SaaS Has Never Been This Flexible: Softscape Announces Latest Talent Management Innovations

March 2007

More Advanced Functions, Content, and Expanded Configuration Capabilities Highlight New Release

WAYLAND, Mass. - Softscape, the industry expert in people management technology, today announced the latest version of its flagship Softscape Apex™ Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This release expands Softscape's integrated human resources system with advanced talent management functions, manager effectiveness content, a compelling new user experience, and additional customer and user configuration capabilities. Now organizations of all sizes can choose a flexible HCM Software as a Service (SaaS) offering with complete configuration control of their business processes to ensure employees and managers are more successful on the job.

To solve the complex business problems tied to strategic human resources functions, such as hiring, performance, succession, learning, and compensation management, organizations need to focus on achieving long-term business goals, not just implementing short-term fixes. This requires configurable technology that can adapt to expanding business processes as customers change and grow, as well as consulting services that provide the expertise to help them reach their overall vision. Many of today's pure HR SaaS providers view customers as "packaged and numbered," providing only limited options. Softscape's SaaS offering gives customers more options for how they purchase, host, configure, and service their enterprise HR software deployments.

"Our customers are some of the most forward-thinking organizations across the globe, and over the past year, we have worked closely with them to define a new breed of people management technology," said Dave Watkins, chief executive officer, Softscape. "Softscape offers the most advanced HR technology available, along with expert consulting services, to help customers solve real business issues. Value is derived from real results, and when our technology and services make employees more effective, our customers see it in their bottom line."

Advanced New Functions

Softscape Apex is the industry's most complete people management solution, providing customers with advanced functions for integrated workforce planning, talent acquisition, workforce performance, learning and development, succession planning, enterprise compensation, workforce analytics, collaboration, and HR management - all in a single platform. Innovative new features in Softscape Apex 2007 focus on workforce effectiveness across all core modules, including:

• Groundbreaking User Experience - Provides function mapping, wizards, and ribbon bars to offer all user types easy access to key features.
  
  
• Embedded Coaching Content - Helps managers and employees more accurately and effectively set goals, provide feedback, document results, meet compliance standards, and mentor and coach for development needs.
  
  
• Extended Sales Incentive Management - Incorporates flexible goal and incentive management designed specifically for sales organizations.
  
  
• Additional Learning Management Capabilities - Provides built-in Kirkpatrick Evaluation methodology to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge gained from learning and development activities.
  
  
• Drag-and-Drop Workforce Analytics - Offers powerful cross-module business intelligence reporting with three-dimensional graphing and ad-hoc query capability with hundreds of predefined metrics and data elements from across the entire HR platform.
  
  
• Expanded Configuration Control - Flexible and secure configuration control of all aspects of the platform, including process design control, enables customers to easily adjust business processes as they change and grow.

Multiple Purchase & Hosting Options

Softscape Apex 2007 is available next month and offers multiple purchasing and hosting options:

• On-Demand Subscriptions - Rent subscriptions of the complete platform or individual suites hosted by Softscape, providing rapid deployment and real-time updates.
  
  
• On-Demand Licenses - Purchase licenses of the complete platform or individual suites hosted by Softscape, reducing internal support costs and achieving long-term ROI.
  
  
• On-Premise Licenses - Purchase licenses of the complete platform or individual suites that can be deployed locally at the customer's site.

For more information on Softscape's solutions, please visit http://www.softscape.com

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