Archive for December, 2007

Workstream’s Talent Center Version 7.0

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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New Research Report

Workstream had a big product launch of its talent management solution at the Fall 2007 HR Technology show in Chicago. We developed a short research report covering the highlights of this announcement along with our prognosis for the product. Here’s a blurb from the Company/Product Highlights section of the report:

“The new software has these attributes:

  • 500 man-years of development were invested in the new product line

  • average time to deploy the solution is down to 1-12 weeks per customer

  • 43 currencies supported

  • 10 languages supported

  • Web 2.0 architecture

    Several beta and prospective beta customers were on hand for the announcement. These included United Way, GlaxoSmithKline and others. Also on hand was a representative from ExcellerateHRO. ExcellerateHRO is a joint venture of EDS and Towers Perrin. Talent Center is being used in their client HR BPO solution set. A representative of ExcellerateHRO was generally bullish on the product.”

    If you would like more information on Workstream or this report, please send an email to: contact@vitalanalysis.com

     

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CyberShift: When Demand Management Meets Time & Attendance

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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New Research Report

We recently completed a new research report on CyberShift. Here’s a brief excerpt from the Overview section:

“The market for time and attendance systems may seem to some to be somewhat stuck in time (no pun intended). Sure, time clocks have been supplanted with badge readers and other devices that are now integrated with ERP solutions but the basic functionality of recording a person’s time spent on the job has still remained constant.

CyberShift has been moving their product line beyond just time and attendance. They have modules to provide scheduling and optimization capabilities so that companies can optimally schedule personnel as well as record the hours those persons work. This combination of functionality materially enhances the value of CyberShift’s product line.”

For a brief period of time, we will make this report available to readers who submit a valid business email address to contact@vitalanalysis.com or complete our online request form.

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Veritude: – A More Strategic Type of Staffing Firm

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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Impressive Pedigree, Growth and Market Focus

From the Overview section of this report:

“We see at least three types of firms requiring staff augmentation assistance. At one level, there are highly dysfunctional firms who are undergoing some sort of crisis or time sensitive need for additional staff. For these firms, vacancies must be filled and filled immediately. The second kind of need arises for those companies who have moved past the crisis and now want to understand and mitigate those causal factors that created the staffing problem in the first place. The third kind occurs when companies have moved to a stable work environment and are seeking methods to improve the long-term quality of their work force and of the methods used to identify, recruit and retain those workers.

Veritude has structured its business to help companies at any of these three levels and also to help firms move from one level of staffing capability to the next. To that end, the company provides contingent staffing services as well as consulting services, Managed Services Programs (MSPs) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO).”

We developed this report shortly after this Fall’s HR Technology conference in Chicago. Veritude’s briefing and executives were most impressive and we strongly recommend users of traditional staffing firms should shortlist this company.

For a very limited time, this report is available via email to those requestors submitting a valid business email address. Please send your request to contact@vitalanalysis.com or use our

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Vurv’s 1-2 Punch

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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New Report Available: Talent Management with Intellectual Property

We recently met with Michael George of Vurv at the Fall 2007 HR Technology show in Chicago. Vurv made a big splash with their talent management solutions. Vital Analysis prepared a short research report based on the new announcements. Herewith is a brief excerpt from the Vurv Product Details section of the report:

“The new Vurv products show very well. The user interface is crisp and intuitive. But the bigger story may be in the inclusion of a significant amount of intellectual property within the product. For example, the performance management software comes complete with detailed knowledge of some 1750 competencies. Interview questions are prepopulated with approximately 25,000 questions that recruiters, supervisors and interviewers can utilize. These questions assist individuals in assessing the degree of competency of individual candidates and employees. Much of this new intellectual property comes to Vurv via their acquisition of InScope in January 2006.

