TEN#44:
Release of HR-XML 3.0 by HR-XML Consortium
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Introduction
September 28, 2009 – Perth, WA: This issue of The Enterprise
Newsletter (TEN) reports the 3.0 release of the HR-XML
standards from the HR-XML Consortium. This release
represents a major advancement for HR data and knowledge
transfer and in the ability of HR applications to
“interoperate”. It is published in TEN#44 with permission
from the Media Relations Dept of the HR-XML Consortium.
These new standards align schemas for
human resources interoperability applications with the Open
Applications Group implementation of UN/CEFACT (United
Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business) core components, making them more universal than
ever.
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HR-XML Consortium
Announces Release of 3.0 XML Standards
Chicago, IL (September
23, 2009) - The HR-XML Consortium today
announced the availability of its new XML
standards, the HR-XML 3.0 Release. This new
version of the HR-XML standards aligns its
schemas for human resources interoperability
applications with the Open Applications Group
implementation of UN/CEFACT (United Nations
Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic
Business) core components, making them more
universal than ever.
“The 3.0 release is a modernization of HR-XML
standards,” said Mark Cates, an executive board
member of the HR-XML Consortium, who played a
leading role in compiling and developing the 3.0
standards. “More importantly, the release
represents the building of relationships with
the standards bodies of other industries. We are
now consulting, directly and indirectly, with
peers in other vertical industries. This will
only enhance data sharing and interoperability
within our industry.”
The new standards were created with the goal of
greatly improving data and knowledge transfer.
For example, schemas from HR-XML can now be
utilized within the standard toolsets of
software developers for most major vendors. In
addition, developers working in the IT
departments of large corporations will also have
an easier time understanding, integrating, and
writing applications for HR using HR-XML
schemas, which have become the standard for
OAGIS in the HR vertical industry.
“It took more than 40 member companies working
together for nearly 18 months to bring this new
release to fruition,” Cates said. “This is not
merely an update to our prior releases. It’s a
new version that allows us to clean up a lot of
issues and remove inconsistencies in data
formats that formed over the years. It is a real
step forward for the entire industry.”
The HR-XML Consortium is the only independent
standards body that establishes common language
for HR-related applications and promotes the
awareness and adoption of HR interoperability
standards. These standards allow for the smooth
exchange of data between stakeholders and
partners. The HR-XML Consortium has produced a
comprehensive library of interdependent XML
schemas. These schemas define the data elements
for particular HR transactions, as well as
options and constraints governing the use of
those elements. The HR-XML Consortium has
produced schemas covering major Human Resource
processes, as well as component schemas, used
across multiple business processes.
“In the ecosystem of ‘Human Resources’ there is
never just one application,” said Romuald
Restout, President of the HR-XML Consortium.
“Our work at the Consortium has reduced the cost
of the development and support of these
applications. Data is shared faster. From an
end-user perspective, this means that HR teams
get the flexibility to choose across multiple
vendors, focusing on ‘best of breed’
applications as opposed to worrying about
interoperability.”
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HR Technology®
Conference, Chicago - Oct 2
The HR-XML 3.0 standards will be a
topic of discussion at the HR-XML Tenth Anniversary
Celebration Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency McCormick
Place in Chicago on October 2nd, conducted in
conjunction with the annual HR Technology®
Conference.
The luncheon, which begins at
11:45 a.m., will celebrate ten years of the HR-XML
Consortium’s accomplishments in promoting
interoperability among HR solutions. Industry thought
leaders Jim Holincheck and Jason Averbook will be among
those who share their perspectives on the future
importance of standards and cooperation across vendors
and applications in human resources, as well as the role
that this new release will play.
Interested parties can go to this
webpage to register:
www.registration123.com/HR_XML/2009HRSUMMIT/.
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About HR-XML
Consortium:
The HR-XML Consortium is the only
independent, non-profit, volunteer-led organization
dedicated to the development and promotion of a standard
suite of XML specifications to enable e-business and the
automation of human resources-related data exchanges.
The Consortium is the recognized authority on, and
leading provider of, global HR interoperability
standards. Driven by the needs and priorities of its
members, the HR-XML Consortium leads the development of
robust, extensible, global HR interoperability standards
enabling easy-to-implement, time- and cost-effective
integration of business applications within the HR
industry. The Consortium partners with its membership,
the HR industry, and other relevant standards
organizations to ensure alignment with business needs,
trends in the HR industry, and related technologies. For
more information, visit:
www.hr-xml.org.
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