BOSTON, June 6, 2014 OnForce,
a leader in technology-enabled workforce management, today highlighted various
milestones the company has achieved in accelerating the adoption of independent
contractor workforce models since the launch of its platform that connects
companies with best-fit independent IT workers, and gives companies the tools
to manage and pay these workers. OnForce also outlined emerging business
opportunities for providing workforce management solutions that address new
types of freelancer arrangements outside of the IT industry.
In the spring of 2004 OnForce
became one of the first companies to launch an online freelancer marketplace
and management platform, which allowed enterprises to quickly find independent
IT field service workers with specific skills sets for short-term, on-site IT
projects, and also gave enterprises the tools for managing and paying these
independent workers. Over the course of the last decade OnForce has become one
of the most widely used platforms for engaging, managing and paying independent
IT workers in the U.S. and Canada. In the last decade OnForce has achieved
numerous milestones, including:
More than 6,400 companies ranging
from the worlds largest enterprises like Apple, AT&T, Xerox, Comcast and
Pitney Bowes to SMBs have used OnForces platform to engage, manage and pay
independent IT workers
More than 2.2 million assignments
secured through OnForces platform
Nearly 250,000 work orders accepted
through OnForces native mobile applications for iOS and Android
Providing IT field services
coverage in more than 99.8 percent of U.S. ZIP codes
Securing patents that serve as the
foundation for efficient engagement of freelance workers, which focus on work
order development, online negotiation and payment processing systems, as well
as real-time clarification of work order requirements and visibility into the
updated work orders for all relevant parties
Recognition from numerous industry
sources as a leading freelancer management technology provider, including the
Red Herring 100, Stevie Awards, CODiE Awards, Webby Awards and Channel Insider
Bulls Eye Award
Technology has played an
increasingly important role over the last decade in allowing companies of all
sizes to quickly gain access to pools of freelance workers with specific
skill-sets for completing specialized assignments, said Andrew Karpie, chief
analyst of The Research Platform. OnForces platform offers companies a much
needed way to engage, manage, and control short-assignment independent workers,
and its mobile applications and other tools empower those freelancers to put
theirunique skills and expertise to work anytime and anywhere they are needed.
Task-to-Talent
Growth Opportunities Emerge Beyond IT Industry
Recent studies estimate that
contingent labor accounts for up to 30 percent of an organizations total
workforce mix, and forecasts indicate that independent workers will account for
up to 50 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2020. As OnForce looks forward, the
company sees growth opportunities in providing technologies for managing
Task-to-Talent workforce arrangements, which are shorter-term in nature than
traditional contingent work arrangements and involve hiring freelancers with
specialized skill-sets for completing highly specific, finite tasks.
The IT industry was one of the
earliest adopters of the Task-to-Talent workforce model, where companies hire
IT contractors for very short periods of time, lasting hours or even minutes,
to complete a specific assignment, said OnForce CEO Peter Cannone. Recently
weve seen many industries outside of IT, such as education, marketing,
publishing and financial services, cultivate their own private networks of
freelance workers, and these companies are now interested in implementing
Task-to-Talent strategies and supporting technologies. OnForces platform for
engaging, managing and paying freelance workers for short-term engagements has
been battle-tested in the IT industry over the last decade, which puts us in a
strong position to provide companies across industries with the most reliable
platform for managing Task-to-Talent workforce arrangements.
This year OnForce launched OnForce
Converge, a cloud-based Freelancer Management System (FMS) for
giving enterprises the tools necessary for implementing a Task-to-Talent
workforce model. The OnForce Converge platform offers a unique set of
capabilities for managing enterprises private networks of freelance workers,
including on-demand job filling and compliance management, along with
consolidated invoicing, administration and reporting. To learn more,
visit http://www.onforce.com/converge.
About OnForce
OnForce, a leader in SaaS
technology-enabled workforce solutions, empowers companies of all sizes in all
industries to gain a competitive edge in how work gets done. Its business model
allows customers to rapidly grow their businesses, lower service costs, extend
skill-sets, and generate new streams of revenue. For additional information,
please visit www.onforce.com.
Contact:
Davies Murphy Group
onforce@daviesmurphy.com
(781) 418-2412
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