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.
To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com
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February 8, 2012
Ceridian to deliver complete Human Capital Management (HCM) Solution using the Dayforce Cloud Platform
HRchitect includes Ceridian our list of top HRMS 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!
Ceridian Corporation, a leading global provider of human resources, payroll, benefits, tax filing, recruiting, workforce management software and payment solutions, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dayforce Corporation. The acquisition underscores Ceridian’s commitment to cloud technology and builds on Ceridian’s February 2011 investment in Dayforce’s award-winning HCM platform.
“Innovation is a top priority at Ceridian. With this acquisition we are gaining development and delivery expertise and innovative technology that are the perfect complement to Ceridian’s experience, established customer base and tremendous market reach,” said Stuart C. Harvey, Jr., Ceridian’s chief executive officer and president. “We are well positioned to deliver the most advanced human capital management cloud platform in the industry.”
Ceridian introduced its new workforce management solution in 2011 using the Dayforce platform. The customer response to the new workforce management offering has been overwhelmingly successful, with over 450 accounts sold in less than a year.
“Our partnership with Ceridian has been a perfect match from the outset,” said David Ossip, Dayforce chief executive officer and president. “Ceridian’s large customer base and robust distribution channels are an ideal outlet for Dayforce’s innovation and development expertise.”
Ceridian’s new platform will be marketed as Dayforce|HCM and in 2012 will include human resources, payroll, benefits, self-service, time & attendance, and scheduling. Clients can access the solution via the web and on mobile devices.
Dayforce|HCM has been designed for both existing and new clients, including two-way interfaces with Ceridian’s current HR, payroll, benefits, and paycard solutions. This allows Ceridian’s 130,000 existing customers to benefit from the new Dayforce|HCM modules while continuing to use their existing Ceridian products.
The transaction is expected to close in March, at which time Ossip will become president of Ceridian Dayforce, the new organization responsible for the development and management of Ceridian’s Dayforce|HCM application and services. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including approval of Dayforce’s shareholders and of the Canadian court with jurisdiction over the transaction.
To learn more about Ceridian, please visit www.ceridian.com
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February 2, 2012
Partnership combines leading platforms for global payroll and workforce management solutions
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 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!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today announced that it has partnered with Patersons, a leader in cloud-based global payroll delivery to clients in more than 160 countries. Under the terms of the agreement, WorkForce Software has developed a pre-configured interface between their award-winning EmpCenter suite of workforce management solutions and Patersons’ CloudPay platform. The combined offering empowers employers to fully comply with both national and local wage and hour regulations, reduce the complexity of payroll processes and practices, and gain greater insight into the day-to-day activities of their workforce.
WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter suite delivers a broad array of workforce management capabilities – from ‘traditional’ applications such as time and attendance, employee scheduling and analytics, to more specialized applications focused on absence and leave management, as well as mitigating risks associated with employee fatigue. Through EmpCenter’s flexible architecture and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment capabilities, WorkForce Software empowers clients to automate 100% of all pay rules and policies solely through configuration – no custom code, no cumbersome manual ‘work-arounds’ – from anywhere in the world.
Patersons’ CloudPay platform is a fully cloud-based global payroll solution that adapts to customer requirements and uses workflow and standardized processes to provide efficient and effective payroll management. A proven solution for multinational firms, CloudPay is trusted by customers in over 160 countries and in 20 different languages across the globe. The solution adheres to ISO27001, SSAE 16 and ISAE 3402 standards, enables permission-based secure Web access to all payroll data, and easily scales to meet the needs of Fortune 2000 companies.
“Patersons and WorkForce Software share a common vision and approach, as well as a unique corporate culture focused on innovation and client success,” stated Kevin Choksi, CEO of WorkForce Software. “Through this strategic alliance, we can deliver access to a more diverse, more complete solution to our international clients.”
“Regardless of where in the world our clients conduct business, stringent regulations and a keen eye on bottom line performance has placed a renewed focus on workforce management and payroll processes,” said Andrew Pearson, CEO of Patersons. “WorkForce Software’s field-proven expertise, combined with their rapidly-growing global client base, makes them an ideal partner for our organization.”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
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December 13, 2011
Industry Expert to Moderate Client Panel at User Conference
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today announced details of its upcoming client conference, Vision 2012. Vision 2012 will be held at the Loews Lake Las Vegas from April 22-25, 2012. This conference is designed to help clients of WorkForce Software’s award-winning EmpCenter solution maximize their investment and return to their companies with new ideas, novel concepts and ‘best practice’ strategies that can be put into use right away.
