains the industry’s highest customer satisfaction and retention rate of ninety eight percent (98% ).
“In our opinion, being in the visionaries quadrant is more than just providing advanced and superior products to customers. It is fundamentally about providing customers with demonstrable, bottom-line results,” said Dave Watkins, CEO and co-founder of Softscape. “With our fourteen-year proven history and deep understanding of customer needs, Softscape has helped some of the most successful global organizations solve real business issues to drive performance, productivity, and workforce efficiencies. Consistently recognized as a leader by industry luminaries, analysts, and our customers, we continue to forge new innovations in our products, as well as in how we care for our customers.”
For more information about Softscape’s solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com.
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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December 31, 2008
Record Demand Abroad for Highly Configurable Talent Management Software Fuels Company Growth
HRchitect featured Softscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider.
Softscape, the global leader in integrated people management software, recently announced record sales growth in Asia Pacific region, prompting the development of an expanded APAC Data Center to locally support the Company’s rapidly growing customer base. Increasing global demand for talent management across Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries are fueling Softscape’s rapid growth in the region.
Most recently, Foxtel, Australia’s leading subscription television provider, selected and deployed Softscape’s solutions for Learning Management and Workforce Analytics. Implementing Softscape’s award winning software has enabled Foxtel to manage all aspects of employee education including student registration, site administration, curriculum management, class scheduling, instructional administration, distance learning, asset management, evaluations, and transcripts. Softscape’s Workforce Analytics has also helped Foxtel develop comprehensive analytical reporting and analysis that is key to effectively managing employee resources.
Even with the economic slowdown in the United States, the global demand for talent management continues to increase as organizations recognize the critical need to identify and retain top performers and maintain productivity. Softscape has seen positive growth across its global operations, and a significant surge specifically in Asia Pacific. Overall cash flow from operations for the Company has also increased over two hundred percent compared to the same period twelve months ago, and Softscape continues to expand its global reach into emerging markets.
As the pioneer in people management software, Softscape is recognized by leading industry analysts as the most comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solution, providing complete employee lifecycle management, including a core system of record, in a single, integrated platform. Softscape offers fully integrated workforce performance, learning & development, succession planning, 360 feedback, compensation management, incentive compensation, talent acquisition, HR management, workforce management, workforce planning, workforce analysis, all with complete configuration control.
For more information on Softscape, please visit www.softscape.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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