Press Releases

2024

2024-01-25

OrangeHRM Revolutionizes User Experience with the Launch of AI-Enabled Helpdesk

OrangeHRM: Revolutionizing HR Management Globally - AI Helpdesk, Trusted by 5 Million Users, Earns SourceForge's Winter 2024 Category Leader Recognition.

OrangeHRM, a leading provider of Human Resource Management solutions, proudly announces the launch of its AI-enabled helpdesk, a groundbreaking addition to its advanced version. Accessible through the HRM help portal, this innovative feature marks a significant milestone in OrangeHRM's commitment to harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance user experience.

2023

2023-02-03

OrangeHRM Wins Category Leader Award for HR Software in 2023!

OrangeHRM, the world's most popular HRIS sweeps the HR Category Leader award from SourceForge, one of the leading software listing websites worldwide, for the fourth consecutive time.

2022

2022-06-15

OrangeHRM Releases Starter 5.0, The Latest Version of its Free & Open-Source HR Software

The new release features a brand new user interface and has been upgraded to a new technology stack which enables wider integration possibilities and improves security of the system.

2009-01-20

OrangeHRM Wins Big at SourceForge Community Awards 2022

SourceForge, a software listing website for open-source and other business software, is the largest, most trusted destination for open source software discovery, software reviews, and software development on the web.

2009-06-09

OrangeHRM, recognized as a Leader in the HR software category by SourceForge

OrangeHRM is proud to be a winner of the Leader award from SourceForge, a global leader for open source and business software.

2016

2016-01-07

OrangeHRM Launches 5.2 Upgrade with Innovative Recruiting Module and Social Media Platform

SECAUCUS, NJ, ( January 07, 2016 ) With version 5.2 of its professional & enterprise product, OrangeHRM now offers users powerful new recruiting and in-house social media capabilities.
The features and functions available with OrangeHRM 5.2 represent an innovative step forward in HR capability

2015

2015-11-04

OrangeHRM Launches Integrated ATS with Interview Assistance and Decision Support

SECAUCUS, NJ, ( November 04, 2015) Utilizing IBM Watson technology, OrangeHRM, a U.S.-based human resources software solutions corporation, launched a beta version of #ProjectNova on October 1 at OHRM Con in New York City. #ProjectNova is an integrated applicant tracking system (ATS) that fast lanes recruiting, reduces hiring costs, and improves the candidate journey.

2015-10-02

World's First Open Source HR Tech Conference in New York This Week

New York, NY(October 1-2, 2015)Bringing together industry experts, thought leaders, and participants from the fields of open source, HR, and HR tech management, the conference is slated to run October 1-2, 2015, at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel.
At OHRMCon, attendees will learn and discuss trends in HR tech, network with colleagues, and participate in the open source community.

2015-06-11

OrangeHRM Launches New Open Source Version with API, Mobile App and Open ID / G+ Authentication

NEW YORK, NY, (June 11, 2015) The ability to integrate systems, has always been a part of the OrangeHRM open source roadmap, while its enterprise and professional versions have built-in capabilities to ingrate with others systems via web services, the OS release has just begun to inherit some of these capabilities. This release has laid the foundation, for an API and has a few built-in web services that are used to communicate with the mobile app introduced along with this version.

2015-04-22

OrangeHRM Announces OHMRCon 2015 - The World's First Open Source HR Tech Conference

NEW YORK, NY, (April 22, 2015) OrangeHRM, the world's most used open source human resource management software (HRM) company, today announced its first user conference OHRMCon 2015. The conference will be held in Times Square, New York at the Marriot Marquis on the 1st and 2nd of October 2015.

2014

2014-10-28

OrangeHRM 3.2 - Expanding Open Source HRM

SECAUCUS, NJ, (October 28, 2014) OrangeHRM 3.2 is a major release for 2014 with the inclusion of a new revamped performance evaluation module and the dashboard.