Vision 2012 will feature more than 30 informative sessions, including presentations by clients; keynote presentations by industry experts; networking events, roundtable discussions and other client-centric interactions; participation by WorkForce Software’s partners; and the opportunity to learn from the company’s subject matter experts.
One of the featured experts will be Bill Kutik, independent analyst and co-chairman of the HR Technology Conference since its inception in 1998. Kutik is making a repeat appearance as the popular moderator of the event’s client panel.
“Efficiently and cost-effectively managing the workforce has never been more important – from manufacturing to consulting,” commented Kutik. “We’re gathering executives from various industries for the panel to discuss their challenges and how WorkForce Software is helping to meet them.”
Kevin Choksi, CEO and co-founder of WorkForce Software, said, “We’re delighted to welcome Bill back to Vision. As one of the HR technology industry’s leading experts, our clients appreciate his insights and strategic predictions. Vision 2012 is designed to collaboratively advance our mission of driving measurable improvement in the areas of time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, and employee fatigue. With luminaries like Mr. Kutik on hand, the event promises to be educational, inspirational and highly interactive.”
The complete agenda can be viewed on the conference website. Additional featured experts and keynotes will be announced shortly. To register for Vision 2012, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com/vision.
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
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December 7, 2011
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 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!
Kronos Incorporated recently announced the December release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The December report includes data for November 2011. The analysis and write-up is prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and is available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.
News Facts
The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applicants within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index rose to 4.2 percent in November 2011 from a downwardly revised 3.5 percent in October. This was the highest reading since October 2008 and the second reading of 4.0 percent or higher in the last three months.
Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronos® data sample made 34,491 hires (seasonally adjusted) in November 2011, up 7.1 percent from a downwardly revised 32,205 hires in October 2011. The level of hires in November was roughly 8 percent above the 2010 average, continuing to indicate modest improvement following sharp declines during the recession.
Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample declined 10.8 percent to 812,673 in November 2011, from an upwardly revised 911,552 in October 2011, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. The decline in November brought monthly applications to the lowest level in more than four years, nearly 17 percent below the mid-2009 peak.
Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, edged up to 84.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in July from 83.3 percent in June (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)
To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com
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November 29, 2011
Workforce Management Innovator Focuses on Global Growth
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, today announced details of its Series A and mezzanine capital raise. A total of $17 million was raised from investors K1 Capital and Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP). The investment round will be used by WorkForce Software to expand its market presence globally as well as continue its investments in bringing innovative new capabilities to its clients.
Award-winning WorkForce Software was founded in 1999 and has been named one of the Top 100 North American companies by Red Herring and has ranked repeatedly on Inc. Magazine’s Inc 5000 and Software Magazine’s Software 500. The Company has hundreds of enterprise clients around the globe using its EmpCenter suite, including clients in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. EmpCenter helps these employers track and manage employee time and labor, control and manage absences, schedule employees, ensure compliance, and mitigate the risk of employee fatigue.
Taylor Beaupain, Managing Partner of K1 Capital, commented, “We invest alongside strong management teams that continue to guide their organizations on a day-to-day basis. As partners, we seek to provide meaningful strategic and financial support to help these companies reach their full potential. WorkForce Software is an excellent example of how we can help our portfolio companies navigate strategic opportunities, especially given the loyalty of their existing clients, impressive new client growth and their continued commitment to product innovation.”
Garland S. Tucker, III, President and CEO of Triangle Capital Corporation, said, “The combination of WorkForce Software’s solid leadership team and deep product functionality initially piqued our interest. As we learned more, we found the strength of EmpCenter and WorkForce Software to support global clients is unmatched. This financing round will allow the company to fully exploit the global workforce management opportunity.”
Kevin Choksi, CEO and co-founder of WorkForce Software, said, “WorkForce Software has a rich history of helping employers manage diverse, complex and dynamic workforces. Faced by a wide range of workforce management issues ranging from federal, state/provincial and local compliance regulations to fatigue management, the demand is becoming more intense and more pervasive. We’ve grown organically and profitably since the company’s inception, but we felt the time was right to leverage outside investment to accelerate our growth. We’re excited to close our Series A funding, which will enable us reach more clients around the world and continue our investments to bring even more innovations to the workforce management market.”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
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October 29, 2011
Recruitment module can help small to mid-sized businesses establish a more uniform recruiting process by improving problems associated with hiring efforts.
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!
