Best Software Headlines ASP Panel At IHRIM Conference.Business Editors RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2000 Highlights Strategic, Business Benefits of Hosted HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist Implementation for Spike Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Best Software, Inc., a leading provider of traditional and hosted HR/payroll, fixed asset and analytic an·a·lyt·ic or an·a·lyt·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to analysis or analytics. 2. Expert in or using analysis, especially one who thinks in a logical manner. 3. Psychoanalytic. solutions, recently led a panel discussion regarding the evolution and strategic benefits of ASPs (application service provider) and hosted HR and payroll offerings. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM IHRIM International Association for Human Resource Information Management ), the September 25 event in Philadelphia featured Mary Hodson, vice president and general manager of hosted application services See ASP and Web services. for Best Software, as well as Best Software customers Spike Broadband and myHRsource, Inc. Hodson and Scott Pratt, director of information technology for Spike Broadband, presented highlights of the company's recent implementation of CustomHRMS(TM), Best Software's hosted HR/payroll application. Spike Broadband provides high-speed wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 solutions to its customers around the world. Both were followed by George Ewing Ew·ing , James 1866-1943. American pathologist. An authority on cancer, he established oncology as a clinical specialty. , president of myHRsource, who discussed his company's strategic value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. relationship with Best Software. myHRsource is a host provider of Best Software's Best! Imperativ HRMS(TM), the industry-leading Web-native human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. administration and payroll processing solution. "This forum was an excellent venue to discuss not only the obstacles that the HR and payroll industry have faced with implementing hosted solutions to date, but also for planning how to best leverage those market-driving factors over the next six to 12 months," said Hodson. "In today's economy, companies such as Spike and myHRsource must now focus on the key investments that are profitable. Hosted HR applications fit that criteria." The event was but one of several panels and speaking opportunities for Hodson and Best Software this month, which included the National Multi-Housing Council's HR Forum on September 27 in Washington, D.C., and WebSourcing 2000 on September 28 in Boston. The company also presented another case study at the annual HR Technology Conference on September 26 in Long Beach, Calif. There, David Lindheimer, vice president and general manager of small enterprise products for Best Software, presented the details of a CustomHRMS implementation with Laura Hingle, vice president of HR for The Tribus Companies, a leading New Jersey-based benefits administrator and consultant. Tribus joins Spike Broadband and many other small and mid-sized companies implementing CustomHRMS, including: ZDNet, Rivals.com and Onvia.com, among others. Based on the award-winning Best! Imperativ HRMS, the fully-integrated CustomHRMS service allows individuals to access their HR information via the Internet. It provides employees with secure, real-time access to their benefit and personal profile information, so they can make changes, as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , from the convenience of their desktops. About Best Software Best Software, with more than 50,000 customers worldwide and offices in the US, Canada and Europe, develops solutions which enable organizations to transform the way they manage their HR, fixed asset, and planning and budgeting processes. Its scalable, cost-effective solutions complement core financial management systems and support the full spectrum of Microsoft platforms, including Windows 95(R), Windows 98(R), Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) and BackOffice(R). In February 2000, Best Software entered into a merger agreement with The Sage Group plc, a leading worldwide supplier of accounting solutions, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sage Group. For further information, call 800/368-2499, send an e-mail to vacustserv@bestsoftware.com or access our web site at http://www.bestsoftware.com. Best Software and the Best logo are registered trademarks, and Best! Imperativ HRMS and CustomHRMS are trademarks of Best Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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