Cubic Corporation To Link Global Operations with eCyborg.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 Cyborg Systems, Inc.(R), a worldwide leading provider of strategic human resource management solutions (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 ), today announced that Cubic Corporation, a leading provider of defense applications and transportation systems, has selected eCyborg(TM) to serve as its global HRMS. eCyborg will enable Cubic to leverage one integrated solution to manage its HR processes across its numerous operations, resulting in significant cost and time savings. Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Cubic employs 3,500 people at 100 locations worldwide. By utilizing eCyborg's workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. tools, Cubic plans to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. and streamline their HR processes and move to a paperless environment. "A driving force behind our decision to implement a global, integrated solution was our inability to get the right information to the right people, quickly and accurately with the systems we had in place," stated John Minteer, vice president of information technology for Cubic. With eCyborg, each of Cubic's locations will have real-time access to HR data through the Web. Cubic employees will have the ability to access and maintain their own personal information, such as time-off balances and benefit enrollments, using eCyborg's Interactive Workforce. Cubic's managers will have extensive reporting and analysis capabilities anywhere they have access to a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used . While eCyborg's strategic functionality played a major role in Cubic's decision, the organization also took comfort in Cyborg's ability to implement the system on-time and within the budget. "One of our major concerns going into the evaluation was the anticipated costs and time requirements for a global implementation," commented Minteer. "We were particularly impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with Cyborg's implementation methodology and felt confident they could meet our implementation goals, from a time and budget perspective." "We're eager to serve as an HR business partner for Cubic," stated Michael D. Blair, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cyborg. "We feel our value proposition of delivering high-end HR solutions while maintaining a low total cost of ownership is ideally suited for leading organizations, such as Cubic, in today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. environment." Cubic licensed the full eCyborg suite of applications. The organization will begin implementation in the U.S. and U.K. immediately and plans to go live in the spring 2003. About Cyborg Cyborg is a worldwide leading provider of strategic human resource management solutions. Built on nearly three decades of HRMS administrative excellence, Cyborg's suite of products empowers an organization to leverage its workforce for a competitive advantage. The extensive collaborative capabilities and comprehensive workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. solution address the entire employee value chain. Cyborg is headquartered in Chicago, and more than 1,400 business leaders around the world, representing virtually every industry use Cyborg's products. To learn more about Cyborg, visit www.cyborg.com. |
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