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News Releases (En Ingles)
This section lists eXplorance's main announcements.
 September 7, 2007
Getronics selects Blue to centralize its feedback management processes
 

Getronics - Massachusetts - USA - September 7, 2007 - Getronics N.V. (Euronext: GTN) is a largely Dutch-based Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Company whose stated focus is on creating value for business through Workspace Management Services and Application Services. Getronics is a second-tier, international provider of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services with a strong reliance on Microsoft and Cisco solutions. Getronics designs, integrates and manages ICT systems for many global and local companies and organizations and has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. Its headquarters are in Amsterdam, with regional offices in Boston and Singapore.

Getronics acquires Blue/Surveys software to fully centralize its feedback management processes.

 August 30, 2007
National Bank of Canada selects eXplorance to implement, as a turn key solution, its yearly 360 degree feedback review
 

The National Bank of Canada - Quebec - Canada - August 30, 2007 - An active social and economic force for more than 140 years, National Bank of Canada is the sixth largest chartered bank in Canada, with assets of close to $84 billion. The National Bank's head office is located in Montreal and its Canadian network boasts close to 500 branches.

The Group's principal activities are to provide financial services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporations in its core. The services include personal and commercial banking, wealth management, financial markets, treasury and investment banking and other businesses including real estate. Personal banking comprises of branch network, intermediary services, full-service retail brokerage, discount brokerage, mutual funds, trust services, credit cards and insurance. Treasury and investment banking consist of corporate lending, treasury operations including asset and liability management, corporate brokerage and portfolio management.

National Bank of Canada selects eXplorance to implement, as a turn key solution, its yearly 360 degree feedback review.

 August 24, 2007
Veritude selects eXplorance to implement with Blue its 8th annual workplace climate survey
 

Veritude - Massachusetts - USA - August 24, 2007 - Veritude provides temporary staffing services, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. The company fills finance positions in brokerage operations, investment management, accounting, mortgage lending, and retail branch operations, as well as other key functions of financial institutions such as call center operations and IT. Veritude also has clients in other industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, life sciences, and health care. The company operates offices in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati; Dallas; Los Angeles; New York; Raleigh, North Carolina; Salt Lake City; Tampa; Toronto; and Washington, DC. It was founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments.

Veritude selects eXplorance Blue and Professional Services in order to fully implement its 8th annual workplace climate survey.

 August 15, 2007
eXplorance expands its consulting customers network
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - August 15, 2007 - eXplorance widens its consulting customers network to include many esteemed firms, which utilize Blue to deliver best of breed services to their customers.

Some newly added consultant customers include:

Through the knowledge base provided by its consultant customers network, eXplorance continues to enhance its technology offering (Blue) in the aim of continuously providing top value to all its customers.

 August 13, 2007
The Alturki Group selects eXplorance to provide a turn key survey implementation
 

The Alturki Group - Saudi Arabia - August 14, 2007 - Established in 1973, the Alturki Group has developed into a leading industrial conglomerate and one of the most successful business groups in Saudi Arabia.

Today, the Group’s subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated companies provide specialized services for major industrial sectors such as construction, oil, gas, petrochemicals, utilities, power and telecommunications, primarily in Saudi Arabia, but also in other GCC countries.

Alturki Group's main achievements include laying a trans-Arabian pipeline; securing constant power supply to fuel the Kingdom’s industrial giants; supplying millions of cubic meters of ready-mixed concrete for the construction industry; and building sophisticated communications networks to facilitate the interchange of business data and information that is critical for the development of commerce and industry.

The Alturki Group selects eXplorance for the implementation of a turn key survey solution.

 August 9, 2007
Ursinus College selects Blue to power its online course evaluations & institution wide surveys
 

Ursinus College - Pennsylvania - USA - August 13, 2007 - Founded in 1869, the mission of Ursinus college is to model civility, to prepare students for an interdependent world and to teach students how to put their ideas to work. Today the school's 1,565 students come from 25 states and 15 countries.

Ursinus College is highly recognized by outside organizations and institutes; including Yahoo! Internet Life's "100 Most Wired Colleges in the United States"; The National Survey of Student Engagement report identifying Ursinus as one of 20 (out of 700) campuses nationally which "do an especially good job of educating students", and have a "clear educational purpose and coherent educational philosophy" and an "unshakable focus" on student learning; and the Princeton Review's identification of Ursinus as one of the nation's "Best 361 Colleges".

Ursinus College acquires Blue/Evaluation and Blue/Surveys module in order to automate their online course evaluation process, as well as their institution wide surveys.

 July 9, 2007
RMIT University powers its online elections with Blue
 

RMIT University - Melbourne - Australia - July 9, 2007 - RMIT University is one of the leading educational institutions in Australia, producing some of the most employable graduates. RMIT is an innovative, global university, with its heart in the city of Melbourne. It has an international reputation for excellence in work-relevant education and high quality research which is engaged with the needs of industry and community.

More than 57,000 students study at RMIT campuses in Melbourne in Vietnam, online, by distance education, and at 100 partner institutions throughout the world. A vibrant alumni community now stretches across more than 100 countries.

RMIT University acquired Blue/Surveys' add-on voting module to bring its institution wide election process online.