2014-08-14

OrangeHRM - CIO Review's for 20 Most Promising HR Tech Solution Providers

FREMONT, CA, (August 14, 2014) OrangeHRM Inc. Annual list showcases the 20 Most Promising HR Tech Solution Providers focused on offering HR Solutions; OrangeHRM makes it to CIO Review's 20 Most Promising HR Technology Solution Providers for its flexible and easy to use open source HRM solution.

2014-06-23

OrangeHRM Launches Powerful Human Resource Tool with New Android Application

SECAUCUS, NJ, (June 23, 2014) OrangeHRM Inc.OrangeHRM puts the convenience of employee leave management into the hands of mobile device users with the launch of the OrangeHRM Android App.

2013

2013-03-21

Driving Human Resource Management in Afghanistan

SECAUCUS, NJ (March 21, 2013) OrangeHRM Inc. has been studying this market in the past couple of years with an aim to introduce the world's most popular open source HR management system. OrangeHRM has partnered with First Rate Afghanistan, a pioneer in IT services in the country in its quest

2012

2012-06-14

OrangeHRM Launches OrangeAM - A Global Leave Management System

SECAUCUS, NJ (June 14, 2012) OrangeHRM Inc. a global leader in HRIS development for small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide, launched OrangeAM (Absence Management System) with improved and sophisticated leave management features.

2012-05-22

OrangeHRM Partners with HR-Portalen in Sweden

SECAUCUS, NJ (May 22, 2012) OrangeHRM Inc., a leading developer of software of Human Resource applications, based on open source code and made available as cloud services, has chosen the HR Portal Nordic AB as a partner for the Nordic market , a Swedish-based HRM organization which provides innovative HR solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in need of effective management and development of the company's Human Resources.

2011

2011-11-22

OrangeHRM and BSI Introduce Virtual Interviews with the World's Most Popular Free HRM Software

SECAUCUS, New Jersey (November 22, 2011)OrangeHRM the world's most popular open source HR solution provider today announced its partnership with Business Services, Inc. (BSI), a technology innovator and leader in video-based technologies, to bring applicant tracking and video interviewing to the OrangeHRM Open Source and OrangeHRM Live HRM solutions.

With this partnership OrangeHRM will provide BSI's state-of-the-art Int-R-View Portfolio SaaS talent acquisition solution with customized online job application, resume upload, and video interviewing service for their (OrangeHRM's) client base.

Always on the lookout for new features and functionality to integrate into their popular HRM platform, OrangeHRM took notice of the emergence of video enabled talent acquisition in the marketplace.

2011-09-14

OrangeHRM and VHC Advance Thailand Introduce Cloud-Based HRMS solutions in Thailand

SECAUCUS, NJ (September 14, 2011)OrangeHRM Inc and VHC Advance partner to introduce an affordable HR solution to the Thai market. The solution is based on OrangeHRM Live which is an advanced version of its open-source version.

The alliance will cater enhanced support and services locally to OrangeHRM users in Thailand. The partners will be holding a grand product launch to build market awareness of the cloud based HRIS.<

OrangeHRM, the world's most popular open source HR solution announced its strategic coalition with VHC Advance, the leader in IT Consultation and HC Products in Bangkok, Thailand.

2011-01-10

OrangeHRM 2.6.1 Release Candidate Released

SECAUCUS, NJ(January 10, 2011) OrangeHRM Inc. a global leader in HRIS development released a trial-candidate version of the "World's Most Popular Open Source HR Software." OrangeHRM expects 2011 to be another year of excitement. It's a reticent improvement that personifies OrangeHRM's effort to boost the frequency the open-source HRIS is developed.

The OrangeHRM engineering team has made available for a looming new version. The release serves as a trial-candidate before 2.6.1 is released on 20th January 2011.

2011-01-05

OrangeHRM Inc and Identity Automation Join Forces to Integrate Other Software Systems with OrangeHRM

SECAUCUS, NJ(January 05, 2011) OrangeHRM Inc and Identity Automation Join Forces to Integrate Other Software Systems with OrangeHRM.

This strategic alliance will leverage OrangeHRM as an authoritative source to provision/de-provision user accounts and share other data elements with downstream systems in the enterprise.

