Arlington, VA. – May 16, 2007 –Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing, rewarding and optimizing organizational talent, today announced that it received a “Positive” rating in the Gartner “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007”1. Gartner evaluated more than 28 vendors in the report. Plateau believes the “positive” rating reflects the company’s strength and momentum in the rapidly growing performance and talent management solutions market.
“Gartner placed Plateau in the Leaders Quadrant in the latest e-Learning Suites Magic Quadrant2 and we believe that this new positive EPM MarketScope rating validates our track record of delivering best-of-breed talent management solutions to customers,” said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of Plateau. “With the recent acquisition of Nuvosoft, Plateau combines advanced compensation capabilities with our existing best-in-class learning, performance management and career and succession planning solutions. As the market continues to evolve, Plateau is positioned as a leader in delivering a complete suite of talent management solutions that allow our customers to easily address their employee performance, learning, compensation and succession planning needs.”
In its MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007, Gartner states: “The market for employee management software is intense, and many vendors want in on the action.” Moreover, “During the previous six months, we started to see customers selecting EPM solutions that were more integrated with compensation and succession management. Based on that feedback, we expanded the scope of this MarketScope to include all three areas.” Visit www.plateau.com to access and view the full Gartner “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007” report.
By expanding the scope of the definition of EPM, Gartner evaluated solutions that provide the following capabilities:
- performance management
- goal and objective management
- performance appraisal management
- 90-degree to 360 -degree assessment management
- multi-rater feedback
- developmental planning
- career path management
- mentor program management
- succession management
- employee profile management
- organizational charting
- talent pool management
- succession planning
- talent review/assessment, impact analysis
- compensation management
- plan/program administration
- budgeting
- planning (support for merit increases, bonus and stock allocation and others)
- coaching
- pay-for-performance support
Plateau provides comprehensive software and services across performance management, compensation management and succession management as well as industry leading learning management. This enables organizations to both manage and improve performance with learning that targets employee-specific competencies and performance goals.
Customers, media and industry analysts consistently recognize Plateau for its industry leadership and unparalleled commitment to customer satisfaction and success. Most recently, the company was named a Red Herring 100 winner, an award given to the 100 most promising private North American technology companies. Earlier this year, the company was ranked the Overall Customer Satisfaction Leader for Global Enterprises in the Bersin & Associates 2007 LMS Customer Satisfaction Study. In 2006, Plateau was positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant in the Gartner 2006 e-Learning Suites Magic Quadrant report, based on the company’s strong vision and ability to execute. HR executives also voted Plateau the winner of the “Industry’s First Integrated Performance & Learning Management Shootout” at the 2006 HR Technology Conference and Exposition last October.
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About Plateau
Plateau is a leading, global provider of adaptable, web-based software for developing, managing, rewarding and optimizing organizational talent to increase workforce productivity and drive business success. Plateau’s award-winning software is powering talent management initiatives across some of the world’s most successful organizations, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service, Capital One Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industry analysts at Bersin & Associates, Forrester Research and other leading information and technology research and advisory firms continue to recognize Plateau’s leadership in delivering best-in-class functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Plateau is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.
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1 Gartner “MarketScope for Employee Performance Management Software, 2007” by Jim Holincheck. May 14, 2007
2 The Magic Quadrant for e-Learning Suites, 2006 by W. Arevolo and L. Latham, September 2006.
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