Authoria has hired an 18 year veteran of software sales to be its new vice president of sales. Joseph Kaddis, Jr. was with Microsoft and  Hyperion, maker of performance management software, before it was sold to Oracle in 2007.

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SuccessFactors, a global provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, is named a leader in Integrated Talent Management in a recent study of HR software vendors by IDC, a provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets

The report says, “SuccessFactors’ Talent management suite offers a prominent end-to-end solution leading the marketplace and illustrating the continuous circle and strategic interdependency of the various talent management functions within an organization."

Other companies reviewed in the $25,000 report (that is not a misprint) are: Authoria, Cornerstone, Halogen, Kenexa, Lawson, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Plateau Systems, Saba, Salary.com, SAP, Silkroad, Softscape, Stepstone, Taleo and Workscape.

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Authoria, Inc., provider of talent management solutions, will hold a free webcast Dec. 11th exploring innovative approaches employers can use to meet the workforce challenges of the coming year. In this live event, Authoria Chairman Tod Loofbourrow and Bersin & Associates President Josh Bersin will explain how tough economic times require employers to adopt new strategies for their management of people. Register here.

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Authoria, Inc., a provider of comprehensive talent management solutions, today announced Authoria Rapid Results, advanced 60-90 day implementation services that the company says will get customers up and running more quickly on their deployment of talent-management technology.

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Privately owned talent software company Authoria, Inc. reported thatit had a 36-percent increase in bookings from the first quarter of the year to the second and that it grew 93 percent in the second quarter over the same period in 2007. The company did not disclose the impact on revenues or earnings.

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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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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 »