The new succession planning module has side-by-side comparisons of key employees. Relevant competency strengths and gaps are highlighted as well as differences in education and other relevant attributes. Specific plans regarding these individuals can be generated and incorporated into that person’s training program or future staffing/role assignments. Whereas some talent management tools provide career development planning as part of a training module, Vurv makes it part of its succession planning functionality. This is a better placement for this functionality.”

This report is available at no charge for a limited time to those who send a valid business email to: contact@vitalanalysis.com or submit a request using our request form page.

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New Report on SilkRoad Available

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Silk Road Red Carpet

Silk Road’s Personal Approach to On-Boarding

At the recent HR Technology show in Chicago, we briefly reviewed SilkRoad technology, Inc.’s new on-boarding product. That review was documented in a brief research report. A portion of the Prognosis section of the report includes:

“SilkRoad’s approach to HR technology bears some cultural resemblance to the early days of PeopleSoft. It’s not just that the technology is competitive with other products, SilkRoad’s approach to these functional needs is different. The difference is in the care they have taken to understand the underlying humanity that must be engineered into human resource technology.

We believe this firm’s approach will be welcomed in human resource circles. SilkRoad is targeting mostly midmarket firms for its solutions. It is also working hard to keep the total landed cost of its capabilities at very low price points. Because of the sensitivity of cost to the SMB marketplace, SilkRoad should benefit from better than average market uptake.”

This report is available at no charge for a limited time to those who send a valid business email to: contact@vitalanalysis.com or submit a request using our request form page.

 

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Workscape: Bringing Time to Value to Mid-Market

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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New Research Report Available from Workscape

We recently reviewed Workscape’s Express product line and developed a special report on same. Workscape has made this report available on its website and is available for download there. Please follow this link to access this report. 

http://www.workscape.com/library/index.aspx#whitepapers

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HR Vendor Meta4

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Meta4 Makes Research Report Available

 Meta4, a global HR software vendor, recently posted this press release on its website (www.meta4.com). At the end of this release is a link offering a copy of a recently prepared Meta4 research report. The following was originally posted at: http://www.meta4.com/pressroom/press_releases/09_12_07.htm .

December 2007

-Meta4’s Active HR Solution Significantly Enhances Employee and
Manager Experience-

MIAMI, Fla. (December 10, 2007) – Meta4, a multinational company specializing in human and intellectual capital management (HICM) solutions, today announced its inclusion in an in-depth report issued by Vital Analysis, a leading publisher of technology research that speaks for and to top executives. Vital Analysis is the analytical arm of TechVentive, Inc., a company that advises technology and services firms and develops thought leadership, marketing materials, sales campaigns, channel programs and sales training initiatives.

According to the report, “There is no doubt that Meta4 has been a successful HR provider. They have partnered with some of the biggest HR providers in specific markets globally. We believe Meta4 has a very good chance for succeeding in this marketplace.”

Calling Meta4’s Active HR solution, “one of the more successful HRO products in the marketplace,” the report explores Meta4’s expansion into the American marketplace. The company has successfully worked with clients and partners in Western Europe, South America and the Asia Pacific region and now is entering the North American software arena.

Citing Meta4’s extensive product line and multinational support capabilities, the report notes that Meta4’s planned mid-market growth is on target. The report states, “Even mid-market companies need more agile and nimble solutions as they enter and exit new world markets.”

“It is gratifying to receive recognition for our software solutions from industry research reports such as this,” said Carlos Diaz, vice president of Pan-America and Global Accounts Officer for Meta4. “In their report, Vital Analysis recommends that multinational and global firms evaluate our PeopleNet 7 product because it is a robust and complete solution. With our next-generation product, employees and managers will have a more enhanced experience through Active HR.”

The Vital Analysis report noted that the new product will deliver “the ability for HR to become more active in guiding operations or line management with the analysis and application of Human Capital.”

To view a complete copy of Vital Analysis report, visit www.meta4.com/brochures/vital_final.pdf More information about Vital Analysis can be accessed at www.vitalanalysis.com.

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