Question: What software and services company started in Peterborough, England in 1963 became a pioneer of what, that was aquired by the holding company of NGA Human Resources?
Context: National human resource development (NHRD also known as human resources development) is the planned and coordinated process of enhancing human resources in one or more political states or geographic regions for economic and/or social purposes.  NHRD has been recognized as a policy priority and undertaken as an activity by various divisions of the United Nations, national country governments (see list of NHRD efforts by country below), organizations involved in international development.  Specific human resources targeted by NHRD policy or practice typically include personal characteristics like knowledge, skills, and learned abilities and aspects of physical and psychological wellbeing; examples of NHRD interventions include ensuring that general education curricula include knowledge critical to employability and wellbeing, assisting employers in implementing effective on-the-job training programs that promote both greater effectiveness and workplace empowerment, and working to benefit specific populations by, for example, aligning vocational education and training with maternal health services and nutritional support. A Human Resource Management System or HRIS (Human Resource Information System) is a form of HR software that combines a number of systems and processes to ensure the easy management of a business's employees and data.  Human Resources Software is used by businesses to combine a number of necessary HR functions, such as storing employee data, managing payrolls, recruitment processes, benefits administration and keeping track of attendance records.  It ensures everyday Human Resources processes are manageable and easy to access.  It merges human resources as a discipline and, in particular, its basic HR activities and processes with the information technology field, whereas the programming of data processing systems evolved into standardized routines and packages of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.  On the whole, these ERP systems have their origin from software that integrates information from different applications into one universal database.  The linkage of its financial and human resource modules through one database is the most important distinction to the individually and proprietarily developed predecessors, which makes this software application both rigid and flexible. Peterborough Software was a Payroll and Human Resources software and services company started in Peterborough, England in 1963.  It is notable for being a pioneer of computerised Payroll Services and Software in the United Kingdom, as cited by UK magazine Personnel Today.  The Company was acquired by Northgate Information Solutions in 2004. The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) is an applied research company founded by Meredith P. Crawford and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia which specializes in providing human capital management, education, resource analysis, and training for government and private companies.  The company was established in 1951 as the Human Resources Research Office of George Washington University to study human resources for the Department of the Army.  In 1967, HumRRO's charter was modified to extend its services to other departments of the Federal Government, to state and local governments, and to private companies and foundations.  In 1969, HumRRO severed its connection with George Washington University and became a non-profit research organization.  During its first 24 years, HumRRO operated as a Federal Contract Research Center (FCRC).  The company’s status as an FCRC was terminated at the end of 1975. A chief human resources officer (CHRO) is a corporate officer who oversees all aspects of human resource management and industrial relations policies, practices and operations for an organization.  Similar job titles include: "chief people officer", "chief personnel officer", "executive vice president of human resources" and "senior vice president of human resources".  Roles and responsibilities of a typical CHRO can be categorized as follows: workforce strategist, organizational and performance conductor, HR service delivery owner, compliance and governance regulator, and coach and adviser to the senior leadership team and the board of directors.  CHROs may also be involved in board member selection and orientation, executive compensation, and succession planning.  In addition, functions such as communications, facilities, public relations and related areas may fall within the scope of the CHRO role.  Increasingly, CHROs report directly to chief executive officers and are members of the most senior-level committees of a company (e.g., executive committee or office of the CEO). Health and Welfare Canada is a former Canadian federal department established in 1944 and split into two separate departments, Health Canada and Human Resources and Labour Canada, in June 1993 by Prime Minister Kim Campbell.  Within a few months a new government was elected and Human Resources and Labour Canada became known as Human Resources Development Canada. The Human Resources University (commonly referred to as HR University or HRU) is part of the United States Office of Personnel Management which serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of human resources training to enhance the capabilities of the Federal workforce.  In addition, HRU provides services to Federal human resources contractor personnel as well.  Since inception HRU has had more than 50,000 registered students from across the Federal government.  In April 2014 HRU received some publicity for saving the Federal government over $100 million in cost savings in training costs. Northgate Information Solutions Limited (Northgate) is the holding company of NGA Human Resources, a provider of specialist software and outsourcing services for human resources (HR) and payroll, based in the United Kingdom. Health human resources (“HHR”) — also known as “human resources for health” (“HRH”) or “health workforce” — is defined as “all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health”, according to the World Health Organization's "World Health Report 2006".  Human resources for health are identified as one of the core building blocks of a health system.  They include physicians, nursing professionals, midwives, dentists, allied health professions, community health workers, social health workers and other health care providers, as well as health management and support personnel – those who may not deliver services directly but are essential to effective health system functioning, including health services managers, medical records and health information technicians, health economists, health supply chain managers, medical secretaries and others. NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is a joint venture company in the United Kingdom between the Department of Health (DoH) and the French IT services company Sopra Steria.  It provides back office services to NHS trust such as finance, human resources, family health services and procurement.
Answer: computerised Payroll Services