This IDC study evaluates the leading HCM software vendors in the Americas by eight vertical industries: financial services, manufacturing, retail/wholesale, communications and media, utilities, healthcare, government, and "other" industries.

Noel Stevens, senior analyst, Software Vertical Views, states, "Five vendors ? Oracle, SAP, Kronos, ADP, and Taleo ? are dominant in all eight vertical markets. Though not dominant in all industries, a number of other firms have a significant presence in the top 10 of multiple industries, including Lawson, Kenexa, Workbrain, and SAGE Group."