TROY, Mich., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Chimes Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp. , hosted its third Customer Focus Forum Sept. 26-28 at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Chimes executives, customers and guest speakers from the research sector gathered to discuss how both Chimes and the field of human capital management are moving forward. Chimes' customers in attendance provided a beneficial peer-to-peer opportunity for discussing best practices within the sector, as well as discussion on the future of human capital management, the overall direction of Chimes, and additional developments within functionality and automation with Chimes' products.
"Chimes was proud to welcome our valued customers to the Chimes Customer Focus Forum," said Barry Olson, President, Chimes, Inc. "This conference demonstrates the dedication Chimes has to the continuing education and development of our customers, as well as these companies' commitment to better understanding and utilizing the Chimes' products and services to help improve their bottom line."
Olson gave the welcoming remarks, sharing his vision of human capital management and outlining how Chimes will continue to be an innovative partner for its customers. Focusing on the theme of "Chimes Moving Forward," key features of the two-day conference included:
* Keynote speaker Christa Degnan, Research Director, Aberdeen Group shared enterprise benchmark research findings on the services supply chain lifecycle * A keynote discussion of statistics and key trends related to the staffing supply chain led by Ronald Mester, President and CEO, Staffing Industry Analysts Inc. * A panel discussion, moderated by Martin McPherson, Quality Director, Chimes, featuring Victor Eckstein, Grant Thornton LLP; Glenn Davis, JH Cohn LLP; and Marc S. Friedman, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross about the need for compliance and quality, including Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS-70 * Brian Powers, Washington Mutual discussed the company's use of the Chimes product in a flexible services delivery model
Chimes currently manages engagements at more than 35 Global 2000 customers, and facilitates more than $1.5 billion of Human Capital spend annually. Chimes provides workforce procurement and management services and outsourcing solutions to the Global 2000 centered around its own technology. Chimes delivers a supplier-neutral approach to Human Capital Management (HCM), reducing the cost of managing contingent labor while delivering workflow efficiencies through integrated applications and services.
About Chimes, Inc.
Chimes, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp. , provides workforce procurement and vendor management services to Global 2000 companies. Through scaleable, web-based software, Chimes administers the entire hiring cycle to identify, leverage and manage the enterprise-wide spend on human capital. Chimes' products include Centralized Vendor Management (CVM), which administers the management of an organization's workforce services spend such as contingent, project and full-time hiring, consolidated time sheet and expense processing (CTE), Billing Adjustment and Invoicing (BAI) and Resource and Portfolio Management (Chimes RPM).
Drawing on its network of more than 2,000 staffing suppliers to recruit candidates at over 35 major corporations across seven industries, Chimes leads the marketplace in delivering an efficient, cost-saving approach to human capital management. For more information on Chimes and its customer base, please visit http://www.chimesnet.com/ or contact Charles Halash at (248) 293-6722.
About Computer Horizons Corp.
Computer Horizons Corp. is a strategic solutions and professional services company with more than thirty years of experience, specifically in information technology. The Company provides its services to a multi-national audience through its "bestshore" delivery centers located globally, and enabling its Fortune 2000 customer base to maximize technology investments. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, RGII Technologies, Inc., CHC has expanded its government practice to include the Federal government sector, a growing market, in addition to various other vertical markets it serves, such as healthcare, consumer products, insurance and financial services. CHC's wholly owned subsidiary, Chimes, uses its proprietary technology to enable its Global 2000 customer base to align and integrate business planning with human resource management across an enterprise's business functions. For more information on Computer Horizons, please visit our Web site at http://www.computerhorizons.com/.
Contact: David Reingold Kelly Wester Computer Horizons/Chimes RF Binder Partners 973.299.4000 212.994.7586 dreingold@chimesnet.com kelly.wester@rfbinder.com
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. It is possible that the assumptions made by management-including, but not limited to, those relating to contract awards, service offerings, market opportunities, results, performance expectations, expectations of cost savings, or proceeds from sale of certain operations-may not materialize.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. In addition to the above factors, other important factors include the risks associated with unforeseen technical difficulties, the ability to meet customer requirements, market acceptance of service offerings, changes in technology and standards, the ability to complete cost-reduction initiatives, the ability to execute the sale of certain operations or other initiatives, dependencies on key employees, customer satisfaction, availability of technical talent, dependencies on certain technologies, delays, market acceptance and competition, as well as other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, and other communications.
