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• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  Workday debuts learning management software

  At Workday Rising 2015, the HCM vendor says Workday Learning can suggest content for employees, and its retention tool can preserve talent at risk of quitting.

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Three vendors lead in talent management software comparison

  Gartner Magic Quadrant for talent management suites singles out Cornerstone OnDemand, Oracle and SAP -- and calls nine others niche players or visionaries.

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  What do public health insurance exchanges mean for HR and IT?

  Experts say automation needs are minimal, but verifying employee communications and tracking eligibility under ACA raise compliance, auditing issues.

• September 16, 2015 16 Sep'15

  SHRM survey cites significance of social media in HR

  Two-thirds of HR leaders said they have found new hires through social media; Adaptive Insights releases new planning tool for finance.

• August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15

  Kronos shift scheduling software a grind for Starbucks worker

  On-call scheduling software gets criticized in workers' rights debate, but top employment lawyer says the software helps manage costs.

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  States take aim at HR and social media of employees

  Laws are meant to shield employees' Facebook and Twitter accounts; CareerBuilder unveils new analytics for recruiters and hiring managers.

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  ADP, Oracle release cloud HCM improvements

  ADP and Oracle announced hundreds of improvements and new functions in cloud HCM, but the companies face a tough fight for market share.

• July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15

  CareerBuilder adds HR SaaS tools for talent acquisition

  Beyond and Snagajob also are expanding into HR SaaS to boost sales, but Indeed has no similar plans.

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  ZinePak saves time with TriNet strategic HR planning

  ZinePak's co-founders chose TriNet for strategic HR planning and won more time to spend on growing their business -- and compete on TV show 'Shark Tank.'

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Workday fund seeks data science and machine learning

  Workday unveils fund for startups in data science and machine learning and expands financial software to include planning, budgeting and forecasting.

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Web monitoring software helps keep employees honest

  Web monitoring software can block use of Facebook and HBO at work, but also raises privacy concerns.

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  Disney, Humana fill jobs with video interview software

  Leaders of ESPN, Humana and Robert W. Baird describe how video interview software saves time for job candidates and enterprises.

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Cultural readiness vital for HR data analytics

  Marsh & McLennan analytics leader says biggest payoff in HR analytics comes from monetizing HR functions.

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  More companies benefitting from private health insurance exchanges

  Private insurance exchanges, which, unlike public exchanges, can address the needs of employers of all sizes, are gaining favor among businesses.

• June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15

  Staff scheduling software probed in national dispute

  Critics admit software isn't the culprit, but say it enables abuse of on-call scheduling of low-wage workers and limits access to health insurance.

• June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15

  Cornerstone integrated talent management lifts airport

  The Detroit airport authority implemented Cornerstone integrated talent management but said it was critical to first revamp HR processes.

• June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15

  Informatica taps Visier for workforce analysis

  Informatica deployed Visier after finding it hard to perform workforce analysis on data from its Workday system.

• June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15

  Succession management hinges on planning, software

  Deloitte VP Katherine Jones says too many organizations struggle with succession management, but software can help in important ways.

• June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15

  PwC finds many companies creating, improving people analytics

  A new PwC report finds people analytics slowed by a lack of technology, while HCI report says many organizations fail to make changes urged in engagement surveys.

• May 20, 2015 20 May'15

  L'Oreal sifts applicant pool with cloud recruitment software

  Chinese students used mobile phones to compete for L'Oreal jobs by answering questions that were analyzed by Seedlink software.

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  FICO taps employee engagement software to improve bosses

  Credit-scoring and analytics provider says Glint software helps boost performance and possibly profits, but manager use is a challenge.

• May 05, 2015 05 May'15

  Growing Canadian city benefits from workforce analytics

  The introduction of workforce analytics has given the city of Edmonton what it needed: access to data to manage its employees effectively.

• May 04, 2015 04 May'15

  Reference checking software saves time for Herbalife

  Nutrition company finds reference checking software saves time for recruiters, provides new insights on applicants and employees and anonymity for references.

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Red Hat mines talent acquisition software but finds lack of integration a challenge

  Gild Source is easy to use, but sometimes recruiters at Red Hat don't access it as much as they could because it is a separate system.

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Workday expands payroll application to U.K.

  Workday payroll application includes calculation engine, reporting and automatic tax updates.

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  Waxie cleans up with human capital management software

  Waxie Sanitary Supply stopped wasting 20,000 sheets of paper each year and became more efficient when it implemented Oracle human capital management software.

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Workday unveils predictive software, Host Analytics pushes modeling engine

  Workday released predictive software based on its purchase of a company noted for data science and machine learning, along with a PSA offering.

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Human capital management software remedy for medical firm

  Colorado Permanente Medical Group's physicians and administrators enrolled in health and other benefits last year with new Oracle human capital management software.

• April 06, 2015 06 Apr'15

  Advances in human capital management software transforming HR duties

  HR leaders Robert Weinman and Debbie Lynch explored the challenges of implementing Oracle human capital management software.

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Oracle unveils new enterprise learning management system

  The Oracle Learning Cloud allows managers and employees to post and share video tutorials, PDFs and PowerPoints.

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  HR performance rapped in survey of HR and business leaders

  Spending in human resources technology is not resulting in improved outcomes, warns a new Deloitte report.

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  Data analysis, engagement spur interest in talent analytics

  Technology markets are consolidating, and most of the new HR platforms are in the cloud. Companies can access much more data about their people than ever before.

• March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15

  Analytics tools model future for hiring managers, HR software

  Infor, Cornerstone and Workday are among HR software firms buying smaller companies to gain a foothold in predictive analytics.

• February 23, 2015 23 Feb'15

  Expense management software cures ills at nursing home company

  Travel and expense software improved record keeping, speeded reporting and approvals and tightened compliance.

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Companies gauge employee morale with weekly pulse surveys

  Users say answers to frequent surveys are anonymous and can be invaluable in measuring employee sentiment.

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Cisco HR moves to cloud with Thomsons SaaS

  Cisco taps Thomsons for massive SaaS project in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia.

• January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15

  Saba Software announces interest from multiple suitors

  Saba is evaluating acquisition proposals, and Yooz and Nvoicepay automate AP in the cloud.

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Predictive analytics forecast for HR, CPM software in 2015

  Analysts see major breakthroughs in analytics, in-memory, big data and mobile technology.

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  City of Orlando shines with Workday financials

  Mobile access to Workday financials and human capital management allows city employees to remain accountable on the road.

• January 22, 2014 22 Jan'14

  PeopleSoft 9.2 Update Manager explained

  In this podcast, MIPRO Consulting representatives discuss how to best take advantage of PeopleSoft 9.2's Update Manager, and describe its benefits.

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  Three rising trends in employee development initiatives

  Discover why corporate learning professionals at Facebook and Google are focusing on millennial employee development and peer-to-peer learning.

• October 11, 2013 11 Oct'13

  Massive open online courses emerge as corporate training option

  Reinvention of learning management systems also bringing social UIs and mobility, said Bersin by Deloitte analysts.

• November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12

  Workday 18 release brings financials to the fore

  Experts say that Workday financials are now fleshed out enough to be sold independently of the vendor's HCM offering.

• May 07, 2012 07 May'12

  Basic planning, data cleansing seen as crucial to HR system integration

  Save time and money by establishing human resources processes and scrubbing data before embarking on a project to integrate systems, industry watchers say.

• October 29, 2009 29 Oct'09

  ERP human capital management guide

  ERP HCM modules can help manufacturers handle workforce management processes and employee data from payroll and HR to staffing and career development. Discover the features of HCM software in the ERP human capital management guide.