SaaShr.com (http://www.SaaShr.com), a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) based Workforce Management Solutions with a major focus in Human Resources (HR), Payroll, and Time and Labor Management (TLM), announced today the release of its recruitment module as part of its Ancillary Product and Service Marketplace for licensees and users of the company’s HR application. Complementary to the applicant tracking component in the HR application, the recruitment module offers a powerful solution to help address recruiting challenges faced by small to mid-sized businesses.
“Many companies in the small to mid-sized business space are struggling to hire qualified job candidates in a simple, efficient, and consistent manner due to a shortage of recruiting or HR-related resources,” stated Chad Brenneman, President of the HR and Payroll Division at SaaShr.com. A 2010 survey conducted by Manpower Group, an employment services company, concluded that the percentage of employers who have had difficulties finding qualified candidates had increased by almost half since 2006. Brenneman continued, “As the economy begins to rebound, the number of companies in this segment are expected to increase hiring efforts, thus the demand for solutions to resolve recruitment issues is expected to rise as well.”
According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 3.2 million unfilled job positions in the United States, however 9.1 percent of the population is currently unemployed. “The recruitment module can help bridge the gap between the unemployment numbers and the number of available positions by streamlining hiring processes for those companies that are currently hiring and in need of a solution,” Brenneman added.
With the SaaShr.com recruitment module, applicants can upload a resume or include previous work experience, quantify their level of proficiency with a multitude of skills, list references, and include compensation requirements. Administrators, recruiters, and hiring managers can easily view that applicant’s information through a summarized view. This information is then compared with the criteria required for the position in order to zero-in on the best job applicants.
“The recruitment module provides companies with the means for making better hiring decisions faster and easier than in the past. Essentially, it can help to create a more uniform recruiting process for the businesses that lack the tools and resources necessary to effectively manage recruitment initiatives,” Brenneman concluded.
For more information on SaaShr.com, please visit www.saashr.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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October 13, 2011
Streamline Workforce Management & Absence Management Processes for K-12 Institutions
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, and CRS Advanced Technology, developer of the industry-leading SubFinder absence management and substitute placement solution, today announced a strategic alliance and software integration program which will streamline both absence management and time and attendance processes for K-12 institutions.
The integration between SubFinder and WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter workforce management suite will automate the process of transferring critical absence and substitute “time worked” data from SubFinder to the EmpCenter solution. This automated process eliminates the need for manual data entry and improves the accuracy of employee time, attendance and substitute scheduling processes, all of which are critical for payroll processing and other Human Resources functions.
“In today’s economy, K-12 school districts face a particularly challenging situation: contain costs while delivering a positive educational experience for students,” said Kathy Cannon, WorkForce Software co-founder and VP Product Management. “Through this partnership, we can help school systems to achieve these goals by transforming time-consuming and error-prone manual processes into a fully-automated, more accurate way to pay employees. As a result, administrative staff can focus more time – and more resources – on that which matters most: the students.”
“With more than two decades of serving the absence management needs of the K-12 community, and serving over 1,000 organizations, CRS understands the critical back-office needs of educational institutions,” said Pete Lupacchino, Vice President and General Manager of CRS. “By partnering with companies like WorkForce Software that share the goal of simplifying and improving administrative functions within these organizations, we can provide integrated solutions to deliver a potent cost-cutting and time-saving combination.”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
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October 1, 2011
Recognized industry analyst and world class expert in human capital management (HCM) to lead Ceridian’s Marketing Strategy and Industry Analyst Relations
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!
Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of human resources management, payroll, workforce management and benefits administration solutions, recently announced Jayson Saba as its new vice president of Marketing Strategy and Industry Analyst Relations. Saba’s appointment was effective Tuesday, September 6, 2011. His additional responsibilities will include leading Ceridian’s InView Workforce Management marketing, customer advisory boards, and customer satisfaction measurement activities.
“We are fortunate to have someone of Jayson’s background and reputation joining our team,” said Jim Hardee, senior vice president, Ceridian Marketing. “He brings proven expertise and success to Ceridian and is a well known HCM thought leader who has made many contributions to the industry. We look forward to benefitting from his energy, commitment, and demonstrated leadership.”
Saba most recently served as the lead research analyst for Workforce Management and Core HR within the HCM practice at Aberdeen Group. Previous to Aberdeen, Jayson was at Fidelity where he was responsible for the product launch of a major self-service suite of employee benefits tools and recruitment management solutions. He is recognized as a world class expert in the area of HR functions, health benefit administration, core HR systems and recruitment process outsourcing. He has contributed to several leading industry publications including The Economist, Talent Management magazine, Workforce Management magazine, and HRO Today.