Chimes Inc.
"Chimes was proud to welcome our valued customers to the Chimes Customer Focus Forum," said Barry Olson, President, Chimes, Inc. "This conference demonstrates the dedication Chimes has to the continuing education and development of our customers, as well as these companies' commitment to better understanding and utilizing the Chimes' products and services to help improve their bottom line."
Olson gave the welcoming remarks, sharing his vision of human capital management and outlining how Chimes will continue to be an innovative partner for its customers. Focusing on the theme of "Chimes Moving Forward," key features of the two-day conference included:
* Keynote speaker Christa Degnan, Research Director, Aberdeen Group shared enterprise benchmark research findings on the services supply chain lifecycle * A keynote discussion of statistics and key trends related to the staffing supply chain led by Ronald Mester, President and CEO, Staffing Industry Analysts Inc. * A panel discussion, moderated by Martin McPherson, Quality Director, Chimes, featuring Victor Eckstein, Grant Thornton LLP; Glenn Davis, JH Cohn LLP; and Marc S. Friedman, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross about the need for compliance and quality, including Sarbanes-Oxley and SAS-70 * Brian Powers, Washington Mutual discussed the company's use of the Chimes product in a flexible services delivery model
Chimes currently manages engagements at more than 35 Global 2000 customers, and facilitates more than $1.5 billion of Human Capital spend annually. Chimes provides workforce procurement and management services and outsourcing solutions to the Global 2000 centered around its own technology. Chimes delivers a supplier-neutral approach to Human Capital Management (HCM), reducing the cost of managing contingent labor while delivering workflow efficiencies through integrated applications and services.
About Chimes, Inc.
Chimes, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp. , provides workforce procurement and vendor management services to Global 2000 companies. Through scaleable, web-based software, Chimes administers the entire hiring cycle to identify, leverage and manage the enterprise-wide spend on human capital. Chimes' products include Centralized Vendor Management (CVM), which administers the management of an organization's workforce services spend such as contingent, project and full-time hiring, consolidated time sheet and expense processing (CTE), Billing Adjustment and Invoicing (BAI) and Resource and Portfolio Management (Chimes RPM).
Drawing on its network of more than 2,000 staffing suppliers to recruit candidates at over 35 major corporations across seven industries, Chimes leads the marketplace in delivering an efficient, cost-saving approach to human capital management. For more information on Chimes and its customer base, please visit http://www.chimesnet.com/ or contact Charles Halash at (248) 293-6722.
About Computer Horizons Corp.
Computer Horizons Corp. is a strategic solutions and professional services company with more than thirty years of experience, specifically in information technology. The Company provides its services to a multi-national audience through its "bestshore" delivery centers located globally, and enabling its Fortune 2000 customer base to maximize technology investments. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, RGII Technologies, Inc., CHC has expanded its government practice to include the Federal government sector, a growing market, in addition to various other vertical markets it serves, such as healthcare, consumer products, insurance and financial services. CHC's wholly owned subsidiary, Chimes, uses its proprietary technology to enable its Global 2000 customer base to align and integrate business planning with human resource management across an enterprise's business functions. For more information on Computer Horizons, please visit our Web site at http://www.computerhorizons.com/.
Contact: David Reingold Kelly Wester Computer Horizons/Chimes RF Binder Partners 973.299.4000 212.994.7586 dreingold@chimesnet.com kelly.wester@rfbinder.com
Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in the foregoing are "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. It is possible that the assumptions made by management-including, but not limited to, those relating to contract awards, service offerings, market opportunities, results, performance expectations, expectations of cost savings, or proceeds from sale of certain operations-may not materialize.
Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. In addition to the above factors, other important factors include the risks associated with unforeseen technical difficulties, the ability to meet customer requirements, market acceptance of service offerings, changes in technology and standards, the ability to complete cost-reduction initiatives, the ability to execute the sale of certain operations or other initiatives, dependencies on key employees, customer satisfaction, availability of technical talent, dependencies on certain technologies, delays, market acceptance and competition, as well as other risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, and other communications.
Chimes Inc.
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