Accero Meets Growing Demand for Software-as-a-Service
30-Jun-2009
New On-Demand HCM delivery model provides anytime-as needed access for busy HR professionals while reducing clients’ IT burden
Portland, OR ─ June 29, 2009 ─ Accero Software (formerly Cyborg Systems), a leading provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions to mid-size and large enterprises, today announced the availability of Accero On-Demand™, a hosted, subscription-based service that provides clients with affordable, secure, anytimeanywhere Web access to a full range of integrated payroll and human resources tools.
Through Accero’s new software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, customers in the US, Canada and the UK can subscribe to the recently released version 6.0 of the Accero Cyborg™ application suite. The 6.0 release, widely considered to be the most featurerich release of the Cyborg solution in over a decade, includes two key enhancements that support a SaaS delivery model; a new browser based user interface called Fast Forward and enhanced user and role based security.
“Many on-demand vendor products are condensed, scaled-down versions that limit customers to a narrow set of configuration parameters,” said Tom Malone, Accero CEO. “Accero On-Demand delivers broad configurability and robust HCM functionality that meets our customer’s most complex requirements while helping in-house IT resources avoid time-consuming chores such as managing upgrades, monitoring third-party maintenance agreements, supporting end users and managing hardware.”
Accero On-Demand is ideal for mid-size and large enterprises or major business units of large companies, where strategic initiatives are thwarted due to insufficient IT resources. Accero’s SAS-70 Type II certified hosting centers offer Accero On-Demand clients scalability, high-availability and high-performance computing that surpasses the performance and reliability of most in-house computing resources. As a hosted, ondemand solution, all hardware, software, security and network considerations are managed by Accero’s team of IT experts.
Accero On-Demand subscribers access the system via a secure, Web-based interface and manage day-to-day duties as if the Accero Cyborg solution were deployed locally. HR teams can easily manage the full hire-to-retire lifecycle of their global workforce. User authentication and role-based security controls each user’s access to specific features, functions and data sets.
Additionally, Accero announces the availability of Accero On-Demand PLUS™, a spectrum of services designed to enhance the core Accero SaaS solution and help clients optimize their HCM investments. Services range from tax preparation and filing to yearend processing to position administration and open enrollment management. Customers can choose Accero On-Demand PLUS services on an ad-hoc basis or as part of their standard subscription service agreement.
Accero On-Demand taps into a growing market trend for robust business applications that are licensed via a subscription service and deployed and managed by the vendor. Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, noted in a recent industry report that SaaS continues to gain in popularity. According to Gartner, worldwide SaaS revenue is expected to grow by 22 percent in 2009 (Gartner Market Trends: Software as a Service, Worldwide, 2009-2013).
Accero On-Demand’s availability, on the heels of the 6.0/Fast Forward release, demonstrates the speed with which Accero is emerging as an affordable, functionally rich alternative to traditional ERP vendors like SAP, Oracle and Lawson. The Accero Cyborg solution includes five industry-leading, best-of-breed HCM applications—notable for their configurability, robust functionality, rapid deployment and ease of use: Human Resources Administration; Benefits Administration; Payroll Administration; Employee, Manager and Benefits Self-Service; and Reporting Administration & Analytics.
For more information about Accero On-Demand, please visit www.accero.com or call 503-303-8200.
About Accero
Accero is a trusted Payroll and Human Capital Management vendor with over 35 years of focused success in the HCM industry. Accero’s HCM solutions are seamlessly integrated to streamline human resources and payroll processes and empower users to efficiently and securely manage mission-critical HR and payroll functions. For more information, please visit www.accero.com.