 July 5, 2007
MKM Longboat Capital Advisors automates its employee performance appraisals with Blue
 

MKM Longboat Capital Advisors LLP - London - UK - July 5, 2007 - MKM Longboat Capital Advisors LLP (MKM) is an investment manager formed in 2005 by the three founding principals of Sagamore Hill Capital Management. MKM managed Sagamore Hill's European and Asian investment strategies from 2002 to 2005.

MKM is empowered by a team of investment professionals with diverse skills across sector, investment process and products which are supported by a robust operational platform.

MKM Longboat selects Blue to power its employee performance appraisal process.

 June 15, 2007
eXplorance enhances Blue with native SAP connectivity/integration
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - June 15, 2007 - eXplorance announces the general availability of the Blue SAP connector. The Blue SAP Connector is a data extractor which seamlessly and regularly synchronizes information from SAP. The connector supports many versions of SAP, and has already proven to run on mySAP ERP 2005 ECC 6.0 and SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7.

The Blue SAP connector permits continuous synchronization and update of key information including employee and/or customer demographics and hierarchy information. Such information is critical for information gathering and analysis tasks, including the implementation of employee performance appraisals, 360 degree reviews, as well as employee and customer surveys and assessments.

 June 7, 2007
The Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi selects Blue to enhance its feedback management processes
 

The Petroleum Institute - Abu Dhabi - UAE - June 7, 2007 - The Petroleum Institute is financed and governed by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its international partners (Shell, BP, Total, and Japan Oil Development Company). The objective in founding the PI was to provide the UAE and its oil and gas industry with engineers educated and trained to the highest standards.

The Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi selects Blue to enhance feedback management processes for Institutional Research effectiveness purposes.

 June 1, 2007
eXplorance widens its consulting customers network
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - June 1, 2007 - eXplorance widens its consulting customers network to include many esteemed firms, which utilize Blue to deliver best of breed services to their customers.

Some newly added consultant customers include:

Through the knowledge base provided by its consultant customers network, eXplorance continues to enhance its technology offering (Blue) in the aim of continuously providing top value to all its customers.

 May 25, 2007
eXplorance attains well esteemed Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - May 25, 2007 - eXplorance announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions. As a Gold Certified Partner, eXplorance has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs.

“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes eXplorance as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies.

“Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs,” said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Developer & Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft. “They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Microsoft Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide.”

 May 12, 2007
IUPUI Medical Group automates its 360 degree feedback reviews with Blue
 

IUPUI Medical Group - Indiana - USA - May 12, 2007 - In 1987 the clinical faculty physicians at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) joined together to form a single group practice, known as IU Medical Group (IUMG). Their 950 specialists combine teaching medical students and clinical research with patient care to deliver the most advanced medical treatment available in Indiana.

IUMG works to advance the patient care, education and research missions of the school. The group also functions to provide information systems, physician directory, marketing and communications, contracting for managed care plans, decision support and new business development.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of 360 degree feedback reviews at IUPUI Medical Group.

 April 11, 2007
Murray and Downs selects Blue to enhance the implementation of 360 degree feedback reviews
 

Murray and Downs - California - USA - April 11, 2007 - Murray & Downs AIA Architects is a full service architecture firm serving the Sacramento and foothill areas of California. Based in Placerville we provide architectural services for educational, medical, healthcare, commercial, ecclesiastical and government clients.

Blue/360 was selected by Murray and Downs AIA Architects to enhance its 360 degree feedback reviews process.

 March 12, 2007
Value City Furniture acquires Blue/360 to fully automate its 360 degree feedback review implementations
 

Value City Furniture - Ohio - USA - March 12, 2007 - Founded in 1948, Value City Furniture has become one of the most respected names in the furniture industry. They currently employ more than 4,900 associates and operate over 80 furniture superstores. The company supplies its stores, which are located largely in the Mid-West and East Coast states, from distribution centers in Columbus, Ohio and Ruther Glen, Virginia. Their distribution centers consolidate furniture and accessories from leading manufacturers - including our own domestic factories in Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

Blue/360 was selected by Value City Furniture to automate its 360 degree review process.

 February 8, 2007
The Stanford Graduate School of Business selects Blue to enhance its Strategic Leadership MBA program
 

The Stanford Graduate School of Business - California - USA - February 8, 2007 - Since its founding, the Stanford Graduate School of Business has become a world leader in management education. The School’s mission is to create ideas that deepen and enhance our understanding of management and to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.

Stanford's current community of scholars includes 18 Nobel Prize laureates; 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences; 82 members of National Academy of Engineering; 224 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 21 recipients of the National Medal of Science; 3 recipients of the National Medal of Technology; 26 members of the National Academy of Education; 41 members of American Philosophical Society; 4 Pulitzer Prize winners; 23 MacArthur Fellows; 7 Wolf Foundation Prize winners; 7 Koret Foundation Prize winners; 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners.

Today the School is at an historic crossroads – preparing to launch a new MBA curriculum offering sweeping changes and build a new campus to facilitate more collaborative, personalized learning styles. Throughout its history, the Stanford Graduate School of business has pioneered research and educational programs, with faculty who have been leaders in developing academic fields such as organizational ecology, organizational behavior, political economy, personnel economics, and economic development to name a few. This section offers a quick overview of the history of the School.

