February 23, 2012
Partnership Provides HeartBeat with End-to-End Automated Benefits Enrollment Capabilities with Over 150 Providers
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, and the HRchitect IRONMAN on Mid-Marketing Talent Acquisition Systems on June18, 2010, where they were crowned the winner of each. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010 and May 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading global provider of cloud-based social talent management solutions, together with SS&C, a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software, announced today they have entered a into partnership, combining SS&C’s BenefiX cloud-based data exchange service with SilkRoad’s HRMS technology solution, HeartBeat.
With endless formats specific to insurance carriers, sending enrollment data to individual benefits providers has traditionally been a time and labor intensive process. By integrating SS&C’s BenefiX with SilkRoad’s HeartBeat, companies benefit by having a single HRMS solution that manages all their employee HR data including benefits plans, simplifying the process for employees, managers and HR. With BenefiX providing benefits data exchange to over 150 carriers, benefits administrators are freed from this tedious, time-consuming task allowing them to focus on building a self-motivating, employee-centric culture that attracts and retains top talent.
“Managing benefits has traditionally been a high-cost task with a heavy time investment,” says Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “Our partnership with SilkRoad will remove these barriers, delivering HeartBeat users a quick and cost effective solution.”
Companies using HeartBeat can now expect direct transmission of enrollment information from HeartBeat to insurance carrier, as well as:
- Built-in integration with the entire BenefiX library of over 150 insurance carrier adapters and out-of-the-box integration with carrier specifications
- Implementation times as little as 15 days, or 45 days for new insurance carriers, rather than the average industry integration lead time of six months or longer
- Quality data and run-time edits to ensure complete and correct enrollment information is being sent to the insurance carriers
“SilkRoad is intent on providing HR professionals with the solutions they need to develop and maintain happy and engaged employees,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, CEO, SilkRoad technology. “With the SS&C partnership, we are pleased to provide yet another layer in our benefits administration solution as companies look to automate their most complicated and time intensive processes and free up time to address their talent management strategies.”
For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com
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February 22, 2012
Latest Release of Taleo Enterprise Adds a Retooled User Interface That Simplifies and Unifies Access to Talent Intelligence and New Capabilities for Learning
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.
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Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the global leader of SaaS-based Talent Management solutions, today unveiled the latest release of Taleo Enterprise, which gives organizations powerful new ways to source top performers and develop them into the next generation of leaders. Taleo also redesigned the user interface of its popular enterprise-class Talent Management suite. The result is a simple, unified environment that makes it easy to access talent intelligence across all Talent Management dimensions, from recruiting and learning to performance management and succession planning.
“This latest release of Taleo Enterprise delivers a new set of tools built into a newly unified user experience. Taleo continues to aggressively enhance its Talent Management platform to help companies attract and engage top talent, build better teams and optimize development strategies,” said Jason Blessing, executive vice president of products at Taleo. “Organizations across the globe continue to realize that talent has become a strategic weapon for corporate success.”
Key highlights of the latest release include enhancements to sourcing, learning and ease of use.
Taleo Recruiting helps keep pipelines filled with qualified candidates
Taleo Recruiting incorporates new features that help organizations proactively build pipelines filled with qualified candidates. With new contact management tools, organizations can reach beyond the existing application pool to source and pre-qualify top prospects before they become active candidates. Enhanced support for talent pipelines enable recruiters to continuously engage qualified talent before hiring needs become critical. Sourcing internal candidates is also easier because Taleo has streamlined access to internal talent pools and manager nominations. And managers can now assign preferred successors to open positions via Taleo’s improved Talent Browser.
“Taleo’s new pipeline management capabilities will enable us to proactively source business-critical candidates and to quickly hire and onboard exceptional talent, increasing business productivity,” said Keith Abernathy, manager of human resources for Moss Adams.
