HR-XML Consortium Certifies More Than a Dozen Leading HR Solution Providers

BrassRing, CareerBuilder.com, ClearStar.net, eWork Enterprise, ExecuTRACK Software Group, First Advantage Corporation, Jobpartners, Manpower Inc., MrTed, Oracle, Peopleclick, Recruitmax, Resume Mirror, and SHL Awarded Certification

CHICAGO, IL, 2005 Oct. 18 -- The HR-XML Consortium has announced the certification of more than a dozen leading HR services delivery companies. BrassRing, CareerBuilder.com, ClearStar.net, eWork Enterprise, ExecuTRACK Software Group, First Advantage Corporation, Jobpartners, Manpower Inc., MrTed, Oracle, Peopleclick, Recruitmax, Resume Mirror, and SHL are the latest companies to be awarded certification under the HR-XML Consortium’s "HRcertify" program. The program certifies HR solutions that conform to the open data exchange standards developed by the Consortium.

Organizations that successfully complete the HR-XML Consortium’s certification process are awarded a logo to use on their websites and a conformance statement within a registry located at http://www.HRcertify.org. The HR-XML certified logo indicates that the solution provider is a technology leader and is ready to integrate flexibly and opportunistically with customers and partners.

BrassRing (http://www.brassring.com) helps clients around the globe implement solutions to recruit and identify talent faster, automate hiring processes, and improve HR's contribution to the bottom line. Our recruitment software solutions map to your workflows, your business rules, your processes, and your user preferences.

CareerBuilder.com (http://www.careerbuilder.com) is the nation's largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs. CareerBuilder.com powers the online job search centers for over 700 partners, including AOL, MSN and 165 newspapers.

ClearStar.net (http://www.clearstar.net) World Wide Background Screening Software empowers retail screening companies with an advanced solution that meets all their technology needs. ClearStar.net’s solution streamlines the screening process through a very flexible set of business rules that can be contoured and configured to meet the specific needs of HR professionals globally.

eWork Enterprise (http://www.eworkenterprise.com) automates the procurement of contingent and project-based workforces. Corporations use eWork Enterprise 5 to centralize the management of quality talent from suppliers, reduce sourcing cycle time, match and retain quality candidates; control supplier performance against contracts and SLAs; eliminate maverick hiring; and ensure compliance.

ExecuTRACK Software Group (http://www.executrack.com) develops and implements first-class and industry-independent software solutions for Human Capital Management. ExecuTRACK's ETWeb^TM - the successor of the ExecuTRACK Client/Server solution - is the best-of-breed solution for analyzing your human capital and managing a global talent pool.

First Advantage Corporation (http://www.fadv.com/) provides best of breed single-source solutions for enterprise and consumer screening, certification and risk mitigation needs, incorporating state-of-the-art technology, proprietary systems and data resources.

Jobpartners (http://www.jobpartners.com) provides innovative software solutions that help our customers improve their strategic people processes to attract, develop and retain their people, through the establishment of privileged relationships with each candidate and employee. Large organisations, including Carrefour, DHL, Nike and StateStreet Bank deploy our solutions in 45 countries.

Manpower Inc. (http://www.manpower.com) is a world leader in the staffing industry, providing workforce management services and solutions to customers through 4,000 offices in 63 countries. The firm annually provides employment to 2 million people worldwide and is an industry leader in employee assessment and training.

MrTed (http://www.mrted.com) is a leading global provider of Talent Management Solutions, designed to help large organizations optimize the complex processes of acquiring and deploying Talents on a worldwide scale. MrTedTalentLink^TM is used by some of the world's largest organizations across more than 100 countries.

Oracle (http://www.oracle.com). The 2005 combination of Oracle and PeopleSoft marks a turning point in the evolution of the software industry. Oracle and PeopleSoft bring together the best and brightest talent in the enterprise software industry. Project Fusion is Oracle's vision for next-generation applications.

Peopleclick (http://www.peopleclick.com) helps companies attract, acquire, and deploy a diverse and productive workforce through managed software and services that radically simplify the workforce acquisition lifecycle. Peopleclick’s global solutions, encompassing recruitment and vendor management, workforce analytics, diversity planning and EEO/Affirmative Action compliance, are used by over 2500 clients, including 54 of the Fortune 500.

Recruitmax (http://www.recruitmax.com) is passionate in the belief that people are the key differentiator for building a successful business. Our workforce management software and services are used by more than 500 companies worldwide - including several Fortune 100 companies - to acquire, develop and retain the best people for their organizations.

Resume Mirror (http://www.resumemirror.com) is the premier supplier of best-of-breed recruiting software components, web services and add-on application modules. We offer resume processing, intelligent search and applicant management technologies to boost the capabilities of existing systems.

SHL (http://www.shl.com) is the world-leading provider of psychometric assessment and development solutions. The company supports organizations in the selection, recruitment, promotion, succession planning and development of talented people at all levels and across all sectors.

"We congratulate these organizations for achieving HR-XML Consortium certification," said Chuck Allen, HR-XML Consortium Director. "HR decision-makers are making compliance with open standards part of the criteria they use when procuring HR solutions. We are pleased to add these companies to our registry of certified solutions," Allen remarked.

ClearStar.net, MrTed, and Recruitmax were newly certified, whereas the other companies had previously received certification awards. The newly certified companies join more than 40 other certified organizations. Those companies are: Allegis Group; American Background; Applicant Insight Limited, Inc.; BenefitsXML Inc.; BrainsToVentures AG | umantis; BrassRing; Candidate Manager Ltd; CareerBuilder.com LLC; Deploy Solutions, Inc.; Development Dimensions International; deverus; ePredix; eWork Enterprise; ExecuTRACK Solutions; Fidelity Investments; First Advantage Corporation; Hewitt Associates; Hire.com; HireDesk; HireRight; JobFlash; Jobpartners Ltd.; Kenexa; Manpower; MetLife Inc.; milch & zucker; Monster; Oracle; PeopleBank; Peopleclick; Questionmark; Resume Mirror; SAP; SHL Group PLC; SHPS; Sovren; Sterling Testing Systems; Taleo; The Gallup Organization; Vertical Screen companies (including Truescreen, Inc. Business Information Group (BIG), Inc. and Certiphi Screening, Inc.); Unicru; Verifications Inc.; and Volt Information Sciences.

For information about the HR-XML Consortium’s certification program, please visit http://www.hrcertify.org or send your question to certify@hr-xml.org

About HR-XML

HR-XML (http://www.hr-xml.org) is an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to enabling e-commerce and inter-company exchange of human resources data worldwide. The work of the Consortium centers on the development and promotion of standardized XML vocabularies for HR. HR-XML's current efforts are focused on standards for assessments, staffing and recruiting, metrics, compensation and benefits, training and work force management. HR-XML is represented by its membership in 22 countries, and in Europe through its affiliate organization, HR-XML Consortium Europe (http://eu.hr-xml.org), and in Japan by HR-XML Consortium Japan (http://www.hr-xml-jp.org).