Jayson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Economics from the University of New Hampshire and has an MBA in Change Management from the McCallum Graduate School at Bentley College.
For more information on Ceridian, please visit www.ceridian.com
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September 20, 2011
HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of Talent Acquisition Systems that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
Kronos Incorporated today announced availability of the latest version of TeleStaff™, the leading scheduling and notification solution for public safety organizations. The latest version features integration with the Kronos® Workforce Central® suite.
News Facts
TeleStaff 2.70 reflects Kronos’ continued drive to prove that workforce management doesn’t have to be so hard, with particular investment in strategic areas such as:
- Integration. Integration between TeleStaff and Workforce Central means municipal departments across entire cities and counties can benefit from a single, comprehensive workforce management solution from Kronos. This rich combination will better equip local governments to reduce labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity.
- Performance. A host of new performance and scalability features significantly enhance the user experience. Improved caching enables TeleStaff to take advantage of both memory and file caching, resulting in faster access to information.
- Scheduling and Notification. Additional enhancements are now available for added flexibility to create more expansive rosters and employee assignments. In addition, new views enable customers to more efficiently organize and access critical and non-critical setup items.
Supporting Quotes
Greg Ekstrom, vice president and general manager, TeleStaff Solutions Group, Kronos
“Centered on significant enhancements in performance and seamless integration to the Kronos Workforce Central suite, TeleStaff 2.70 reflects the most powerful release in TeleStaff’s history, providing customers with the most effective scheduling solution serving the public safety industry. Upgrading to the latest version of TeleStaff will provide customers new capabilities for improving ease-of-use and simplifying scheduling in operations so resources can focus on their mission- critical work.”
For more information on Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com
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September 8, 2011
Achievement recognizes pace-setting growth in workforce management
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces that it has earned a spot on Inc.’s prestigious 500|5000 list for the fifth consecutive year.
An exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, the Inc. 500|5000 list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. WorkForce Software joins Spirit Airlines, Vizio, Honest Tea, and Dunkin Donuts, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.
Propelled by 98% growth over the last three years, WorkForce Software achieved rankings of #173 in the software industry and #2426 overall in the 2011 list. The company’s consistent growth has accelerated in 2011, as well, rising 61% over 2010 results through the first two quarters. Strong sales of its EmpCenter® workforce management suite, boosted by the release of an industry-leading absence management solution and record levels of client renewals and re-investments, contributed to the company’s recent success.
“There are few distinctions as widely read and regarded as Inc’s 500|5000 list, and it is quite an honor to be ranked among the fastest growing private businesses for a fifth year in a row,” noted Kevin Choksi, WorkForce Software’s President & CEO. “That we’ve been able to sustain rapid growth throughout our 12-year history is a testament to our employees’ investment in making our clients successful, to our clients’ extraordinary spirit of partnership, and to our strategy of delivering the most flexible and complete workforce management solutions on the market.”
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
“Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. magazine Editor Jane Berentson.
WorkForce Software’s span of multi-year growth also coincides with a dramatic transformation of the HR function. Historically a tactical department, HR is increasingly asked to deliver measurable results and competitive advantage for the organization. To perform this more strategic role, HR needs greater insight into the activities and effectiveness of their global workforce – a level of visibility only possible through best-in-class solutions such as WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter.
Gartner Research analysts Jim Holincheck and Thomas Otter observed this shift in a July 2011 report, noting that, “Since 2004, the focus for most HR organizations has shifted away from system of record applications (as embodied by core HR management system [HRMS] solutions) to systems of differentiation (embodied by talent management or workforce management applications).”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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August 13, 2011
EmpCenter suite enjoys significant gains as ‘solution of choice’ for large employers
Howard Tarnoff, Senior Vice President, and Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces record-breaking revenues and net income for the second quarter and first half of 2011. Accelerating momentum in several verticals, continued growth in deployments to professional environments, multi-application purchases by new clients, and the acquisition of numerous large, global clients all contributed to the company’s exceptional growth. In the first half of 2011, WorkForce Software recorded a record net income, bolstered by a 61% increase in revenue, the company’s highest in its 12-year history. The company continues to maintain a strong balance sheet and its committed backlog and recurring revenue also reached record levels.