Taleo Learn reveals how development impacts performance
The new release includes improvements to Taleo Learn that address the crucial need for enterprises to find the most effective ways to develop top performers. For instance, Taleo provides faster access to relevant learning content and opportunities by giving employees, managers and HR practitioners the ability to search their organization’s learning catalog (based on the competencies they need to develop) and launch their learning activities directly from their development plans. Offering a vastly more comprehensive learning environment, Taleo links learning activities to specific goals and now includes learning histories in employee profiles. And to help managers better understand how learning impacts performance, Taleo now combines data from Taleo Learn, Taleo Performance and Taleo Recruiting into the world’s largest Talent Management data warehouse. Across the board, managers can rely on Taleo Learn to ensure their employees have the foundational, job-specific skills that lead to results.
Retooled interface unifies and simplifies the Taleo user experience
Anchoring the latest release of Taleo Enterprise is a redesigned user interface that streamlines the Taleo experience across all Talent Management modules, from recruiting to succession. The redesign includes new versions of the Talent Browser and Employee Snapshot, which combine to create a single place for managers and HR professionals to instantly gain a comprehensive view of their organization and their talent, and then take action to ensure they meet their business objectives. The Employee Snapshot is now available across multiple views — including Talent Pools, Succession Planning, and Talent Browser — so managers and HR staff can instantly access an employee’s most vital information without having to navigate to other pages. Throughout the suite, Taleo provides native reporting so users can pull data and generate reports on demand to immediately gather useful insights.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
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February 22, 2012
New Role Expands Company’s Integrated Approach to Strategic Innovation
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SourceRight Solutions, a Randstad company, today announced that Karen Turner, an accomplished business innovator with more than a decade of talent acquisition and workforce management experience, has been appointed vice president of product development and strategy. In her role, Turner will be responsible for overseeing product development and strategy, product development lifecycles and partner development.
The newly designated product development and strategy group will provide a strategic function for guiding the innovation that has always been central to the company’s processes, but has traditionally been managed within lines of business. An integrated and centralized approach to development marks the continuation of the integrated innovation process—one that has led SourceRight to become a leader in blended workforce solutions spanning both RPO and MSP capabilities.
Turner has more than fifteen years of broad entrepreneurial and management experience in the industry. Prior to her current role, she was vice president of Strategic Talent Optimization, SourceRight’s Blended Workforce solution encompassing both recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) for traditional FTE talent and managed services provider (MSP) solutions for managing contingent and free-agent talent. Earlier, she was responsible for designing, creating, delivering and managing the company’s contingent workforce services (CWS) line of business.
Prior to joining the company in 2006, Turner spent several years in the recruiting and staffing industry, holding various senior management positions in the fields of sales, marketing and strategic solutions. Turner is active in such organizations as HROA, SHRM and SIA, and she is considered to be an industry expert in talent acquisition and workforce management.
“Innovation has always been integral to our approach for delivering value to clients,” said SourceRight vice president of corporate development, Kelly Cartwright. “With her deep talent acquisition solutions background, Karen provides the level of expertise and experience needed to continue on our path of growth and success by driving innovation across our company.”
“With global operations, a blended workforce capability, and a focus on innovation, SourceRight and Randstad are uniquely positioned to meet the evolving needs of companies as they compete for talent in a complex, global business environment,” commented Turner. “Through our product development function, I look forward to guiding a focused process that applies the tremendous knowledge and experience of SourceRight and Randstad to drive continued value for our clients and advance our leadership in the marketplace.”
For more information on SourceRight, please visit www.sourceright.com
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February 21, 2012
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Talent management technology-provider JobApp Network said that Checkers Drive-In Restaurants is utilizing its services to up its talent quotient and reduce turnover.
According to JobApp, after less than nine months of utilizing its core talent acquisition solution, Checkers’ own internal analysis showed a 40.9% reduction in restaurant team member turnover. And, said JobApp, turnover results from the team members at JobApp restaurants were significantly better compared to Checkers’ control group restaurants.
Eliminating paper through JobApp allowed Checkers to process 14,000 applications across its 298 corporate locations in November 2011 and entirely eliminate paper from the hiring and onboarding processes.
