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Toronto, Canada, October 8, 2012 - EmployTouch, provider of TouchBase™, an innovative, tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self-service, and collaboration, announced they have been selected to be a part of this year's coveted "Awesome New Technologies for HR" session during the HRTechnology®Conference.
One of the most popular and widely anticipated sessions of the HR Technology Conference, "Awesome New Technologies for HR" highlights six companies that have developed the most innovative software solutions that promise to enhance and improve the HR function. During the session, each company will demonstrate its groundbreaking new software and tools and show how these products will benefit every corner of HR.
Bill Kutik, the founding conference co-chair and technology columnist for Human Resource Executive®, commented, "Silicon Valley may be in love with its new consumer apps, but the companies selected for this session have developed new enterprise applications that may change the lives of hundreds of millions of people at work."
TouchBase is the next generation device for labor data collection and employee self-service. TouchBase is a rugged, Android powered wall-dockable tablet with software applications designed for hourly workforces. TouchBase eliminates the need for single-purpose legacy time clocks, clunky kiosks, and high maintenance shared PCs.
"We are extremely excited and honored to be chosen as part of this elite group of innovative products to be featured during the HR Technology Conference," said Martin Hartshorne, Founder and CEO of EmployTouch, "The success of our early customers and partners has proven the value of our next generation technology and vision. We are eager to share that vision with the broader community of HR professionals and technologists gathered at our industry's premier event."
Attend this "can't miss" session to see firsthand why EmployTouch was chosen to demonstrate the groundbreaking new device for labor data collection and employee self-service, TouchBase.
Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Time: 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Location: General Session, HR Technology Conference
TouchBase can also been seen in the WorkForce Software booth #437.
About EmployTouch
EmployTouch provides TouchBase, a tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self service, and collaboration. Founded in 2011 and led by a team of industry veterans from Google, LinkedIn, Workbrain, Axsium Group and Cybershift, EmployTouch uses leading-edge mobile technology and consumer-grade design to deliver solutions for enterprises with hourly workforces.
TORONTO, July 12, 2012 - EmployTouch, an innovative provider of tablet-based enterprise software solutions today announced that the company has hired Bob Gardner as its new Head of Business Development. In his new role, Gardner will report directly to CEO Martin Hartshorne and will lead the go-to-market strategy and execution for EmployTouch.
"I'm excited to join EmployTouch to continue building upon their successes to date in the rapidly developing enterprise tablet applications market," said Gardner. "This was an easy decision for me. EmployTouch has rapidly secured some major distribution partnerships and customers. The TouchBase devices and applications for data collection and employee self-service are incredibly easy to use. The supporting enterprise integration software is innovative, secure and robust. I see a tremendous opportunity to help customers improve operational efficiency and empower their workforce by putting a comprehensive enterprise tablet solution into their hands. I am also extremely impressed with the high-calibre team Martin has assembled in a short time." Before joining EmployTouch, Gardner was the Managing Partner of Axisum Group, the largest global workforce management consulting practice. At Axisum Group Gardner led the development of comprehensive workforce strategies for Fortune 1000 companies around the globe. Gardner held senior level executive positions over the prior 15 years at Workbrain, ProAct, iExpert and User Technologies Services. "Bringing Bob into EmployTouch is another key step in our rapid growth as a business." said Hartshorne, CEO. "His extensive executive level experience helps us round out our leadership team and positions us well for high-growth and performance. I look forward to working with Bob to make sure we develop the right partnerships and bring on the right customers to evolve our innovative products and our business."###
About EmployTouch EmployTouch provides TouchBase, an innovative, tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self service, and collaboration. Founded in 2011 by a team of industry veterans from Workbrain, Infor, Cybershift, Amazon, and Google, EmployTouch uses leading-edge technology and consumer-grade design to deliver solutions for enterprises with hourly workforces. EmployTouch is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Visit www.employtouch.com or contact via phone at +1 (800) 961- 6434, or email at contact_us@employtouch.com. Copyright © 2012 EmployTouch, Inc.TORONTO, July 12, 2012 - EmployTouch, an innovative provider of tablet-based enterprise software solutions today announced that the company has hired Bob Gardner as its new Head of Business Development. In his new role, Gardner will report directly to CEO Martin Hartshorne and will lead the go-to-market strategy and execution for EmployTouch.
