CRG Relies on Customer Feedback for Version 4.0 of emPerform

Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG), a global provider of innovative solutions that improve business performance and increase effectiveness, announced today the availability of version 4.0 of emPerform, CRG’s all- inclusive performance and talent management solution. Version 4.0 is the latest release and includes significant enhancements; including a completely re-designed user interface, multi-user administration capabilities, and substantial improvements to compensation management functionality.

emPerform 4.0 was first debuted to crowds of excited customers and expo visitors in June 2011 at the Annual SHRM Conference in Las Vegas. “After the feedback we received at SHRM, we couldn’t wait for the commercial availability of version 4.0” said John Smith, Director of Enterprise Business Solutions at CRG.

“This is our most exciting release to date”, said Vijay Jog, President and CEO of CRG. “We used customer feedback and thorough product analysis to further enhance our offerings in order to empower managers and HR professionals to become performance management experts. Also, the new user interface is aimed at transforming the end-user experience and making the system even easier to use”.

This release further solidifies emPerform’s commitment to delivering simple and effective employee performance management technology to organizations seeking to properly align, develop, reward, and retain their top performers.

“Enhancements present in 4.0 were driven by customer feedback and user requests”, said Trish Mermuys, Head of Support and Implementations for emPerform. “Making emPerform as simple and as user friendly as possible for customers is our highest priority and will continue to be a key factor in prioritizing product development initiatives”.

“It is really excellent to see changes implemented into the product based on the feedback that we provide”, said Denise Shower, emPerform customer and HR Generalist for Community Health Partnership. “emPerform is great at listening and responding to our needs and this release clearly demonstrates that”.

Since 2004, emPerform has been a fierce competitor in the HR technology and talent management solution market space. Its all-inclusive offering, ease-of-use, multi-lingual capabilities and value-focused pricing model has allowed the product to expand globally into a variety of industries seeking to automate and improve employee performance management. 

About Corporate Renaissance Group
Corporate Renaissance Group is a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com


CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and one of the most powerful and flexible reporting and analytics tools available. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and the public sector. For more information, visit www.employee-performance.com



For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
CRG emPerform
ntrudel@employee-performance.com
613-232-4295 x252s