Software bits - payroll and human resources software - Software Review

HR Magazine, May, 1999 by Stacy VanDerWall

Cort Directions, a developer of payroll and human resources software in Bend, Ore., introduces the Cort Payroll & Human Resources System for Windows. Special features include computation definitions, user data elements and four reporting tools. Computation definitions can be used to make reports and spreadsheets, calculate pay or deduction amounts, and determine vacation accruals and benefits eligibility. The Payroll System handles all payroll issues, including special taxing, retro-pay and pre-processing. The HR System "flags" special events such as performance reviews and tracks and maintains benefits and COBRA. The HR System also eliminates multiple data entry because it fully integrates with the Payroll System. (800) 6183880 or www.cortpayroll.com.

ONESource, the flagship product from Methuen, Mass.-based Genesys Software Systems Inc., is the first fully web-deployable payroll/HR outsourcing system exclusively for large and mid-sized companies. By using ONESource, companies can conduct their daily business over the Internet at any time and can reduce their outsourcing implementation costs, deployment training times and training requirements. The system is also Y2K compliant. (978) 685-5400 or www.genesys-soft.com.

InnerDrive Systems Inc. in Montreal offers two human resource management applications. The core application, InnerDrive Administrator, streamlines administrative duties. It works together with InnerDrive Performance, which allows companies to more fully develop and utilize their intellectual capital. Both systems require at least 486 microprocessors, 8 megabytes or more of RAM, 10 megabytes of hard disk space for software and an SVGA monitor to run. However, Pentium processors, 16 megabytes or more of RAM, 12 megabytes of hard disk space for software and an SVGA monitor are recommended for both systems. (514) 817-5459 or www. innerdrive.com.

Version 2.5 of HR/Perspective, an advanced human resource management system that delivers enhanced functionality and streamlines day-today operations, is now available from the Employer Services division of Automatic Data Processing Inc. in Roseland, N.J. This version includes the following new tools: two new "assistants" to help with new-hire information and creating documents, two new modules for recruitment and benefits, and an integrated reporting feature. HR/Perspective is Y2K compliant and integrates with ADP's PC/Payroll for Windows Version 2.5. www.adp.com.

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