Oracle to Provide perksatwork Employee Portal to US Workforce of 36,000 Via Its Corporate Intranet
Leading E-Business Software Provider Leverages Internet to Deliver HR Content,
Community and Commerce Services to Its Employees
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- perksatwork.com, Inc., the premier provider of employee portals, today announced that Oracle Corp., the largest provider of software for e-business, is providing the perksatwork Employee Portal -- combining commerce, community and content services -- to its more than 36,000 US employees via its corporate intranet. The perksatwork Employee Portal helps Oracle employees better balance their work and personal lives by saving time and money on hundreds of quality goods and services, and by facilitating a tight-knit employee community in a single portal.
The perksatwork Employee Portal easily links into Oracle's corporate intranet. It also provides a platform for additional employee communications through intranet tools such as surveys, polls, suggestion boxes, broadcast messages and company bulletin boards -- all of which can be targeted to a group of employees or an individual. The perksatwork Employee Portal also takes advantage of the already established Oracle employee community and provides additional community services such as employee classifieds, group calendaring and work/life related bulletin boards.
"Attracting and retaining top-caliber employees has always been a priority for Oracle," said Bruce Lange, Oracle Vice President and Treasurer. "Oracle is well-known for both its competitive compensation packages and the non-monetary perks we offer our employees. The perksatwork Employee Portal adds to our already established benefits programs and provides additional services to help our employees achieve greater work-life balance."
The perksatwork Employee Portal provides additional goods and services that can only be delivered through e-commerce. From discounted movie tickets and CDs to complex financial services like home mortgages and auto insurance, perksatwork has teamed with over 250 national vendors and 500 local to provide the best discounts on quality goods and services.
"Oracle is a world-class organization that really understands the issues facing its employees," said Jim Greene, president and CEO of perksatwork.com. "The addition of the perksatwork Employee Portal enhances the delivery of the Oracle work/life programs and provides additional services that only the Internet can deliver."
About perksatwork.com
Founded in 1998, perksatwork.com Inc., based in San Francisco, is the premier provider of employee portals, enabling employees to achieve greater work-life balance through commerce, content and community services on their corporate intranet. perksatwork.com works with leading companies including EDS, Ericsson, Fluor, Oracle, PeopleSoft, RE/MAX, Robertson Stephens and Sun Microsystems to provide employee portal services to their employee desktops. perksatwork.com is privately held and funded by leading venture capital firms including Information Technology Ventures, US Venture Partners and Comdisco Ventures.
NOTE: perksatwork.com and perksatwork Employee Portal are service marks of perksatwork.com, Inc. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Additional information on perksatwork.com is available on the Internet at perksatwork.com, by sending email to info@perksatwork.com, or by calling 415-216-0100.
/CONTACT: Kate Sellers Blatt of perksatwork.com, Inc., 415-216-0176, or email, kate@perksatwork.com/ |
