PDS Launches Mobile App for Its Vista HRMS

CHICAGO, IL and BLUE BELL, PA--(Marketwire - Oct 8, 2012) - (HR Technology Conference & Exposition, booth #316) - PDS, a leading developer of human resource, benefits, recruiting, and payroll software, today announced that it has launched its Vista HRMS^® Mobile application. The Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is now available for free on smartphone devices, providing PDS customers the ability to deploy access to self-service functions across their enterprise. 

With Vista HRMS Mobile, employees are now easily able to request time off, access details about their paycheck, update personal data, and quickly perform other self-service requests securely via their smartphone. Additionally, managers can approve workflow requests (e.g. vacation requests, pay raises, time entry, or job openings) and quickly access staff phone and email information and with one click, make contact with that employee. 

"The use of smartphones has grown exponentially. They have become essential for most individuals to communicate today," explained Pat Palmer, senior vice president and product manager at PDS. "Our new mobile app enables employees and managers to leverage Vista HRMS' self-service capabilities no matter where they are located -- waiting for an appointment, sitting on their living room couch or during their lunch hour. They no longer need to be tied to a computer to update personal data, check on their benefits or view how much personal leave they have taken. This new app meets the demands of today's mobile workforce."

Vista HRMS is an award-winning, feature-rich, completely integrated HR, benefits, payroll, recruiting, and self-service software application that enables organizations to minimize the time invested in administrative HRMS/payroll activities by streamlining and automating those processes and facilitating strategic decision-making capabilities. Functional elements include workflow, tax management, recruitment, staffing, position management, training management, COBRA compliance, OSHA, Worker's Compensation compliance, FMLA management, Flexible Spending Accounts claims administration and performance and compensation management. Vista HRMS offers important business value by furnishing vital information for strategic planning and decision-making. Self-service capabilities for employees and managers reduce the administrative burden on HR and payroll departments and increase productivity across the entire workforce.

About PDS
In the HRMS software development business for more than 35 years, PDS is a provider of a feature-rich, completely integrated human resource, benefits administration, recruiting and payroll software application that enables organizations to focus on more strategic issues and less on administrative HR, benefits and payroll activities. In addition to core HRMS functionality, Vista HRMS^® offers self-service, English-language query tool and workflow automation. PDS also provides a full range of professional services to a wide variety of industries in the U.S. and in Canada. Founded in 1974, PDS is a privately-held company headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa. For more information on PDS or PDS' Vista HRMS solution and services visit www.pdssoftware.com.

PDS and the PDS logo are registered trademarks and Vista is a trademark of Personnel Data Systems Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners.