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 »

Hodes iQ has released Hodes iQ 5.0, what it calls a major upgrade for the talent management software suite. view article »

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 »

SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFSF) announced that Insomniac Games is implementing SuccessPractices, SuccessFactors’ midmarket solution, to automate a host of people performance processes, facilitate feedback with employees, and drive business results through an engaged and motivated workforce. The system will soon be live for all 160 employees.

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Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), vendor of on demand talent management solutions, has completed its acquisition of Vurv Technology, Inc. view article »

iCIMS, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management provider announced today that it has eclipsed the 600 client mark, adding such industry leaders as Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Jamba Juice, Room and Board, Genworth Financial, Crunch Fitness, and the nation’s largest job board to its client base. view article »

For the first time in many quarters Workstream (profile; site) was in the money - sort of - eking out a half-million dollar finish to its 2008 fiscal year. The talent management software company reported Thursday evening that it had an EBITDA of $516,000 for the fourth quarter that ended May 31. That compares to an EBITDA of ($4.5 million) for the previous quarter and ($1.3 million) for the fourth quarter last year. view article »

Halogen Software has released a white paper review of independent statistical research demonstrating the links between employee satisfaction and increased patient satisfaction and safety

The Influence of Employee Satisfaction on Patient Satisfaction and Safety also outlines how higher levels of employee engagement can be readily addressed with automated talent management solutions

The paper was released in advance of this weekend's American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Annual Conference and Exhibition where Rockford Health System will present a case study on the same subject.

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iCIMS, a Software-as-a-Service provider of talent management solutions, announced today the company’s growing success among not-for-profit organizations. Non-profits such as The William J. Clinton Foundation, Mississippi Children’s Home Services, NCIRE - the Veterans Health Research Institute and the National Minority AIDS Council join over 600 worldwide companies who currently partner with iCIMS to help support their pre- and post-hire needs. view article »

SuccessFactors, Inc. a provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, said H-E-B of Mexico, an international supermarket retailer with more than 6,000 employees, implemented SuccessFactors's performance and talent management solution. H-E-B Mexico is using five integrated modules - Employee Profile, Succession, Recruiting, Performance and Goal Management. view article »

Halogen Software says its talent management suite is flexible enough to allow organizations to manage emergency preparedness information using the profiles feature.

Halogen Software's Talent Profiles are an integrated feature of the company's talent management suite. The employee profiles that come standard with the solution, enable organizations to gather the specific employee information they require for emergency planning, making it easy to identify qualified replacement and/or additional staff in times of emergency.

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A new talent management report from the Aberdeen Group says companies that have integrated at least two distinct talent management processes report superior performance gains over organizations that have not. "Integrated Talent Management: Improving Business Results Through Visibility and Alignment" describes the key factors for organic organizational growth in 2010, focusing on the alignment & integration of talent management processes.

For a complimentary copy of the report, which was sponsored by iCIMS, click here. 

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