PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - May 17, 2011) - CyberShift, a global provider of workforce management and expense management software and services, today announced that chief executive officer, Robert E. Farina is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New Jersey Award finalist. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Farina was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 23, 2011 at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe.
Farina has steered CyberShift through a period of rapid growth and through the troubled waters of the recent recession, finishing its last fiscal year with record revenues, profits and order backlog. Positioning the company to focus on providing Workforce Management and Expense Management solutions that meet the needs of large, complex organizations through both an On Premise and Software-as-a-Service delivery model, CyberShift has attracted a large and prestigious customer base with over 1.5 million end users accessing its software from over 30 countries.
"I am honored to be named a finalist for such a prestigious award and to be acknowledged for the successes that we've achieved at CyberShift," Farina commented. "CyberShift is committed to helping our clients leverage our software capabilities to maintain a competitive edge and help them keep their increasingly global and mobile workforces connected to business critical applications."
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities and more than 50 countries throughout the world.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur of the Year overall National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12, 2011. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held November 9-13, 2011.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a national sponsor.
In New Jersey sponsors include Merrill Corporation, Empire Valuation Consultants, DLA Piper, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, WithumSmith+Brown, Gibbons, P.C., New Jersey Technology Council and NJ Biz.
About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
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About CyberShift
CyberShift specializes in providing leading organizations with best-in-class workforce and employee spend-management solutions to reduce costs, mitigate compliance risk, and increase productivity. Our solutions help organizations of all sizes address complex policies and increase the effectiveness of their workforce in delivering products or services to their customers every day. CyberShift's comprehensive product suite is unique in providing multi-national capabilities for employee scheduling, time-and-attendance, contingent labor management, absence management, expense management and solutions for the mobile workforce. CyberShift manages over 1.5 million transactions daily through our highly secure SaaS delivery model, and is also available as an On Premise license, putting the power of choice in the hands of the customer. For more information, please call (877) 274-4381 or visit www.cybershift.com.