BDI.L Regulatory News (BDI)

15 Sep 2005 07:04

Bond International Software PLC15 September 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 September 2005 BOND INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PLC ("BOND INTERNATIONAL") Parnership announced with Valtera to Integrate Online Assessment and Applicant Tracking Technologies Combined Technologies to Offer a Seamless Hiring Solution Bond International Software plc, the specialist provider of software for theinternational recruitment and human resources industries, with operations in theUK, USA and Australia, is pleased to announce they have signed a new keystrategic partnership in the US with Valtera, a leading selection and assessmentprovider. The partnership will provide customers with an end-to-end product tomanage their recruitment and assessment processes, in the US. Under the move, Valtera will team its online assessment instrument,SelectionSageTM -- a secure, web-based test delivery platform - with Bond'sAdapt Essential Hourly applicant tracking system. Valtera's validated tests arelegally defensible and accurately predict job performance; coupled with Bond'sATS solution, SelectionSage provides an essential piece of the streamlinedprocess for hiring hourly employees and will appear seamless to administratorsand candidates. "The result will be the first scientifically grounded assessment engine within aworkforce management system," says Bond Manager of Workforce Solutions DivisionZachary Thomas. "Our goal is to continue to dominate in our existing markets,and to become the dominant supplier and industry standard for RecruitmentManagement software . . . this move will help us achieve that." For further information, please contact: Bond International Software Plc:Steve Russell : Group Chief Executive Tel: 01903 707070 Tim Richards: Managing Director trichards@bond.co.uk Buchanan Communications: Tel: 020 7466 5000Tim Thompson/ Nicola Cronk Notes to editors : About Bond International Software Bond International Software (www.bondadapt.com) (AIM: BDI) is the world'sleading supplier of fully configurable staffing and recruitment software andsupports over 50,000 staffing professionals in 42 countries from offices in theUS, UK, Australia and South Africa. Its Adapt software is acknowledged as anindustry-leader and is used by many of the biggest names in the recruitmentindustry as well as by large corporates to control their human resourceprocesses. About Valtera Based in Chicago, IL (Rolling Meadows), Valtera (www.valtera.com) is aprofessional services firm that provides science-based solutions that alignpeople with strategy to organizations worldwide. Valtera solution areas includeAssessment and Selection (including Litigation Support), Organizational Surveysand Diagnostics, Performance Management and Service Quality. Valtera's flagship software product, SurveySage(R), is an end-to-end solutionthat offers online survey authoring, deployment, reporting, and hasout-of-the-box language capabilities to support major world languages. Valtera'stechnology suite also includes SelectionSageTM for testing and certification,and 3SixtySageTM for multi-rater feedback surveys. Valtera offers portals,custom software development, and hosting services. The company was founded in1977. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange