RALEIGH, N.C., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of HR-XML Consortium certified companies continues to grow. Applicant Insight Limited, Inc., BrassRing, Candidate Manager, milch & zucker AG, and Monster 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.

Applicant Insight Limited, Inc. ( http://www.applicantinsight.com/ ), New Port Richey, FL, offers employee screening services, including a variety of applicant screening, background investigation, drug testing and clinical services programs.

BrassRing ( http://www.brassring.com/ ), headquartered in Waltham, MA, with operations throughout the United States and Europe, is a leading provider of talent management solutions that help businesses build competitive workforces, reduce hiring costs, and streamline recruiting processes.

Candidate Manager ( http://www.candidatemanager.net/ ), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with operations throughout Europe and the United States is a leading provider of customizable recruitment management software, delivering cost effective solutions that improve processes, reduce cost, and save time.

milch & zucker AG ( http://www.milchundzucker.de/ ), Bad Nauheim, Germany, is a company that specializes in HR marketing consulting and HR software development, providing organizations with online sourcing, eRecruiting applications, tailor-made marketing concepts for employer brands, and more.

Monster ( http://www.monster.com/ ) is the leading global online careers site . Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, Monster helps connects quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across a wide range of industries.

The certifications for BrassRing and milch & zucker AG are the second awarded to those companies.

"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.

The newly certified companies join 36 other certified organizations. Those companies are: Allegis Group; American Background; BenefitsXML Inc.; BrassRing; CareerBuilder.com LLC; Deploy Solutions, Inc.; Development Dimensions International; ePredix; eWork Exchange, Inc.; ExecuTRACK Software; Fidelity Investments; Hewitt Associates; Hire.com; HireCheck; HireDesk; HireRight; Jobpartners Ltd.; Kenexa; Manpower; MetLife Inc.; milch & zucker; Oracle ; Peopleclick; Resume Mirror; SAP; SHL Group PLC; Sovren; Sterling Testing Systems; Taleo; The Gallup Organization; Vertical Screen companies (including Truescreen, Inc.; Business Information Group (BIG), Inc.; and Certiphi Screening, Inc.) ; Ultimate Software ; Umantis; 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/ ).

CONTACT: Chuck Allen, Director of HR-XML Consortium, Inc.,
+1-919-247-6881, or chucka@hr-xml.org

Web site: http://www.hr-xml.org/
http://www.hrcertify.org/
http://www.applicantinsight.com/
http://www.brassring.com/
http://www.candidatemanager.net/
http://www.milchundzucker.de/
http://www.monster.com/
http://eu.hr-xml.org/
http://www.hr-xml-jp.org/