The Stanford Graduate School of Business Strategic Leadership program advances students' interpersonal effectiveness through skill-based, interactive curricula and programming. Blue assists in the evaluation of each student’s skills, abilities and areas for future development related to interpersonal effectiveness.

  January 31, 2007
TrueNorth Companies selects Blue to power its employee/customer survey initiatives
 

TrueNorth Companies - Iowa - USA - January 31, 2007 - TrueNorth Companies was established in the year 2001 with the merger of Davis Jones Lamb Insurance, Insurance Service Corporation, and Verhille & Associates. This merger created the largest financial services firm of its kind based in Eastern Iowa; with its headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and other Iowa locations in Des Moines, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Dubuque, and Davenport. TrueNorth also have offices in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas.

Blue was selected by TrueNorth Companies to fully power its employee/customer survey initiatives.

  January 29, 2007
The University of New Orleans selects Blue to automate feedback gathering and analysis
 

The University of New Orleans - Louisiana - USA - January 29, 2007 - The University of New Orleans has grown to become a major urban research university. Its students enjoy a broad range of academic programs nearly one-quarter of which are at the master’s or doctoral level. In addition, extracurricular activities, including NCAA Division One intercollegiate athletics, an extensive program of intramural sports, and frequent exhibits and programs in music, drama, ballet, and the fine arts round out the student experience. Culturally, socially, economically, and intellectually, the University of New Orleans is one of the major assets of the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana. The University has conferred over 66,000 degrees since the first graduating class of 118 in 1962. The University of New Orleans has distinguished itself since 1958 and will continue to do so in the future.

Blue was selected by the University of New Orleans to fully automate its feedback gathering and analysis processes (surveys).

  January 11, 2007
eXplorance awarded GSA Schedule Contract
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - January 11, 2007 - eXplorance, provider of enterprise-class web based information gathering and analysis software, today announced that it has been awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule contract. The contract enables eXplorance to be listed on an approved GSA Schedule and sell its Blue line of products directly to government agencies. eXplorance's inclusion as a GSA Schedule Vendor allows government customers to obtain special and approved pricing and license terms from a trusted vendor.

GSA establishes long-term government wide contracts with commercial firms to provide access to commercial supplies and services that can be ordered directly from GSA Schedule contractors. GSA Schedules offer customers direct access to high-performance solutions and services at discount pricing including the benefits of shorter lead-times, lower administrative costs, and reduced inventories.

eXplorance recognizes that securing a GSA Schedule Contract is an important vote of confidence from the U.S. government enabling the company to increase its leverage in prospective government accounts and further its overall stronghold in the government market.

  November 24, 2006
The Annie E. Casey Foundation selects Blue to power its leadership programs
 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) - Maryland - USA - November 24, 2006 - The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) - established in 1948 by Jim Casey, founder of United Parcel Service - has a primary mission of fostering public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that meet the needs of vulnerable children and families more effectively.

Working out of its Baltimore, Md., headquarters with a staff of under 400 employees, AECF - the 14th-largest private foundation in the nation, with an endowment of more than $2.6 billion - balances an endless supply of needs with a finite supply of assistance. It distributes more than $250 million per year to organizations that work with disadvantaged children or assist in the changes needed to support children.

Blue was selected by AECF to power its leadership program initiatives.

  November 14, 2006
GlaxoSmithKline acquires Blue/360 to implement its 360 degree feedback regional appraisal process
 

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) - Costa Rica - November 14, 2006 - Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US, GSK is one of the industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world's pharmaceutical market. GSK's business employs over 100,000 people in 116 countries. Four billion packs of medicines and healthcare products are made every year.

Blue/360 was selected by GlaxoSmithKline to power its departmental multi rater degree feedback appraisal processes.

  October 27, 2006
Random House acquires Blue/Surveys to power its marketing surveys
 

Random House - New York - USA - October 27, 2006 - Random House, Inc. assumed its current form with its acquisition by Bertelsmann in 1998, which brought together the imprints of the former Random House, Inc. with those of the former Bantam Doubleday Dell. Random House, Inc.'s publishing groups include, the Bantam Dell Publishing Group, the Crown Publishing Group, the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, the Knopf Publishing Group, the Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House Children's Books, the Random House Diversified Publishing Group, the Random House Information Group, the Random House Publishing Group, and Random House Ventures.

Blue/Surveys, at Random House, shall assist with marketing related information gathering and analysis.

 October 26, 2006
The University of Chicago selects Blue to enhance its Leadership Effectiveness And Development MBA program
 

The University of Chicago - Illinois - USA - October 26, 2006 - The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Founded in 1890 by oil magnate John D. Rockefeller, the University of Chicago held its first classes on October 1, 1892. Chicago was one of the first universities in the country to be conceived as a combination of the American interdisciplinary liberal arts college and the German research university.

The University of Chicago is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost universities. The university is affiliated with 79 Nobel Prize laureates, exceeding all universities in the United States.

The University of Chicago Leadership Effectiveness And Development (LEAD) program advances students' interpersonal effectiveness through skill-based, interactive curricula and programming. Blue assists in the evaluation of each student’s skills, abilities and areas for future development related to interpersonal effectiveness.

