Global Tech Firm Moves into Talent Management Software
The big boys are coming to talent technology. Infosys, the $6 billion dollar global provider of technology, consulting and outsourcing services, recently unveiled their latest offering – TalentEdge, a new talent management software platform. The cloud-based solution promises to addresses the entire hire-to-retire HR life-cycle and is aimed at reducing operational costs and inefficiencies.
“Infosys Edge business platforms in the cloud, is focused on accelerating business innovation for our clients across functions,” said Samson David, Infosys Vice President and Global Head, Business Platforms. “Today HR organizations spend over 60% of their time on transactional HR activities leaving little time to focus on talent engagement. With Infosys TalentEdge, companies can focus more on deepening talent engagement while simplifying transactional HR processes.”
TalentEdge relies on advanced automated features to streamline the entire recruitment and employee lifecycle. The platform boasts state of the art functionality that allows HR departments to simplify payroll, attendance and benefits activities – allowing users more time to invest in employee interaction through innovative social collaboration features. Employee’s also have access to on-the-go HR features that can be accessed through mobile smartphones and tablets. This functionality encourages employee communication and interaction. The TalentEdge platform is built on Oracle’s highly regarded PeopleSoft Human Capital Management Suite.
Infosys provides business solutions for Global 2000 companies. Their technology, consulting, engineering and outsourcing services reach clients in over 30 countries. Infosys has 65 offices and 63 development centers in the U.S., India, China, Australia, Japan, Middle East, U.K., Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Canada and other regions.