Adoption Accelerates Among Enterprise Clients
Numerous clients selected the EmpCenter® workforce management suite in the first half of 2011, representing a broad range of industries including manufacturing, higher education, energy, utilities, and the public sector. With an average size of more than 7,700 employees, these clients were predominantly large employers with complex workforce management needs. Included in WorkForce’s latest clientele are one of the “Big Five” Canadian banks, a Global 500 electronics manufacturer, and a commercial and consumer products manufacturer with 19,000 employees and more than a dozen household brands.
Mid-market organizations are also selecting EmpCenter in record numbers, with many taking advantage of the same configurability of their larger peers while also benefiting from the solution’s ease of use and rapid deployment capabilities. WorkForce’s momentum is also driven by its unique ability to deliver licensed solutions behind the customer’s firewall and on a SaaS model, which is more common in mid-sized clients. Demonstrating its industry-leading scalability, organizations ranging in size from 1,000 to 45,000 employees selected WorkForce Software for workforce management in the 2nd quarter. One commonality across the spectrum of industries and company sizes is a more sophisticated set of goals driving workforce management initiatives.
EmpCenter Buyers have Strategic Aims
WorkForce Software’s tremendous first half signaled a shift among mid-sized and large enterprises towards solutions that deliver far more than ‘punch in, punch out’ automation. As evidence of this shift, all of WorkForce’s recent clients will be deploying EmpCenter to their professional staff, in environments such as banks, high tech firms, and educational institutions in order to understand and manage their labor activities. The majority of clients that selected WorkForce Software in the first half of 2011 will also be leveraging multiple EmpCenter products in the initial rollout, recognizing the tremendous business value of advanced scheduling, absence management, and labor analytics capabilities tied into the corporate time & attendance platform.
“We’re seeing a strong push for more strategic approaches to workforce management,” commented Kevin Choksi, WorkForce Software’s CEO. “Increasingly, HR departments are looking to gain greater insight through labor analytics and take a proactive approach to managing compliance with leave regulations, while streamlining their workforce processes. This shift has greatly benefited WorkForce Software because we uniquely combine an uncompromising solution with a team of workforce management experts that bring years of compliance and workforce management experience to our clients.”
EmpCenter’s broad suite and enterprise-grade capabilities are emerging as the best fit for the new, strategic buyer of workforce management solutions. In late 2010*, Gartner analyst Jim Holincheck reported that, “Customers have implemented niche workforce management solutions for many years. Often, those implementations were site-specific, resulting in a hodgepodge of different solutions from different vendors. Increasingly, we see organizations looking at consolidating these systems and standardizing their labor management practices.”
Industry Leadership through Unmatched Configurability
WorkForce Software also saw a surge of interest in several industries characterized by unique requirements that few other vendors can address. In higher education, for example, EmpCenter’s multiple assignments capability manages student employee schedules with multiple positions with ease, a process that is heavily manual and error-prone with systems from other vendors. WorkForce Software added seven large higher education clients in the first half of 2011, representing approximately 20,000 employees and operating nearly a dozen campuses across the country.
Similarly, energy and utilities firms have extensive and overlapping pay rules that apply in different scenarios, scores of which come into play for remote and field workers. These rules are often union-negotiated and can change over time to comply with new union agreements or state and provincial requirements. EmpCenter manages all of these pay and regulatory rules entirely through configuration, which delivers full automation for even the most complex environments and reduces the cost of ownership as needs change.
“We’re excited about the potential associated with our new partnership with WorkForce Software,” said Thomas P. Jansen, Chief Information Officer at Central Hudson Gas & Electric. “Our field employees have dozens of unique labor contract rules that require manual validation with other time and labor systems. We evaluated a lot of options before selecting EmpCenter as the solution that we anticipate will best meet our needs without the need for custom code.”
“EmpCenter offers unparalleled flexibility through the most robust rules engine in the industry,” noted Kathy Cannon, WorkForce Software’s co-founder and VP of Product Management. “This distinction has earned a groundswell of attention and interest in industries that had historically struggled to manage time and labor automation, not to mention compliance demands. The first two quarters of 2011 saw WorkForce Software further consolidate leadership positions in higher education and energy, as it becomes clear that EmpCenter can truly deliver the advantages of automation.”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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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 22, 2011
Award recognizes company’s proven solutions and accelerating growth
Howard Tarnoff, Senior Vice President, and Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces that it has been selected as a winner of Red Herring’s 2011 Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.
Red Herring’s Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.
“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe WorkForce Software embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. WorkForce Software should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”
Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration.
“WorkForce Software has a track record of growth and innovation that began with the company’s inception 12 years ago and continues today,” stated Kevin Choksi, CEO and co-founder of WorkForce Software. “We’re honored to be named to the North America Top 100 list and appreciate the recognition as we continue to drive innovation in workforce management solutions and services.”
