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HRO Today Forum Europe HR's iTalent Show HRO Today Forum Europe's iTalent Competition rewards HR technology innovators for greatly improving business operations and delivery of services. The competition focuses on HR and recruiting technology companies which are leading the way in helping businesses recruit and retain employees. Get the inside scoop on the top 10 finalists for in this year's iTalent Competition that will take place on November 14 in Dublin. Who: Peoplefluent What: Fluency on the Move is a suite of mobile talent management applications designed to support talent management activities of managers and executives when they are on the go. Workforce Explorer allows managers to access fact-based, actionable information about workers on their mobile devices. Jot Note delivers employee feedback at the time the events are taking place. Comp Manager allows manager to make "off-cycle" salary adjustments, access key market salary information and compensation analytics, and review budgets. The Buzz: Peoplefluent is hitting a ton of hot lists including HRchitect's list of top Talent Management Systems; named a "Market Leader" in Worldwide Recruiting in Integrated Talent Management 2012 Vendor Analysis report by International Data Corporation (IDC); and called a "Hot Vendor" in the 2012 Value Index for Total Compensation Management report by Ventana Research. Who: Small Improvements What: Small Improvements is a hosted performance management Who: 3Desk What: A marketplace for face-to-face freelancers with a focus on people who work on location for a quality wage. The platform automates connecting people to opportunities and automates the creation of a profile using the LinkedIn API. The Buzz: Going live in March 2012, 3Desk already has more than 140,000 users and has an Alexa ranking of under 20,000. Who: Suited Jobs What: Why not bake assessment into the application process, benefitting both the employer and the job seeker? Suited is able A technology competition puts the spotlight on business transformation. By the Editors system that simplifies 360 degree and continuous crowdsourced feedback, performance reviews as well as goal and objectives tracking. It focusses less on metrics and more on actual feedback. Staff can create, share and track their goals and objectives autonomously. Everything gets linked to a person's profile which makes the performance appraisal simple and requires minimal effort as well as time. The performance review acts more as a summery to pick-up trends and focus on future improvements. A 2D graph allows managers and HR to compare teams and assure alignment. The Buzz: Strategic consulting firm for HR-related technology LAROCQUE named Small Improvements one of the 2012 #hrwins HR Companies To Watch and client Quicksilver experienced a major boost in its performance appraisal completion rate from 65 to 90 percent through Small Improvements. [22] HRO TODAY GLOBAL | FALL 2012