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Human Resources SumTotal HR firm to hire 100 more Our Bureau Bangalore Sept. 20 SumTotal Systems, a provider of human resource management and talent development solutions, plans to hire some 100 employees over next three months to strengthen its development team and expand its sales presence in the country. SumTotal, which seeks to tap the Indian market in January, is taking the hosted route to sell solutions to the local customers, said Mr Anupam Pahuja, Managing Director of the Indian operations. The company plans to offer its software as a service to the Indian customers and is in talks with various companies to set up the infrastructure including a data centre, he said. The company is targeting key verticals such as retail, insurance, banking and financial services, IT and IT enabled services. The SaaS model helps SumTotal to lower the price points of its offerings and the company plans to target the small and medium enterprises and mid-sized firms. The company plans to charge on per employee, per seat basis in the SaaS model and would have a differential pricing strategy for the Indian customers, Mr Pahuja said. Encouraging response “The response from global customers to our SaaS offering has been encouraging and we expect a similar thing here,” Mr Pahuja said adding that even the existing customers were keen on the SaaS model. SumTotal plans to make India a global hub for its operations worldwide. SumTotal looks to add small, medium clients via SaaS model More Stories on : Human Resources | Consulting
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