Resumix Readies Data-Integration OfferingResumix Readies Data-Integration Offering

Resumix, a division of Yahoo Inc.'s enterprise solutions business, will launch a product during the first quarter that helps ease the integration of data between its E-recruiting software, ERP, and human-resources management systems.

Application integration is a sore spot for many IT departments, with some departments spending as much as 70% of their budgets on customized integration, according to the Aberdeen Group. During the hiring process, duplicate information is shared between E-recruiting, ERP, and human-resources systems, primarily through customized fields or through manual cut-and-paste, which is prone to error.

To alleviate this burden for its customers, Resumix developed HR DataBridge, an add-on to its Resumix 6 suite of E-recruiting applications. The product leverages Web-services standards and enterprise application integration technology from Tibco Software Inc. to cut integration time to one month from up to a year, says Anthony Soohoo, Resumix's VP of marketing and products. HR DataBridge is compatible with ERP systems from Lawson, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP. Pricing ranges from $25,000 to $100,000, depending on the number of users and customer requirements.

But customers have other options when it comes to integrating recruiting data with existing enterprise systems. "The ERP vendors that are coming out with recruiting products make sure the integration is already there," says Katherine Jones, enterprise applications research director at the Aberdeen Group. Recruitsoft Inc., a competing E-recruiting vendor, also offers an ERP integration mechanism with its recruiting software.

Customized integration is still an option, but often doesn't keep up with updates to the application, Jones says. "If you do it [customized integration] yourself every time, either end changes and you need to reintegrate," she says. "Products never evolve at the same time."