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June 13, 2013 |
IQNavigator Receives Nomination in the Best Human Capital Management Solution Category
June 13, 2013 – IQNavigator, the leading provider of non-employee workforce management solutions to Global 2000 companies, was named a finalist in the Best Human Capital Management Solution Category of The 2013 American Business Awards for the second year in a row. The prestigious awards, also known as the Stevie Awards®, recognize excellence in areas such as innovation, product development and corporate management. At the awards ceremony in September of this year, IQNavigator will receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze award.
The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program recognizing software and information companies for achieving excellence. More than 3,200 nominations from organizations in virtually every industry were submitted this year. The Stevies Awards remain the only peer-recognized program and a win is market validation for product innovation, vision, and overall industry impact.
“IQNavigator is honored to be named as a Stevie Awards finalist for the second year in a row. Year-over-year, we focus heavily on providing products and services that enable our global customers to more quickly and efficiently manage their extended workforces,” said Lou Andreozzi, President and CEO of IQNavigator. “We are thrilled to be named, yet again, aside some of the most well-known brands in the United States.”
IQNavigator is recognized as a finalist for Developer.IQN.com- the Vendor Management System (VMS) industry’s first certification with HR-XML standards. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software helps Global 2000 companies better manage all types of procured services and their non-employee workforces around the world. A web-based portal of services integrations for real-time data synchronization with the IQNavigator software solution, Developer.IQN.com enables simple and rapid SaaS integrations that have become a top priority for IQNavigator’s enterprise clients around the world, and Developer.IQN.com was purpose-built to meet those needs.
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com. The American Business Awards will be presented at two awards events: the ABA’s traditional banquet on Monday, June 17 in Chicago, and the new product and tech awards event on Monday, September 16 in San Francisco.
About IQNavigator
IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their external workforces around the world. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more than a decade, IQNavigator has been the leader in providing innovative technology solutions for managing companies’ procured services including statement of work and project-based consultants, contractors, temporary workers and other contingent workers. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings such as IQNtelligence are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit www.IQNavigator.com.
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Stephanie Burnham
Senior Vice President, Marketing
sburnham@iqnavigator.com
310-403-4710
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April 18, 2013 |
Demand for Specialized Technical Skills is a Leading Driver of Rate Increases in Contingent/Non-Permanent Labor Market
April 18, 2013 – During the first quarter of 2013, the U.S. economy demonstrated strong demand for temporary/non-permanent workers according to the most recent IQNdex report, which provides insights about the segment of the U.S. labor market comprised of non-permanent workers such as freelancers, contract workers, temps, staffing agency employees and independent professionals. During Q1 2013, the Master IQNdex rose 0.6 percentage points on the IQNdex, reflecting an acceleration of rate growth over the prior quarter.
“While the overall job market remains weak, the Q1 IQNdex report shows that demand for non-permanent workers in the U.S. is strong, indicating that employers are utilizing temporary labor as a means of expanding their workforce rather than traditional full-time employees.” said Gary Pollard, VP, Information Products at IQNavigator. “This continues a macro trend we have seen in the overall labor market over the past couple of years as companies have taken a cautious approach to hiring. This demand for non-permanent workers may be a precursor of traditional hiring. The data shows that companies are hiring people with specialized skills who spearhead growth-oriented projects that often lead to the hiring of traditional employees at a later date.”
The Master IQNdex is based on analysis of millions of data points across all geographic areas of the U.S. and across four major job categories. To read further analysis of temp labor bill rates broken down by geographic region and job sector, download the most recent IQNdex report.
Key insights in the Q1 2013 IQNdex report include the following:
- The Master IQNdex rose from 106.7 to 107.3 over the course of Q1, showing significant upward pressure on bill rates for temporary workers as strong demand continued during the quarter.
- Of the half million new jobs created nationwide during the quarter, almost 11 percent were contingent labor roles.
- Temp labor utilization is returning to levels not seen since 2006 and temporary bill rates are increasing faster than direct hire employment costs. (See attached chart)
- Bill rates in the IT job sector experienced an upswing, rising more than 6 points since March 2012, to 105.8. Hourly bill rates for all types of software developers have risen 12 percent over the past two years, with roles requring mobile application development experience rising 14 percent.
To read the full Q1 2013 IQNdex report, please visit http://www.iqntelligence.com.