“Over the past four years, Checkers and Rally’s has been investing heavily in systems, including Guest Satisfaction, Speed of Service and other operational tools along with Back Office solutions that are delivering record-level results in Guest Satisfaction and other operating metrics,” said Adam Noyes, chief restaurant operations and supply chain officer.
According to Noyes, the JobApp tool has helped drive awareness to an available employment pool, and has systematized the manual system, providing Checkers managers with tools to select the very best employees. “We also partnered with JobApp on full integration with our other operating systems, so it is a win-win for our team and for our guests,” he said.
Restaurant manager surveys conducted by Checkers across more than 50 restaurants indicated that restaurant managers also clearly perceived that JobApp brought a better quality of applicant and reduced time-to-hire. In fact, the vast majority of its restaurant managers indicated an average time savings of approximately two hours per week and 92% of restaurant managers strongly recommended rolling JobApp out across the entire system.
For more information on JobApp, please visit www.jobappnetwork.com
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February 21, 2012
Latest version enhances best-in-class core functionality and social recruitment capabilities
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. 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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service talent acquisition software for growing businesses, announced today that the latest version of the platform – 11.3 – is now available. The iCIMS “Core Release” boasts a strengthened, faster foundation complemented by scalable social media features ensuring clients are up to date with current recruitment marketing trends.
The 11.3 Core Release is the third of three themed releases iCIMS developed in 2011. By segmenting the releases into three themes, iCIMS is able to create a series of refined strategic enhancements, providing a user-friendly Talent Platform suitable to each industry represented in its rapidly growing client base.
Focused on the tenants of speed, ease of use, and flexibility, iCIMS dedicated the Core Release to improving search, security, and performance processes, as well as providing further scalability for each company’s diverse needs. One of the most anticipated features included in the upgrade is iCIMS’ new System Configuration functionality. Empowering users of the platform to make on-demand changes on their own, the System Configuration features allow administrators to configure the platform based on their organizations’ unique workflows and hiring preferences.
The 11.3 release also advances iCIMS’ innovations in the evolving world of social recruitment. New features like Social Resume allow recruiters to access real-time views of candidates’ social media profiles, to highlight current achievements and experience, while 11.3′s Social Apply functionality allows candidates to expedite the application process by pulling relevant information from their current Facebook or LinkedIn profile into the fields of their job application. When paired with iCIMS’ Recruitment Marketing Solution, clients can easily post jobs to social media outlets with minimal effort and enhance their employment branding, ultimately attracting more top talent to their organizations.
“The 11.3 Core Release not only improves the core of the iCIMS Talent Platform, but also provides a solid foundation to constantly adapt and evolve with the explosive social media market,” said Paul Melici, iCIMS Chief Technology Officer. “We are anticipating that this release will enable our clients to attract and monitor more candidates and in real-time.”
For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com
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February 18, 2012
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Jobscience, a leading Talent Relationship Management provider, recently announced its recruiting application has won the coveted Brandon Hall Gold Award for Excellence in the Talent Acquisition Technology category.
“Social networking is a game-changer for recruiting and will impact the way entire organizations are built,” said Ted Elliott, CEO of Jobscience. “Companies that leverage the social connections of their employees will be the market leaders of the future because of their ability to attract skilled talent while they are passively searching for jobs and engage them before the competition. Our technology solution approaches talent acquisition like customer acquisition and turns recruiting into a marketing exercise. We help our customers create ‘employment brands’ and tap into the leading social networks as well as their internal connections — to create talent pools. These talent pools empower companies to quickly access and acquire the top talent in the market.”
The Jobscience Recruiting application, built on Force.com, leverages customer relationship management (CRM) concepts, workflows, and best practices, which enable companies to gain, retain and grow employees through the full TRM lifecycle for talent optimization. Whether a company is sourcing talent for future growth plans, actively filling open positions, or managing rehires, the CRM approach of creating and managing a pipeline of talent in a searchable and active database is the key to a closed-loop talent strategy that creates a 360 degree view of the employee lifecycle.
“2011 provided us with a unique viewpoint of how organizations are driving business results and performance improvement through technology,” said Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group. “This was the year in which technology providers and their clients have been able to transform the power of mobile, social, talent, learning, sales and marketing technologies, with proven, validated results. Most impressive to our judges was an underlying theme around collaborative relationships, a deep understanding of client needs and how technology can be leveraged to create opportunities and operating efficiencies for organizations of all sizes. I am proud to announce these first-rate solution providers as award winners in the most competitive year yet.”
A panel of veteran, independent senior judges evaluated the entries along with Brandon Hall Group’s industry expert analysts and leadership. The winners are listed at www.brandon-hall.com.
For more information on Jobscience, please visit www.jobscience.com
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February 18, 2012
HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations 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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kronos Incorporated recently announced the appointment of Lenley Hensarling to senior vice president of products and technology.
News Facts
- As senior vice president of products and technology reporting to Kronos chief executive officer Aron Ain, Hensarling will help drive Kronos’ global product development strategy. He will play a critical role in continuing Kronos’ path of innovation and commitment to revolutionize the way organizations manage their workforce.
- Prior to joining Kronos, Hensarling served as vice president of business development at C3, a provider of energy and emissions management solutions. Hensarling has 25 years of experience leading product development and engineering teams for organizations such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Novell. In various roles at these companies, he was responsible for helping to define and deliver world-class products to global markets.
- While at Oracle, Hensarling was responsible for the JD Edwards ERP product suite as well as business intelligence applications for CRM, manufacturing, and human resources.
- Hensarling brings direct and relevant experiences managing global teams in Argentina, Canada, India, and the U.S. He has extensive experience working with customers to understand opportunities to improve and enhance products in a fast-paced and changing technology landscape.
- Hensarling studied Economics and Computer Science at the University of Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics.
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Aron Ain, chief executive officer, Kronos
“We’re thrilled to appoint someone of Lenley’s caliber to our executive leadership team. Lenley is a vibrant leader who is passionate and skilled at building innovative technology products and leading large, global product development organizations. We are confident that he and his team will accelerate our lead in delivering the world’s most innovative workforce management solutions.”
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February 17, 2012
New Zealand’s 2011 Energy Company of the Year to Implement SilkRoad’s OpenHire, RedCarpet and WingSpan
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, and the HRchitect IRONMAN on Mid-Marketing Talent Acquisition Systems on June18, 2010, where they were crowned the winner of each. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010 and May 2011.
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SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of social talent management solutions, announced today that New Zealand based Z Energy (previously Shell New Zealand) has selected SilkRoad’s OpenHire for recruiting management and applicant tracking, RedCarpet for onboarding and life events management, and WingSpan forperformance management.
“SilkRoad shares an approach to innovation much like Z Energy. Their solutions will give us extensive capabilities and allow us to speed up a number of our key people practices,” said Huma Faruqui, General Manager, Capability & Organizational Development. “The rich features come at great value, and the scalability of their products ensures they can accommodate the growth of our company.”
With OpenHire, Z Energy will have processes in place to build a talent pool and make their recruiting efforts as engaging and efficient as possible. With RedCarpet, they will effectively manage transitions such as onboarding, offboarding, promotions, transfers and leaves of absence. WingSpan will give Z Energy the ability to increase productivity, performance and revenue, while simplifying and reducing the time and money spent on goal setting and alignment, 360 degree assessments and appraisals. Together, the solutions will streamline the Company’s administrative HR processes and help develop a high performance workforce by empowering employees with the tools they need to drive their own careers.
“In industries where the war for talent is particularly fierce, HR must place an emphasis on the employee experience, and that employee-centricity is what SilkRoad provides,” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, chairman and CEO of SilkRoad. “We’re looking forward to working with Z Energy as they streamline their recruiting, onboarding and performance management, and continue to develop their workforce.”
With the Life Suite, companies can find and attract top talent as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, utilizing social media integration and a streamlined approach to sourcing, screening and resume management. They can bring that talent aboard with a drastically reduced time burden and cost of paperwork. And, with the automated tools and customizable portal at their fingertips, companies can present useful information to new employees before they start their first day, giving them the ability to hit the ground running.