 October 23, 2006
RMIT University acquires Blue to fully automate its survey, as well as its teacher/course evaluation processes
 

RMIT University - Melbourne - Australia - October 23, 2006 - RMIT University is one of Australia’s leading educational institutions, producing some of Australia’s most employable graduates. RMIT is an innovative, global university, with its heart in the city of Melbourne. It has an international reputation for excellence in work-relevant education and high quality research which is engaged with the needs of industry and community.

More than 57,000 students study at RMIT campuses in Melbourne in Vietnam, online, by distance education, and at 100 partner institutions throughout the world. A vibrant alumni community now stretches across more than 100 countries.

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Evaluation modules shall fully automate RMIT's student/staff surveys, teacher/course evaluations, and staff performance appraisal processes.

October 13, 2006
eXplorance Inc. certified as top 20% performer by Open Ratings, a D&B Company
 

Waltham - Massachusetts - USA - October 13, 2006 - Open Ratings is a leading provider of software, services and information for proactive supply management. Open Ratings solutions help companies to lower costs, reduce risks and increase profitability by reducing supply management costs and improving supply management initiatives. At the core of Open Ratings solutions is patent-pending predictive technology that provides advance notice of supplier performance and financial stability problems.

Each year, Open Ratings helps thousands of companies secure contracts with large purchasing organizations such as the GSA by verifying their performance with Past Performance Evaluations (PPEs). The customer satisfaction metrics that are evaluated include: Reliability, cost, order accuracy, delivery/timeliness, quality, business relations, personnel, customer support, responsiveness.

The PPE score is based on the survey feedback of between four and twenty verified references. The Top 20% rating is relative to similar companies during the same time period.

EXPLORANCE INC has been certified as a Top 20% Performer based on the Past Performance Evaluation survey responses of its reference customers. EXPLORANCE INC's PPE score of 94/100 demonstrates outstanding overall customer satisfaction relative to similar companies.

September 26, 2006
Guggenheim Museum acquires Blue/360 to implement organization wide 360 reviews
 

Guggenheim Museum - New York - USA - September 26, 2006 - Founded in 1937, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New York City. It is the best-known of several museums owned and/or operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and is often called simply The Guggenheim. It is one of the best-known museums in New York City.

Blue/360 was selected by the Guggenheim Museum to power its organization wide 360 review process.

September 12, 2006
The National Bank of Canada acquires Blue/360 to implement its 360 degree feedback departmental appraisal process
 

The National Bank of Canada - Quebec - Canada - September 12, 2006 - An active social and economic force for more than 140 years, National Bank of Canada is the sixth largest chartered bank in Canada, with assets of close to $84 billion. The National Bank's head office is located in Montreal and its Canadian network boasts close to 500 branches.

The Group's principal activities are to provide financial services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporations in its core. The services include personal and commercial banking, wealth management, financial markets, treasury and investment banking and other businesses including real estate. Personal banking comprises of branch network, intermediary services, full-service retail brokerage, discount brokerage, mutual funds, trust services, credit cards and insurance. Treasury and investment banking consist of corporate lending, treasury operations including asset and liability management, corporate brokerage and portfolio management.

Blue/360 was selected by the National Bank of Canada to power its departmental multi rater degree feedback appraisal processes.

August 16, 2006
Adam Aircraft Industries acquires Blue/360 to automate its organizational multi rater reviews
 

Adam Aircraft Industries - Colorado - USA - August 16, 2006 - Adam Aircraft is a designer and manufacturer of advanced aircraft for civil and government markets. The company uses computer-aided design, rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing techniques, and carbon composite materials to produce high-performance aircraft at attractive prices.

Blue/360, at Adam Aircraft Industries, shall assist with the implementation of multi rater feedback gathering processes.

August 3, 2006
LendingTree acquires Blue/Surveys to enhance its customer service and marketing survey initiatives
 

LendingTree, LLC - North Carolina - USA - August 3, 2006 - LendingTree is the leading online loan and realty services exchange. LendingTree quickly connects consumers to an Exchange of Lenders who compete for their business, and also matches consumers with REALTORS® who can help them find a home that's perfect for them. LendingTree offers an array of loan types, including mortgages, home equity loans, auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards. LendingTree provides a convenient 'one-stop-shop' destination for every consumer's home and loan needs by giving them choices, convenience and value while finding the loan or home that's perfect for them.

"BLUE's architecture and database structure allows for a smooth transition from our existing surveys, event triggers and automation, as well as integration with our existing systems. This very feature-rich product allows even the most elementary end-user to create and manage surveys and perform powerful analytics against the respondent data.", states Laura Ashley Brooks, Director of Consumer Delight at LendingTree.

Blue/Surveys, at LendingTree, shall fully automates customer service related feedback gathering mechanisms.

 July 31, 2006
The University of Texas at San Antonio acquires Blue/Surveys to power its HR surveys and exit interview process
 

The University of Texas at San Antonio (The UTSA) - Texas - USA - July 31, 2006 - The University of Texas at San Antonio serves the San Antonio metropolitan area and the broader region of South Texas. With 27,291 students enrolled in 123 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, The UTSA is the second-largest component in The University of Texas System and has been one of the state's fastest-growing public universities for much of the last decade.

