London, 9 November 2011: Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, has been voted 'most flexible in implementation' and 'most cutting edge' in a live technology shootout at HRO Summit Europe. Lumesse also tied for first place in the 'most innovative' category with another vendor. Vendors taking part in the live shootout in front of an audience of HR professionals had just a few minutes to demonstrate the latest capabilities of their products and then faced questions from the audience on the technology showcased.

"This is a great endorsement for our talent management technology by the sort of knowledgeable and professional audience that the HRO Summit attracts," said Lumesse CEO Matthew Parker. "In a crowded market it can be difficult for customers to cut through the competing claims, but a live shootout like this shows which vendors have the answers to the questions that real users want to ask."

The technology shootout took place in Barcelona on 3 November 2011 at the HRO Summit Europe, the eighth year this prestigious event has taken place. Over 200 HR professionals attended HRO Summit Europe over 3 days in Barcelona, with almost 30 vendors represented.

"It was very brave of the vendors concerned to go in front of a live audience, especially with real time electronic voting, to present their technology," said Faye Holland, Managing Director, European & Asia Pacific Operations, SharedXpertise, the event's organiser. "Lumesse distinguished itself with a great demo of technology relevant to the audience and a good understanding of real user needs in a global context."

"As a user of Lumesse TalentLink in the recruitment outsourcing market we're not surprised to see it win these nominations from an expert audience - it has great capabilities for RPOs and MSPs like hyphen, especially in terms of helping us provide a great candidate experience and a rapid turnaround for our customers in finding great staff," added Rory Jeffcock, Client Services Director at hyphen Recruitment Outsourcing.

About SharedXpertise Media and the HRO Summit Europe

SharedXpertise Media is the leader in providing media, summits and forums that develop professional practices in the areas of corporate responsibility and human resources. Its media offerings include print and online publications; its forums and summits are conferences and it is also the Association management company for the HROA, CROA and other association membership programs. SharedXpertise serves strategy-level corporate executives in the human resources, finance, compliance and sustainability professions in North America, Europe and Asia.

HRO Summit Europe is part of the SharedXpertise HRO Today Forum series and has been running since 2003.