For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com
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February 16, 2012
Keynote Address by Guy Kawasaki, Industry Expert and Renowned Venture Capitalist
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, today announced it will host its 2012 Customer Summit in early May. Hundreds of current and prospective customers, media and analysts will join Jobvite executives in this annual event to discuss trends in social recruiting, industry best practices and how to optimize the use of Jobvite and win the war for talent. This year’s event will feature a keynote address from industry visionary and renowned venture capitalist, Guy Kawasaki.
Jobvite’s annual customer summit is designed for attendees to learn how social recruiting is being used as it relates to larger hiring trends, to brainstorm how to maximize social recruiting investments and to network with industry analysts and experts on successful use cases of social technology implementation. Breakout sessions aimed at both experts and beginners will discuss using social media to build employee engagement and referral rates, designing a premium career site, creating custom reports and mastering evaluation sets in interview types. Attendees will learn best practices, tips and tricks, and hear case studies from companies currently using Jobvite. More than 800 employers use Jobvite’s platform to tap into social media and find, recruit and hire top talent efficiently and affordably.
“Optimizing the recruitment and hiring process, particularly in social media, has been a key factor in the success of Jobvite’s customers, which make up some of the world’s fastest-growing companies,” said Dan Finnigan, president and chief executive officer of Jobvite. “Our annual event brings together the top minds in the recruiting industry to network and learn together, developing new ways of engaging with potential talent and integrating them quickly and efficiently within their respective organizations. It’s a must-attend for anyone looking to make the most of their recruiting.”
For more information on Jobvite, please visit www.jobvite.com
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February 14, 2012
HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations 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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kronos Incorporated recently announced financial results, company advancements, and customer successes for the first quarter of Fiscal 2012. Kronos revenues for the quarter increased 8 percent to $197.9 million. Earnings before interest, tax, and amortization (EBITA) increased 21 percent to $49.2 million.1 Product bookings growth of 20 percent for the quarter clearly indicates Kronos’ increasing market share.
“Kronos performed exceptionally well in the first quarter,” said Aron Ain, Kronos chief executive officer. “There’s no doubt that our strategy of innovation is creating business demand, driving our financial performance, and completely transforming the way organizations manage their workforce. We fully anticipate a continuation of this momentum throughout Fiscal 2012.”
First-Quarter News Facts
- In the first quarter of Fiscal 2012, Kronos signed agreements with organizations around the world such as: ARAMARK, a global leader in providing award-winning professional services; Best Buy Mexico, a leading electronics retailer; Continuum Health Partners, parent company of four distinguished voluntary teaching hospitals including Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, and New York Eye & Ear Infirmary; El Paso County in east central Colorado; Gaylord Entertainment, a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn.; Harrison County Board of Supervisors in Harrison County, Mississippi, located along the Mississippi Gulf Coast; Hannaford Bros Co., a supermarket chain operating in New England and upstate New York; INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest health system; Lehigh Hanson, one of the largest construction materials companies in North America and part of the Heidelberg Cement Group; Maryland Live! Casino, a gaming and entertainment destination located in Maryland; Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the largest fire/rescue agency in Palm Beach County, Florida; Peet’s Coffee & Tea, specialty coffee roaster and retailer; Pep Boys, a full-service and tire automotive aftermarket chain; Prestige Care, assisted living skilled nursing and retirement communities in eight Western states; Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Ind., the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system; Ridgeview Medical Center, an independent, regional health care network serving the west-metro area in Minnesota; Sainsbury’s, a leading food retailer with more than 150,000 colleagues across more than 1,000 sites in the UK; Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, a faith-based, not-for-profit health system; SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services Company), an independent public joint stock company founded to manage the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; The City of Nashua, the second-largest city in New Hampshire; TheChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia(CHOP), one of the largest and oldest children’s hospitals in the world; Tru Blu Beverages, a leading Sydney, Australia-based manufacturer of juices, mineral waters, soft drinks, and energy drinks; and Winter Haven Hospital, serving as the major medical center for east Polk and Highlands counties in Florida.
