OASIS Plans Open Standards Day In Amsterdam

The open standards consortium OASIS plans a one-day conference on May 24th in Amsterdam. The OASIS Open Standards Day will be held in conjunction with the IDEAlliance XTech 2005 Conference & Exhibition (formerly XML Europe).

New Blogs On The Block

Let me introduce you to some new blogs - 5 of which have been added to the 9 Rules Network in the past 24 hours and 1 that is being developed by a good friend of mine - in fact the person who designed this blog.

About Human Resource Management and Successful Organizations

HR (Human Resource) management is an often-underestimated task in work-environments. However, it is adequate and conscientious HR management that will establish and retain a qualified, well-cooperating workforce and therefore, ultimately, an increase of organizational growth, efficiency, and profitability.

Oil Prices Bounce After U.S. Inventories Rise

Oil prices bounce up and down this morning even after the U.S. Dept. of Energy announce a rise in inventories this morning. While light sweet crude dropped below the $48 mark immediately following the announcement, it quickly bounced back up to 20 cents over its opening price and then back down slightly to 15 cents at $49.35. Brent is trading down 27 cents at $50.25…