Knowledge Infusion Welcomes Oracle's Senior HR Product Strategy Executive on The Bill Kutik Radio Show

Tune in Wednesday, July 11th at noon EDT/ 9 a.m. PDT to hear Gretchen Alarcon, Oracle VP HCM Product Strategy.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) June 9, 2008

Knowledge Infusion, the recognized consulting authority on human resources, talent management, and emerging technology solutions, announces that Gretchen Alarcon, Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) Vice President of HCM Product Strategy, will be the featured guest on this week's "The Bill Kutik Radio Show."

Produced by the Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence, the Bill Kutik Radio Show is a bi-weekly online talk show hosted by Bill Kutik, the leading independent analyst of the HR technology marketplace. The show features unedited, unrehearsed, and unsponsored conversations with some of the industry's key thought-leaders, including executives from leading technology providers.

Alarcon guides Oracle's product strategy for the company's human capital management applications. She was previously a strategy executive for PeopleSoft, and for the start-up recruiting vendor Icarian. Before joining Icarian, Alarcon was with National Semiconductor where she helped redesign the company's worldwide human resource functions. She holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in American Studies from Stanford University.

"The goal of our Radio Show is to showcase the best and the brightest of HR technology vendors, practitioners, and consultants, and Gretchen certainly fits into that category as she stands astride the HCM product directions for Oracle and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise," said Bill Kutik. "Interested listeners are encouraged to bookmark our site or subscribe and download our shows to their iPods from iTunes. We have an exciting series of programs lined up that I'm certain will be informative, thought-provoking, and entertaining."

Alarcon will air at 12:00 p.m. EDT (noon) / 9 a.m. PDT on June 11, 2008. More information, including a link to listen, is available at http://www.knowledgeinfusion.com/coe/community/coe/radioshow

About Knowledge Infusion
Knowledge Infusion is the recognized consulting authority on human resources, talent management, and emerging technology solutions that drive human capital management business value. Formed in 2004, the firm works with over 150 global clients. Services include advising and creating technology strategy and execution plans to tie HR technology to business results and transforming people, process, and technology to align with business objectives. In addition to on-site consulting services, Knowledge Infusion offers clients the Center of Excellence--a community-based platform to sustain an HR competitive advantage through ongoing intelligence, best practices, collaboration, and on-demand consulting. Complementing each other, the on-site consulting and Center of Excellence offer an unparalleled source of services and information for the HCM community with a common goal in mind--maximizing the strategic direction HR has on an organization. Knowledge Infusion was named a Top 25 HR Influencer of 2007 by HR World, and was recognized by IHRIM with the 2007 Partner Award. http://www.knowledgeinfusion.com

About Bill Kutik
Bill Kutik is considered the leading independent analyst of the HR technology marketplace, with specialties in HCM, electronic recruiting, outsourcing and talent management. He was named a Top 25 HR Influencer of 2007 by HR World. He has been technology columnist for Human Resource Executive® since 1990 (at http://www.HREonline.com since 2006), also serving as co-chairman of the magazine's annual trade show, HR Technology Conference & Exhibition® (http://www.HRTechnologyConference.com) since its inception in 1998, with its 11th Annual Conference on October 15-17 in Chicago.

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