Ceridian and ChoicePoint Collaborate to Provide ScreenNow to Ceridian Customers; Online Pre-Employment Verification Services Speed Hiring, Recruiting Processes.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2002 Ceridian, a leader in managed business solutions for 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. and employee effectiveness services, and ChoicePoint(R) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPS (1) (Characters Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a serial printer or the speed of a data transfer between hardware devices or over a communications channel. CPS is equivalent to bytes per second. ), the country's largest provider of employment screening, today announced that they have agreed to provide ScreenNow(TM) to Ceridian customers. ScreenNow is a service, available over the Internet (www.screennow.com) designed to help small and mid-sized companies meet pre-employment screening needs, including instant identification verification, background checks and drug testing. "With ScreenNow, our clients can readily utilize pre-employment screening services on a pay-per-use basis, without committing to a set of services," said Tony Holcombe, president of Ceridian's human resources solutions business. "We are very pleased to offer this valuable service, which is so essential in today's security conscious business climate. ScreenNow will benefit our clients enormously by allowing them to streamline their hiring and recruiting process without sacrificing critical precautionary pre·cau·tion·ar·y also pre·cau·tion·al adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a precaution: taking precautionary measures; gave precautionary advice. Adj. 1. measures. By adding elements of timeliness and cost savings to personnel functions, ScreenNow reduces overall time to hire." ChoicePoint is the nations leading provider of pre-employment background investigations and has a longstanding relationship with Ceridian. The ScreenNow product will enhance background ordering efficiency through online availability and ease of use. Ceridian customers will not have to pay for set up and can order only the products and services they need when they require them. Built-in integration with Ceridian reSourceHire(TM), an innovative comprehensive suite of innovative Internet-based services for managing every phase of the recruiting and hiring process, will eliminate duplicate data entry as applicants become employees. About Ceridian Ceridian enables companies to be free to succeed in their core business through its suite of innovative managed business solutions for 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 , payroll, tax filing, application outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , time and attendance, benefits administration, and employee effectiveness services. Ceridian Corporation (NYSE:CEN CEN - Conseil Européen pour la Normalisation. A body coordinating standardisation activities in the EEC and EFTA countries. ) is an information services See Information Systems. company serving businesses and employees in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Europe. For more information about Ceridian's comprehensive array of human resource solutions, visit www.ceridian.com or call (800) 729-7655. About ChoicePoint ChoicePoint (NYSE:CPS) is the leading provider of identification and credential verification services for making smarter decisions in today's fast-paced world, serving the information needs of business, government and individuals. ChoicePoint is committed to protecting personal privacy and promoting the responsible use of information to help create a safer world. For more information about ChoicePoint, visit the Company's Web site at www.choicepoint.net. ChoicePoint is a registered trademark and ScreenNow is a trademark of ChoicePoint Asset Company. |
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