- Sales of revolutionary new time clock exceed expectations – The new Kronos InTouch™ time clock reshapes the way organizations think about, and employees interact with, their workforce management solutions. Kronos booked nearly 4,000 units of InTouch in the first 45 days, as organizations across all targeted vertical markets begin to embrace the time clock’s unrivaled user experience, seamless integration, cloud readiness, application platform, and rock-solid reliability.
- Product revenue growth continues – For the past two years, Kronos has been delivering on its vision for the next generation of workforce management, innovating faster than ever before by delivering unprecedented functionality and ease of use. Its new user interface, mobile applications, and InTouch time clock are quickly achieving widespread adoption, contributing to product revenue growth in the first quarter. As another indication of its innovative product offerings, in a year-over-year comparison, Kronos closed more transactions with new customers during the quarter. In addition, sales of its labor analytics, human resources and payroll, and scheduling products significantly increased year over year. During the quarter, Kronos delivered the latest version of its award-winning mobile applications and a major new release of its Workforce Central® suite.
- Million-dollar orders on the rise – Kronos closed a significant number of million-dollar orders in the quarter, with significant orders from new and existing customers including a leading international hotel chain; multinational healthcare products manufacturer; leading food retailer; multinational food service and facilities management company; highly respected university; and several state department of transportation groups.
- Vertical expertise as a competitive differentiator – Kronos’ vertical-specific approach to software and services continues to deliver enormous benefits to organizations seeking to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Continued expansion took place within all industry groups, with significant acceleration in retail, hospitality, public sector, manufacturing, and long-term care.
- Cloud services continues steady growth – Annual contract bookings increased 88 percent year over year, as organizations increasingly embrace Kronos’ cloud services offering including application hosting and system management and monitoring. Today Kronos hosts its application for hundreds of current customers.
- Strong contribution from international regions – International product bookings increased a stunning 48 percent year on year. Significant product wins occurred around the globe including meaningful customer expansion in the Middle East, UK, South Africa, India, and Mexico. Today Kronos is the only workforce management provider with a true global solution that meets complex work rules in more than 80 countries where Kronos products are installed.
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February 14, 2012
PeopleAdmin Relocates to Austin’s Technology Beltway to Prepare for Growth in 2012
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
PeopleAdmin, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions for higher education and government, recently announced that the company will relocate its headquarters to 805 Las Cimas Parkway Suite 400, Austin, Texas. The new office is located on the popular technology beltway, Capital of Texas Highway (Loop 360), in the Las Cimas Office Complex, just west of their previous downtown location.
“PeopleAdmin has enjoyed significant growth over the past few years and having a larger office in a central location supports the continued growth we anticipate in 2012,” said Susanne Bowen, CEO of PeopleAdmin. “We have been committed to providing talent management software to customers in the higher education and government vertical markets for more than a decade. This market is projected to grow significantly and our new location will be a strategic asset that provides greater flexibility in maintaining our market leadership position.”
The company delivers a talent management suite of solutions precisely tuned to the needs of the higher education and government markets. Delivered through a Software-as-a-Service (Saas) model, PeopleAdmin solutions drive efficiencies across the entire employment lifecycle while enabling more compliant, defensible processes for human resource professionals. PeopleAdmin helps its clients acquire, manage and retain the right talent so their organizations can build a better future.
In 2011, PeopleAdmin touted a 98% customer retention rate and more than 700 clients. The company begins 2012 with 60% more employees than 2010. The planned growth includes a 30% increase in new customers as well as plans to hire 30-40 new employees over the next three years.
The new facility is approximately 24,000 square feet, which is double the size of their previous office. PeopleAdmin has taken a 5-year lease.
For more information on PeopleAdmin, please visit www.peopleadmin.com
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February 14, 2012
Aberdeen Group research reveals that recruitment technology drives significant business results
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. 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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
iCIMS, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions for the SMB market, recently co-sponsored the Aberdeen Group’s January 2012 Human Capital Management Trends report. In the study, Aberdeen found that Best-in-Class companies are using recruitment technologies to stimulate employee engagement, boost employee productivity, and improve customer satisfaction. The report outlines how efficient talent management processes drive measurable business improvements.