2010

2010-10-26

MYSQL CO-Founder David Axmark at OrangeHRM Sri lanka

SECAUCUS, NJ( October 26, 2010) MySQL Co-Founder and a Director of OrangeHRM Inc., David Axmark visited the company's R&D center in Colombo last month.

2010-10-05

SECAUCUS, NJ(October 05, 2010 ) OrangeHRM, Inc., a leader in the development of open-source human resources management (HRM) software, launched the new website for its hosted enterprise version OrangeHRM Live, a hosted version of its flagship product Oran

SECAUCUS, NJ(October 05, 2010 ) OrangeHRM, Inc., a leader in the development of open-source human resources management (HRM) software, launched the new website for its hosted enterprise version OrangeHRM Live, a hosted version of its flagship product OrangeHRM. OrangeHRM Live was launched at the SHRM 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition at the San Diego Convention Center, California earlier this year.

This new website will give detailed information on OrangeHRM Live while allowing HR people to sign up for a comprehensive HR management system in just a few minutes. The new website contains video tours, detailed description on each module and talks about advantages of why modern businesses should start using web-based software like OrangeHRM Live.

2010-07-28

OrangeHRM Live - Web Based HR Management System

SECAUCUS, NJ(July 28, 2010) OrangeHRM, Inc., a leader in the development of open-source human resources management (HRM) software, is pleased to announce the launch of OrangeHRM Live, a hosted version of its flagship product OrangeHRM. OrangeHRM Live was launched at the SHRM 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition at the San Diego Convention Center, California.

OrangeHRM Live is packed with many add-ons and advanced modules giving HR Managers a feature-rich and flexible application. Hosted on highly secured servers. OrangeHRM is guaranteed to be a fast, scalable and reliable HR Application and can be deployed in minutes. OrangeHRM Live does not require any installation, IT staff, or an IT infrastructure, OrangeHRM Live is hosted and maintained with timely upgrades and you can access it on any leading web browser anytime and from anywhere in the world. With its User-friendly interface, admin and self-service modules, it's as easy as using eBay or Gmail. Companies do not have to wait for the return on investment, with OrangeHRM Live you can pay as you go and pay per user.

2010-04-14

OrangeHRM Closes On Series A Financing

SECAUCUS, NJ (April 14, 2010) OrangeHRM, Inc., a leader in the development of open open-source human resources management (HRM) software, is pleased to announce that it has received Series A investment capital from principal investors Larry Stefonic and David Axmark to finance the sales, marketing and Axmark development of OrangeHRM, the company's flagship product. The investment capital will fund the development of new HR modules such as training, budgeting, and benefits modules; configurable engines to facilitate leave and recruitment modules; development of an SOA based API's to integrate with third d party applications; and the launch of Orange HRM Live, a SaaS implementation of the product that contains additional features. Additionally, the company will expand sales and marketing resources to further broaden the reach of the company and accelerate growth.

2010-03-23

New Release of OrangeHRM's Open Source HRM Software

SEACAUCUS, NJ (March 23, 2010) OrangeHRM, Inc. is pleased to announce that it released the latest version of OrangeHRM, its open-source HRM software today. Release 2.6 incorporates a Performance Module, a new feature designed to help small- and medium-sized enterprises conduct formal employee performance reviews.

2009

2009-12-23

OrangeHRM - 300,000 Downloads and Counting

SEACAUCUS, NJ (December 23, 2009) OrangeHRM, The world's leading Open Source HR Management solutions provider hit a new milestone. The company said today that it went past 300,000 downloads of its application.

2009-10-05

OrangeHRM Releases Version 2.5 of the Open Source HRM Solution

SEACAUCUS, NJ (October 05, 2009) OrangeHRM, the worlds most popular Open Source Human Resource Software, today announced the release of OrangeHRM 2.5.

2009-09-07

OrangeHRM Partners with Factor Humano - Costa Rica

SECAUCUS, NJ (September 07, 2009) The new partnership between OrangeHRM and Factor Humano offers new opportunities to deliver improved OrangeHRM services to the South American market.

