June 1, 2009 – Accela, the leading provider of government software solutions, has implemented recruiting software from Newton to help manage their on-going efforts to hire the best and brightest. With implementations in more than 500 government agencies worldwide and nearly 30 years of development experience in the government software industry, Accela is uniquely qualified to help customers connect people to government through easy, on-demand access to services that enhance lives and drive economic prosperity.
Accela is a dynamic, growing software company with a bright future and an unwavering focus. With nearly three decades of software development and implementation experience, Accela is the established leader in the government automation industry and a pacesetter on the cutting edge of a consumer revolution.
Looking for the best talent to build on their 30-year success story, Accela has chosen Newton to provide web-based applicant management technology. Newton provides Accela with an easily managed careers page, a searchable candidate database, and a convenient way for human resources to share resumes with hiring mangers.
Newton, Inc. is an internet company that develops next generation business technology. Our first product called Newton is a next-generation recruiting software application. As the first enterprise Rich Internet Application for recruiting, Newton is a native SaaS application delivered entirely over the internet. Newton leverages Web 2.0 technology to enable unparalleled collaboration and ease of use empowering companies of any size to establish an efficient, effective recruiting process, boost recruiting productivity, and lower recruiting costs.
For more information about Accela visit their website: www.Accela.com
May 22, 2009 – Solution Stream, a leading technical solutions consultancy headquartered in American Fork, Utah, has selected Newton’s recruiting software to manage their hiring initiatives. SolutionStream has enjoyed steady growth since 1996, creating rich media experiences for an impressive list of clients. Always searching for top talent, SolutionStream has built a creative staff possessing a wide range of talent and experience. Leveraging Newton allows SolutionStream to maximize recruiting effectiveness and productivity in order to provide their clients with access to the best and the brightest technical and creative talent available.
“We use Newton to keep recruiting organized so nothing slips through the cracks. We have access to all of our candidates in one place, accessible online so our teams can see our active candidate pipeline anytime. Newton also allows everyone to get involved in hiring from our hiring managers to our sales team. Everyone can track progress, see what jobs are prioritized and participate in helping us hire the best people possible,” said Cade Garrett, Technical Recruiter at SolutionStream.
Newton, Inc. is an internet company that develops next generation business technology. Our first product called Newton is a next-generation recruiting software application. As the first enterprise Rich Internet Application for recruiting, Newton is a native SaaS application delivered entirely over the internet. Newton leverages Web 2.0 technology to enable unparalleled collaboration and ease of use empowering companies of any size to establish an efficient, effective recruiting process, boost recruiting productivity, and lower recruiting costs.
About SolutionStream
SolutionStream was founded in May of 1996 to provide superb technical solutions to its customers. A common problem to the industry then and now is software projects that go out of control due to incorrect planning, technology, and implementation. With SolutionStream’s excellent track record, deep expertise, and highly adaptable methodology, projects can consistently be delivered on time and within budget. Not only have they successfully executed large scale projects, but they have also rescued failing ones.
Steve Hazelton presenting to the Boston Area Cloud Computing Group
Our recent trip to Boston was a great opportunity to speak with several prospective clients and to address the Boston Area Cloud Computing Group. Steve, Newton’s chief product officer spent nearly 30 minutes addressing a packed house at Microsoft’s Waltham campus on Monday night. Offering a unique perspective on why we have chosen to forego the cloud for now, Steve kept the crowd intrigued with his recount of Newton’s recent evaluation of Amazon’s cloud computing services and the challenges specifically around what he referred to as environmental variability. As Steve put it, “We have every intention of utilizing the cloud in the future but, we could not with 100% certainty, ensure that our customers would not see some amount of service interruption had we made the decision to go with AWS.” “Furthermore, reliability is one of our core business tenants and just can’t be compromised at any cost.”
Due to time constraints, we were not able to demonstrate Newton’s online recruiting software to the attendees but, Steve did deliver well received remarks regarding our business model and specifically how we are making business software easier to buy, activate, and use.
Thank you Wayne Pauley, Matt Rudnick and the entire Boston Area Cloud Computing community for being such gracious hosts. We look forward to returning to Boston soon.
