Arlington, Va. - June 13, 2006 - Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational talent, today announced Plateau OnDemand, the industry´s first subscription-based talent management solution to deliver best-in-class performance, succession, and learning management capabilities in an affordable, fully managed solution. With Plateau OnDemand, companies of any size can harness the enterprise-class power and functionality of Plateau´s proven solutions - anytime, anywhere - to meet their organizational needs.
"The worldwide market for talent management solutions is booming", said Jason Corsello, program manager, Business, IT & Outsourcing Services at Yankee Group, a leading industry research firm*. "A number of factors are fueling this exponential growth - a changing global labor market and the need for organizations to transform their workforce and build a climate and culture of performance and innovation. That makes talent management solutions must-haves for organizations committed to developing a competitive human capital advantage. Integrated performance and learning management are now an area of high interest because of the synergies between aligning all levels of performance with continuous learning programs."
Plateau OnDemand, which can be purchased and implemented stand-alone or as part of an integrated solution, is comprised of the following components:
- Plateau Performance Goals & Appraisals
- Plateau 360 Multi-Rater
- Plateau Goals Alignment
- Plateau Career & Development Planning
- Plateau Succession Planning
- Plateau Learning Management System
Unlike other on-demand solutions, Plateau provides powerful and adaptable enterprise class software and services with the ability to integrate performance, learning, and career and succession planning. Organizations can increase workforce performance and expedite goal achievement by delivering targeted learning based on performance and career plans and automatically linking performance scores and promotion-readiness ratings to succession planning.
"Organizations across a wide range of industries, disciplines, and sizes are demanding a talent management solution that combines best-of-breed, enterprise-class functionality, reliability, and flexibility in an affordable, low risk solution," said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. "With Plateau OnDemand, companies no longer have to sacrifice quality and solution depth for affordability. Plateau is removing the barriers that have historically limited organizations in adopting a talent management strategy that can meet both their immediate and long-term strategic needs."
Plateau OnDemand delivers the functionality, configurability and security required to meet complex business requirements for organizations of any size, including full internationalization and localization capabilities. According to IDC Research, a premier global provider of market intelligence for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets "Despite their size, smaller or midmarket firms have all or many of the same concerns, constraints, and desires as their larger counterparts. The midmarket is a sector that cannot be underestimated in terms of complexity."**
Plateau OnDemand ensures rapid, cost-effective deployment by leveraging pre-configured forms and processes built around best practice methodologies, thereby reducing implementation overhead associated with extensive setup, configuration, and testing.
Comprehensive hosting and managed services enable organizations to eliminate their IT hardware investments and maintenance costs while minimizing the need for onsite IT resources. Implemented by Plateau´s Global Services organization, Plateau OnDemand includes initial deployment, consulting, and training services as well as ongoing management of hardware and software components. Hosted and managed through Plateau, the solution ensures security, 99.5% uptime, redundancy, 24x7 customer support, change management, and product upgrades to the most current version of the product.
All Plateau learning, performance, and career and succession planning products are generally available. Flexible delivery options include on-demand, infrastructure hosting, and on-premise deployment. Expanded on-demand capabilities are available for delivery in two weeks.
About Plateau: Plateau is a leading provider of adaptable Web-based software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational talent to increase workforce productivity and business performance. Plateau´s software is being used by some of the world´s largest, most successful enterprises, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service, and Wendy´s International. Industry analysts, including Forrester Research and Bersin & Associates, have rated Plateau a leader in functionality, technology, and customer satisfaction. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.