As part of its process of continuous development, HR Access, the international human resources management software publisher and outsourcing service provider has strengthened its flagship solution with the launch of its new version HRa Suite 9, along with its single hosting outsourcing platform HRa ESP. In addition to providing increased technological capacity, the new version will help HR Access to speed up its development in particular in the Saudi market. Recognized for its performance and efficiency in human resources management, administrative management, payroll and time management, the HRa Suite 9 solution offers the most extensive functional coverage and the highest-performance technical architecture. By combining experience with technological performance, HR Access offer companies innovation, reliability, total dedication to human resource topics, reversibility between the outsourcing and the in-sourcing solutions, powerful payroll engine, time and activity management, payroll data retrieval, time acquisition interfaces, social benefit management and reduced operating costs to help them perform more effectively. CEO Franck Boutboul, EMEA, said, “Our strategy is clearly defined; at the end of last year, we decided to expand our activities in the Middle East by firstly creating a network with HR companies by leveraging our existing customers and partners' relationships, and existing offices in Tunisia and Morocco. “Our main objective is to build strong partnerships with selective companies that can help us promote our solutions and services. Secondly, by mid 2012, HR Access will have an office in this region. Depending on the selected partner we are considering either Riyadh and/or Abu Dhabi. This will allow us to develop HR Access position and our market share.” The Saudi market has officially opened doors for female employment and 40,000 new opportunities have been created within the cosmetic and fashion industries, and others. Yet, it still comprises on a lot of semi-qualified Asian manual labor workers that could be replaced by Saudi labor workers who face the challenge of unemployment. This issue can be solved in the Kingdom by the mutual support of local companies that can invest in specific educational programs dedicated to the employment crisis. Accordingly, HR Access with its newly tailored product HRa Suite 9 can complete the missions and support these companies with the HR management needed systems, enabling the business to benefit from the rich and varied human resources. Successfully running a business requires the HR department to have access to a globalized and localized inventory of potential and skilled workers. A high-performance and scalable information system is a vital partner for the HR team, helping them spend more time on missions with higher value added. “We are proud of the success of our HRa Suite 9 solution, which is a key factor in our further development and current growth. The launch of HRa Suite 9 confirms the maturity of our offering and our ability to extend our know-how to an international area,” said Boutboul.