Access Group increases cloud footprint with acquisition of TeamSeer

23rd April 2013

Team management solution adds a further 40,000 subscribers to the Access aCloud platform London, UK 18 April 2013 Access Group (Access) has acquired the award-winning SaaS-based staff planner and team management solution, TeamSeer, significantly increasing its aCloud subscriber base.

Purchased for an undisclosed sum, TeamSeer is Access' ninth acquisition in recent months and has over 300 customers across well-known brands including Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann Erickson, Legal & General Investment Management, Hogg Robinson Group, Hitachi, Siemens and the New York Stock Exchange. Chris Bayne, CEO for Access, commented, -TeamSeer will be integrated into our fast growing Access aCloud platform as we continue to expand its functionality and increase the ability for customers to collaborate, communicate and manage their business at all levels. Adding such an established player in the HR space to our SaaS portfolio is truly a great asset. -TeamSeer provides a significant step change for SMEs moving away from paper-based and Microsoft Excel systems or for blue chip clients integrating to HR products of large-scale vendors such as SAP or Oracle. It is the perfect addition to our software portfolio. The solution automates the entire absence management process, providing innovative online staff planner and team management software, giving line managers and staff visibility of their teams. TeamSeer, which has won software satisfaction awards for two years running in both the SME and enterprise categories, is prized for its straight forward web-based scheduling and synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook calendars. Peter Wake, founder of TeamSeer, commented, -This is an exciting move for both companies and is the perfect springboard to take TeamSeer to the next level in its evolution. Now we'll be able to harness the resources of Access Group, cementing an exciting future for our product. This is a great day for us and for our customers alike. Bayne said, -TeamSeer complements our human resources solution SelectHR and is perfectly suited for transient workforce and fast moving projects. This provides a simple and easy way to build teams based on experience and availability to improve project profitability. -TeamSeer has demonstrated strong growth with plenty of future potential; it's the perfect solution for organisations with diverse workforces spread over multiple offices, as well as mobile working and outsourced projects; trends which are set to continue. -With 40,000 active users and 8000 logins per day, TeamSeer will help drive traffic into our aCloud product and build awareness of other products in the Access portfolio, concluded Bayne.