Aberdeen researched nearly 300 companies to determine how well they were performing on the core business of Human Capital Management: finding, engaging, and retaining talent. The report divided the 300 survey respondents into Best-in-Class (top 20%), Industry Average (middle 50%), and Laggard (bottom 30%). At Best-in-Class companies, 81% of employees rated themselves as “highly engaged,” 71% of positions had a ready and willing successor identified, and there was a 13% year-over-year improvement in hiring manager satisfaction.
A recruitment technology platform was found to be a key enabler of success for Best-in-Class organizations. A recruitment technology platform is currently in use at 62% of Best-in-Class companies, as opposed to 54% of average companies, and 46% of laggard companies.
“Excellence in human capital management results from a combination of strategies, capabilities and enabling technologies,” said Mollie Lombardi, co-author of the study and Research Director at the Aberdeen Group. “The Best-in-Class display a number of common core characteristics, one of which is an investment in world-class technology throughout most aspects of talent and workforce management.”
“iCIMS is honored to be sponsoring an Aberdeen Group study,” said Susan Vitale, Chief Strategic Officer, iCIMS. “The report reaffirms that strategic human capital initiatives require a robust technology infrastructure. iCIMS offers easy-to-use software with powerful reporting capabilities, backed by the industry’s best customer support, making it the ideal solution provider for organizations interested in achieving best-in-class performance in 2012 and beyond.”
The report notes that in 2012, the pressure of economic uncertainty is forcing organizations to operate more efficiently. Organizations looking to achieve the results needed to balance cost savings with quality investments. Recruiting will be measured on both its ability to fill positions as quickly and cost-effectively as possible, and its ability to increase the quality of the hires made.
For more information on iCIMS, please visit www.icims.com
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February 11, 2012
Talent Management Firm Met Requirements for Powerful, Configurable SaaS Solution Accessible Across the U.S.
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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced that G4S has selected Lumesse to implement a new TalentLink (Talent Acquisition/e-recruitment) solution throughout the U.S.
G4S is the world’s leading international security group working to safeguard the welfare and prosperity of millions of people globally. It is headquartered in the United Kingdom with international offices in 125 countries, employs 635,000+ people and maintains a focus on hiring highly committed, talented and specialized staff.
In the U.S., G4S provides a unique combination of personnel, project management, investigative services, risk management and technology security solutions delivered by a number of specialist business units and needed a single applicant tracking solution to support the hiring requirements across all employee levels within each business.
Last year, G4S conducted a complete review of its multiple U.S. recruitment processes, which led to the decision to implement a local version of its award winning career center technology and to identify the best partner in the U.S. to automate its existing paper-based candidate processing and management activity.
Lumesse demonstrated its ability to seamlessly integrate with the G4S career center, support G4S’s commitment to legislative excellence and provide fully configurable functionality to automate and manage multiple recruitment processes. Equally it gave G4S senior management the confidence to deliver a solution that local hiring managers and recruiters could use effectively.
Lumesse has already begun implementing TalentLink for G4S.
Jenni Myles, chief HR officer, G4S Americas, said, “There were several key objectives of the G4S evaluation, which included providing the best and most engaging candidate experience, exceeding legislative compliance, reducing the time-to-hire to drive efficiency into the hiring process, redeploying saved management hours and reducing the cost per hire. The Lumesse TalentLink solution will fully meet our needs. It will give us an innovative approach to recruitment that will make a real difference in filling all positions, as well as reducing the administrative burden in the recruitment process. One of the most exciting opportunities will be to demonstrate to our customers how advanced and robust our recruitment process is and to show how we will continually ensure to provide the very best people in the volumes they require.”
According to Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker, “With Lumesse TalentLink, G4S will benefit from improved employer branding, faster turnaround, improved candidate communication and reduced cost-to-hire in a highly competitive market for volume and specialized security skills. As a true SaaS solution, it offers a highly-effective way to deploy an enterprise-class talent acquisition solution to a global organization.”
