Let’s talk about ‘women in tech’: Silicon Valley still has a gender problem

For International Women's Day, we spoke with dozens of women in the tech industry to understand the primary problems they still face, and their suggested solutions.

Screw pain points! Compliment Karma launches to spread the love (exclusive)

Compliment Karma, a Chicago-based startup, builds on our generation's need for positive reinforcement in our personal and professional lives.

TribeHR integrates with Facebook and LinkedIn so employees can show off their gold stars (exclusive)

TribeHR, a human resources platform that focuses on the social aspects of personnel management, has announced a new integration with Facebook and LinkedIn.

Internet-obsessed Gen Y is changing traditional HR practices

Those who belong to Generation Y — teens and twenty-somethings, including myself – are shaking up human resource departments, according to data from Salesforce Rypple. Young professionals born in the 80s and 90s are much more social than previous generations, …

Workday launches mobile HTML5 apps to help HR pros on the go

Cloud-based HR software company Workday has launched the latest version of its suite with an emphasis on mobile access through HTML5 web apps, the company announced today.

Workday competes with SAP and Oracle in the professional software and services realm. …

Oracle agrees to buy SuccessFactors rival Taleo for $1.9B

Software titan and now cloud services provider Oracle has agreed to acquire talent management cloud company Taleo for $1.9 billion, the companies announced today.

The deal greatly mirrors the $3.4 billion acquisition of employee performance management software provider SuccessFactors by …

SAP-SuccessFactors: 9 reasons why this is a smart acquisition

Software giant SAP acquired internet software company SuccessFactors on Saturday for $3.4 billion, in what most accounts praised as a commendable move to embrace the so-called “cloud.”

The “cloud” is a buzz-word that refers to the new way applications are …

SAP acquires SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion

SAP has announced plans to acquire cloud-based business software provider SuccessFactors for $40 per share, a 52 percent premium over the company’s closing price of $26.25 on December 2. The deal is worth $3.4 billion.

SuccessFactors provides online tools for …

Workday raises an astounding $85M for cloud HR and payroll services

If you’ve doubted that cloud-based services are going to take off in a big way, Workday wants you to put your foot in your mouth. The company has raised a new $85 million round of funding with a reported $2 …