Crawford & Company Selects SeeBeyond for Application Integration and HIPAA Compliance Requirements.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), the leading global provider of eBusiness and Application Integration (eAI) solutions, today announced that Crawford & Company (Crawford) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CRDB CRDB Care Record Development Board (London, UK) CRDB Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board CRDB Consolidated Reporting Database CRDB Corporate Reporting Database CRDB Crew Requirements Data Base CRDB Corporate Reference Database )(NYSE:CRDA CRDA Christian Relief and Development Association (Ethiopia) CRDA Centre de Recherche et de Développement sur les Aliments (French: Food Research Centre, Canada) ), the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, selected the SeeBeyond(R) platform to assist with its immediate case management integration needs, and to establish the business-critical foundation for an eAI infrastructure. Crawford provides a range of services such as claims management, loss adjustment, healthcare management, catastrophe services, class action administration, and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. management services. The Company's decision to select SeeBeyond reinforces the importance of implementing an eAI solution, as Crawford will now be able to easily streamline operations, improve trading partner and customer relations, and facilitate the smooth integration of mission-critical applications across its enterprise. "Crawford's primary goal is to provide the best services and benefits to insurance companies, self-insured corporations, and governmental units worldwide," said Nick Coussoule, Assistant Vice President of Crawford. "With SeeBeyond as a key component within our complete healthcare management solution, Crawford can count on unbeatable technology to assist with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliance as well as seamless business process integration, ensuring that we provide superior service to our valuable customers." The SeeBeyond e*Gate(TM) Integrator platform and associated e*Way(R) Intelligent Adapters will provide Crawford with specialized application connectivity and robust data processing to empower its end-users with high-performance, distributed processing capabilities. Crawford will use this technology to integrate with its healthcare management system, and other applications via TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , FTP and direct API access. "Companies continue to identify eAI as a calculated, business-critical investment, which is proven time and again by our rapidly growing customer base," said Scott Harper, vice president of Healthcare for SeeBeyond. "Along with other leading TPA (Transient Program Area) See transient area. TPA - Transient Program Area providers, Crawford has recognized eAI technology as key to its business success, and the SeeBeyond platform as the most unified and manageable infrastructure available today." About Crawford Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, with a global network of more than 700 offices in 67 countries. Major service lines include workers' compensation, claims administration and healthcare management services, property and casualty claims management, class action services, and risk management information services. About SeeBeyond As the leading global provider of eBusiness and Application Integration (eAI) solutions, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN) provides a unified, comprehensive platform for business integration, enabling a Real-Time Information Network to facilitate the seamless flow of information. Delivering Visibility, Velocity and Value across global operations, the SeeBeyond(R) Business Integration Suite helps organizations dramatically improve business operations resulting in reduced costs, increased market share and improved customer service. SeeBeyond has more than 1,780 customers worldwide, including ABN Amro, Bausch & Lomb, Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' , Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, BMW Group, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. "CHOP" has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Child Magazine in recent years. , The Dial Corporation, DuPont, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Meriter Health Services, Pfizer, Sprint and Sutter Health. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com. Note to Editors: SeeBeyond is a registered trademark of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (formerly Software Technology Corporation) was a software company listed on the NASDAQ stock market (NASDAQ: SBYN). On 28 June 2005 the sale of the company for $387m to Sun Microsystems was announced; the deal was completed by August. . e*Gate and e*Way are trademarks of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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