For more information, please visit www.lumesse.com
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February 10, 2012
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 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the global leader of SaaS-based Talent Management solutions, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011.
Taleo delivered the following results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2011:
Fourth Quarter Revenue: Subscription revenue for the fourth quarter was $70 million, an increase of 26% on a year-over-year basis. Professional services revenue for the fourth quarter was $15 million, an increase of 27% on a year-over-year basis. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $85 million, an increase of 26% on a year-over-year basis.
Non-GAAP subscription revenue for the fourth quarter was $70.6 million, an increase of 22% on a year-over-year basis. Non-GAAP professional services revenues for the fourth quarter was $15.8 million, an increase of 18% on a year-over-year basis. Total fourth quarter non-GAAP revenue was $86.3 million, an increase of 21% on a year-over-year basis.
2011 Revenue: Total revenue for the full year 2011 was $309 million, an increase of 30% on a year-over-year basis. Subscription revenue for the full year 2011 was $257 million, an increase of 29% on a year-over-year basis. Professional services revenue for the full year 2011 was $59 million, an increase of 55% on a year-over-year basis. Total revenue for 2011 reflects a revenue reduction of $6.5 million recorded in the second quarter of 2011 related to the TSA settlement.
For the full year 2011, the company reported Non-GAAP revenue of $324 million, an increase of 34% from the prior year. Non-GAAP subscription revenue for the full year 2011 was $263 million, an increase of 30% on a year-over-year basis. Non-GAAP professional services revenue for the full year 2011 was $62 million, an increase of 57% on a year-over-year basis.
Fourth Quarter Loss per Share: Fourth quarter net loss per share was $(0.02), compared to a net loss per share of $(0.02) a year ago.
Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share was $0.26, compared to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.23 a year ago.
2011 Earnings per Share: For the full year 2011, net loss per share declined to $(0.35) from net income per fully diluted share of $0.01 a year ago. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share for the full year 2011 rose to $1.06 compared to $0.78 a year ago.
For more information on Taleo, please visit www.taleo.com
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February 10, 2012
SilkRoad’s Dedicated Support Team Recognized for its Innovative Approach to Customer Service
HRchitect featured SilkRoad in our release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SilkRoad competed in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Onboarding Systems in January 2009, and the HRchitect IRONMAN on Mid-Marketing Talent Acquisition Systems on June18, 2010, where they were crowned the winner of each. Brian Platz, EVP and COO of SilkRoad also appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on March 20, 2009. Finally, HRchitect attended the SilkRoad user conference, SilkRoad Connections, in May 2010 and May 2011.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of social talent management solutions, has been named a finalist in the Innovation in Customer Service category in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. SilkRoad’s Dedicated Support Team, which was officially launched in 2011, was recognized for its dedicated approach to customer service and for increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
This year marks the sixth consecutive year that SilkRoad has been recognized as a finalist in the Stevie Awards. SilkRoad significantly improves talent management for more than 2,000 customers across the globe by cutting millions of dollars in human resources spend with integrated solutions that manage the entire employee life cycle.
“SilkRoad’s Life Suite solutions was built to enable HR professionals to become more strategic and aligned to business objectives, and that shapes our mentality and the degree of customer support that we offer” said Andrew J. “Flip” Filipowski, executive chairman and CEO of SilkRoad technology. “It’s always an honor to be recognized by the Stevie Awards and this year is particularly special, as our new Dedicated Support Team has made such a tremendous impression in such a short time.”
More than 1,000 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition, an increase of almost 30 percent over 2011. Finalists were determined by the average scores of 93 professionals worldwide, acting as preliminary judges.
“We’re delighted to kick off our celebration of the 10th year of the Stevie Awards movement with the 2012 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer, which will be the first program in which we’ll bestow Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “It’s gratifying and inspiring to have received so many remarkable entries for this year’s competition. I know the final judges have a tough task ahead of them to determine the Stevie Award placements.”
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” the final results will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.
For more information on SilkRoad Technology, please visit www.silkroad.com
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