HR Policy Association Takes Down SHRM’s Human Capital Metrics Standard

The association's continuing opposition to guidelines for human capital metrics means the standard will likely never make it to an American National Standards Institute review.

Tech Vendors Venture Out of North America

People management software vendors are courting multinationals and other clients looking to evolve to a single, cloud-based system to replace a crazy quilt of existing local and regional programs.

Five Things to Consider When Choosing a Global HR Software Vendor

Thoroughly investigate what's being offered to uncover shortcoming before it's too late.

Social Referrals Could Be the Best Hire Money Can Buy

Recruiters across industries know that referrals generally deliver the best candidates, and now thanks to social media sites, they are cheaper and easier to find.

Recruiting Software Goes Social

Over the past several months, software vendors across the industry have announced social-recruiting releases and acquisitions.

Workday IPO Shines Spotlight on Healthy HR Software Market

It's not just Workday that will benefit from the higher visibility the stock offering has brought to SaaS-based people management vendors.

HR's Future Looks Strategic—or Does It?

A new survey notes that with advances in technology, human resources managers will have time away from administrative tasks to help their CEOs with big-picture questions, though one expert contends that things haven't changed much.

Big Data’s Big Promise

Every software provider in the industry wants to be the one to help companies with workforce analytics.

ADP Pushes Further into HR Software

ADP is making more noise in an HR software market that has heated up dramatically in the past year.

David or Goliath: An HRIS Problem for Small Businesses

How to choose between software giants and smaller vendors when choosing an HR system.

Steps to Buying an HRIS

Pick priorities, weigh pricing and prepare for training in the selection of core HR software

Workday Going Public

The human capital management technology darling wants to raise $400 million in a stock offering that's the latest sign of how high profile—and competitive—the market has become.

Workday’s IPO Signals in HR Technology Market

The stock offering is the latest indication of how quickly the human capital management technology market is maturing

Inside Workday’s S-1

Highlights from the leading software-as-a-service HCM vendor's proposed initial public stock offering.

Oracle Moves Deeper Into the Cloud

Almost six months after acquiring Taleo, Oracle is following through on plans to dominate the software-as-a-service industry.

Putting a Dollar Value on Talent

How a former chief financial officer is linking human capital metrics to bottom-line results.

The New HR Software Landscape

How recent acquisitions are changing the field of HR software, and the decisions customers need to make about the future.

Salesforce.com Buys Its Way Into HR Software

SAP, Oracle and other HR software vendors have a surprising new competitor thanks to the acquisition of Rypple by Salesforce.com.

It's About Time—and Money

Workforce management technology has come a long way from time clocks. Today's tools can save—or cost—companies millions. And thanks to a new group, the once-frumpy field is coming into fashion.

SAP Gets ‘SaaSy' With SuccessFactors Acquisition

To some observers, SAP's acquisition of SuccessFactors gives the German conglomerate immediate credibility in SaaS—also called cloud computing.

What the Future Holds for SuccessFactors and SAP Customers

SAP executives have laid out a future that blends SAP and SuccessFactors' applications in human resources.

Castlight Shines a Light on Health Care Costs

Giving consumers price information about services they pay for seems like an obvious choice, but such data is nearly impossible for the average consumer to come by.

Social Media—the Fun Way to Talk Benefits

Social media can be a cheap, fun way to educate more tech-savvy employees about benefits options, giving administrators a valuable tool to promote their programs.

States Tackle Transparency in Health Care Costs

More than two dozen states have enacted health care price transparency legislation over the past 10 years.

Updated: Oracle to Buy HR Software Firm Taleo for $1.9 Billion

The deal signals more momentum for the cloud computing model, where customers rent applications over the Internet instead of paying for a software license and installing the programs on internal machines.

Lawson Defections: Corporate Coup or Business as Usual?

When business software vendor Infor announced the acquisition of Lawson Software in July, many Lawson customers and analysts were concerned about the future of the company's product lines. Infor executives have dismissed the concerns.

Lawson and Infor HR Software

Infor heads to the Big Apple

Double digit growth in 2011 is driving the move, says CEO Charles Phillips.

Retiring Minds Want to Know: Technology Helps Assess Retirement Benefits

Interactive online tools such as videos, chats and blogs designed to encourage employees to invest more than the default minimum in their 401(k) plans have become increasingly common.

SAP Shakes Up HR Tech Market With SuccessFactors Acquisition Plan

The weekend announcement triggered a spike in stock prices for Taleo, Kenexa and other HR software companies.

Computer Scrubbing and Data Theft: It's Dirty Business if Employers Are Not Prepared

A number of measures will put a company in a far better position to prevent and respond to data theft and computer scrubbing.

Software to Follow Rules and Boost Results

In an era of stepped-up government enforcement, companies have no choice but to tackle compliance head-on. And they are tapping software tools to help them stay on the right side of the law as well as boost the bottom line.

SumTotal Continues Acquisition Push

Gainesville, Florida-based SumTotal said it acquired CyberShift Inc., which provides workforce management and expense software, and Accero Inc., which makes payroll and benefits software. Terms were not disclosed.

Be Careful What You Ask For or Measure!

The challenge for those interested in HR metrics to is not to rush headlong into “mining” the available data mountain to see what it reveals, but to think carefully about what matters first.

HR Tech Goes Social

Recruiting led the way. Now software for employee recognition, collaboration, even wellness is being integrated into Facebook and other online networks, or mimicking them behind the company firewall.

HR Software Feels a Shift Following SuccessFactors, Lawson Deals

The moves signal the rise of publicly traded SuccessFactors as a comprehensive talent management technology provider while also ending Lawson's run as an independent vendor of human resources and other business software.

HR Software Feels a Shift Following SuccessFactors, Lawson Deals

The moves signal the rise of publicly traded SuccessFactors as a comprehensive talent management technology provider while also ending Lawson’s run as an independent vendor of human resources and other business software.

With Cornerstone IPO, SaaS Deepens Hold in the Learning Market

Cornerstone OnDemand’s eye-popping initial public offering in March underscores the growing importance of learning software delivered as a service. UPDATED April 27, 2011, to include SuccessFactor’s pending acquisition of Plateau Systems.

Focusing on the Core

New players are shaking things up in the human resource management software world by challenging traditional ‘core HR’ powerhouses with systems that some say add functionality and, in many cases, cost less.

Numbers Game: Companies Utilize Data to Predict Workforce Needs

Operation Workforce Tomorrow is under way at weapons-maker ATK and other companies that are using advanced metrics to prepare for the future.

Weapons-Maker ATK Practices Personnel Precision

To stay on target in its workforce planning, weapons-maker ATK uses sophisticated metrics analysis to anticipate flight risks and the need for reinforcements.

One Year Later Merged Peopleclick Authoria Weathers Changes

With a tumultuous year behind it and Charles S. Jones back in charge, the recruiting and talent management vendor has an acquisition in the works and is focused on new partnerships, customers and raising its profile in the industry.

The Coming Infusion of Fusion

Oracle Corp.’s new human resources applications are designed to mesh the best of the company's product lines, tap the software-as-a-service trend and fit the social networking phenomenon.

New Potential in Reach for Succession Technology

Succession management software tools are approaching the 'holy grail' of matching the right people at the right time with the right job.

The Wisdom of Choosing 'Good-Enough' HR Over 'World-Class' HR

Name a segment of the HR and talent world, and it’s easy to find complex, overloaded solutions that confuse HR pros and, more important, the team members we support. Nowhere was this more apparent than the vendor floor at the SHRM 2010 annual conference.

Clocking CityTime, the Craziest Contract Ever

New York City timekeeping system is a dozen years late, 10 times pricier and not even half-finished.

Serving the Big Boys Too

A growing number of corporate giants are upending the thinking that HR applications delivered over the Internet are not flexible or secure enough to serve the big boys.

SAP Circling SaaS Market

The Germany-based business software company is taking a close look at HR software delivered as a service, which refers to companies accessing applications over the Internet and typically paying for them on a subscription basis for a limited time.