HR-XML Consortium Launches HRCertify.org

Twenty-One Technology Leaders Are First to Be Awarded Certification

Philadelphia, 2003 Oct 8 – Twenty-one HR technology leaders are the first to be awarded certification under the HR-XML Consortium’s new “HRcertify” program. Allegis Group; American Background; CareerBuilder.com LLC; ExecuTRACK Software; eWork Exchange Inc.; Fidelity Investments; Hewitt Associates; Hire.com; HireCheck, a First Advantage company; HireRight; Jobpartners Ltd.; Manpower; milch & zucker; Oracle; PeopleClick; PeopleSoft Inc.; Resume Mirror; SAP; Sterling Testing Systems; Ultimate Software; and Unicru are the first companies to achieve certified status by successfully demonstrating use of the HR-XML Consortium’s open data exchange standards.

The HR-XML Consortium's open standards make it easier to deploy integrated HR solutions. The standards were developed through the open processes of the HR-XML Consortium and encapsulate a wealth of knowledge contributed by individuals and organizations from across the HR management domain.

“We offer our congratulations to these 21 companies for leading the way in the implementation of HR-XML standards,” said HR-XML Consortium President Lon Pilot. “Increasingly, HR professionals are making compliance with open standards part of the criteria they use when procuring HR solutions. The growing registry of certified solutions available at www.HRcertify.org will make it much easier to find vendors that support HR-XML Consortium standards,” according to Pilot.

With the announcement of the first certified companies comes the official launch of HRcertify.org, the home of the HR-XML Consortium’s certification program. HRcertify.org is the place to locate software and services that use the HR-XML Consortium’s data exchange standards. Organizations that successfully complete the certification process are awarded a logo to use on their websites and a link to a conformance statement within the HRcertify.org registry. The HR-XML certified logo signals that a vendor is a technology leader and is ready to integrate flexibly and opportunistically with customers and partners. The HRcertify.org registry provides prospective customers and partners a place where they can learn about a particular vendor’s integration capabilities using HR-XML Consortium standards.

For details about the certification program, please visit http://www.hrcertify.org or send your question certify@hr-xml.org.

For more information, contact:
Chuck Allen, Director, HR-XML Consortium, Inc.
chucka@hr-xml.org