SilkRoad Named Top Performing Vendor in Talent Acquisition By Aberdeen

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 24, 2009 -- Aberdeen's AXISTM Report Scored Vendors Based on Value Delivered, Market Readiness
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SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, was named a top performer in Aberdeen Group'sTalent Acquisition AXIS. Aberdeen's AXIS provides a competitive intelligence perspective that allows organizations insight into the technology providers that help leading companies achieve superior performance.

Aberdeen evaluated 40 talent acquisition vendors and found SilkRoad to be one of the best solution providers based on the company's combined score in "Market Readiness" and "Customer Value Delivered" categories. "Market Readiness" was determined by more than 250 criteria, and "Value Delivered" was determined by the percentage of survey respondents using the solution that achieve Best-in-Class performance.

The report stated, "From both the perspective ofValue DeliveredandMarket Readiness, SilkRoad delivers well above average results, pushing it onto the cusp of the Champion realm for this AXIS report."

For the vendor assessment, Aberdeen conducted an extensive review process, which included evaluation of responses to a standardized vendor questionnaire, analyst briefings, public records and customer interviews.

According to the report, the average performance for companies ranked Best-in-Class for their talent acquisition strategy include:

* 34 percent year-over-year average improvement in quality of hire
* Hiring 90 percent of top-choice candidates
* 25 percent year-over-year average reduction in time-to-hire
* 24 percent year-over-year average increase in new hire retention (within first year of employment)

"Aberdeen's acknowledgement of SilkRoad is a great validation for both our hardworking team and our Life Suite offering," said Brian Platz, COO, SilkRoad technology. "It is always great when our amazing customer service and near-100 percent client renewal rate earns recognition."

"Attracting and hiring the right talent remains top of mind for organizations today," said Mollie Lombardi, research analyst, human capital management, Aberdeen Group. "Being able to efficiently and effectively hire the talent your organization needs can be a marketplace differentiator."

Aberdeen Group developed the AXIS report in response to requests from Aberdeen's 2.5+ million business readers spanning 40 countries, including representation from 90% of the Fortune 1000.

You can obtain a copy of The Talent Acquisition SolutionAXISReport here.

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that drive decisions.As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen or call (617) 854-5200, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748.

More information can be found online at http://www.silkroad.com/our_company/news_events/2009/11/SilkRoad_Named_Top_Performing_Vendor_.html

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