The UTSA offers 62 bachelor's, 43 master's and 18 doctoral degree programs, and with seven new doctoral programs in the planning stages is rapidly moving toward classification as a doctoral/research intensive institution.

Blue/Surveys modules shall automate The UTSA Exit Interview process, as well as a wide range of HR focused survey initiatives.

 July 25, 2006
New release introduces Blue/Evaluation module for employee appraisals and the evaluation of products and services
 

eXplorance Inc. - Quebec - Canada - July 25, 2006 - Blue now empowers your organization with a wealth of new possibilities and features including:

New Module - Blue/Evaluation

Blue/Evaluation is a module which fully automates any process including staff appraisals and/or the evaluation of products or services. Key highlights of Blue/Evaluation include:

  • Understanding of complex relationships between evaluators and evaluees (includes hierarchy linkage or relationship tables)
  • Objectives setting and/or selection of evaluators functions can be delegated based on any established relationship or hierarchy link
  • Definition of reporting roles in terms of who can create reports (or analyze results) based on which data sets (their direct reports, their own, their department ...)
  • Implementation of a Digital Signing process to include and control the approval steps towards the completion of an evaluation
  • Generation of group, rollover and batch individual reports
  • Analysis based on response pattern, and evaluees' demographics information
  • Appraisal reporting to include total scores, comparison to organizational averages and multi rater perspectives and gap analysis

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Tests

  • Automatic Triggers - Setup advanced trigger options based on a response pattern from a survey. The patterns will initiate an email to a predetermined audience for immediate action
  • Group Reporting - Automatically generate feedback reports broken down by any respondent demographics criteria (some examples could include departmental or regional reports)
  • Respondent Demographics Analysis - Respondent demographics can now be displayed in general analytical reports, providing a wealth of additional intelligence in Blue reporting
  • Disable Email Driven Surveys - Implement surveys that do not require the use of Blue's email invitation mechanisms

Blue/360

  • Simplified Rater Selection – Implement simplified de-centralized 360 reviews (where the rater selection is delegated to the individual being reviewed)
  • Enhanced Reporting - Generate all graphical reports for competencies and sub competencies
  • Dynamic Reporting Header/Footer Information - Generate batch 360 reports which dynamically display the 360 Subject's information
  • Combined Open Ended Feedback - Open ended feedback can now be combined amongst rater groups, as well as broken down by rater group
 July 17, 2006
Unilever Australasia selects Blue/360 for organizational multi rater reviews
 

Unilever Australasia - Epping - Australia - July 17, 2006 - Unilever PLC engages in the manufacture and supply of fast moving consumer goods in foods, home, and personal product categories worldwide. Unilever owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs more than 206,000 people and had a worldwide revenue of just over US$50 billion in 2005.

Full implementation services, powered by Blue/360, shall be extended to Unilever assisting in the multi rater review of its organizational key contributors.

 June 30, 2006
College Lionel-Groulx selects Blue to completely power its appraisal and information gathering process
 

College Lionel-Groulx - Quebec - Canada - June 30, 2006 - College Lionel-Groulx is a well esteemed educational institutes in Quebec. The college specializes in general and professional learning.

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Evaluation modules shall fully automate CLG's teacher performance appraisal processes, including teacher/class evaluations, as well as a wide range of student, staff and teacher surveys.

 June 30, 2006
Olympus selects Blue/Surveys software to automate their exit interview process
 

Olympus - Pennsylvania - USA - June 30, 2006 - Olympus is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions in healthcare and consumer electronics worldwide.

Blue/Surveys software fully automates the multi site exit interview process at Olympus.

 June 29, 2006
Roach, Howard, Smith & Hunter selects Blue/360 software to power its 360 degree feedback
 

Roach, Howard, Smith & Hunter (RHSH) - Texas - USA - June 29, 2006 - Founded in Dallas in 1955, Roach Howard Smith & Hunter has dominated the marketplace by providing expert knowledge and specialization in specific fields of insurance, risk management, and employee benefits.

Blue/360 software fully automates the implementation of 360 degree feedback reviews at RHSH.

 June 12, 2006
Raising Cane's selects Blue/360 to power its appraisals and surveys
 

Raising Cane's - Louisiana - USA - June 12, 2006 - Founded in 1996 by Todd Graves, Raising cane's is a rapidly growing restaurant concept specializing in quality chicken finger meals, great crews, cool culture and having fun.

Blue/360 shall fully automate the implementation of manager appraisals, and culture surveys at Raising Cane's.

 May 26, 2006
Groupe Lussier selects Blue/Surveys to automate their customer related surveying activities
 

Groupe Lussier - Quebec - Canada - May 26, 2006 - Founded in 1915 by Mr. Dollard Lussier, Lussier Insurance and Financial Brokerage firm has become the second most important insurance brokerage firm in Quebec. Groupe Lussier offers today a wide range of brokerage services including professional liability, business risk insurance, financial services and life insurance.

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Tests shall fully automate the implementation of mechanisms to probe customer feedback from all aspects of satisfaction and market research spectrums.