About IQNavigator
IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their non-employee workforces around the world. With over 5.2 million users from over 125 countries worldwide accessing the IQNavigator platform, IQN is localized in 40 countries and 14 languages. As the only Vendor Management System (VMS) with true mobile capabilities, IQNavigator consistently ranks as the best SOW functionality in independent surveys. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit www.IQNavigator.com.
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Stephanie Burnham
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing
sburnham@iqnavigator.com
310-403-4710
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April 2, 2013 |
IQNavigator Earns Prestigious Software Industry Recognition for Best Human Capital/Talent Management Solution
DENVER – April 2, 2013 – IQNavigator has been named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Software CODiE Awards for Best Human Capital/Talent Management Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. IQNavigator placed as a finalist in 2011 and awarded winner in the Best Supply Chain Management Solution category in 2012 as well as a finalist for Best Human Capital Management Solution.
This year there were 27 software categories that reflect the continued growth and evolution of cloud computing, mobile, big data and video. Winners will be announced during a special Awards luncheon on May 9 in San Francisco during the industry’s most comprehensive Independent Software Vendor (ISV) conference, All About the Cloud.
IQNavigator’s cloud based, single architecture is the foundation of the company’s functionally advanced vendor management system (VMS) that equips the world’s best companies to more intelligently buy and manage services, including contingent labor, Statement of Work (SOW), consultants and all non-employee workforces around the world.
“IQNavigator is honored to receive recognition by the CODiE Awards once again. Because we are judged by our peers in the software industry, this is great validation that IQNavigator offers the industry’s best SaaS solution for services procurement and management of extended workforces,” said Lou Andreozzi, President and CEO at IQNavigator.
“The CODiE Awards competition was extremely competitive this year, and all of the finalists should be commended for their innovative products and services,” said Rhianna Collier, VP for the Software Division at SIIA. “We look forward to honoring the winners at our awards program in May at All About the Cloud.”
Details about each finalist are listed at http://siia.net/codies/2013/finalists.asp
About SIIA
SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 700 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content. Information technology (IT) and software security are critical issues to SIIA’s members, many of whom strive to develop safe, secure and state-of the-art products that effectively serve their commercial and government customers alike, while protecting their intellectual property.
The SIIA Software Division provides a forum for companies developing the applications, services, infrastructure and tools that are driving the software and services industry forward. For further information, visit www.siia.net/software.
About IQNavigator
IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their non-employee workforces around the world. With over 5.2 million users from over 125 countries worldwide accessing the IQNavigator platform, IQN is localized in 40 countries and 15 languages. As the only Vendor Management System (VMS) with true mobile capabilities, IQNavigator consistently ranks as the best functionality in SOW in independent surveys. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit www.IQNavigator.com.
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Stephanie Burnham
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing
sburnham@iqnavigator.com
310-403-4710
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February 28, 2013 |
Appoints executives to lead Industry Solutions and Product Advancement teams
DENVER – February 28, 2013 – Today, IQNavigator is announcing two new executive appointments and the creation of a new Industry Solutions team. Industry veteran David Cooper has been appointed Senior Vice President of Industry Solutions and Layne Nelson will join IQNavigator as Vice President of Product Advancement.
These new executive hires are the latest in a series of organizational changes made by IQNavigator to continue its focus on helping clients strategically manage their non-employee workforce by streamlining their contingent workforce programs and providing best practice guidance to prospects and clients. The addition of these professionals also emphasizes the company’s continued prioritization on two of its core values- Innovation and Client Focus.
“The launch of the Industry Solutions center of excellence at IQNavigator formalizes the breadth and depth of proven industry experience we have in-house and provides unparalleled best practice guidance for our Global 2000 clients,” said Lou Andreozzi, CEO and president of IQNavigator. “I am pleased with our recent additions to the IQNavigator leadership team and looking forward to the influx of fresh and innovative strategies augmenting our commitment to deliver the best VMS in the industry – period.”
Best Practice Guidance through Industry Expertise – IQNavigator’s newly formed industry solutions center of excellence provides best practice in the areas of procurement, implementation, category management and services procurement. Reporting to Kieran Brady, an IQNavigator co-founder and the EVP of Market Strategies, David and his team offer proven, real-world experience for prospects and clients who are looking for guidance on when, how and why to expand their contingent workforce programs into global regions, new categories of contingent spend or capture SOW/project spend. This elite team of five experts bring over 70 years of procurement and Vendor Management System (VMS) experience, having managed over $12 billion in spend across their careers and implemented over 250 VMS deployments worth $7 billion.
