Gartner HCM Research from February and March 2006

Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management Software, 2006
Author: Holincheck, James

Summary: These "cool vendors" represent emerging trends in HCM technology. They take familiar HR and workforce problems (such as timekeeping, analytics, recruitment, employee engagement surveys and benefits) and use new technology to achieve improved results.

Best Practices for Uncovering Differentiators in Midmarket Financial and HR Evaluations
Author: Herrmann, Michael E.; Recknagel, Kirsten L.

Summary: When midmarket organizations are evaluating financial and HR solutions, they should employ three techniques to highlight the differentiators necessary to make well-informed decisions.

Continued Consolidation Headlined the Human Capital Management Software Market in 2005
Author: Holincheck, James

Summary: The HCM software market continued to consolidate in 2005. In 2006, if you make new HCM solution decisions, consider the effect of ongoing market consolidation. Before making any HCM software purchases, evaluate vendors' underlying talent management application suite strategies.

Findings From the Gartner 2006 Global Research Meeting: Prepare for the Business Application Decision Olympics
Authors: Rayner, Nigel; Genovese, Yvonne; Holincheck, James; Eschnger, Chad; Phelan, Pat

Summary: For multinational companies, recent vendor consolidation in the business application market appears to have simplified selection decisions between megavendors SAP and Oracle. The opposite is true, however; many users will face hard decisions through 2012.