Tony Lavinio has been working for Progress Software Corp. or for its customers since 1988. As the principle software architect behind the XML Converters since their inception, Tony's alphabet consists now only of the six letters E, D, I, X, M and L.

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Transport People and Cargo quickly and safely with new XML conversion options

by Tony Lavinio on October 8, 2009

in XML

Please give a warm welcome to the newest converter in the DataDirect Data Integration Suite family – IATA Cargo-IMP (Cargo Interchange Message Procedures). IATA is leading the charge to move to e-freight, but at the time of this writing fully 5/6 of all cargo is still moved by paper-based processes.
To learn how to use these [...]

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DataDirect HIPAA/ICD Upgrade Toolkit

by Tony Lavinio on September 15, 2009

in XML

The Looming Problem in Healthcare EDI
On January 15, 2009, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rules for the updated X12 transaction sets, version 005010, to used in conjunction with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The final compliance date is January, 2013. At the same time, [...]

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