David Cooper has a 20 year background in the vendor management and staffing services industry with extensive expertise in business intelligence, human capital business process solutions and operations, and expansion into new markets. Most recently, Dave was Senior Vice President at Icon Information Consultants, with previous leadership roles at other vendor management providers including responsibility for sales, partnerships and consulting divisions.
Product Superiority through Innovation – Maintaining IQNavigator as the leader in innovation and product superiority will be Layne Nelson’s number one objective. He is supported by a team of skilled development technologists with over 120 years of tenured, pure-IQNavigator experience and extensive SaaS backgrounds. Layne reports to SaaS industry veteran, Graden Gerig, EVP of Professional Services and Engineering (see Graden’s recent hire announcement HERE).
Layne has over 18 years of experience delivering complex application solutions for global enterprise clients. He has been a Solution Architect and Senior Managing Consultant at IBM and Managing Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he has led business transformations through innovative application platform design, process redesign and delivery leadership.
With over 12 years as the innovative leader in the Vendor Management System (VMS) industry, IQNavigator has experienced explosive growth in its employee ranks, adding over 300 employees since 2010. The company expansions support persistent investment in R&D (30% annually) and double digit growth rate from new and expanding global Fortune 2000 clients.
About IQNavigator
IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their non-employee workforces around the world. With over 5.2 million users from over 125 countries worldwide accessing the IQNavigator platform, IQN is localized in 40 countries and 15 languages. As the only Vendor Management System (VMS) with true mobile capabilities, IQNavigator consistently ranks as the best functionality in SOW in independent surveys. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit www.IQNavigator.com.
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Stephanie Burnham
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing
sburnham@iqnavigator.com
310-403-4710
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February 11, 2013 |
New head of Professional Services and Development Streamlines Global Solutions
February 11, 2013 – Today, IQNavigator announced the appointment of Graden Gerig as the new Executive Vice President of Professional Services and Engineering. In his new role, Graden will lead IQNavigator’s delivery of industry-leading technology that help clients better manage the growing sector of non-employee workers and procured services.
IQNavigator provides VMS solutions to many of the world’s best-known businesses across all industries, including retail, oil and gas, high tech manufacturing and financial services. Recent trends are requiring successful firms to more quickly react to economic and market pressures. Deep visibility and easy automation of the contingent workforce is a critical lever in the cost analysis equation. Firms with a strong contingent workforce program have the unique ability to quickly and easily adjust staffing resources to ramp up for market movements or ramp down to quickly impact financial results.
Graden’s experience with enterprise consulting, systems integration and SasS solutions brings proven expertise to support IQNavigator’s ongoing corporate initiatives to support the complex requirements of large global clients better than any other VMS provider. A seasoned expert with implementations, Graden’s proven success of global process enablement across multiple enterprise systems aligns perfectly with IQNavigator’s services procurement ecosystem that includes thousands of service partners, software partners, content partners and suppliers.
“At IQNavigator, we are hyper-focused on our clients’ success,” said Lou Andreozzi, CEO and president of IQNavigator, “and hiring an executive such as Graden with such an impressive record of SaaS integrations and implementations only strengthens our ability to streamline the delivery of the leading VMS solution for the world’s largest contingent workforce programs.”
Graden brings over 20 years’ experience to IQNavigator in developing solutions and delivering global services to Fortune 500 companies and has held various SaaS engineering, implementation, consulting and management roles at SuccessFactors, IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
About IQNavigator
IQNavigator is the proven leader in services procurement solutions, helping global enterprises better manage all types of procured services and their external workforces around the world. IQNavigator’s cloud-based VMS software processes tens of billions of dollars in yearly services spend, enabling clients to intelligently manage and optimize the cost-effectiveness, compliance, visibility and efficiency of complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. For more than a decade, IQNavigator has been the leader in providing innovative technology solutions for managing companies’ procured services including statement of work and project-based consultants, contractors, temporary workers and other contingent workers. For more information about IQNavigator and how its industry-leading offerings such as IQNtelligence are helping many of the world’s most respected companies, visit www.IQNavigator.com.
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Senior Vice President, Marketing
sburnham@iqnavigator.com
310-403-4710
