The folks over at Zoho are offering a free beta trial of its new Zoho People product, which Web Worker Daily says is "clearly overkill if you have only a few employees; it's aimed at companies who have 30, 50, or more employees and a continuing string of job openings to keep track of." view article »

Jobseekers at myStaffingPro can now keep track of recruiting activity via a new RSS feed. view article »

PeopleClick and Jobs2Web have teamed up to offer clients enhanced career site optimization and interactive recruiting marketing services through the Peopleclick Recruitment Management System. view article »

When Taleo partnered with Paychex it was a sign the company was looking to grow in the small-business market. view article »

Gobble, gobble.

That's the sound you just heard as Taleo (profile; site) swooped in and gobbled up Vurv Technology (profile; site) for approximately $128.8 million in cash and stock.

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Taleo's acquisition of Vurv represents what customers want - a complete talent management solution, says Authoria's CEO. As the market shakes out, pure-play recruiting software vendors will not survive, he adds. view article »

Kenexa CEO Rudy Karsan invited a group of influencers to his home for dinner and then six hours of in-depth briefings at company headquarters in Wayne, Pa., the next day. In fact, early in the briefings, he apologized for "Kenexa not being as present in the HR community since the IPO" and the meeting was intended to remedy that. It did. view article »

Consultants continue to talk about whether the Taleo/Vurv deal is particularly good for the Vurv customer base, as one of the risks in becoming the customer of a rapidly growing private software company is not knowing what the ultimate exit will be for the investors.

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Improved user controls, better communication with candidates and simplified job posting are part of the latest revision of Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing. view article »

Peopleclick, Inc. announced today the launch of Peopleclick Interview Scheduling at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Peopleclick Interview Scheduling is a new component of Peopleclick's Talent Acquisition Suite that will enhance a company's interview scheduling experience for both the recruiter and candidate.
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An ATS isn't just an ATS anymore. Today, it's a "talent acquisition" or "talent management" system. nowHIRE walks you through the ATS thicket in a new informational brochure. view article »

Abso is partnering with PeopleClue to offer personality, cognitive, and attitude assessments through Abso's Talent Edition application. view article »

Battered by losses running into the millions, talent software provider Workstream (profile; site) is asking vendors to renegotiate bills as it struggles to lift its stock price above $1 a share. view article »

iCIMS said today it will triple its sales staff and  beef up its marketing effort budget as the company launches an international expansion. view article »

Cytiva Software, Inc., maker of SonicRecruit, was so pleased at being included by Gartner, Inc. in the eRecruitment Magic Quadrant  report, it issued a press release boasting of the achievement. view article »

nowHIRE announced it is now offering the federal government's E-Verify technology as an integrated solution with its ATS or as a standalone product. view article »

Peopleclick, Inc. and CareerBuilder.com are partnering to offer clients a streamlined application process. PeopleClick's new Shared Application feature is one of the several enhancements included in the upcoming release of Peopleclick RMS version 4.8, a key component of Peopleclick’s Talent Acquisition Suite. view article »

nowHIRE has introduced Elite Business Edition a Web-based applicant tracking system for smaller organizations.

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SuccessFactors, Inc. a provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, and HR Solutions Inc., a provider of employee engagement survey instruments, today announced an alliance. view article »

DTE Energy Resources, a subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), rolled out SuccessFactors to manage its recruiting and compensation processes and goal setting and performance management for 455 employees. 

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Executives of HR Sevices, myStaffingPro applicant tracking system, conducted their first User Advisory Board session in conjunction with the recent SHRM Conference in Chicago. The all day event consisted of a historical look at myStaffingPro, a discussion on the results from a preconference survey, and team breakout sessions where specific user topics were discussed. view article »

Talent Technology Corporation, a provider of recruiting software, today announced the acquisition of Profind Inc, providers of the PeopleFilter applicant tracking system. view article »

Authoria says it's talent management solutions are gaining acceptance in the retail industry in order to reduce employee turnover and hire more smartly. Ahold USA, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Genuine Parts, Phillips-Van Heusen, Starbucks, and Toys R Us are some of the  retail organizations using Authoria Talent Management.

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Cytiva Software Inc., best known for its SonicRecruit, an on-demand recruiting software solution, has made Workforce Magazine’s (subscription required) annual ATS Hotlist. view article »

On demand ATS and resume management company Catch the Best now offers automatic posting to job search engine site Indeed.com. view article »

Personified, the talent management and consulting subsidiary of CareerBuilder.com, has released a new Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) guide and a Staffing Industry Front Office guide to help employers navigate the ever-changing world of recruitment technology. The guides provide unbiased, side-by-side comparisons of ATS and Staffing Technology functionality.

Each guide costs $350 and can be ordered here.

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Resource Edge, LLC, creator of TalentHook, a resume spidering technology, has partnered with Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc., creator of SmartSearch, on-demand talent acquisition and staffing  software.   view article »

You know Ocean Spray as the cranberry company with the cozy New England feel. Cytiva, maker of recruiting software SonicRecruit, knows Ocean Spray as a 2,000 employee agricultural cooperative with $1.7 billion in sales and hourly, salaried and temp workers at plants and distribution centers in the U.S. and Canada. To learn how the company made the transition to SonicRecruit and what the new system provides, read the case study on the deal. view article »

HireDesk has made Workforce Magazine's ATS 'Hot List' for the second year in a row. view article »

A new alliance will make background checks via employeescreenIQ available to users of iCIMS' Talent Management Solutions. view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), a provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, announced online integration of E-Verfiy for users of its SmartSearch solution.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.

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In less than a year, AutoZone has reduced turnover, increased the number of applicants and saved some $5 million, says nowHIRE.

AutoZone implemented nowHIRE's applicant tracking and talent acquisition system in November 2007. That has lead to the imprements in hiring and retention and in other areas as well, according to a case study just published by nowHIRE.

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CVTracer, an Atlanta based on-demand recruiting software solutions firm, is growing globally, landing its first client in Africa, signing Personnel Resource of Nairobi, Kenya. view article »

myStaffingPro has introduced an Express Edition of its ATS for small businesses that need just the essentials in applicant tracking.

Designed to be easy to use. the system delivers fundamental features to post jobs, collect candidate resumes, and manage the hiring process.

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Berkshire Associates, a recruiting software and services provider, will now integrate Arbita's job posting services with its applicant management software, BALANCEtrak. Companies can now increase efficiency and consistency by simultaneously posting to multiple job sites, including those with a special focus like gender, ethnicity, and industry. view article »

Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), provider of talent acquisition management and recruiting business solutions, has added a new “SmartMatch” function for users of its SmartSearch solution. The SmartSearch recruiting software features a self-customizable skills inventory where users can create job skill categories and subcategories for rating candidates in a drop-down pick-list. view article »

Background screener employeescreenIQ and ATS vendor myStaffingPro have joined forces. Hiring  professionals using myStaffingPro’s platform can now use employeescreenIQ to background check employment applicants from around the world. view article »

ZoomInfo has formed an alliance with Main Sequence Technologies, the vendor of PCRecruiter an applicant tracking system used by management recruiters worldwide. PCRecruiter is also the tracking platform of choice for over 1,000 franchisees and affiliates of the MRI Network - a global recruitment organization. view article »

HR Services Inc. has released the next generation of myStaffingPro . Version 9.0. features a new look and feel, as well as more intuitive requisition management, the company reports. view article »