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Oil producer provides HR kiosks for deskless workers

October 13, 2003

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Syncrude Canada Ltd., the largest single-source producer of oil in Canada, has deployed the Plumtree Software Corporate Portal, Collaboration Server and Search Server to over 5,000 employees, partners and contractors.

Syncrude said it will avoid spending thousands of dollars in anticipated hardware costs by providing kiosk and remote access to the Web portal for plant and field workers rather than personal computers, according to a news release.

Syncrude has assembled 150 Enterprise Web applications in the portal for streamlining processes, enhancing employee self-service and providing managers and executives with a real-time dashboard of production performance and costs.

Syncrude reports that the portal has made back-end systems more accessible and easier to use, improving ROI on Syncrude's existing technology investments and reducing training costs across the business, the release said.

Using the employee services application, staffers can go to a kiosk and calculate pensions and monitor retirement savings plans; change benefit choices and file expense reports; review and apply for internal job postings; apply for the Syncrude-sponsored computer purchase program; request vacation leave, travel, and review time and attendance; and search for employees and contractors in the portal phonebook.