 May 15, 2006
Faith Chapel Christian Center selects Blue to power its information gathering and analysis base
 

Faith Chapel Christian Center - Alabama - USA - April 29, 2006 - Faith Chapel Christian Center is a ministry of excellence, impacting nations with a practical message of faith, empowering Word-hungry people to experience and exemplify the God-quality of life. FCCC includes today a congregation of over 5600 members, lead by Pastor Michael D. Moore.

Blue shall fully automate the implementation of implementation of leadership appraisals as well as exit interviews at FCCC.

 May 10, 2006
eXplorance introduces new enhancements and feature additions to Blue in Release 2.34
 

Blue now empowers your organization with a wealth of new possibilities and features including:

All Modules

  • SQL Server scheduling - Blue supports automatic scheduling of synchronization activities with SQL Server data
  • Excel data source import - Native excel (.xls) data imports are now supported
  • Groups and distribution lists - New AD Import filters enable importing security groups or distribution lists into Blue
  • Role import - Blue Roles can be managed externally
  • Firefox fill out - Respondents/raters can fill out and submit their responses using
    Mozilla Firefox browsers version 1.5 or higher

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Tests

  • Open Surveys - Surveys can extend over vast periods of time allowing new respondents to be
    added at any time for extended data gathering capabilities (Exit interviews, customer service surveys ...)
  • Recurring Surveys - Blue allows the management of surveys with a recurrence in the invitation (compliance feedback gathering, studies ...)
  • Date Filtering - A new reporting filter results to be filtered by invitation or response date

Blue/360

  • Email combining – Raters can receive one email to include links to all their assigned reviews
  • Additional Norm – Competencies can be assigned a norm (i.e. industry norm). The norm can be used to enrich the Blue Gap Analysis report
  • Project status – Overall project information is available from a single location including the list of subjects, response rates, and review status
  • Competency weights – Different weights can be applied to competencies towards the overall evaluation score
  • Top/lowest 10 rating questions - Blue reports can rank the top and lowest 10 rating items across assessed competencies
  • Personal contacts - Subjects can manage their own personal contact lists to assign raters for their reviews
  • Pre/Post comparative charts - Competency charts now include support for Pre/post analysis
 April 29, 2006
Chong Partners Architecture selects Blue/360 to power its single and multi rater staff appraisals
 

Chong Partners Architecture - California - USA - April 29, 2006 - Founded in 1976 by Gordon Chong, Chong Partners Architecture has become one of the fastest growing architecture firms in the United States. Chong Partners Architecture specializes in architecture that serves the needs of communities: buildings, campuses, and urban design for education, healthcare, transportation, civic and cultural facilities..

Blue/360 shall fully automate the implementation of single and multi rater staff appraisals at Chong Partners Architecture.

 March 26, 2006
Hong Kong International School selects Blue to completely power its appraisal and information gathering process
 

Hong Kong International School - Hong Kong - March 26, 2006 - Hong Kong International School is one of the big ten international schools in East Asia and is considered a prestigious and leading school in the region. Today, over 2,600 students and 480 faculty and staff occupy the two separate campuses of Hong Kong International School.

"HKIS selected eXplorance because we felt as though Blue evaluation could implement our entire performance appraisal system including forms, parent and student feedback as well as teacher reflections on appraisal. Their product specifications meet the unique requirements of a R-12 school that other products we looked at could notm.", J. Hardman, HKIS.

Blue/Surveys and Blue/Evaluation modules shall fully automate HKIS's teacher performance appraisal processes, including teacher/class evaluations, student/parent feedback, as well as teacher reflections on appraisals.

 February 14, 2006
Babson College evaluates its student core reviews with Blue/360
 

Babson College - Massachusetts - USA - February 14, 2006 - Babson College is recognized internationally for its entrepreneurial leadership in a changing global environment. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program. It grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. By infusing the spirit of innovation into our academic programs, Babson educates leaders capable of anticipating, initiating, and managing change. Moreover, the College continues to be recognized for its curricular reform.

Blue/360 empowers Babson College to implement large scale student core 360 evaluations.

 February 6, 2006
TODO1 Services selects Blue/360 to fully power its yearly 360 performance reviews
 

TODO1 Services - Florida - USA - February 6, 2006 - Headquartered in Miami, TODO1 is spearheading the development of electronic financial services in Latin America. TODO1 provides consumer online banking as well as business-to-business e-marketplace services to a consortium of the largest independent banks in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of 360 degree performance appraisals at TODO1.

 January 30, 2006
Sandia National Laboratories selects Blue/Surveys for Information Gathering and Analysis
 

Sandia National Laboratories - New Mexico - USA - January 30, 2006 - Since 1949, Sandia National Laboratories has developed technological solutions to support the U.S. national security and to counter national and global threats.

Blue/Surveys automates the implementation of large scale information gathering and analysis at the ServiceMaster.

 January 30, 2006
Purkinje Widens the Reach of their Internal 360 Reviews with Blue/360
 

Purkinje - Missouri - USA - January 30, 2006 - A cross-border merger in 2005 brought together two companies known for delivering innovative clinical solutions to physician offices and hospitals in the United States and Canada. With offices in the US, Canada, and India, Purkinje continues to develop breakthrough solutions for clinical documentation, care management, electronic prescribing and medication dispensing.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Purkinje.