"I'm excited to join EmployTouch to continue building upon their successes to date in the rapidly developing enterprise tablet applications market," said Gardner. "This was an easy decision for me. EmployTouch has rapidly secured some major distribution partnerships and customers. The TouchBase devices and applications for data collection and employee self-service are incredibly easy to use. The supporting enterprise integration software is innovative, secure and robust. I see a tremendous opportunity to help customers improve operational efficiency and empower their workforce by putting a comprehensive enterprise tablet solution into their hands. I am also extremely impressed with the high-calibre team Martin has assembled in a short time." Before joining EmployTouch, Gardner was the Managing Partner of Axisum Group, the largest global workforce management consulting practice. At Axisum Group Gardner led the development of comprehensive workforce strategies for Fortune 1000 companies around the globe. Gardner held senior level executive positions over the prior 15 years at Workbrain, ProAct, iExpert and User Technologies Services. "Bringing Bob into EmployTouch is another key step in our rapid growth as a business." said Hartshorne, CEO. "His extensive executive level experience helps us round out our leadership team and positions us well for high-growth and performance. I look forward to working with Bob to make sure we develop the right partnerships and bring on the right customers to evolve our innovative products and our business."###
About EmployTouch EmployTouch provides TouchBase, an innovative, tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self service, and collaboration. Founded in 2011 by a team of industry veterans from Workbrain, Infor, Cybershift, Amazon, and Google, EmployTouch uses leading-edge technology and consumer-grade design to deliver solutions for enterprises with hourly workforces. EmployTouch is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Visit www.employtouch.com or contact via phone at +1 (800) 961- 6434, or email at contact_us@employtouch.com. Copyright © 2012 EmployTouch, Inc.WorkForce Software's EmpCenter suite enables employers to track employee hours and absences, assign tasks, manage schedules, ensure compliance and mitigate the risk of employee fatigue, enabling organizations to meet their strategic workforce management goals. Through EmpCenter Engage, employers gain access to a powerful, flexible, AndroidTM based device that places the point of data capture and time collection much closer to the point where work is being conducted. It also serves as an employee communication platform where messages and rich media content can be shared with employees who would not typically have access to a desktop system or other similar device.
EmpCenter Engage is a wall-dockable, industrial-grade tablet and software platform enabling shared computing access for all employees. This next-generation device, in combination with EmpCenter, provides employers with an innovative and easy to employ solution for on-premises employee self-service and data collection. The combined solution eliminates the need for single-function time clocks, kiosks or shared PCs and offers organizations a new approach to enforce labor policies through a touch-based user interface. The revolutionary user interface also fosters a greater sense of employee engagement via a simple, clean, and familiar design.
Unlike 'traditional' touch screen data capture devices, EmpCenter Engage supports both multi-touch gestures and the ability to deliver access to third-party applications already designed for the web or Android. Furthermore, employers can make specific web-based applications or services accessible while restricting all others eliminating the concern that employees will be using the device for unsecure, non-work related tasks.
"WorkForce Software has a long-standing reputation for delivering advanced workforce management technologies, in an open and extensible format, for large organizations and their employees," stated Kevin Choksi, co-founder and CEO of WorkForce Software. "EmployTouch shares the same philosophy and we're proud of both the partnership and the unique EmpCenter Engage solution it has created."
"EmployTouch was founded on the premise that, if given access to widely accepted, affordable consumer technologies, organizations could radically improve how they interact with and engage their employees. Time-clocks that merely beep at employees no longer have a place in a modern workforce," stated Martin Hartshorne, co-founder and CEO of EmployTouch. "Through our unique approach to data capture — and through our partnership with WorkForce Software — we believe we can fundamentally change the way employers and employees interact."
For more information, visit www.workforcesoftware.com or call (877) 493-6723.
About WorkForce Software
WorkForce Software is the leader in workforce management software for organizations with complex policies and compliance concerns. Its EmpCenter® suite enables strategic HR by automating and streamlining interactions between the employer and its workforce, enabling organizations to better manage payroll and processing costs, help ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and increase the productivity and satisfaction of their employees. The EmpCenter suite is composed of numerous applications aimed at addressing an organization's end-to-end workforce management needs, including time & attendance, absence management, labor scheduling, labor analytics, and fatigue management. WorkForce Software's diverse customer base includes large employers such as the University of California, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Blizzard Entertainment, Duke Energy and BBVA Compass. For more information, visit www.workforcesoftware.com.
About EmployTouch EmployTouch provides TouchBase, an innovative, tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self-service, and collaboration. Founded in 2011 by a team of industry veterans from Workbrain, Cybershift, Amazon, and Google, EmployTouch uses leading-edge technology and consumer-grade design to deliver solutions for enterprises with hourly workforces. EmployTouch is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Copyright © 2012 WorkForce Software
Axsium Group calls TouchBase a next-generation, compelling alternative to traditional labor data collection systems in an article about the future of data collection.
TouchBase
TouchBase is the next-generation device for on-premises employee self-service and data collection. TouchBase is a shareable, wall-dockable, industrial-grade tablet and software platform that provides shared computing access for all employees. TouchBase renders inflexible electronic time clocks, bulky kiosks, and high maintenance shared PCs obsolete.
"Electronic time clocks have been in an innovation slump for 15 years. We built TouchBase to solve the problem of time collection and employee self-service using modern technology" said Martin Hartshorne, CEO of EmployTouch. "TouchBase does everything a time clock or kiosk does, but also provides employees and supervisors with a portable, industrial-grade tablet with unlimited potential."
TouchBase:
"The computing power, touch-based user interface, and portability of tablets provide incredible opportunities for enterprises to gain additional leverage from a single device" said Adam Barker, Head of Product. "Enterprises with large hourly workforces need a complete solution tailored to their needs: industrial-grade hardware, a platform fully integrated with existing enterprise software, and easy-to-use applications that solve problems like workforce management."
About EmployTouch
EmployTouch provides TouchBase, an innovative, tablet-based solution for labor data collection, employee self-service, and collaboration. Founded in 2011 by a team of industry veterans from Workbrain, Infor, Cybershift, Amazon, and Google, EmployTouch uses leading-edge technology and consumer-grade design to deliver solutions for enterprises with hourly workforces. EmployTouch is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
