Kenexa is recognized as a market leader in the recently released Talent Management Systems 2010: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Solution Provider Profiles.

The study, conducted by Bersin & Associates, the only research and advisory firm focused solely on enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition, is a comprehensive market review and buyers' guide for talent management software systems. Out of 24 companies profiled, Kenexa ranked No. 4 in market share by revenue and by number of enterprise customers. 

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Kenexa, global provider of talent management and retention solutions, ranked 363 on the Technology Fast 500, Deloitte LLP’s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America.

Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five year period from 2004–2008. Kenexa grew 340 percent during this period. Kenexa was also ranked 17 in Deloitte’s 2009 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50.

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Little more than a week after Deutsche Bank downgraded Kenexa from a hold to a sell, Piper Jaffray reiterated its "overweight" rating of the stock. That means in the opinion of Piper Jaffray, Kenexa is a better value relative to other HR software tech firms.

The analyst recommendation also raised the target price for Kenexa from $9 a share to  $15.

In the 30 days prior to this post, Kenexa's stock has been trading mostly in a range between $10 and $11.50 a share.

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With over 700 clients, iCIMS is claiming third place among providers of talent acquisition systems. iCIMS, which added several new clients last year including H&R Block, ranks behind Taleo and Kenexa based on their client counts published last summer in Workforce Magazine's ATS "Hot List." view article »

Kenexa CEO Rudy Karsan will present at two technology conferences next week. Both presentations will be webcast live in investor relations section of www.kenexa.com.

The conferences are:

• The Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2009; Wed, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. PST
• The Pacific Crest 2009 Emerging Technology Summit; Thurs., Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. PST

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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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Kenexa, provider of talent management and retention solutions, has acquired the Cultural Insight survey. The survey allows for the assessment of an organization's culture and the expression of that culture in a way that helps align and engage employees. view article »

The Kenexa Research Institute has found employee engagement takes a hit when their company has had a layoff and that 43 percent of employees with layoffs report being confident about the future of their company, compared to 61% of employees with no layoffs.

A similar analysis of a layoff's psychic impact by Leadership IQ found three-quarters of the surviving employees believe productivity has suffered while 61 percent fear for their company's future.

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Kenexa (profile; site) earned $9 million or 39 cents a share for the quarter ended June 30 beating Wall Street’s estimate of 35 cents and joining Taleo and Monster in reporting better than expected results. view article »

Kenexa has released Performance Indicators, a web-based suite of pre-employment assessment tools designed to identify prospective employees who have a propensity to be engaged, to work well in a team and to demonstrate excellent customer service orientation. view article »