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Sodexo’s Vice President of HRMS and Payroll Lou Fiore has built a successful career by acting as liaison between the business side and technology operations.
 

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced the promotion of Tom Blodgett to chief operating officer of all commercial operations. Tom Burlin, will serve as chief operating officer for all government operations, with a focus on the company's expanding public sector business. Together, Blodgett and Burlin will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of ACS.
 

The HROA has issued its final criteria for the 2008 HROA Awards. Nominees and award winners will be honored at the Fourth Annual HROA Awards Gala in New York on April 16, 2008 at the New York Hilton & Towers in conjunction with HRO World New York.  
 

ROSELAND, New Jersey - August 17, 2006 -The Employer Services Division of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE:ADP), today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Employease, Inc. a leading provider of web-based solutions and outsourcing options for HR and benefits professionals. The agreement follows a successful partnership between Employease and ADP Major Accounts Services, part of ADP Employer Services. The acquisition is expected to further expand ADP's presence within the mid-market to fulfill a growing demand for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

St. Petersburg, FL-based First Advantage, a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, has acquired SkillCheck, Inc., an international pre-employment testing and educational skills assessment company. Following the recent acquisitions of applicant tracking software and recruiting services, First Advantage has created the Hiring Solutions Group within the employer services segment. This group will be led by Rick Mansfield, executive vice president of the Hiring Solutions Group, and former chief marketing officer of First Advantage Corporation.

One of the heavyweights in the enterprise outsourcing market, New Delhi, India-based Gecis Global has changed its identity to Genpact.

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