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SumTotal Systems
What it is: Web-based software that tracks and assesses employee performance. It also lets employees receive notification of and apply for internal job openings.

Who uses it: Companies from a wide range of industries including banking, airline, manufacturing and state governments.

Cost: The base price starts at $3,500.

Why Sumtotal Systems: According to Carol Brenneisen, HR director at Impaqt, a search-engine marketing firm, SumTotal's Web-based goal management module keeps a scorecard of employee goals, accomplishments and learning initiatives. As a result, Brenneisen has been better able to "staff projects with the appropriate people" based on skills, not guesswork. sumtotalsystems.com

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