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HCM Powerhouse SuccessFactors to be Acquired by SAP
In an important move, today SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) announced its intended $3.4B acquisition of SuccessFactors (NYSE:SFSF) as it seeks to accelerate its Cloud Strategy and become a dominant player in the...
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News Analysis: Salesforce.com buys Rypple, signaling entrance into HCM Market...
A new competitor enters the Social, SaaS HCM marketplace In a deal of undisclosed size, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) today announced its intentions to acquire social performance vendor Rypple and launch...
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SAP and SuccessFactors: Three Things I Want to Know on Day 1
This transaction is going to close any day now. Presumably, both sides have been carefully considering the implications for HCM and Cloud. Nobody expects answers to all the questions at the close, but...
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Mercer Delivers New Workforce Analytics Technology
Summary: Mercer continues to expand beyond HR consulting and outsourcing with the launch of their latest cloud-based analytics solution. Mercer, one of the largest global human resource consulting...
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M&A in Talent Management Continues: My POV on Strategia and Peoplefluent
On January 30, 2011, Peoplefluent, a leading provider of integrated talent management technology, announced that it was acquiring Canadian-based Strategia Communications. Financial details were not...
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News Analysis: Further HCM Industry Consolidation as Oracle buys Talent...
Following moves by rivals SAP and Salesforce.com, Oracle expands its offering in Cloud-based HCM with competitive acquisition of leading recruiting and talent management vendor Taleo. Event: Today...
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Seven Ways Infor Is Advancing HCM (Hint: Lawson is But One)
Summary: HCM growth gains prominence at Infor as investments across infrastructure and technologies combine to create a solid foundation for HCM growth. With a focus on complete vertical solutions, a...
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Tuesday’s Tidbits: Challenges in Talent Mobility
“Tuesday’s Tidbits” is a recurring post serving up “choice morsels” of information. Brief? You bet. Distracting? Absolutely. Useful? Hope so! Read on and enjoy. I’ve been writing and speaking a lot...
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Moving Payroll to the Cloud? Join the Crowd.
If you’re considering a move to the Cloud for your payroll technologies, you’re not alone. In a recent survey by Constellation Research, Inc. partner Computer Economics, 40% of companies considering...
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Kicking Off 2013 in the Hot Seat
What can you cover in 20 minutes on a radio show with a provocative host? A lot, apparently. I had the pleasure of joining Bill Kutik, well-known HR industry analyst and founding Co-Chair of the...
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Will a Move to the Cloud Make IT Irrelevant?
An impressive number of IT and Business leaders from across EMEA have converged upon Dubai this week to participate in Oracle’s CloudWorld, an executive event focused on the disruptive technologies of...
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IBM Connect 2013 First Take: Will Watson be the future of HCM?
The messages at this morning’s IBM Connect keynote event were clear: The future is “Social” and the new language of business is “Analytics”. Welcome to the future. All morning these messages were...
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News Analysis: Infor Adds SaaS LMS with Acquisition of CERTPOINT
Proving it has not lost its appetite for acquisitions, on March 4th, 2013, Infor announced its planned acquisition of New York based CERTPOINT Systems, Inc., a SaaS provider of global learning...
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Event Report: One Year Later, Ceridian Dayforce HCM Delivering on its Vision
Last year’s acquisition of Dayforce heralded Ceridian’s pivot from a payroll service bureau to an HCM vendor focused on technology and innovation. One year later, Ceridian demonstrates strong customer...
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