 January 5, 2006
eXplorance Launches Blue/Evaluation to Offer Versatile Enterprise-class Evaluations and Appraisals
 

Blue/Evaluation is a powerful web based Blue module which fully automates the simplest to the most complex evaluation (and appraisal) implementations within an organization. Some uses of Blue/Evaluation include the following:

  • Human Resources
    • Performance appraisals
    • Employee and Staff evaluations
    • Multi-rater reviews
  • Marketing & Product Management
    • Product appraisals
    • Marketing campaign assessments
  • Applied to Education
    • Class/Teacher evaluations
    • Staff appraisals

Blue is a true enterprise-class asset; an asset that is centrally available to every authorized user or department in your organization to gather and analyze feedback.

 December 21, 2005
Graduate Leverage selects Blue/360 to implement organizational wide 360 reviews
 

Graduate Leverage - Massachusetts - USA - December 21, 2005 - Graduate Leverage (GL) is a student loan consolidation and debt management company founded by post-graduates from Harvard, Boston College and the UC Irvine College of Medicine. Working with the nation’s top financial aid offices and student body organizations GL provides an unbiased source for information on student loan consolidation and debt management.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Graduate Leverage.

 December 8, 2005
The ServiceMaster Company selects Blue/Surveys to Gather and Analyze Enterprise Wide Information
 

The ServiceMaster Company - Illinois - USA - December 8, 2005 - The ServiceMaster Company provides service to residential and commercial customers in the United States where it serves 10.5 million homes and businesses each year.

Its core service capabilities include lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, plumbing, heating and air conditioning maintenance and repair, appliance maintenance and repair, cleaning and furniture maintenance and home warranties.

Blue/Surveys automates the implementation of large scale information gathering and analysis at the ServiceMaster.

 November 4, 2005
Mindshare Interactive Campaigns selects Blue/360 to implement corporate wide 360 reviews
 

Mindshare Interactive Campaigns - Washington, DC - USA - November 4, 2005 - Mindshare Interactive Campaigns helps organizations leverage the communication opportunities created by technology. Since 1997, we have worked around the world with many of the leading corporations, associations, non-profit organizations and governmental entities to accomplish complex objectives.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Mindshare.

 October 7, 2005
eXplorance introduces Blue 2.3 including enhancements to Blue/360 and Blue/Surveys modules
 

Blue/360 now empowers your organization with a wealth of new possibilities and features including:

  • Multiple Data Sources – Implement surveys for different respondent groups such as your employees and customers
  • Effective Dating – Preserve the historical information of your respondents' demographics
  • Multilingual Support and Spell Check – Implement surveys in more than one (1) language
  • Slider Tool – Allow sub integer selection for rating types of questions
  • Dual Scale – Define two rating scales for your 360 reviews allowing you to capture and correlate more information pertaining to the evaluation
  • Batch Publishing – Publish your 360 reviews from a centralized console
  • Batch Reporting – Publish your 360 reports from a centralized console
  • Group and Rollover Reporting – Generate 360 reports by group (department, geographical location ...), or Rollover the results based on a specific criterion
  • Import and Export Options – Import list of raters. Export 360 results

Blue is a true enterprise-class asset; an asset that is centrally available to every authorized user or department in your organization to gather and analyze feedback

 September 2, 2005
eXplorance introduces Blue/Tests for indicators, tests and exams
 

Today more than ever, knowledge is power. Businesses make decisions every day based on what they know. But understanding and evaluating information in any context can be a complex task with imperfect results, so businesses increasingly rely on sophisticated tools to help guide their decisions. Understanding the internal environment can be as challenging as understanding the market. Blue/Tests is a flexible tool that can help any department that needs to measure and analyze knowledge, attitudes, or opinions. Some uses of Blue/Tests include the following:

  • Corporate Training
    • Assess training needs
    • Qualify for certification
    • Identify areas for improvement
  • Human Resources
    • Create psychological profiles
    • Gauge employee satisfaction
    • Supplement exit interviews
  • Marketing & Customer Service
    • Measure customer satisfaction
    • Host online focus groups
  • Business Intelligence
    • Indicators defined by scores and weights
 August 5, 2005
Corgan Associates selects Blue/360 to implement corporate wide 360 reviews
 

Corgan Associates - Texas - USA - August 5, 2005 - Corgan is nationally ranked among the top 25 design firms focused on architecture.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Corgan Associates.

 August 4, 2005
eXplorance partners with Microsoft within the Certified Partnership program
 

Washington State - USA - August 4, 2005 - eXplorance Inc., a provider of enterprise-class information gathering and analysis solutions, today announced that it is a new member of Microsoft’s Certified Partner Program.

eXplorance's Blue suite is a web-based information gathering and analysis software built on Microsoft’s .NET technology. Membership in Microsoft's Certified Partner Program signifies that eXplorance has demonstrated competence and expertise in Microsoft products and technologies.

 July 19, 2005
The Baha'i National Center acquires Blue/Surveys to gather and analyze member satisfaction information
 

Illinois - USA - July 19, 2005 - Blue/Surveys automates the implementation of large scale information gathering and analysis at the Bahá'í National Center.

