StepStone Solutions Upgrades its Global Talent Management Solution with Substantial Enhancements to Functionality and User Experience

LONDON, August 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- StepStone Solutions, a global leader in Total Talent Management solutions, has introduced the latest version of its enterprise-level, talent management solution, StepStone Solutions ETWeb 10.8. The new version adds extensive new capabilities, including a new Absence Management feature, upgraded Learning Management functionality, and many enhancements to the user experience for managers, administrators and employees. With StepStone Solutions Talent Management now in use by businesses in over 40 countries, the feedback from global customers has been a high priority in developing this new version:

"The contribution of our global user community is vital in developing products that meet real-world needs in multiple geographies," said StepStone Solutions' CEO, Matthew Parker: "In creating StepStone Solutions ETWeb 10.8 we incorporated features that customers said were vital to them in terms of increasing the productivity of HR people, the ability of managers to have greater oversight of their teams worldwide, and the all-important experience of multi-national staff in using the system to improve their careers and job performance."

StepStone Solutions Talent Management supports over 1,500 customers in more than 40 countries worldwide, including many global businesses such as Carlson Wagonlit, Puma, Prudential, Deutsche Post DHL, and Munich Re. StepStone Solutions ETWeb 10.8 is now available for all users accessing the solution in StepStone Solutions' global hosting centres in Europe, Asia and the US. More information can be found at: http://www.stepstonesolutions.com/solutions/talent-management.html

Key new features delivered to customers in StepStone Solutions ETWeb 10.8 include:

    - Substantial enhancements to Core HR capabilities, for example new
      Absence Management functionality that allows for vacation planning,
      tracking and reporting on employee Vacation, Sickness and
      Other Absence.

    - Extensive improvements to the user experience, aimed at administrators,
      managers and employees, for example, calendar integration, an
      integrated HR To Do list, and simplified system administration.

    - Significant improvement in numerous areas, providing enriched
      functionality and increased overall usability, for example enhanced
      cost management capabilities in the Learning Management module.

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