2009-06-09

OrangeHRM Releases Version 2.4.2 of the Open Source HRM Solution

SECAUCUS, NJ (June 09, 2009) OrangeHRM, a leading provider of open-source HR Management solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide, is delighted to announce the newest stable version of its product: OrangeHRM 2.4.2.

2009-03-18

OrangeHRM Introduces Larry Stefonic as Member of Advisory Board

SECAUCUS, NJ (March 18, 2009) OrangeHRM, a leading provider of open-source HR Management solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide, announced that Larry Stefonic has been appointed to its advisory board.

2009-01-20

OrangeHRM Reaches 200,000 Downloads

SECAUCUS, NJ (January 20, 2009) For OrangeHRM accomplishing 200,000 downloads of the Open Source Human Resource Management System since its first release in February 2006 to SourceForge is a great start for the year 2009 and we hope for a continuous exciting year ahead.

2008

2008-09-26

OrangeHRM releases version 2.4

OrangeHRM releases version 2.4
SECAUCUS, NJ (September 26, 2008) OrangeHRM, a leading provider of open-source HR Management solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide, has announced the launch of version 2.4 of their Human Resource Information System (HRIS). The introduction of the Recruitment Module, comprising of a comprehensive job application and publishing and recruitment component, was the main focus of the release. Feedback received from the user community was instrumental to the development of the module.

2008-06-01

OrangeHRM releases version 2.3

SECAUCUS, NJ (June 1, 2008) OrangeHRM, a leading provider of open-source HR Management solution for small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide, has announced the launch of version 2.3 of their human resource information system (HRIS). Introduction of the Benefit Module which comprises of the comprehensive Health Saving Plans, according to the feedback, received from user community side, were the main focus of the release.

2007

2007-11-01

OrangeHRM releases version 2.2.2

New Jersey, USA (November 1, 2007) OrangeHRM, a leading provider of open-source HR Management solution for small and medium sized enterprises worldwide, has announced the launch of version 2.2.2 of their human resource information system (HRIS). Enhancements of the Time and Attendance and Leave modules, according to the feedback, received from user community side, were the main focus of the release.

2007-06-29

OrangeHRM reaches 50,000 downloads and becomes available in Russian, Spanish and Danish languages

New Jersey, USA (June 29, 2007) OrangeHRM announced it has reached more than 50,000 cumulative downloads since February 2006, when the first version of the Open Source Human Resource Management System was released to SourceForge.net - worlds largest open source collaborative development website. In addition, OrangeHRM has been holding the position among the first 15 most active open source applications on SourceForge.net for the past month.

2007-06-27

OrangeHRM releases version 2.2

New Jersey, USA (June 27, 2007) OrangeHRM announced the launch of version 2.2 of their flagship OrangeHRM web-based open-source Human Resource Management (Human Capital Management) System. The new version, which is the result of communication and collaboration with OrangeHRM's fast-growing and knowledgeable open source community, has been enhanced by adding a Time and Attendance module.

OrangeHRM releases version 2.1

New Jersey, USA (March 21, 2007) The release of OrangeHRM version 2.1 was announced. OrangeHRM is an open source software application, which helps small and medium enterprises to manage their most valuable asset people. The new version contains major improvements and fixes in Personal Information Management, Leave Management and Reporting modules.

2007-02-09

OrangeHRM ranked among the top projects on SourceForge.net

New Jersey, USA (February 9, 2007) - OrangeHRM Inc. announces that it achieved the 4th place ranking as an Enterprise solution and 10th position among projects of all categories, listed on the directory of open source software - SourceForge.net.

2006

2006-10-23

OrangeHRM launch version 1.2 of their user friendly Open Source HRM solution

New Jersey, USA (October 23, 2006) - The release of OrangeHRM version 1.2 was announced today. OrangeHRM is easy to install and easy to use free Open Source HRM System especially suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The new version contains major improvements to the user-friendliness of the system.