Workplace HR & Safety Magazine Honors Plateau Customer as Future HR Leader

Dr. Linda Pfeifer, Informatica’s Director of Global Learning and Performance Recognized for Significant Contributions to the Field of Human Resources.

Arlington, Va. - 12 June, 2007 –Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content and services, today announced that Dr. Linda Pfeifer, Informatica’s Director of Global Learning and Performance, has been being recognized as a Future HR Leader by Workplace HR & Safety Magazine, formerly known as Human Capital Magazine. The prestigious industry award recognizes up-and-coming HR professionals who are making significant contributions to the field of Human Resources. Dr. Pfeifer leads Informatica’s HR technology efforts, and uses Plateau to align and integrate learning as a continuous career development program for Informatica’s more than 1,200 global employees.

Dr. Pfeifer is leading the effort at Informatica to empower employees to have more control over their career development by ensuring that the right tools are in place to develop and advance them in ways that support their professional and personal goals. With Plateau as the foundation enabling this new paradigm, Informatica is able to link targeted learning to core competencies, emphasizing job enrichment, competency enrichment, opportunities for lateral movement and temporary global assignments for cultural awareness and growth – with the ultimate goal of empowering employees to define their career development goals and drive their own career path.

“Dr. Pfeifer’s approach to talent management allows Informatica to provide its employees with a new career paradigm that fulfills their personal needs and enables the company to compete effectively within the global marketplace,” said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of Plateau. “By modernizing and refocusing traditional hierarchical models to focus on individual career development and planning, she is empowering Informatica’s employees to take charge of their own career paths. As the core technology partner enabling this paradigm and powering this initiative, Plateau pleased to congratulate Dr. Pfeifer on her tremendous accomplishment.”

The recipients of the Future HR Leaders award were selected by an elite panel of judges that have experience in the HR industry. The winners will be honored by Workplace HR & Safety magazine at the 2007 SHRM Conference on June 25, 2007.

Workplace HR & Safety (www.workplacemagazine.com), published by Douglas Publications LLC, offers solutions to help HR and senior executives leverage their employees’ talents and skills to improve the company’s bottom line. The magazine opens new lines of communication between the C-suite and the HR department for building successful businesses that serve the needs of customers and employees.

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About Linda Pfeifer

Dr. Linda Pfeifer is Director of Global Learning and Performance at data integration software company Informatica Corporation. Dr. Pfeifer has worked in corporate education and human performance technology over two decades, including 16 years at Hewlett-Packard. She has developed and led global learning programs in India, Mainland China, Korea, Taiwan, US, and Japan. Dr. Pfeifer received her Masters in Instructional Technology from San Jose State University, her Doctorate in Learning and Instruction from the University of San Francisco, and is a Certified Performance Technologist with the International Society of Performance Improvement. Dr. Pfeifer's research focuses on the effects of executive tele-coaching on accelerated skill transfer and increased intrinsic motivation for management development, and has presented her research at several international

About Plateau

Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software, content and services designed 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 as a leader in delivering best-in-class functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Based in Arlington, Virginia, Plateau has with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.Plateau.com.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deploys Plateau Performance for Agency-Wide Competency Management

Arlington, VA. – May 31, 2007 –Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content and services, today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently deployed Plateau Performance’s competency management and assessment applications across several mission-critical occupations (MCOs). Plateau’s solution will allow the EPA to assess competencies, provide individualized training and development, and streamline career and succession planning across the agency’s entire workforce.

“The EPA needed a secure solution that could easily manage our ever-evolving competency library and could scale to support competency-based workforce development across our 17,000 employees,” said Jeffrey Bryan, Chief, Human Capital Planning Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Plateau’s solution accelerates the achievement of EPA’s immediate goals while allowing us to quickly expand and extend the solution over time to enable future talent management initiatives across the entire agency.”

The EPA’s competency management system enables workers to advance their careers through personalized development and assessment plans that align with organizational initiatives, as well as employee career goals. Based on the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) mandated competency model, the EPA’s competencies integrate with Plateau’s Performance applications. Using Plateau to document and assess competencies will enable senior EPA managers to better align and support employee training and development in the face of scarce and declining resources.

As part of the initial phase of the project, the EPA is also rolling out Plateau 360 Multi-Rater, which allows the Agency to better target development activities by collecting feedback from employees and their respective supervisor(s). The EPA can tailor these assessments to expand coverage and participation, resulting in more precise development activities and a more productive workforce.

“By integrating its competency models with Plateau’s best-of-breed talent management solutions, the EPA is taking a progressive approach to managing employee talent across the entire agency,” said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO, Plateau. “Plateau provides the enterprise-class scalability, functionality, and flexibility needed to support the EPAs massive workforce while providing employees a clear picture of how their occupation and goals fits into the larger EPA picture.”

Plateau has a proven record of success across the federal government. Agencies including The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rely on Plateau’s solutions to power a wide range of learning, training and performance initiatives.  

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About Plateau

Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software, content and services designed 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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