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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May 29, 2011
Leading SaaS platform and absence management solution top list of innovations fueling success
Marc Moschetto, Vice President of Marketing, from WorkForce Software appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 12, 2010. HRchitect’s Matt Lafata, one of the industry’s leading Talent Management Systems analysts, attended WorkForce Software’s Vision 2010 conference.
If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 14 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!
WorkForce Software, the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces tremendous growth in the first quarter of 2011, on the heels of industry-leading product innovations and continued R&D investments through fiscal year 2010.
Q1 Revenue and Profits Surge, Led by SaaS Demand
In the first quarter of 2011, WorkForce Software recorded its largest revenue and net income in company history. Historic highs in new business sales, customers expanding their use of EmpCenter, and sales of new products and extensions to existing customers contributed to WorkForce Software’s record-breaking quarter. Total revenues were up by 33% sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2010, and represented a gain of 55% compared with the same period in 2010. SaaS revenues continued to outpace other areas, increasing by 67% on a year-over-year basis.
Additions to the WorkForce Software client base during Q1 2011 include CML HealthCare and Canon U.S.A. During this period, the company also experienced significant upgrades and purchases of additional WorkForce Software solutions within the existing client base. Furthermore, the company continues to expand aggressively within Canada and other select geographies as part of the company’s global expansion.
“We are very excited to enter 2011 with such early success and momentum,” commented WorkForce Software CEO and co-founder Kevin Choksi. “During 2010, we focused on developing new technologies to address growing Human Resources issues – such as employee absence and leave management, employee fatigue management and applications for mobile devices. Through these ongoing R&D efforts, as well as maintaining a close relationship with our growing client base, we have been able to keep pace with the tactical and strategic needs of the marketplace.”
Diverse New Clients, Expanded Suite Drive 2010 Momentum
Significant wins across a diverse array of industries marked the 11th straight year of sales growth for EmpCenter’s core suite of time & attendance, labor scheduling, and labor analytics applications. More than a dozen large enterprises – such as Newell Rubbermaid and Taylor Corporation – selected EmpCenter Time & Attendance to automate 100% of their complex workforce challenges, while numerous mid-sized organizations took advantage of the rapid deployment time and leading flexibility of EmpCenter® Express.
EmpCenter Absence Compliance Tracker® (ACT) – announced at the 2010 HR Technology Conference & Expo – further accelerated WorkForce Software’s rapid growth and rounded out EmpCenter’s end-to-end strategic workforce management suite. ACT received immediate traction among existing clients and the broader market and serves as a strong growth engine in early 2011 success.
Mobile and SaaS Herald Next Generation WFM
Recognizing the transformative impact of smartphone adoption in today’s workplace, WorkForce Software launched its first mobile application, EmpCenter To Go, in 2010. Intuitive and standards-based, the solution delivers powerful self-service capabilities in the palm of a manager’s or employee’s hands and enables users to perform critical time and labor functions without requiring access to a computer. Organizations across a variety of industries, including a global consumer electronics manufacturer and a large Florida K-12 school district, have selected EmpCenter To Go to empower managers with a solution aligned to the growing reliance on smartphones in their day-to-day operations.
As further evidence of workforce management’s rapid evolution, demand for SaaS-based solutions eclipsed other buying trends in 2010. New customers repeatedly opted for EmpCenter Delivered to leverage WorkForce Software’s enterprise-grade SAS 70 hosted environment, which now represents the clear majority of EmpCenter deployments.
“When we launched EmpCenter Delivered, we recognized that SaaS was the future of enterprise software,” noted Kathy Cannon, WorkForce Software’s co-founder and Vice President of Product Management. “Less than 24 months later, EmpCenter Delivered is among the most widely adopted SaaS-based workforce management solutions on the market, and our decision to invest in SaaS has been strongly validated by customer demand.”
Looking Ahead
As stories of the detrimental effect of employee fatigue continue to dominate news cycles, WorkForce Software will soon introduce a series of informative ‘webcasts’ detailing how organizations can effectively monitor and mitigate fatigue. Leveraging the expertise gained by developing and delivering employee fatigue management solutions to nearly 70% of all nuclear power plants within the United States, WorkForce Software is uniquely positioned to help employers in other industries – such as aviation, petrochemical, manufacturing and more – address the complex and high-stakes issue of employee fatigue.
For more information on WorkForce Software, please visit www.workforcesoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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