Newton is pleased to announce a partnership with Grid Alternatives, a non-profit created to empower communities in need by providing renewable energy services, equipment and training. Grid Alternatives is continuing to expand throughout California adding headcounts in various regions throughout state. Grid Alternatives uses Newton’s recruiting software to announce new openings, review and share applicants, track progress and analyze results.
“Newton allows us to easily update our careers site, manage and track applicants and generally keep recruiting organized and on track”, says a Grid Alternative staffer.
Grid Alternatives has installed over 200 solar electric systems with low-income families throughout the state which translates to over $3 million in energy cost savings over the systems’ life spans. With energy costs ever increasing and with the negative environmental impacts of our current energy sources becoming clearer, there has never been a better time to bring solar power into communities that could use the most help.
Newton, Inc. is proud to provide Grid Alternatives with next generation recruiting software to power their recruiting initiatives.
Based on eyetracking studies, researchers have determined that the heyday of the banner ad is long gone. Since 1997, internet users have consistently been paying less and less attention to banner style advertising on content sites. The ability to avoid banner ads has developed into a full blown phenomenon known as “banner blindness”.
Plain text, human faces and private body parts like cleavage are the three site design elements that remain the most consistent attention magnets. While the general attention level for those three elements has held constant among internet users, the ability to visually filter advertising material has improved. This phenomenon has pressured advertisers to use unethical tactics to regain interaction with their message.
Based on recent research, banner ads that mimic a site’s design are one of the most effective ways to attract a viewer’s attention. This unethical practice blends the line between editorial content and advertising. In some cases, the advertising material will mimic site forms and actually trick users into clicking through to the advertiser’s page. This unsettling trend appears to be a clear sign that the banner advertising sector is struggling. While unethical advertising may show effectiveness in eyetracking studies, it is important to note that ethical business practices will ultimately produce the best long-term results.
Steve Hazelton, Newton, Inc.’s Chief Product Officer, will bring a unique perspective to Boston’s Cloud Computing group this month. Having evaluated moving our service to the Cloud, Steve will explain his decision to forego the Cloud for now and why.We will also be demonstrating our product and sharing stories of how our customers are using to Newton to build and operate efficient, effective hiring processes, boost recruiting productivity, and lower recruiting costs.
About the Boston Based Cloud Computing Users Group
This group has been meeting since early 2008 to discuss topics and trends related to cloud computing. The meetings provide a great venue to network with companies, investors, and technologies interested in cloud computing and SaaS. Meeting monthly, the group invites speakers to demonstrate their products and to talk about operating in the Cloud.Past speakers have included:
Vikram Kumar, CTO,Pixily
Bret Hartman, CTO,RSA
Greg Arnette, CTO and Co-Founder, Sonian
Mike Pittaro, Founder and Chief Community Officer, SnapLogic
John Fawcett, CTO, Tamale Software
Treb Ryan, CEO, Opsource
DATE: May 12, 2009
TIME: 7-9pm
AGENDA: Meet & Greet /Networking 6-7pm
LOCATION: Microsoft Northeast District: Waltham, MA
FlashCamp is a free developer event focused on Flex 2, Flash Catalyst and Flex Builder. The event will be hosted at the Adobe San Francisco Office on Friday night, May 29th. Building off the experience from ApolloCamp, this even will focus on the next generation of Flex and other flash technologies.
Newton’s recruiting software is one of the first enterprise Rich Internet Applications to utilize the Flex platform. The FlashCamp event is an opportunity to cover everything you need to know about getting started with building Rich Internet Applications with Adobe technology. Learn why Flex is the tool of choice for web-based applications.
Hosted by Adobe, the event will include food and drinks for all participants. Adobe’s Chief Software Architect, Kevin Lynch, will be making the keynote speech about the future of Rich Internet Applications. Adobe engineers will also be available to chat with at the event.
To register for FlashCamp San Francisco: Click Here
Welcome to the Newton News, our most recent addition to Newtonondemand.com. The Newton News section will cover company developments, recruiting software, the human resources industry and the job market. Our goal is to update you with company news and keep a finger on the pulse of the industry as a whole.
Stay tuned for regular updates and editorials. We will try our best to post the most interesting developments from inside Newton and shed some light on the state of technology in the human resources field.
