Products

New product announcements, coverage of trends, strategies and customer demand and experiences from around the industry.

Cornerstone OnDemand is spending a lot of time talking about content and taking steps to help employers better communicate with their younger employees. During this week’s third-quarter earnings call, company executives said a continued emphasis on content and data will set the company apart from its competitors and ensure continued growth. CEO Adam Miller said...
Cornerstone OnDemand is working with Facebook’s Oculus to incorporate virtual reality features into workforce learning. The companies announced an agreement under which shared clients will be able to build apps that track VR training completion data within Cornerstone’s LMS. Using functionality developed by Cornerstone and Oculus, customers will be able to...
Kronos announced a basketful of enhancements to its HCM solutions suites, including enhanced people analytics features and a new take on the intelligent time clock. The products were unveiled at the company’s annual Kronos Works conference in Las Vegas. Among the new features: mobile-first enhancements to Workforce Dimensions that improve...
PayScale launched Differentials Engine, a new tool to help businesses incorporate skill and location data into their compensation planning efforts. With the number of technology-driven jobs growing rapidly, PayScale believes it’s more important for employers to understand the value of skills. “Companies want to get the most from their recruiting investments and...
Jira Service Desk, a tool beloved by IT departments around the world, is adding templates and workflows designed to meet the needs of HR and other business functions. In a blog post, Jira’s developer, Atlassian, said it expanded the product’s capabilities after a number of existing customers began using it...
iCIMS rolled out an integration with LinkedIn Recruiter System Connect that provides workflow capabilities as well as connectivity, all with an eye toward increasing the productivity and efficiency of recruiters. The company said the connector between iCIMS Recruit and LinkedIn Recruiter solves some of the most critical sourcing challenges employers face, such as repeated...
Indeed confirmed to the HCM Technology Report that it’s testing a product flavored for the gig economy. According to HRTechFeed, which first noticed the site last week, the subdomain gigs.indeed.com appeared in June. The site speculated that the gig site might put Indeed’s recent purchase of the UK flexible work...
Docebo announced a series of updates to its learning platform. The company said its new version, Docebo 7.8, is designed around personalization but also includes enhanced administration tools. At the update’s core is a new AI-powered virtual coach—called, well, “Docebo Virtual Coach”—designed to proactively guide each individual user. CEO Claudio Erba likened the...
A consortium of academic and professional organizations is developing a platform on IBM’s blockchain technology to house permanent, verifiable records of a candidate’s learning and skills, including certifications and qualifications. According to IBM, the platform—called the Learning Credential Network, according to Human Resource Executive—is still in the early stages of development. In a...
While it’s not unusual for vendors to publish some kind of vision statement this time of year, ADP’s concept of “smart and personalized” HCM technology hints that the 70-year-old behemoth may be more nimble than most think. In late November, ADP issued a release predicting that during 2020, HCM technology will become more...