The HR-XML Consortium announced that it has awarded certifications to Assess Systems (a Bigby Havis Company); Candidate Manager Ltd; Data Solutions Inc. (DSI); deverus, Inc.; Kelly Services, Inc.; milch & zucker AG; and Questionmark. The awards to Candidate Manager Ltd, deverus, milch & zucker, and Questionmark were renewals of earlier certifications. The certifications for Assess Systems (a Bigby Havis Company), Data Solutions Inc. (DSI), and Kelly Services, Inc. were the first awarded to those companies. Background on these certified companies is provided below:

-- Assess Systems (a Bigby Havis Company) is a premier consulting firm of organizational psychologists with an international presence providing state-of-the-art selection and development solutions to client companies worldwide.
-- Candidate Manager is a leading provider of recruitment and
restructuring software solutions, which can help reduce the time spent on HR administration by up to 75%.
-- Data Solutions Inc. (DSI) is the premier provider of technology and services that empower HR organizations to deliver measurable value to the business. We automate the HR processes that improve human performance and organizational decision making.
-- deverus, Inc. specializes in technology solutions for the background check industry that enable HR to have faster, more accurate and more confidential reports.
-- Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering human resources solutions that include temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement.
-- milch & zucker AG 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.
-- Questionmark pioneered the creation of testing and assessment software in 1988. Today, the Questionmark™ Perception™ assessment management system enables learning and HR professionals to create, securely administer and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams.

The HR-XML Consortium's "HRcertify program" certifies HR solutions that conform to the HR-XML Consortium's interoperability standards. 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 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.

"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 see that the value of HR-XML Certification increasingly is recognized around the world," Allen remarked.

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