In 2004, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania decided that too much of the information it was collecting about its 100,00-plus employees wasn’t being used effectively. Additionally, there were too many errors in data, and employees were spending too much time trying to create static org charts. Since the Commonwealth was implementing SAP for Enterprise Resource Planning, it decided to search for an organizational charting solution that could integrate easily with SAP while helping HR professionals do their jobs.

When the Commonwealth finished its search, only one company and one solution were left standing: Aquire and OrgPublisher. “This product has had an impact all the way up to the highest levels of government,” said Rafael Perez-Bravo, Director, Governor’s Office of Administration, Bureau of Systems Policy & Program...