Esteemed Contributors
ASC X12 wishes to thank those technology providers who have contributed their products to ASC X12 and its standards development initiatives. If your organization would like to donate products to ASC X12, please contact Julia O'Brien at jobrien@disa.org or 606-356-2999.
http://www.altova.com
Altova accelerates application development and data management projects with software and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of XMLSpy and other leading XML, data management, UML, and Web services tools, Altova is the choice of over 2 million clients worldwide, including virtually every Fortune 500 company. Enabling customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software tools fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Object Management Group (OMG) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy to use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria. Visit Altova on the Web at www.altova.com.
X12 Members are eligible for the following Altova products:
- XMLSpy® - Industry standard XML editor/XML IDE
- MapForce® - Graphical data integration and Web services implementation tool
- StyleVision® - Visual stylesheet design tool for XML and databases
- SemanticWorksTM - Visual RDF/OWL editor for the Semantic Web
- SchemaAgentTM - Graphical XML Schema management tool
- UModel® - UML software modeling and code generation tool
- DiffDog® - File and directory differencing utility with XML awareness
- DatabaseSpyTM - Multi-database query and design tool
http://www.edifecs.com
Edifecs is the proven provider of B2B solutions for transaction-based interoperability. Edifecs solves the interoperability problem by enabling, managing and deriving business value from standard electronic transactions within trading partner communities. Our standards-independent B2B applications include Community Enablement, Transaction Management, and Transaction Analytics. Edifecs also provides the market leading specification design-time tool SpecBuilder and run-time data validation engine XEngine. Edifecs provides solutions for over 1600 customers including 300 in healthcare. Founded in 1996, Edifecs is headquartered in Bellevue, WA."
X12 members are eligible for Edifecs SpecBuilderTM
http://www.gefeg.com
GEFEG is a software development and professional services company. Our specialty is providing software and consulting for analysis and documentation of electronic business messages including classic EDI and XML. GEFEG is actively involved in national and international standards activities as a member of standards bodies, consortia, and industry associations including ISO TC154, UN/CEFACT, ASC X12, AIAG, CIDX, AIA, OASIS, and EDIFICE.
X12 members are eligible for GEFEG.FX® CICA Editor
http://www.sparxsystems.com
Enterprise Architect is a flexible, complete and powerful UML 2.0 modeling tool delivering a competitive edge for system development, project management and business analysis. EA represents true "team" development that offers the competitive edge for system development, project management and business analysis. EA is a comprehensive, full lifecycle, UML analysis and design tool, covering software development from requirements gathering, through the analysis stages, design models, testing and finally maintenance and re-use.
EA has proven to be remarkably popular, with a strong user community and continued growth with over 55,000 paid licenses sold to date. EA is used for the development of various kinds of software systems for a wide range of industries, including: banking, web development, engineering, finance, medicine, research, academia, transport, retail, utilities, electrical engineering and many more.
It is also used effectively for UML and business architecture training purposes in many prominent colleges, training companies and universities around the world. Sparx Systems aims to satisfy the growing needs of the software and business development industry by providing immediate delivery and ongoing support of affordable, productive and user-friendly business/system design software.
X12 members are eligible for Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect UML 2.0 Modeling Tool
About Tools for Members Program
The ASC X12 Tools for Members Program provides those engaged in the development and maintenance of the ANSI ASC X12 Standard with commercial software tools to support their standards-related activities. These tools are provided at no cost to ASC X12 members who are in good standing.
Program Management
ASC X12's secretariat, Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA), will solicit vendor participation in the program, distribute tools to members, ensure that tool distribution is in accordance with license restrictions stated by the contributing vendors, and maintain appropriate records for the program. DISA will work in close coordination with the ASC X12 Steering Committee, which is responsible for validating all requests for tools from the membership and forwarding those requests to DISA for action.
Identification of Tools
The ASC X12 Steering Committee will define tool requirements and may also provide recommendations for specific tools or vendors to DISA. ASC X12 will not endorse any product as part of this process. ASC X12 members are encouraged to provide suggestions and recommendations for additional tools to their subcommittee chair. These recommendations will be communicated to DISA via the ASC X12 Steering Committee. It is assumed that ASC X12 members will select tools that best satisfy specific X12 standard development and maintenance needs.
Obtaining Tools
Any ASC X12 member may request a copy of a tool under this program. Please assume that tool vendors will provide limited quantities of their product for use, so DISA is constrained to distribute no more copies of the tool than have been provided. When DISA cannot support the request, it will be the responsibility of the ASC X12 subcommittee chair to determine which members of their subcommittee require access to the tools.
ASC X12 members shall forward their tool request to their subcommittee chair for action. The chair will then validate that the individual is a member in good standing in the subcommittee and that the member requires use of the tool for development or maintenance of the standard. All member requesters will be required to complete the Tool Request Form and to forward it to the subcommittee chair via email or in paper form. The subcommittee chair will then forward the completed form to DISA. Upon receipt of validated requests, DISA will provide the member with instructions for obtaining the tool. The member may be forwarded media containing the software or instructions for accessing a web site to download the software. This is dependent on the specific tool and arrangements made between DISA and the tool provider.
Tool Usage
ASC X12 members agree that they will use tools provided through this program solely for the development and maintenance of the X12 Standard. They will not use the tools for projects within the context of their specific companies. When the tool is no longer required, the member will return the tool and release the license back to DISA. The member agrees to provide periodic assurances to DISA that the tool is still needed and that it is being used within the context of this program.
Returning Tools to DISA
DISA will request the return of tools from an X12 member when:
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A license expires
- An individual leaves his/her sponsoring organization
- An individual's or organization's membership in X12 terminates
- A vendor withdraws from the program
- A subcommittee chair indicates that the member no longer requires the tool to support ASC X12 standards activities
ASC X12 members shall return to DISA any media and documentation related to the tool upon request. Furthermore, the member shall cease all use of the tool without obtaining a valid license directly from the product's manufacturer.
Adjudication of Disputes
The ASC X12 Steering Committee will adjudicate any issues related to this program. Those include unfulfilled tool requests from members, allocation of tools across the general population of ASC X12, and program issues presented by vendors.
Please contact Julia O'Brien at jobrien@disa.org or 606-356-2999 for additional information on the Tools for Members Program
Click here to go to the Tool Request Form.