 July 15, 2005
The Commonwealth of Learning acquires Blue/360 to implement corporate wide reviews
 

British Columbia - Canada - July 15, 2005 - the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organization created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at the COL.

 June 27, 2005
Foster Yeoman selects Blue/360 to Implement Corporate Wide 360 Reviews
 

Somerset - United Kingdom - June 27, 2005 - Foster Yeoman is a customer-focused, solutions driven organization, acknowledged to be one of the most innovative and successful quarrying and logistics businesses in the world.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Foster Yeoman.

June 11, 2005
eXplorance Expands Marketing Campaign to Reach Key European Countries
 

Quebec - Canada - June 11, 2005 - In its efforts towards increasing the market reach of Blue, enterprise-class information gathering and analysis software, eXplorance expands its marketing campaign to reach key european countries.

Our initial market validation probes turned out very successful and the response from the European reference customers has been very encouraging; hence, we have decided to dedicate special attention and resources to the large European market through centralized business development and the creation of local partnerships.

June 10, 2005
Thesis Consultores selects Blue/360 to Implement Corporate Wide 360 Reviews
 

Santiago - Chile - June 10, 2005 - Since 1986, Thesis Consultores specializes in the area of Organization Development, by collaborating with organizations in their efforts to improve their competitive edge. The company assists more than 70 national, as well as public organizations in Chile, and expands its services to Uruguay, Venezuela, Central America and the United States.

Blue/360 automates the implementation of large scale 360 degree reviews at Thesis Consultores.

 May 30, 2005
Eagle's Flight selects Blue to Implement their Customers's Assessments and 360 Reviews
 

Ontario - Canada - May 30, 2005 - Eagle’s Flight is an innovative leader in the development and delivery of practical training programs for the global business community. Through the use of experiential learning, Eagle's Flight assists organizations of all sizes in gaining a competitive edge by significantly strengthening their workforce.

Blue automates and simplifies the gathering and analysis of information with main focus on assessments and 360 evaluations.

 May 23, 2005
Whitworth College selects Blue/Surveys for Information Gathering and Analysis Needs
 

Washington - USA - May 23, 2005 - Recognized as one of the top regional colleges and universities in the West, Whitworth enrolls 2,000 students in more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Blue/Surveys assists Whitworth College with all its information gathering and analysis needs.

 May 13, 2005
Axis Group selects Blue/360 to Implement Corporate Wide Reviews
 

New Jersey - USA - May 13, 2005 - AXIS Group is a leading provider of business intelligence solutions. These solutions are based on leading edge technology designed to meet the sales, human resource, learning, finance, operations, accounting, and customer service information system requirements of even the largest multinational organizations. AXIS Group solutions and services enable organizations to sell, learn from, and service their organization or customers across multiple channels.

Blue assist the Axis Group with their staff assessment and 360 evaluation processes, automating and simplifying the collection and analysis of data.

 May 1, 2005
Oil & Gas Commission of British Columbia selects Blue for Employee Assessments and 360 Reviews
 

British Columbia - Canada - May 1, 2005 - The Oil & Gas Commission is a governmental organization responsible to regulate British Columbia’s oil and gas sector. It has a legislated mandate to make decisions on oil and gas applications, considering broad environmental, economic and social effects. It also has a responsibility to consult with First Nations, engage stakeholders, ensure safe operating practices, and streamline regulatory processes.

Blue will assist the Oil & Gas Commission of British Columbia with their staff assessment and 360 evaluation processes, automating and simplifying the collection and analysis of data.

 April 18, 2005
eXplorance Partners with Grupo Bertoni to Enhance its LATAM Market Coverage
 

Caracas - Venezuela - April 18, 2005 - In its efforts to further enhance its Latin American market presence, eXplorance has partnered with the regional leader in Human Resources consulting and technologies: Grupo Bertoni.

Grupo Bertoni has offices in Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela; and is represented in Chile, Honduras and Panama. Grupo Bertoni counts on technological tools which are complemented, with 20 years of successes in Human Resources consulting for the most important companies of the region.

 April 15, 2005
Lite-On USA Inc. Selects Blue/Surveys to Fill its Customer Surveying Needs
 

California, USA - April 15, 2005 - Lite-On Information Technology, a subsidiary of Lite-On Group, is a worldwide supplier of computer peripherals, ranging from optical disc solutions to digital consumer appliances for the PC and Consumer Electronics industry. Lite-On IT is regarded by the PC community as one of the top manufacturers of optical disc drives, ranking #1 and #2 worldwide.

Lite-On USA Inc. selects Blue/Surveys software as a centralized corporate asset. Blue/Surveys will assist Lite-On in the customer information dissemination, gathering and analysis activities pertaining to measuring customer satisfaction, new product features and customer service.

 March 29, 2005
Sioux Valley Children’s Specialty Clinic opts for Blue/360
 

South Dakota, USA - March 29, 2005 - Since 1996, Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System has endeavored to create a system that delivers on their vision: Creating a Better System of Care. Sioux Valley is now an integrated network of nearly 300 physicians and more than 150 healthcare facilities, working together to provide